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Halifax Armdale
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lena Diab
Liberal
District created2012
Last contested2017
Demographics
Electors12,467[1]
Area (km²)9.00
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]

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
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

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 general election

2009 Nova Scotia 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

2006 Nova Scotia 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

2003 Nova Scotia 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

2001 Halifax Fairview by-election[3]
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

1999 Nova Scotia 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

1998 Nova Scotia 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

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 general election

1993 Nova Scotia 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

  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. ^ 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