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Halifax Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Halifax

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

. It was created in the 2003 re-distribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

Legislature	Years		Party
61st 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010...	2009-Present	Diana Whalen Diana Whalen Diana Whalen is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has held elected office since 2000 when she won a seat on HRM council representing the Clayton Park West and Rockingham. She has been the MLA for Halifax Clayton Park since 2003...	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
60th 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald formed a minority government....	2006-2009
59th 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2006, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority...	2003-2006
Bedford and Halifax Bedford Basin Halifax Bedford Basin Halifax Bedford Basin was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1978 to 2003.... prior to 2003

2009 general election

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|Liberal
|Diana Whalen

Diana Whalen

Diana Whalen is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has held elected office since 2000 when she won a seat on HRM council representing the Clayton Park West and Rockingham. She has been the MLA for Halifax Clayton Park since 2003...

|align="right"|5030
|align="right"|49.02
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|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Amanda Hester
|align="right"|172
|align="right"|1.68
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|Independent
|Jonathan Dean
|align="right"|51
|align="right"|0.50
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|Liberal
|Diana Whalen

Diana Whalen

|align="right"|3404
|align="right"|37.32
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|New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Sheila Richardson
|align="right"|228
|align="right"|2.5
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|Liberal
|Diana Whalen

Diana Whalen

|align="right"|3329
|align="right"|37.71
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|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

|Roberta Morrison
|align="right"|2312
|align="right"|26.14
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|Independent
|Greg Lavern
|align="right"|152
|align="right"|1.72
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