Halifax Armdale
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.
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2012 | ||
| Last contested | 2017 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors | 12,467[1] | ||
| Area (km²) | 9.00 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
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]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63rd | 2017–present | Lena Diab | Liberal | |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Graham Steele | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | |||
| 58th | 2001–2003 | |||
| 1999–2001 | Eileen O'Connell | New Democratic | ||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 56th | 1996–1998 | |||
| 1993–1996 | Alexa McDonough | New Democratic | ||
Election results
2017 general election
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| 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 | 100.0 | |||||||
2013 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 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Graham Steele | 4,680 | 63.71 | 5.2 | |
| Liberal | Brad Armitage | 1,544 | 21.02 | 6.4 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Paul Henderson | 893 | 12.15 | -10.98 | |
| Green | Jane Hester | 229 | 3.11 | -0.45 | |
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Graham Steele | 4,172 | 58.51 | 12.66 | |
| 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 | - | |
2003 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Graham Steele | 3,439 | 45.85 | -12.32 | |
| Liberal | Susan Hayes | 2,284 | 30.45 | 3 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce MacCharles | 1,684 | 22.45 | 9.92 | |
| Nova Scotia Party | David F. Boyd | 94 | 1.25 | 0.42 | |
2001 by-election
| 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 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Eileen O'Connell | 3,615 | 46.23 | -7.57 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Narayana Swamy | 2,117 | 27.08 | 10.88 | |
| Liberal | Greta Murtagh | 1,888 | 24.15 | -5.85 | |
| Nova Scotia Party | Marie Alexandridis | 199 | 2.55 | - | |
1998 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Eileen O'Connell | 4,649 | 53.80 | -11.44 | |
| Liberal | Bob Britton | 2,597 | 30.00 | 13.64 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Nash | 1,402 | 16.20 | -2.19 | |
1996 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 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democratic Party | Alexa McDonough | 4,789 | 45.52 | - | |
| Liberal | Art Flynn | 3558 | 33.82 | - | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rosanna Liberatore | 2,078 | 19.75 | - | |
| Natural Law | Mark Hawkins | 96 | .01 | - | |
References
- "Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses" (PDF). electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Halifax Armdale - Constituency History Nova Scotia Legislature
- 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