Halifax (electoral district)

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Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1867. Its population in 2001 was 88,931.

The two strongest parties in Halifax are the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP). Halifax Member of Parliament Alexa McDonough stepped down as NDP leader in 2003, but continued to represent Halifax and ran for re-election against popular city councillor Sheila Fougere in 2004. Fougere came close to beating the incumbent, but McDonough pulled ahead based partially on a strong showing in Halifax's North End.

Demographics

Ethnic groups: 89.3% White, 4.5% Black, 1.4% Chinese
Languages: 90.2% English, 2.5% French, 6.5% Other
Religions: 38.4% Protestant, 37.4% Catholic, 1.4% Christian Orthodox, 1.5% Other Christian, 1.1% Jewish, 1.0% Buddhist, 1.0% Muslim, 17.2% No affiliation
Average income: $30,156

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 Pennant. It also includes Sable Island. The area is 231 sq. km.

History

The electoral district was created at Confederation in 1867. It returned two members until 1968.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years	Member(s)
1st	1867-1872		Alfred Jones Anti-Confederate		Patrick Power Anti-Confederate
2nd	1872-1874		William Johnston Almon Liberal-Conservative		Stephen Tobin Liberal
3rd	1874-1878		Patrick Power Independent Liberal		Alfred Jones Independent
4th	1878-1882		M. H. Richey Liberal-Conservative (1878-1883) John Fitz William Stairs Conservative (1883 by-election-1887)		M. B. Daly Liberal-Conservative
5th	1882-1887
6th	1887-1891		Alfred Jones Liberal		Thomas Edward Kenny Conservative
7th	1891-1896		John F. Stairs Conservative
8th	1896-1900		Robert Laird Borden Conservative		Benjamin Russell Liberal
9th	1900-1904				William Roche Liberal
10th	1904-1908		Michael Carney Liberal
11th	1908-1911		Robert Laird Borden Conservative		Adam B. Crosby Conservative
12th	1911-1917				Alexander Kenneth MacLean Liberal (1911-1917) Unionist (1917-1921) Liberal (1921-1923)
13th	1917-1921		Peter Francis Martin Unionist
14th	1921-1925		Edward Blackadder Liberal (1921-1922) Robert Emmett Finn Liberal (1922 by-election-1925)
15th	1925-1926		Felix Patrick Quinn Conservative		William Anderson Black Conservative (1923 by-election-1935)
16th	1926-1930
17th	1930-1935
18th	1935-1940		Gordon B. Isnor Liberal (1935-1950) Samuel R. Balcom Liberal (1950 by-election-1957		Robert Emmett Finn Liberal
19th	1940-1945				William Chisholm MacDonald Liberal (1940-1946) John H. Dickey Liberal (1947 by-election-1957)
20th	1945-1949
21st	1949-1953
22nd	1953-1957
23rd	1957-1958		Robert McCleave Progressive Conservative		Edmund Morris Progressive Conservative
24th	1958-1962
25th	1962-1963
26th	1963-1965		John E. Lloyd Liberal		Gerald A. Regan Liberal
27th	1965-1968		Robert McCleave Progressive Conservative		J. Michael Forrestall Progressive Conservative
Halifax returns only one member after 1967
28th	1968-1972		Robert L. Stanfield Progressive Conservative
29th	1972-1974
30th	1974-1979
31st	1979-1980		George Cooper Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980-1984		Gerald Regan Liberal
33rd	1984-1988		Stewart McInnes Progressive Conservative
34th	1988-1993		Mary Clancy Liberal
35th	1993-1997
36th	1997-2000		Alexa McDonough New Democrat
37th	2000-2004
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-

Election results

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

Before 1968, Halifax elected two Members of Parliament at each election.

