Halifax Needham

Halifax Needham
Nova Scotia electoral district
	Location of Halifax Needham in the Metro Halifax area
Coordinates:	Coordinates: 44°39′48″N 63°36′00″W / 44.6632°N 63.600°W
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA	Suzy Hansen; New Democratic
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District created	1967
First contested	1967
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Population (2016)	19,426
Electors	15,372
Area (km²)	6.00
Pop. density (per km²)	3,237.7
Census division(s)	Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.

Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each of the three major political parties in Nova Scotia at different times. The riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in the Provincial Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, and Social Services.

When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley, who was unseated from his position as Liberal Minister of Supply and Services in 1998. Maureen MacDonald held the seat from 1998 until 2016. The seat is considered a reasonably safe seat for the NDP, though the 2013 election was close, amid a province-wide swing to the Liberals.

It was created in 1966 when Halifax North was divided into three districts, one of which was Halifax City North East. The district was renamed Halifax Needham in 1967. In 2003, it gained an area east of Citadel Hill from Halifax Citadel. In 2013, it lost the area south of Robie Street and east of Young Street to Halifax Chebucto and gained the area north of Bayers Road and east of Connaught Avenue from Halifax Chebucto.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[]

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:

Legislature	Years		Party
49th	1967–1970	Gerald Regan	Liberal
50th	1970–1974
51st	1974–1978
52nd	1978–1980
52nd	1980–1981	Edmond L. Morris	Progressive Conservative
53rd	1981–1984
54th	1984–1988
55th	1988–1993	Gerry O'Malley	Liberal
56th	1993–1998	Gerry O'Malley	Liberal
57th	1998–1999	Maureen MacDonald	New Democratic
58th	1999–2003
59th	2003–2006
60th	2006–2009
61st	2009–2013
62nd	2013–2016
62nd	2016–2017	Lisa Roberts	New Democratic
63rd	2017–2021	Lisa Roberts	New Democratic
64th	2021–present	Suzy Hansen	New Democratic

Geography[]

The land-area of Halifax Needham is 6 km² (2.3 sq mi).

Election results[]

1967 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Gerald Regan	3,354
Prog. Cons.	Cecil Moore	3,252
N.D.P.	Buddy Daye	355

1970 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Gerald Regan	4,514
Prog. Cons.	David MacKeen	2,887
N.D.P.	Alasdair Sinclair	392

1974 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes
Liberal	Gerald Regan	4,364
Progressive Conservative	James H. Vaughan	1,854
New Democratic Party	Martin Dolin	879

1978 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Gerald Regan	3,553	43.38
Progressive Conservative	Pat Curran	3,416	41.70
New Democratic Party	James "Dusty" Miller	1,222	14.92

May 6, 1980 by-election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Progressive Conservative	Edmund Morris	2,618	44.30
Liberal	Dan Clarke	2,592	43.86
New Democratic Party	Burnley "Rocky" Jones	700	11.84

1981 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Progressive Conservative	Edmund Morris	3,300	38.05
Liberal	Dan Clarke	2,801	32.30
New Democratic Party	Phil Davis	2,572	29.66

1984 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Progressive Conservative	Edmund Morris	3,173	39.97
New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	2,514	31.67
Liberal	Walter Fitzgerald	2,208	27.81
Labour	Bernice Kaizer	44	0.55

1988 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Gerry O'Malley	3,469	41.91
New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	2,693	32.53
Progressive Conservative	Randy Dewell	2,116	25.56

1993 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
Liberal	Gerry O'Malley	4,527	45.18
New Democratic Party	Innis MacDonald	3,555	35.48
Progressive Conservative	Ron Walker Milsom	1,852	18.48
Natural Law Party	Ian Temple	85	0.85

1998 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	4,837	58.51
Liberal	Gerry O'Malley	2,506	30.31
Progressive Conservative	Atho Kartsaklis	924	11.18

