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Dartmouth, Cole Harbour and the Eastern ShoreLeanRural

Preston

MLA: Twila Grosse · Progressive Conservative

Projected winner

If an election were held today. Projection as of Oct 11, 2026; the next election may be years away.

NS NDP84% chance of winning

  • NS NDP · 39.6% projected vote84%
  • Progressive Conservative · 33.6% projected vote16%

2024 result

  • Twila Grosse · Progressive Conservativeelected2,13951.4%
  • Colter (C.C.) Simmonds · NS NDP1,21429.2%
  • Carlo Simmons · Liberal73917.8%
  • Andre Anderson · Green691.7%
Margin
22.2%
Tier
Safe
Turnout
37.5%
Registered
11,100

2021 result

  • Angela Simmonds · Liberalelected2,22643.4%
  • Archy Beals · Progressive Conservative1,47228.7%
  • Colter C.C. Simmonds · NS NDP1,43327.9%

District at a glance

2021 Census of Population. Statistics Canada publishes no profile on Nova Scotia's provincial districts, so these are built from the dissemination areas inside each one: counts are exact sums, medians are estimates. Ranks are against all 56 districts.

Median household income
$90,1599 of 56
Average rent
$1,01921 of 56
Renters
18.0%36 of 56
Bachelor's or higher
16.8%31 of 56
Median age
43.838 of 56
Over 65
16.8%45 of 56
Speak French
10.3%21 of 56
Immigrants
5.0%28 of 56
Indigenous identity
6.2%16 of 56
Unemployment
11.6%34 of 56

Closest races in Dartmouth, Cole Harbour and the Eastern Shore

The seats most likely to move with this one.

Results and boundaries: Elections Nova Scotia. Census: Statistics Canada.