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MCCLEAVE, Robert |align="right"| 46,007 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |FORRESTALL, J. Michael |align="right"| 40,983 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |LLOYD, John E. |align="right"| 39,942 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BUTLER, Robert J. |align="right"| 38,191 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|New Democrat |AITCHISON, Jim |align="right"| 8,983 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|New Democrat |WALLACE, Bruce |align="right"| 8,387 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent | KENNEDY, Ignatius Jeriome |align="right"|950 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MCCLEAVE, Robert |align="right"| 42,964 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MORRIS, Edmund |align="right"| 41,804 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |LLOYD, John Edward |align="right"| 41,472 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |REGAN, Gerald A. |align="right"| 40,635 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|New Democrat |AITCHISON, James H. |align="right"| 6,464 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|New Democrat |RONAYNE, Perry |align="right"| 5,653 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Social Credit |KUGLIN, Robert J. |align="right"| 1,784 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MCCLEAVE, Robert |align="right"| 53,693 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MORRIS, Edmund |align="right"| 53,255 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |DICKEY, John |align="right"| 34,227 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |KITZ, Leonard |align="right"| 32,916 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |MACINTOSH, H.L. |align="right"| 2,552 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |WILSON, Lloyd |align="right"| 2,048 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MCCLEAVE, Robert |align="right"| 41,140 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MORRIS, Edmund |align="right"| 41,099 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BALCOM, Sam |align=right| 38,504 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |DICKEY, John |align="right"| 38,191 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |MACINTOSH, Hyacinth L. |align="right"| 1,984 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |WILSON, Lloyd C. |align="right"| 1,562 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |DICKEY, John Horace |align="right"| 34,587 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BALCOM, Samuel Rosborough |align="right"| 34,222 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MORRIS, Edmund Leverett |align="right"| 26,552 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |BISSETT, Frederick William |align="right"| 24,112 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |MACINTOSH, Hyacinth Lawrence |align="right"| 2,731 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |WILSON, Lloyd Carman |align="right"| 2,120 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Isnor being called to the Senate, 2 May 1950:

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BALCOM, Samuel R. |align="right"| 24,665 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |ALLEN, Lloyd |align="right"| 13,696 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |NICHOLSON, J.W.A. |align="right"| 4,861 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ISNOR, Gordon B. |align="right"| 33,401 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |DICKEY, John H. |align="right"| 31,627 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |CONNOLLY, Joseph Patrick |align="right"| 18,826 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |BISSETT, Frederick William |align="right"| 18,223 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |MACINTOSH, H.L. |align="right"| 6,018 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |SHAW, Lloyd R. |align="right"| 5,777 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Macdonald's death, 19 November 1946:

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |DICKEY, John H. |align="right"| 24,469 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |MACINTOSH, H.L. |align="right"|16,151 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MCDONALD, Alex A. |align="right"| 13,768 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ISNOR, Gordon B. |align="right"| 26,407 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MACDONALD, William Chisholm |align="right"| 23,616 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |MACKEEN, Henry P. |align="right"| 18,182 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Progressive Conservative |DWYER, Gerald |align="right"| 18,037 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |SHAW, Lloyd R. |align="right"| 8,937 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |ROONEY, R. Leo |align="right"| 8,783 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Labour-Progressive |MURRAY, R. Charles |align="right"| 560 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |REGAN, O.R. |align="right"| 488 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MACDONALD, William Chisholm |align="right"| 22,089 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ISNOR, Gordon B. |align="right"| 19,398 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|National Government |DONAHOE, Richard A. |align="right"| 18,197 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|National Government |SMITH, Charles B. |align="right"| 18,114 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent Liberal |FINN, Robert Emmett |align="right"| 9,217 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 180px"|Co-operative Commonwealth |BORGFORD, Helgi I.S. |align="right"| 1,561 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ISNOR, Gordon B. |align="right"| 24,158 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FINN, Robert Emmett |align="right"| 23,312 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |GUILFORD, Robert D. |align="right"| 13,624 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |GASTONGUAY, Louis A. |align="right"| 13,250 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Reconstruction |FURLONG, John |align="right"| 6,307 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Reconstruction |POWER, John Joseph |align="right"| 5,091 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BLACK, Hon. William Anderson |align="right"| 21,611 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |QUINN, Felix Patrick |align="right"| 21,280 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |JACK, Peter R. |align="right"| 19,439 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |CRAGG, Edward Joseph |align="right"| 19,185 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BLACK, Hon. William Anderson |align="right"| 17,911 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |QUINN, Felix Patrick |align="right"| 17,171 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |RALSTON, James Layton |align="right"| 14,139 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MURPHY, John |align="right"| 14,007 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BLACK, William Anderson |align="right"| 18,796 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |QUINN, Felix Patrick |align="right"| 17,996 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MARSHALL, Gordon Ross |align="right"| 10,815 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FINN, Robert Emmett |align="right"| 10,609 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Maclean's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 2 November 1923

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BLACK, William Anderson |align="right"| 13,365 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |REDMOND, George Alfred |align="right"|11,433 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Blackadder's death, 22 October 1922