1999 Nova Scotia general election
	Candidate	Votes	%
New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	3,525	44.95
Progressive Conservative	Linda Carvery	2,185	27.86
Liberal	Mike Rogers	1,970	25.12
Nova Scotia Party	Scott Higgins	162	2.07

2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	3,709	50.26
	Liberal	Mike Rogers	2,178	29.51
	Progressive Conservative	Linda Carvery	1,377	18.66
	Nova Scotia Party	Blair Baxter	116	1.57
Total valid votes			7,380	100.00
Total rejected ballots			59	0.79
Turnout			7,439	55.17
Electors on the lists			13,484	–

2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	4,438	60.62	+10.36
	Progressive Conservative	Andrew Black	1,330	18.17	-0.49
	Liberal	Dr. Errol Guam	1,220	16.66	-12.85
	Green	Amanda Myers	333	4.55	–
Total valid votes			7,321	100.00
Total rejected ballots			32	0.44
Turnout			7,353	49.85
Electors on the lists			14,750	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+5.43

2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	5,336	67.30	+6.86
	Liberal	Graham Estabrooks	1,690	21.31	+4.65
	Progressive Conservative	Jason Cameron	536	6.76	-11.41
	Green	Kris MacLellan	367	4.63	+0.08
Total valid votes			7,929	100.00
Total rejected ballots			31	0.39
Turnout			7,960	49.01
Electors on the lists			16,241	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+1.01

2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	5,013	67.24
	Liberal	1,632	21.89
	Progressive Conservative	491	6.59
	Green	319	4.28

2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	3,392	43.99	-23.25
	Liberal	Chris Poole	3,115	40.40	+18.51
	Progressive Conservative	Mary D.S. Hamblin	834	10.82	+4.23
	Green	Kris MacLellan	369	4.79	+0.51
Total valid votes			7,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			72	0.93
Turnout			7,782	50.43
Electors on the lists			15,432	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-20.88

August 30, 2016 by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic Party	Lisa Roberts	2,519	50.97	+6.98
	Liberal	Rod Wilson	1,662	33.63	-6.77
	Progressive Conservative	Andy Arsenault	600	12.14	+1.32
	Green	Thomas Trappenberg	161	3.26	-1.53
Total valid votes			4,942	100.00
Total rejected ballots			21	0.42	-0.50
Turnout			4,963	32.50	-17.93
Electors on the lists			15,270	–
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+6.87

v t 2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Lisa Roberts	3,880	51.4	+0.43
	Liberal	Melinda Daye	2,075	27.5	-6.13
	Progressive Conservative	Matthew Donahoe	1,135	15.0	+2.86
	Green	Andrew Jamieson	465	6.2	+2.94
Total valid votes			7,599	45.9
Total rejected ballots			44
Eligible voters			16,558
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-3.28
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[4]^[5]

2017 provincial election redistributed results^[6]
Party		Vote	%
	New Democratic	4,007	51.29
	Liberal	2,220	28.42
	Progressive Conservative	1,125	14.40
	Green	460	5.89

2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Suzy Hansen	5,308	58.96	+7.67
	Liberal	Colin Coady	2,617	29.07	+0.65
	Progressive Conservative	Scott Ellis	904	10.04	-4.36
	Green	Kai Trappenberg	173	1.92	-3.97
Total valid votes			9,002	99.52
Total rejected ballots			43	0.48
Turnout			9,045	53.34
Eligible voters			16,957
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+3.51
Source: Elections Nova Scotia^[7]

References[]

^ "Halifax Needham By-election". electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia.
^ "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
^ Halifax Needham - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

External links[]

[1] "Halifax Needham By-election". electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia.

[2] "Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia; August 2019 Report" (PDF). nshealth.ca. Nova Scotia Health Authority. Retrieved 13 March 2020.

[3] Halifax Needham - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature

[4] "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[5] "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

[6] Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries

[7] "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

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