The Political Record · Federal electoral districts
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Federal riding · NS · No. 12005 · 2023 representation order
- Member
- Darren Fisher Liberal
- 2025 result
- Liberal hold by 26,810 votes
- Turnout
- 71.5% of 83,877 electors
- Population
- 105,020 2021 census
- Area
- 172 km²
- Figures as of
- 2026-09-25
Distinctions · ranked against all 343 ridings
- Widest margin in Nova ScotiaWon by 45.0 points (26,810 votes) · 1st of 11 in Nova Scotia · 27th of 343 in Canada
- Smallest by area in Nova Scotia172 km² · 1st of 11 in Nova Scotia · 156th of 343 in Canada
- Most populous in Nova Scotia105,020 people, 2021 census · 1st of 11 in Nova Scotia · 251st of 343 in Canada
- Most candidates on the ballot in Nova Scotia6 candidates stood · 2nd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 61st of 343 in Canada
- Lowest turnout in Nova Scotia71.5% of 83,877 electors voted · 3rd of 11 in Nova Scotia · 224th of 343 in Canada
In brief
Illustration after: © House of Commons
Member of Parliament
Darren Fisher
- Chair of the
IDid this riding change?
Yes. 45% of today's Dartmouth—Cole Harbour came from ridings other than the old Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook.
Share of today's areaFormer riding
54.8%Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook 10% of it kept
45.2%Dartmouth—Cole Harbour 67% of it kept
How this is measured. Share of the current riding's area that came from each former riding, by intersecting the 2013 and 2023 boundary files. It is area, not population. Elections Canada counts 48 of 343 ridings as entirely unchanged.
IIThe 2025 result
Liberal hold
Elected
Darren Fisher
Liberal
40,367
67.7% of valid votes
Margin
26,810
votes · +45.0 pts
Runner-up
Isabelle Obeid
Conservative
13,557
22.7% of valid votes
Liberal 67.7% · Conservative 22.7% · New Democratic 7.0% · People's 1.3% · Green 1.1%
Turnout71.5% of 83,877 electors
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | 2021 | ± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher | Liberal | 40,367 | 67.7% | 50.7% | +17.0 |
| Isabelle Obeid | Conservative | 13,557 | 22.7% | 2.8% | +19.9 |
| Keith Morrison | New Democratic | 4,201 | 7.0% | 32.4% | −25.4 |
| Michelle Lindsay | People's | 750 | 1.3% | 9.6% | −8.3 |
| Rana Zaman | Green | 628 | 1.1% | 2.9% | −1.8 |
1 further candidate, under 1% of the vote
| Joseph Shea | Other | 131 | 0.2% |
The 2021 column is Elections Canada's official transposition of the 2021 result onto these 2023 boundaries. ± is the change in each party's share. It is not "swing": with four or more competitive parties there is no single pair to swing between.
IIIHow close was it, really
Swing needed to flip
22.5 pts
Half the margin: the share that would have had to move from first to second.
Third place vs. the margin
4,201 votes
New Democratic took fewer than the 26,810-vote margin.
Election-day polls won by others
3 of 191
No poll ended in a tie.
Flip the seatHypothetical
It would have taken 13,406 voters switching from Liberal to Conservative — 22.5% of the 59,634 valid votes, 22.5 points — to change the result. No ballot was cast this way; this only moves votes between the top two.
Liberal40,367
Conservative13,557
Still Liberal by 26,810 votes. Actual margin: 26,810.
IVElection day versus advance
Only 49.3% of this riding's votes were cast at election-day polls. The rest were advance or special ballots.
Election dayAdvance & specialGap
Liberal61.6%73.6%+12.0
Conservative26.6%18.9%−7.7
New Democratic8.4%5.7%−2.7
People's1.7%0.8%−0.9
Green1.3%0.8%−0.5
An association, not a cause. Voters who cast ballots before election day differed from those who turned out on the day. It does not say why. There is no poll-level turnout figure on this page: the elector count on a polling division includes people who voted in advance and were counted elsewhere.
VWhat kind of place this is
- Median total household income is $79,000 — a little lower than the median riding's $84,000.highestlowest136th lowest of 343
- Median age is 42.4 — about the same as the median riding's 41.6.highestlowest143rd highest of 343
- Share aged 25-64 with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.8% — about 1.2 times the median riding's 28.2%.highestlowest139th highest of 343
- Share who are immigrants is 8.1% — about 47 percent of the median riding's 17.3%.highestlowest97th lowest of 343
- Share of households that own their home is 58.0% — about 81 percent of the median riding's 71.4%.highestlowest80th lowest of 343
- Share with French as a mother tongue is 2.9% — about 1.8 times the median riding's 1.6%.highestlowest117th highest of 343
2021 Census, keyed to the 2023 representation order. Comparisons are against the median riding, not Canada as a whole. Each rule places this riding among all 343.
VIWhere it is
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The card
No. 12005NS · 2025
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Darren Fisher
- Result
- Liberal hold by 26,810
- Turnout
- 71.5%
- Population
- 105,020
- Area
- 172 km²
Widest margin in Nova ScotiaSmallest by area in Nova ScotiaMost populous in Nova ScotiaMost candidates on the ballot in Nova ScotiaLowest turnout in Nova Scotia
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