Halifax Atlantic
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 21,297 | ||
| Electors | 13,518 | ||
| Area (km²) | 158 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 134.8 | ||
| Census division | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes Spryfield, Herring Cove, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.[1]
Geography
The land area of Halifax Atlantic is 158 km2 (61 sq mi).[2]
Statistics
Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Halifax Atlantic | ||||
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| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Halifax West | ||||
| 49th | 1967–1970 | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | |||
| 51st | 1974–1978 | |||
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | |||
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1990 | |||
| 1991–1993 | Robert Chisholm | New Democratic | ||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | |||
| 57th | 1998–1999 | |||
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2006 | Michèle Raymond | ||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Brendan Maguire | Liberal | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | |||
| 64th | 2021–2024 | |||
| 2024–2024 | Progressive Conservative | |||
| 65th | 2024–present | |||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brendan Maguire | 3,879 | 57.41 | +37.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cathy Cervin | 1,883 | 27.87 | +5.06 | ||||
| Liberal | Phil Chisholm | 911 | 13.48 | -41.74 | ||||
| Green | Gadfly Stratton | 84 | 1.24 | -1.16 | ||||
| Total | 6,757 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,789 | 41.24 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 16,464 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,213 | 55.22 | -0.26 | $45,253.75 | |||
| New Democratic | Shauna Hatt | 1,740 | 22.81 | +0.08 | $34,341.09 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Tim Cranston | 1,493 | 19.57 | +2.47 | $34,168.26 | |||
| Green | Sarah Weston | 183 | 2.40 | -2.30 | $200.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,629 | 99.70 | – | $92,718.64 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.30 | -0.03 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,652 | 47.06 | -2.96 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 16,259 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.17 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5] | ||||||||
2017
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 4,219 | 55.48 | +12.94 | ||||
| New Democratic | Trish Keeping | 1,728 | 22.72 | -10.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Holland | 1,300 | 17.10 | -6.73 | ||||
| Green | Chelsey Carter | 357 | 4.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,604 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.33 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,629 | 50.03 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 15,250 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -1.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Brendan Maguire | 3,244 | 42.46 | 19.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Tanis Crosby | 2,579 | 33.76 | -27.33 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ryan Brennan | 1,817 | 23.78 | 12.56 | ||||
| Total | 7,640 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (2013). 39th Provincial General Election, October 8, 2013: Volume 1 – Statement of Votes & Statistics (PDF) (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2026. | ||||||||
2009
| 2009 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 5,253 | 61.09 | 11.87 | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Hoskins | 2,003 | 23.29 | 8.08 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brian Phillips | 965 | 11.22 | -20.73 | ||||
| Green | Anthony Rosborough | 378 | 4.40 | 0.78 | ||||
| Total | 8,599 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 4,144 | 49.22 | 11.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,690 | 31.95 | -1.73 | ||||
| Liberal | Jim Hoskins | 1,281 | 15.22 | -11.56 | ||||
| Green | Rebecca Mosher | 304 | 3.61 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,419 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Michèle Raymond | 3,327 | 37.40 | -10.97 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Linda Mosher | 2,996 | 33.68 | 2.00 | ||||
| Liberal | Ian McKinnon | 2,382 | 26.78 | 10.25 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rodgers | 191 | 2.15 | -0.51 | ||||
| Total | 8,896 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,266 | 48.37 | -7.42 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bruce Cooke | 2,794 | 31.68 | 17.74 | ||||
| Liberal | David Melnick | 1,458 | 16.53 | -12.78 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Gerald Rogers | 234 | 2.65 | – | ||||
| Independent | Golda Redden | 68 | 0.77 | -0.20 | ||||
| Total | 8,820 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1999). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election (Report). Elections Nova Scotia. | ||||||||
1998
| 1998 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 5,364 | 55.79 | 18.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Darren Watts | 2,818 | 29.31 | -8.03 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jeff Campbell | 1,340 | 13.94 | -11.22 | ||||
| Independent | Golda Redden | 93 | 0.97 | – | ||||
| Total | 9,615 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,071 | 37.50 | -1.79 | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Ball | 4,053 | 37.34 | 2.43 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Umlah | 2,731 | 25.16 | 0.58 | ||||
| Total | 10,855 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1991
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1991-08-27 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 4,507 | 39.30 | 21.58 | ||||
| Liberal | Randy Ball | 4,003 | 34.90 | 10.13 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judy Hartlin | 2,819 | 24.58 | -31.75 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 140 | 1.22 | 0.53 | ||||
| Total | 11,469 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,284 | 56.33 | -2.03 | ||||
| Liberal | Doug Adams | 2,763 | 24.77 | 4.83 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,976 | 17.71 | -2.79 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 77 | 0.69 | -0.50 | ||||
| Independent | Emanuel Jannasch | 55 | 0.49 | – | ||||
| Total | 11,155 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1988). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2018. | ||||||||
1984
| 1984 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,528 | 58.37 | -1.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 1,942 | 20.50 | -0.60 | ||||
| Liberal | David Melnick | 1,888 | 19.93 | 2.48 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 113 | 1.19 | 0.04 | ||||
| Total | 9,471 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1984). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1981
| 1981 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,023 | 60.29 | -3.84 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rene Quigley | 2,108 | 21.10 | 8.78 | ||||
| Liberal | Roma J. Aiken | 1,744 | 17.46 | -4.82 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 115 | 1.15 | -0.12 | ||||
| Total | 9,990 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1981). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. | ||||||||
1978
| 1978 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,628 | 64.13 | 13.07 | ||||
| Liberal | Jerry F. Blom | 2,303 | 22.28 | -13.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Susan Holtz | 1,274 | 12.33 | -0.72 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 131 | 1.27 | – | ||||
| Total | 10,336 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 6,229 | 51.06 | -3.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Darrell E. Wentzell | 4,380 | 35.90 | -3.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Colin Campbell | 1,591 | 13.04 | 6.87 | ||||
| Total | 12,200 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 5,284 | 54.66 | 0.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Bob Hayes | 3,786 | 39.16 | -3.23 | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 597 | 6.18 | 2.31 | ||||
| Total | 9,667 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 4,507 | 53.74 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Percy Baker | 3,556 | 42.40 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Charles Grineault | 324 | 3.86 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,387 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Atlantic" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
