The roads of South Shore-St. Margaret's wind through a coastal paradise of fishing villages, secluded coves, and some of the nicest white sand beaches in North America.

Some familiar and famous names lie along the "Lighthouse Route" such as Lunenburg, Peggy's Cove and Oak Island.

Traditional industries like fishing, farming and forestry now share the land and sea with tour operators, artists and innkeepers. This special part of Nova Scotia is a magnet for people seeking a different sort of treasure - fresh air, clean water, and friendly people.

Visit the Tourism Nova Scotia website to find out more about the "Lighthouse Route."


Riding Profile

South Shore – St. Margaret’s is located in the southwest corner of Nova Scotia and is comprised of Shelburne County, the Region of Queens, Lunenburg County and a small part of Halifax Regional Municipality. Some well-known communities in the riding include Shelburne, Liverpool, Bridgewater, Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Chester, Hubbards and Peggy’s Cove. The riding is also home to four native reserves.

The riding of South Shore was established in 1966 from a major part of Queens-Lunenburg and parts of Shelburne-Yarmouth-Clare and Halifax. In the 1996 redistribution, Seal Island moved into the West Nova riding. In 2004, eight per cent of the Halifax West riding was added in the southeast and the riding was renamed South Shore-St. Margaret's.