Liberal Rafah DiCostanzo has been re-elected in Clayton Park West.
Riding background
The riding is bounded by the Bedford Basin to the east and includes the Bayers Lake Business Park and several subdivisions.
Clayton Park West is primarily a residential area but also includes Mount Saint Vincent University and a collection of big-box stores in Bayers Lake.
Candidates
Liberal: Rafah DiCostanzo (incumbent)
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- First elected as MLA for the riding in 2017
- An Arabic interpreter and a small business owner
Progressive Conservative: Nargis DeMolitor
- A registered nurse and health care professional who was born and raised in Tanzania
NDP: Reena Davis
- A community advocate who has worked with Dalhousie Legal Aid and volunteered with Nova Scotia ACORN, the Kidney Foundation, Veith House and the SPCA
- Owner of a wellness business that offers yoga and other fitness programs
Green: Richard Zurawski
- Former Halifax Municipal Council representative for District 12 (2016-2020)
- Helped spearhead protection of Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes park and went on hunger strike leading up to 2021 HRM election to bring attention to climate inaction
- Twice run federally for Greens (2015 and 2019), losing both times
Atlantica: Helen Lau
History
The riding is a Liberal stronghold that was held by former deputy premier Diana Whalen from 2003 until she retired in 2017.
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