Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax Nova Scotia electoral district Halifax in relation to the other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Legislature House of Commons MP Andy Fillmore Liberal District created 1867 First contested 1867 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[1] 94,610 Electors (2021)75,692 Area (km²)[2] 215.64 Pop. density (per km²) 438.7 Census division(s) Halifax Census subdivision(s) Halifax
Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia , Canada. It is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries) in the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867.
The riding of Halifax includes the communities of Spryfield , Sambro , Herring Cove , Harrietsfield , Williamswood , Prospect , Purcell's Cove , Armdale , Cowie Hill , Fairmount , , and the Halifax Peninsula .
History [ ]
The electoral district was created at Confederation in 1867. It returned two members until 1968.
The most notable of the riding's MPs was Robert Borden , who was Conservative leader from 1901–1920, and Prime Minister of Canada from 1911-1920. Borden represented the riding from 1896–1904 and again from 1909-1917. Another notable MP was Robert Stanfield , leader of the Progressive Conservative Party from 1967-1976, who represented the riding from 1968-1979.
Halifax was represented by the New Democratic Party from 1997 to 2015, with the Liberal Party coming in second in every election from 2000 to 2015. The riding's boundaries were re-distributed in 2004. Before that date, it comprised the peninsula of Halifax, the community of Fairview, and part of Clayton Park.
Alexa McDonough , who stepped down as NDP leader in 2003, but stayed on to represent Halifax in the House of Commons . McDonough ran for re-election against popular city councillor Sheila Fougere in 2004, who came within 1000 votes of beating the incumbent. McDonough pulled ahead based in part on a strong showing in Halifax's North End. On June 2, 2008, McDonough announced that she would not seek re-election.[3]
Following the 2012 redistribution , the riding will be gaining a small part of the riding of Halifax West , on the eastern side of Long Lake Provincial Park .
Demographics [ ]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2001 88,931 — 2006 89,448 +0.6% 2011 92,643 +3.6% 2016 94,610 +2.1% [4]
All information presented is according to the Canada 2016 Census .
Ethnic Groups: 80% European, 4.4% African Canadian, 3.8% Chinese, 3.2% Indigenous, 2.8% South Asian, 2.6% Arab
Average Age: 40.0
Average Household Size: 2.0
Languages (Mother Tongue): 83.7% English, 2.4% Arabic, 2.4% Mandarin, 2.3% French
Median household income: $56,207
Geography [ ]
The district includes the old city of Halifax except for the extreme western part, the area along the west coast of Halifax Harbour and along the Atlantic Ocean until . It also includes Sable Island . The area is 215.64 km2 (83.26 sq mi).
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Halifax (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted, prior to 1968 the top two candidates were both elected)
2021 general election [ ]
2021 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Andy Fillmore
21,905
42.74
+0.26
New Democratic
Lisa Roberts
20,347
39.70
+9.66
Conservative
Cameron Ells
6,601
12.88
+1.30
Green
Jo-Ann Roberts
1,128
2.20
–12.17
People's
B. Alexander Hébert
1,069
2.09
+0.95
Communist
Katie Campbell
198
0.39
Total valid votes
51,248
100.00
–
Total rejected ballots
322
0.62
–0.02
Turnout
51,570
68.13
–6.91
Registered voters
75,692
Liberal hold
Swing
–4.70
Source: Elections Canada [5]
2019 general election [ ]
2019 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Andy Fillmore
23,681
42.48
−9.25
$77,935.01
New Democratic
Christine Saulnier
16,747
30.04
−6.09
$92,096.82
Green
Jo-Ann Roberts
8,013
14.37
+11.08
$46,730.72
Conservative
Bruce Holland
6,456
11.58
+2.97
none listed
People's
Duncan McGenn
633
1.14
–
none listed
Animal Protection
Bill Wilson
222
0.40
–
$2,719.51
Total valid votes/expense limit
55,752
100.0
$102,876.75
Total rejected ballots
361
0.64
+0.15
Turnout
56,113
75.04
+0.36
Eligible voters
74,778
Liberal hold
Swing
-1.58
Source: Elections Canada [6]
2015 general election [ ]
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Andy Fillmore
27,431
51.73
+26.08
$134,528.53
New Democratic
Megan Leslie
19,162
36.13
–15.48
