Hammonds Plains-Lucasville

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Rick Burns
Progressive Conservative
District created2012
First contested2013
Last contested2024
Demographics
Electors10,702
Area (km²)169
Census divisionHalifax Regional Municipality

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 43 per cent of the former district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville, 10 per cent of the district of Timberlea-Prospect and 7 per cent of the district of Chester-St. Margaret's.[1]

Geography

The electoral district of Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is about 169 km2 (65 sq mi) in landmass.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding created from Chester-St. Margaret's, Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville and Timberlea-Prospect
62nd 2013–2017     Ben Jessome Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present     Rick Burns Progressive Conservative

Election results

2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rick Burns 3,508 46.31 +10.61
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,105 40.99 -5.07
New Democratic Terry J. Eyland 895 11.82 -4.79
Green Roger Croll 67 0.88 -0.75
Total valid votes 7,575 –
Total rejected ballots 23
Turnout 7,598 47.99
Eligible voters 15,831
Progressive Conservative gain Swing
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2021

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,697 46.06 -0.62 $40,466.72
Progressive Conservative Julie Chaisson 2,865 35.70 +2.77 $45,038.72
New Democratic Angela Downey 1,333 16.61 +0.88 $23,701.20
Green Mark Embrett 131 1.63 -3.02 $200.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 8,026 99.85 – $82,459.24
Total rejected ballots 12 0.15
Turnout 8,038 56.60
Eligible voters 14,202
Liberal hold Swing -1.70
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]
2017 provincial election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 3,359 46.69
  Progressive Conservative 2,369 32.93
  New Democratic 1,132 15.73
  Green 335 4.66

2017

2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,432 46.69 -5.55
Progressive Conservative Matt Whitman 2,421 32.94 +11.09
New Democratic Paul McGuinness 1,157 15.74 -8.57
Green Jessica Alexander 340 4.62 –
Total valid votes 7,350 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots 16 0.22 -0.15
Turnout 7,366 57.34 +0.29
Eligible voters 12,847
Liberal hold Swing -8.32
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8]

2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ben Jessome 3,402 52.23 –
New Democratic Peter Lund 1,584 24.32 –
Progressive Conservative Gina Byrne 1,423 21.85 –
Independent (Atlantica) Jonathan G. Dean 104 1.60 –
Total 6,513 –
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
  2. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2025). 42nd Provincial General Election, November 26, 2024: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. pp. 180–181. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  4. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  5. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2022). 41st Provincial General Election, August 17, 2021: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 12 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  7. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2017). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  8. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2018). 40th Provincial General Election, May 30, 2017: Volume 3 – Financial Information & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  9. ^ Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026.


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