Hammonds Plains-Lucasville

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Rick Burns; Progressive Conservative
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District created	2012
First contested	2013
Last contested	2024
Demographics
Electors	10,702
Area (km²)	169
Census division	Halifax 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]

References

↑ Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Hammonds Plains-Lucasville" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
↑ "Find Your Electoral District for the 41st Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

External links

2013 riding profile

[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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