Inverness South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1981 when the former district of Inverness County was divided into Inverness North and Inverness South. It existed until 1993, when the boundaries were reformed to create the current provincial district of Inverness and the former district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
Inverness South elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:[2]
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Danny Graham | Liberal | |
| 54th | 1986-1988 | Billy Joe MacLean | Independent | |
| 1984-1986 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
Election results edit
1981 edit
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Billy Joe MacLean | 2,469 | 46.82% | – | ||||
| Liberal | William MacEachern | 2,407 | 45.65% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Bill Martin | 397 | 7.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,273 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness South" (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 edit
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Billy Joe MacLean | 3,273 | 61.89% | 15.07% | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Graham | 1,736 | 32.83% | -12.82% | ||||
| New Democratic | Al MacKinnon | 246 | 4.65% | -2.88% | ||||
| Labour | Laddie Golemiec | 33 | 0.62% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,288 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness South" (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 edit
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Graham | 2,185 | 40.03% | 7.20% | ||||
| Independent | Billy Joe MacLean | 2,062 | 37.78% | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Archie MacLachlan | 866 | 15.87% | -46.03% | ||||
| New Democratic | Martin Beaton | 345 | 6.32% | 1.67% | ||||
| Total | 5,458 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness South" (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. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Electoral History for Inverness South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^ "Electoral History for Inverness South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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