$169,615.12
Conservative
Irvine Carvery
4,564
8.61
–9.41
$22,288.40
Green
Thomas Trappenberg
1,745
3.29
–1.10
$692.58
Marxist–Leninist
Allan Bezanson
130
0.25
-0.09
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
53,032
99.51
$204,329.68
Total rejected ballots
259
0.49
Turnout
53,291
74.68
Eligible voters
71,363
Liberal gain from New Democratic
Swing
+20.78
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2011 federal election redistributed results[9]
Party
Vote
%
New Democratic
23,761
51.62
Liberal
11,805
25.64
Conservative
8,292
18.01
Green
2,023
4.39
Marxist-Leninist
152
0.33
2011 general election [ ]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Megan Leslie
23,746
51.64
+8.95
$82,238.55
Liberal
Stan Kutcher
11,793
25.64
-1.98
$78,191.23
Conservative
George Nikolaou
8,276
18.00
-2.61
$48,637.42
Green
Michael Dewar
2,020
4.39
-4.32
$1,663.22
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
152
0.33
-0.03
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
45,987
99.48
$84,606.68
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
241
0.52
+0.01
Turnout
46,228
63.02
+2.35
Eligible voters
73,357
New Democratic hold
Swing
+5.46
Sources:[10] [11]
2008 general election [ ]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Megan Leslie
19,252
42.69
-4.19
$74,406.04
Liberal
Catherine Meade
12,458
27.62
-3.28
$44,352.90
Conservative
Ted Larsen
9,295
20.61
+2.61
$57,956.79
Green
Darryl Whetter
3,931
8.72
+4.82
$1,734.06
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
162
0.36
+0.03
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
45,098
100.0
$81,457
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
230
0.51
+0.09
Turnout
45,328
60.67
-4.58
Eligible voters
74,717
New Democratic hold
Swing
-0.46
2006 general election [ ]
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
23,420
46.88
+5.33
$67,353.61
Liberal
Martin MacKinnon
15,437
30.90
-8.21
$62,643.27
Conservative
Andrew House
8,992
18.00
+3.37
$73,744.64
Green
Nick Wright
1,948
3.90
-0.81
$861.16
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
164
0.33
–
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
49,961
100.0
$77,542
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
210
0.42
-0.17
Turnout
50,171
65.25
Eligible voters
76,885
New Democratic hold
Swing
+6.77
2004 general election [ ]
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
18,341
41.55
-0.01
$64,636.07
Liberal
Sheila Fougere
17,267
39.11
+7.25
$61,349.27
Conservative
Kevin Keefe
6,457
14.63
-9.19
$61,519.35
Green
Michael Oddy
2,081
4.71
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
44,146
100.0
$73,393
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
260
0.59
Turnout
44,406
62.68
Eligible voters
70,847
New Democratic notional hold
Swing
-2.39
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party
Vote
%
New Democratic
17,548
41.56
Liberal
13,453
31.86
Progressive Conservative
7,487
17.73
Alliance
2,570
6.09
Others
1,169
2.77
2000 general election [ ]
2000 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
16,567
40.29
-8.73
Liberal
Kevin Little
13,600
33.07
+11.43
Progressive Conservative
Paul Fitzgibbons
7,279
17.70
-5.56
Alliance
Amery Boyer
2,346
5.71
+0.27
Marijuana
Mike Patriquen
627
1.52
Green
Michael Oddy
587
1.43
Marxist–Leninist
Kevin Dumont Corkill
113
0.27
+0.07
Total valid votes
41,119
100.00
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
1997 general election [ ]
1997 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
21,837
49.02
+35.68
Progressive Conservative
Terry Donahoe
10,361
23.26
+2.58
Liberal
Mary Clancy
9,638
21.64
-24.27
Reform
Steve Greene
2,422
5.44
-9.02
Natural Law
Gilles Bigras
197
0.44
-0.52
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
89
0.20
+0.02
Total valid votes
44,544
100.00
1993 general election [ ]
1993 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Mary Clancy
21,326
45.91
+2.91
Progressive Conservative
Jim Vaughan
9,606
20.68
-17.29
Reform
Steve Greene
6,717
14.46
New Democratic
Lynn Jones
6,197
13.34
-4.40
National
Charles Phillips
1,385
2.98
Natural Law
Gilles Bigras
448
0.96
Green
W. Vladimir Klonowski
314
0.68
Independent
A.R. Art Canning
277
0.60
Independent
Steve Rimek
99
0.21
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
84
0.18
Total valid votes
46,453
100.00
Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his 1988 results, when he ran as an Independent.
