Halifax Armdale

Halifax Armdale
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Rod Wilson
New Democratic
District created2012
First contested2013
Last contested2024
Demographics
Electors12,467[1]
Area (km²)12.00
Census division(s)Halifax Regional Municipality

Halifax Armdale is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. This Halifax district covers the growing population of the Fairmount, Armdale and Cowie Hill areas. The northern boundary is Highway 102, the eastern boundary is Joseph Howe Drive and the Northwest Arm, while the southern boundary is Frog Pond Park in Armdale.

The district was created in 1992 as Halifax Fairview and encompassed the Cowie Hill area, formerly part of Halifax Atlantic; the Fairview area, formerly part of Halifax Bedford Basin; and the area west of the CNR tracks, formerly part of Halifax Chebucto. In 2013, following the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, it was renamed Halifax Armdale and gained 18 per cent of the district of Halifax Atlantic, including the area east of Herring Cove Road and north of the Frog Pond Park. It lost the area north of Highway 102 and east of Northwest Arm Drive and Dunbrack Street to Fairview-Clayton Park.[2]

Geography

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Halifax Armdale has a relatively small landmass at 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi).[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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

Legislature Years Member Party
Halifax Fairview
Riding created from Halifax Bedford Basin and Halifax Chebucto
56th 1993–1996     Alexa McDonough New Democratic
1996–1998 Eileen O'Connell
57th 1998–1999
58th 1999–2001
2001–2003 Graham Steele
59th 2003–2005
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2013
Halifax Armdale
62nd 2013–2017     Lena Diab Liberal
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–2024 Ali Duale
65th 2024–present     Rod Wilson New Democratic

Election results

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2024

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2024 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rod Wilson 2,510 39.2%
Progressive Conservative Craig Myra 2,287 30.7%
Liberal Ali Duale 1,598 25.0%
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout 6,395
Eligible voters
New Democratic gain from Liberal Swing +13.86
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4]

2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Ali Duale 3,070 40.35 –3.22 $70,351.56
New Democratic Julie Melanson 2,593 34.08 +1.33 $53,488.81
Progressive Conservative Richard MacLean 1,681 22.09 +3.43 $26,722.37
Green Jo-Ann Roberts 202 2.65 –1.26 $260.94
Independent Stephen Chafe 63 0.83 – $2,271.79
Total valid votes/expense limit 7,609 99.67 – $82,778.45
Total rejected ballots 25 0.33
Turnout 7,634 53.52
Eligible voters 14,265
Liberal hold Swing –2.28
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5]

2017

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2017 provincial election redistributed results[6]
Party Vote %
  Liberal 3,354 43.57
  New Democratic 2,521 32.75
  Progressive Conservative 1,437 18.67
  Green 301 3.91
  Atlantica 85 1.10


2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Lena Diab 2,962 44.58 −4.76
New Democratic David C. Wheeler 2,098 31.58 −2.76
Progressive Conservative Sylvia Gillard 1,253 18.86 2.54
Green Marc-André Tremblay 246 3.70
Atlantica Michael McLeod 85 1.28
Total valid votes 6,644 100
Total rejected ballots 23 0.35
Turnout 6,667 53.50
Eligible voters 12,461
Liberal hold Swing −1.00
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[7][8]


2013

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2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Lena Diab 3,208 49.34 28.32
  New Democratic Party Drew Moore 2,233 34.34 –29.37
  Progressive Conservative Irvine Carvery 1,061 16.32 4.17

2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Graham Steele 4,680 63.71% 5.19%
Liberal Brad Armitage 1,544 21.02% 6.22%
Progressive Conservative Paul Henderson 893 12.16% -10.97%
Green Jane Hester 229 3.12% -0.45%
Total 7,346 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Graham Steele 4,172 58.51% 12.67%
Progressive Conservative Bruce MacCharles 1,649 23.13% 0.68%
Liberal Cecil MacDougall 1,055 14.80% -15.65%
Green Kris MacLellan 254 3.56% –
Total 7,130 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Graham Steele 3,439 45.85% -0.39%
Liberal Susan Hayes 2,284 30.45% 6.30%
Progressive Conservative Bruce MacCharles 1,684 22.45% -4.62%
Nova Scotia Party David F. Boyd 94 1.25% -1.29%
Total 7,501 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2001 by-election

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2001 Halifax Fairview by-election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Graham Steele 2,164 58.17 11.94
Liberal Jeremy Akerman 1,021 27.45 3.3
  Progressive Conservative Narayana Swamy 466 12.53 –14.55
Marijuana Melanie Patriquen 38 1.02 –
Nova Scotia Party Heather Drope 31 .83 –1.72

1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Eileen O'Connell 3,615 46.23% -7.52%
Progressive Conservative Narayana Swamy 2,117 27.08% 10.86%
Liberal Greta Murtagh 1,888 24.15% -5.88%
Nova Scotia Party Maria Alexandridis 199 2.55% –
Total 7,819 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Eileen O'Connell 4,649 53.76% 8.24%
Liberal Bob Britton 2,597 30.03% -3.79%
Progressive Conservative Brian Nash 1,402 16.21% -3.54%
Total 8,648 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1996 by-election

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1996 Halifax Fairview by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  New Democratic Party Eileen O'Connell 4,434 65.24 19.72
  Progressive Conservative Rosanna Liberatore 1,250 18.39 –1.36
Liberal Mary Ann Crowley 1,112 16.36 –17.46

1993

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1993 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Fairview
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Alexa McDonough 4,789 45.52% –
Liberal Art Flynn 3,558 33.82% –
Progressive Conservative Rosanna Liberatore 2,078 19.75% –
Natural Law Mark Hawkins 96 0.91% –
Total 10,521 –
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Fairview" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

References

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  1. ^ "Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  2. ^ Halifax Armdale - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
  3. ^ "Find Your Electoral District for the next Provincial General Election". enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10865533/nova-scotia-election-2024-halifax-armdale/
  5. ^ "Provincial General Election 2021-08-17- Official Results" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries
  7. ^ "Statement of Votes & Statistics, Volume I" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  9. ^ Elections Nova Scotia, Complete Results and Statistics of Provincial By-Elections 1930 - 2007, Complete Poll By Poll Results (March 6, 2001) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on October 30, 2007
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