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FINN, Robert Emmett |align="right"| 8,668 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |POWER, John Joseph |align="right"|4,796 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Labour |O'CONNELL, James Joseph |align="right"| 2,409 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BLACKADDER, Edward |align="right"| 16,157 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MACLEAN, Alexander Kenneth |align="right"| 15,892 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |MCINNES, Hector |align="right"| 11,016 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |DOYLE, James Wilfred |align="right"|9,537 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Labour |HAWKINS, Arthur Charles |align="right"| 4,141 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Labour |WALLACE, Joseph Sylvester |align="right"| 3,763 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Government |MACLEAN, Alexander Kenneth |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Government | MARTIN, Peter Francis |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |}

On Mr. Borden's appointment as President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and his becoming Prime Minister of Canada, 10 October 1911:

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, Hon. R.L. |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, Robert Laird |align="right"| 7,040 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |MACLEAN, Alexander Kenneth |align="right"| 6,946 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |BLACKADDER, Edward |align="right"| 6,879 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |CROSBY, Adam Brown |align="right"| 6,787 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, Robert Laird |align="right"| 7,386 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |CROSBY, Adam B. |align="right"| 7,115 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ROCHE, William |align="right"| 6,635 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal | CARNEY, Michael |align="right"| 6,423 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ROCHE, William |align="right"| 7,430 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |CARNEY, Michael |align="right"| 7,277 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, R.L. |align="right"| 6,830 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |O'MULLIN, John C. |align="right"|6,472 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, Robert L. |align="right"| 5,705 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |ROCHE, Wm. |align="right"| 5,577 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative | KENNY, Thos. E. |align="right"| 5,562 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |WALLACE, Wm. B. |align="right"| 5,380 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |BORDEN, R.L. |align="right"| 6,170 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |RUSSELL, Benj. |align="right"| 5,997 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |KENNY, T.E. |align="right"| 5,616 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |KEEFE, M.E. |align="right"|5,472 |align=center|   |}

By-Election: On election being declared void

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |KENNY, Thomas Edward |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |STAIRS, John Fitzgerald |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |KENNY, Thos. E. |align="right"| 5,274 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |STAIRS, John F. |align="right"| 5,262 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |JONES, Hon. A.G. |align="right"| 4,335 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FARRELL, Edward |align="right"| 4,174 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |JONES, |align="right"| 4,243 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |KENNY, |align="right"| 4,181 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |STAIRS, |align="right"| 4,099 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FULLER, |align="right"|4,098 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Richey named Lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia, 4 July 1883

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Conservative |STAIRS, John Fitzwilliam |align="right"| acclaimed |align=center|x |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Liberal-Conservative |DALY, M.B. |align="right"| 2,811 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Liberal-Conservative |RICHEY, M.H. |align="right"| 2,785 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |JONES, A.G. |align="right"| 2,720 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |FULLER, H.H. |align="right"| 2,563 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Liberal-Conservative |RICHEY, M.H. |align="right"| 3,532 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Liberal-Conservative |DALY, M.B. |align="right"| 3,466 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |JONES, A.G. |align="right"| 2,863 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent Liberal |POWER, P. |align="right"| 2,695 |align=center|   |}

On Mr. Jones' resignation because of an alleged breach of the Independence of Parliament Act:

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |JONES, Alfred Gilpin |align="right"| 2,981 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Unknown |RICHEY, Matthew |align="right"| 2,761 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent Liberal |POWER, Patrick |align="right"| 3,186 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |JONES, Alfred G. |align="right"| 2,979 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Unknown |ROBB, G. |align="right"|834 |align=center|   |}

|- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Liberal-Conservative |ALMON, William Johnston |align="right"| 2,528 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"| Liberal |TOBIN, Stephen |align="right"| 2,486 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent Liberal |POWER, |align="right"| 2,452 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Independent |JONES, |align="right"| 2,430 |align=center|   |}

|- |- |bgcolor="#EABB94"|     |Anti-Confederation |JONES, Alfred |align="right"| 2,381 |align=center|x |- |- |bgcolor="#EABB94"|     |Anti-Confederation |POWERS, Patrick |align="right"| 2,367 |align=center|x |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Unknown |TOBIN, John |align="right"|2,158 |align=center|   |- |- ||     | style="width: 160px"|Unknown |SHANNON, S.L. |align="right"| 2,154 |align=center|   |}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• [Riding history for Halifax (1867– ) from the] Library of Parliament

 

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