1988 general election [ ]
1984 general election [ ]
1984 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Stewart McInnes
18,779
44.78
+6.20
Liberal
Gerald Regan
14,411
34.36
-7.27
New Democratic
Tessa Hebb
8,576
20.45
+0.78
Independent
Ignatius Kennedy
174
0.41
Total valid votes
41,940
100.00
1980 general election [ ]
1980 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Liberal
Gerald Regan
16,949
41.63
+1.21
Progressive Conservative
George Cooper
15,710
38.58
-1.87
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
8,009
19.67
+1.14
Marxist–Leninist
Charles Spurr
48
0.12
+0.05
Total valid votes
40,716
100.00
1979 general election [ ]
1979 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
George Cooper
16,570
40.45
-8.81
Liberal
Brian Flemming
16,555
40.42
-0.28
New Democratic
Alexa McDonough
7,590
18.53
+9.20
Independent
David F. Gray
155
0.38
Communist
D. Scott Milsom
64
0.16
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
27
0.07
-0.18
Total valid votes
40,961
100.00
1974 general election [ ]
1974 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Robert Stanfield
14,865
49.26
-6.78
Liberal
Brian Flemming
12,282
40.70
+9.39
New Democratic
Alasdair M. Sinclair
2,817
9.33
-2.95
Social Credit
Brian Pitcairn
140
0.46
Marxist–Leninist
Tony Seed
75
0.25
-0.13
Total valid votes
30,179
100.00
Changes for Marxist–Leninist candidate Tony Seed are based on his results in 1972, when he ran unaffiliated.
1972 general election [ ]
1972 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Robert Stanfield
17,966
56.04
-4.29
Liberal
Terry McGrath
10,039
31.31
-4.31
New Democratic
Marty Dolin
3,936
12.28
+8.23
Independent
Tony Seed
121
0.38
Total valid votes
32,062
100.00
1968 general election [ ]
1968 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Progressive Conservative
Robert Stanfield
19,569
60.33
Liberal
M. Gregory Tompkins
11,555
35.62
New Democratic
Gus Wedderburn
1,314
4.05
Total valid votes
32,438
100.00
Halifax, 1867–1968 (two members) [ ]
1965 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Progressive Conservative
Robert McCleave
46,007
25.08
Y
Progressive Conservative
Michael Forrestall
40,983
22.34
Y
Liberal
John Lloyd
39,942
21.77
Liberal
Robert J. Butler
38,191
20.82
New Democratic
Jim Aitchison
8,983
4.90
New Democratic
Bruce Wallace
8,387
4.57
Independent
Ignatius Jeriome Kennedy
950
0.52
Total valid votes
183,443
100.00
1963 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
John Lloyd
46,274
25.29
Y
Liberal
Gerald Regan
45,173
24.69
Y
Progressive Conservative
Robert McCleave
42,548
23.25
Progressive Conservative
Finlay Macdonald
41,655
22.77
New Democratic
Allan O'Brien
3,860
2.11
New Democratic
Perry Ronayne
3,466
1.89
Total valid votes
182,976
100.00
1962 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Progressive Conservative
Robert McCleave
42,964
23.77
Y
Progressive Conservative
Edmund L. Morris
41,804
23.12
Y
Liberal
John Lloyd
41,472
22.94
Liberal
Gerald A. Regan
40,635
22.48
New Democratic
James H. Aitchison
6,464
3.58
New Democratic
Perry Ronayne
5,653
3.13
Social Credit
Robert J. Kuglin
1,784
0.99
Total valid votes
180,776
100.00
1958 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Progressive Conservative
Robert McCleave
53,693
30.05
Y
Progressive Conservative
Edmund L. Morris
53,255
29.80
Y
Liberal
John Horace Dickey
34,227
19.15
Liberal
Leonard Kitz
32,916
18.42
Co-operative Commonwealth
Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh
2,552
1.43
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lloyd Carman Wilson
2,048
1.15
Total valid votes
178,691
100.00
1957 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Progressive Conservative
Robert McCleave
41,140
25.32
Y
Progressive Conservative
Edmund L. Morris
41,099
25.29
Y
Liberal
Samuel Rosborough Balcom
38,504
23.70
Liberal
John Horace Dickey
38,191
23.51
Co-operative Commonwealth
Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh
1,984
1.22
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lloyd Carman Wilson
1,562
0.96
Total valid votes
162,480
100.00
1953 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
John Horace Dickey
34,587
27.82
Y
Liberal
Samuel Rosborough Balcom
34,222
27.53
Y
Progressive Conservative
Edmund L. Morris
26,552
21.36
Progressive Conservative
Frederick William Bissett
24,112
19.39
Co-operative Commonwealth
Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh
2,731
2.20
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lloyd Carman Wilson
2,120
1.71
Total valid votes
124,324
100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 19 June 1950
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
Samuel Rosborough Balcom
24,665
57.07
Y
Progressive Conservative
Lloyd Allen
13,696
31.69
Co-operative Commonwealth
J.W.A. Nicholson
4,861
11.25
