Halifax West () is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944.
Demographics
According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Languages: 81.3% English, 3.1% Arabic, 2.9% French, 2.1% Mandarin <br/>
Race: 73.7% White, 5.9% South Asian, 4.7% Black, 4.1% Arab, 3.2% Chinese, 3.1% Indigenous, 1.5% Filipino<br/>
Religions: 52.9% Christian (24.0% Catholic, 7.8% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 3.0% Baptist, 1.3% Christian Orthodox, 11.3% other), 5.8% Muslim, 2.7% Hindu, 35.8% none<br/>
Median income: $41,600 (2020)<br/>
Average income: $55,200 (2020)
Geography
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 .
History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants riding. This riding lost territory to South Shore—St. Margarets as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained the Fairmount area from Halifax and the Chebucto Peninsula from South Shore—St. Margarets and lost the Bedford, Hammonds Plains and Lucasville areas to Sackville—Bedford—Preston. These changes came into effect at the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
It is proposed that the riding's name be changed to Halifax West—Peggy's Cove as part of Bill C-25 of the 45th Canadian Parliament.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
2025
2021
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2021 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Liberal ||align=right| 21,758 ||align=right| 47.55
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 11,895 ||align=right| 26.00
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| Conservative ||align=right| 9,858 ||align=right| 21.55
|-
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| Green ||align=right| 1,121 ||align=right| 2.45
|-
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| People's ||align=right| 1,054 ||align=right| 2.30
|-
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| Christian Heritage ||align=right| 62 ||align=right| 0.14
|-
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| Communist ||align=right| 6 ||align=right| 0.01
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| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 45,754 ||align=right| 99.53
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| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 214 ||align=right| 0.47
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| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 71,497 ||align=right| 64.29
|}
2019
2015
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2011 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Liberal ||align=right| 14,824 ||align=right| 37.27
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| Conservative ||align=right| 12,005 ||align=right| 30.18
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| New Democratic ||align=right| 11,318 ||align=right| 28.45
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| Green ||align=right| 1,632 ||align=right| 4.10
|}
2011
2008
2006
2004
{| class="wikitable"
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! colspan="4" | 2000 federal election redistributed results
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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
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| Liberal || 14,289 || 40.95
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| New Democratic || 9,797 || 28.07
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| Progressive Conservative || 7,412 || 21.24
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| Alliance || 3,126 || 8.96
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| Others || 273 || 0.78
|}
2000
1997
1993
1988
1984
1980
1979
See also
- List of Canadian electoral districts
- Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links
- Riding history for Halifax West (1976– ) from the Library of Parliament
- Official Site of Geoff Regan, MP, Halifax West