Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Halifax West in relation to other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts | |||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
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District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2006 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2006) | 88,756 | ||
Electors (2011) | 69,960 | ||
Area (km²) | 564 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 157.4 | ||
Census divisions | Halifax | ||
Census subdivisions | Halifax |
Halifax West (French: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2006 was 88,756.
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The district includes the communities of Bedford, the west end of Halifax, and an area that extends to the community of Upper Hammonds Plains in the north, Tantallon in the west and Terence Bay in the south. The area is 564 km2.
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants riding.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Halifax—East Hants prior to 1979 | ||||
31st | 1979–1980 | Howard Edward Crosby | Progressive Conservative | |
32nd | 1980–1984 | |||
33rd | 1984–1988 | |||
34th | 1988–1993 | |||
35th | 1993–1997 | Geoff Regan | Liberal | |
36th | 1997–2000 | Gordon Earle | New Democratic | |
37th | 2000–2004 | Geoff Regan | Liberal | |
38th | 2004–2006 | |||
39th | 2006–2008 | |||
40th | 2008–2011 | |||
41st | 2011–present |
Canadian federal election, 2011 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 16,230 | 35.92 | -5.61 | ||
Conservative | Bruce Pretty | 13,782 | 30.50 | +9.33 | ||
New Democrat | Gregor Ash | 13,239 | 29.30 | -0.29 | ||
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 1,931 | 4.27 | -2.81 | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 45,182 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 239 | 0.53 | ||||
Turnout | 45,421 | 63.19 | ||||
Eligible voters | 71,877 |
Canadian federal election, 2008 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 17,127 | 41.53 | -7.83 | $51,446 | |
New Democrat | Tamara Lorincz | 12,205 | 29.59 | +5.16 | $26,058 | |
Conservative | Rakesh Khosla | 8,730 | 21.17 | -1.87 | $29,490 | |
Green | Michael Munday[2] | 2,921 | 7.08 | +3.90 | $2,823 | |
Christian Heritage | Trevor Ennis | 259 | 0.63 | $123 | ||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,242 | 100.00 | $81,056 | |||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.5 |
Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 21,818 | 49.36 | +1.86 | ||
New Democrat | Alan Hill | 10,798 | 24.43 | -3.52 | ||
Conservative | Rakesh Khosla | 10,184 | 23.04 | +2.10 | ||
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 1,406 | 3.18 | -0.43 | ||
Total valid votes | 44,206 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 19,083 | 47.50 | +8.29 | ||
New Democrat | Bill Carr | 11,228 | 27.95 | -2.04 | ||
Conservative | Ken MacPhee | 8,413 | 20.94 | -9.52 | ||
Green | Martin Willison | 1,452 | 3.61 | |||
Total valid votes | 40,176 | 100.00 |
Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 18,327 | 39.21 | +8.32 | ||
New Democrat | Gordon Earle | 14,016 | 29.99 | -4.64 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Charles Cirtwill | 9,701 | 20.76 | -2.70 | ||
Canadian Alliance | Hilda Stevens | 4,531 | 9.70 | -0.77 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Tony Seed | 160 | 0.34 | +0.19 | ||
Total valid votes | 46,735 | 100.00 |
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.
Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
New Democrat | Gordon Earle | 16,013 | 34.63 | +26.23 | ||
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 14,284 | 30.89 | -14.73 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Heather Foley | 10,848 | 23.46 | -0.29 | ||
Reform | Stephen Oickle | 4,843 | 10.47 | -8.93 | ||
Natural Law | John Runkle | 179 | 0.39 | -0.42 | ||
Marxist–Leninist | Gary Zatzman | 70 | 0.15 | |||
Total valid votes | 46,237 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1993 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Liberal | Geoff Regan | 26 904 | 45.62 | +7.01 | ||
Progressive Conservative | Joel Matheson | 14 005 | 23.75 | -21.00 | ||
Reform | Jim Donohue | 11,439 | 19.40 | |||
New Democrat | Sheila Richardson | 4,952 | 8.40 | -7.85 | ||
National | Kirby Judge | 1,201 | 2.04 | |||
Natural Law | Bernard Gormley | 475 | 0.81 | |||
Total valid votes | 58,976 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1988 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 24,815 | 44.75 | -9.53 | ||
Liberal | Michael Kelly | 21,409 | 38.61 | +14.36 | ||
New Democrat | Lois Wiseman | 9,011 | 16.25 | -4.59 | ||
Commonwealth | Bob Fulcher | 217 | 0.39 | |||
Total valid votes | 55,452 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1984 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 30,287 | 54.28 | +14.31 | ||
Liberal | Ben Prossin | 13,529 | 24.25 | -14.32 | ||
New Democrat | Dennis Theman | 11,626 | 20.84 | -0.07 | ||
Independent | Arthur Canning | 355 | 0.64 | +0.09 | ||
Total valid votes | 55,797 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1980 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 19,195 | 39.97 | -7.24 | ||
Liberal | Dick Boyce | 18,522 | 38.57 | +3.85 | ||
New Democrat | Dennis Theman | 10,043 | 20.91 | +3.73 | ||
Independent | Arthur Canning | 266 | 0.55 | -0.02 | ||
Total valid votes | 48,026 | 100.00 |
Canadian federal election, 1979 | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 22,714 | 47.21 | |||
Liberal | Dick Boyce | 16,702 | 34.72 | |||
New Democrat | Dennis Theman | 8,265 | 17.18 | |||
Independent | Arthur Canning | 275 | 0.57 | |||
Not affiliated | David Morgan | 152 | 0.32 | |||
Total valid votes | 48,108 | 100.00 |
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