Total valid votes
43,222
100.00
Called upon Gordon Isnor being called to the Senate, 2 May 1950
1949 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
33,401
29.33
Y
Liberal
John Horace Dickey
31,627
27.77
Y
Progressive Conservative
Joseph Patrick Connolly
18,826
16.53
Progressive Conservative
Frederick William Bissett
18,223
16.00
Co-operative Commonwealth
Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh
6,018
5.28
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lloyd R. Shaw
5,777
5.07
Total valid votes
113,872
100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 14 July 1947
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
John Horace Dickey
24,469
44.99
Y
Co-operative Commonwealth
Hyacinth Lawrence MacIntosh
16,151
29.70
Progressive Conservative
Alex A. McDonald
13,768
25.31
Total valid votes
54,388
100.00
1945 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
26,407
25.15
Y
Liberal
William Chisholm MacDonald
23,616
22.49
Y
Progressive Conservative
Henry P. MacKeen
18,182
17.31
Progressive Conservative
Gerald Dwyer
18,037
17.18
Co-operative Commonwealth
Lloyd R. Shaw
8,937
8.51
Co-operative Commonwealth
R. Leo Rooney
8,783
8.36
Labor–Progressive
R. Charles Murray
560
0.53
Independent
O.R. Regan
488
0.46
Total valid votes
105,010
100.00
Canadian federal by-election, 5 December 1923
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Conservative
William Anderson Black
13,365
53.90
Y
Liberal
George Alfred Redmond
11,433
46.10
Total valid votes
24,798
100.00
Called upon Alexander Maclean's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 2 November 1923
Canadian federal by-election, 4 December 1922
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
Robert Emmett Finn
8,668
54.61
Y
Conservative
John Joseph Power
4,796
30.21
Labour
James Joseph O'Connell
2,409
15.18
Total valid votes
15,873
100.00
Called upon Edward Blackadder's death, 22 October 1922
1921 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Liberal
Edward Blackadder
16,157
26.70
Y
Liberal
Alexander Kenneth Maclean
15,892
26.27
Y
Conservative
Hector McInnes
11,016
18.21
Conservative
James Wilfred Doyle
9,537
15.76
Labour
Arthur Charles Hawkins
4,141
6.84
Labour
Joseph Sylvester Wallace
3,763
6.22
Total valid votes
60,506
100.00
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )" . History of Federal Ridings Since 1867 . Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .Two members were elected from the district.
Canadian federal by-election, October 27, 1911
Party
Candidate
Votes
Elected
Conservative
Robert Borden
acclaimed
Y
Total valid votes
–
–
Source(s)
"Halifax (1867- )" . History of Federal Ridings Since 1867 . Library of Parliament. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .Called upon the appointment of Robert Borden's as President of the
King's Privy Council for Canada and his becoming
Prime Minister of Canada , 10 October 1911.
Canadian federal by-election, 25 July 1883
Party
Candidate
Votes
Elected
Conservative
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
acclaimed
Y
Called upon Matthew Richey being named Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, 4 July 1883
Canadian federal by-election, 29 January 1878
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Elected
Independent
Alfred Gilpin Jones
2,981
51.92
Y
Unknown
Matthew Henry Richey
2,761
48.08
Total valid votes
5,742
100.00
Called upon the resignation of Alfred Jones because of an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act
See also [ ]
References [ ]
Notes [ ]
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census; Halifax [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census; Halifax [Federal electoral district], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]" . www12.statcan.gc.ca . Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
^
"Halifax MP Alexa McDonough announces retirement" . CBC News. June 2, 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2008 .
^ "Census Profile, 2016 Census-Halifax [Federal Electoral District]" . Statistics Canada . Statistics Canada.
^ "Election Night Results — Halifax" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 22, 2021 .{{cite web }}
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^ "Results Validated by the Returning Officer" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 27, 2019 .
^ "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Halifax (Validated results)" . Elections Canada . October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015 .
^ "Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates" . Archived from the original on August 15, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2018 .
^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
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