# Halifax Cornwallis

Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1967 to 1993.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This electoral district elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | George M. Mitchell | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | George M. Mitchell | Liberal |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Richard A. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative |

## Election results
### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 5,458 | 56.39% | – |
| | Liberal | Clarence L. Gosse | 4,221 | 43.61% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,679 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George M. Mitchell | 5,323 | 53.72% | 10.11% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 3,891 | 39.27% | -17.12% |
| | New Democratic | Barrett D. Halderman | 694 | 7.00% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,908 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George M. Mitchell | 5,391 | 47.52% | -6.21% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Cooper | 3,833 | 33.79% | -5.49% |
| | New Democratic | Muriel Duckworth | 2,121 | 18.70% | 11.69% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,345 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1978

1978 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 4,446 | 45.51% | 11.72% |
| | Liberal | George Murphy | 3,104 | 31.77% | -15.75% |
| | New Democratic | Muriel Duckworth | 2,220 | 22.72% | 4.03% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,770 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1981

1981 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 4,927 | 46.79% | 1.28% |
| | Liberal | Dean Salsman | 2,867 | 27.22% | -4.55% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Coyle | 2,737 | 25.99% | 3.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,531 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 5,273 | 47.80% | 1.02% |
| | New Democratic | Tim Hill | 3,005 | 27.24% | 1.25% |
| | Liberal | Dale Godsoe | 2,753 | 24.96% | -2.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,031 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1988

1988 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Terry Donahoe | 4,195 | 39.91% | -7.89% |
| | Liberal | Liz Crocker | 4,013 | 38.18% | 13.22% |
| | New Democratic | Allan O'Brien | 2,304 | 21.92% | -5.32% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,512 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Cornwallis" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||