Guysborough-Sheet Harbour

Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
District created 2003
District abolished 2013
Last contested 2009
Demographics
Population (2011) 11,170
Electors 9,505
Census divisions Guysborough County,
Halifax Regional Municipality
Census subdivisions Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, Municipality of the District of Guysborough

Guysborough—Sheet Harbour is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed from 2003-2013. It elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the electoral district included the entirety of Guysborough County (including the Municipality of the District of St. Mary's, Municipality of the District of Guysborough, Town of Canso and Town of Mulgrave, as well as a section in the eastern part of the Halifax Regional Municipality.

The electoral district was created in 2003 by merging sections of the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury as well as Eastern Shore. The electoral district was abolished following the 2012 electoral boundary review and was largely replaced by the new electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature Years Member Party
61st 2009–2013 Jim Boudreau NDP
60th 2006-2009     Ron Chisholm Progressive Conservative
59th 2003-2006

Election results

Nova Scotia general election, 2009
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Ronnie Chisholm
     New Democratic Party Jim Boudreau
     Liberal Lloyd Hines
GreenAmy Florian
Nova Scotia general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Ronnie Chisholm 2765 40.83
     New Democratic Party Jim Boudreau 2540 37.51
     Liberal David Horton 1379 20.36
GreenMarike Finlay 88 1.3
Nova Scotia general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Ronnie Chisholm 2587
     Liberal Gordon MacDonald 2199
     New Democratic Party Jim Boudreau 2023

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