Halifax Chebucto
Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2016[1]) | 18,939 | ||
| Electors (2017) | 17,588[2] | ||
| Area (km²) | 4.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 4,734.8 | ||
| Census division | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as the West End. The economy consists mostly of military employment from CFB Halifax, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science's Centre as well as retail stores on Quinpool Road.
The riding is one of the few in the province to have a long history of New Democratic Party (NDP) representation. It been represented by an NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for all but two terms since 1981. In the 2013 election, the Liberal candidate, Joachim Stroink was elected to represent the riding in the House of Assembly during the collapse of the NDP province-wide. However, the 2017 election saw the new leader of the NDP Gary Burrill elected, defeating Stroink after only one term.
The riding has produced two provincial NDP leaders, Alexa McDonough (who would go on to lead the federal NDP) and Burrill.
Geography
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Halifax Chebucto | ||||
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| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| 49th | 1967–1970 | James H. Vaughan | Progressive Conservative | |
| 50th | 1970–1974 | James L. Connolly | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974–1978 | Walter Fitzgerald | ||
| 52nd | 1978–1981 | |||
| 53rd | 1981–1984 | Alexa McDonough | New Democratic | |
| 54th | 1984–1988 | |||
| 55th | 1988–1993 | |||
| 56th | 1993–1998 | Jay Abbass | Liberal | |
| 57th | 1998–1999 | Howard Epstein | New Democratic | |
| 58th | 1999–2003 | |||
| 59th | 2003–2005 | |||
| 60th | 2006–2009 | |||
| 61st | 2009–2013 | |||
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Joachim Stroink | Liberal | |
| 63rd | 2017–2021 | Gary Burrill | New Democratic | |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | |||
| 65th | 2024–present | Krista Gallagher | ||
Election results
2024
| 2024 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Krista Gallagher | 3,682 | 53.99 | +2.00 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Tonya Malay | 1,577 | 23.12 | +11.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Gerard Bray | 1,441 | 21.13 | -11.01 | ||||
| Green | Jonathan Bradet-Legris | 120 | 1.76 | -2.30 | ||||
| Total | 6,820 | – | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,841 | 53.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,763 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[5] | ||||||||
2021
| 2021 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| New Democratic | Gary Burrill | 4,009 | 51.99 | +5.84 | $71,457.98 | |||
| Liberal | Jackie Kinley | 2,478 | 32.14 | -7.15 | $44,006.82 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wesley Chisholm | 911 | 11.81 | +1.23 | $24,464.68 | |||
| Green | Lily Barraclough | 313 | 4.06 | +0.10 | $3,469.26 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 7,711 | 99.64 | – | $75,446.74 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.36 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,739 | 62.01 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,481 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.50 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[6][7] | ||||||||
2017
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary Burrill | 4,197 | 46.15 | +7.47 | ||||
| Liberal | Joachim Stroink | 3,573 | 39.29 | -10.58 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Wesley Chisholm | 963 | 10.58 | +0.56 | ||||
| Green | Casey Meijer | 361 | 3.96 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,094 | 100 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,124 | 53.07 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 17,194 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.03 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia[8][9] | ||||||||
2013
| 2013 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joachim Stroink | 4,352 | 49.87 | 17.67 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gregory Ash | 3,376 | 38.68 | -17.79 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Christine Dewell | 874 | 10.01 | 3.11 | ||||
| Independent | Michael Marshall | 125 | 1.43 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,727 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | Howard Epstein | 4,446 | 56.47 | 2.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Jane Spurr | 2,535 | 32.20 | 13.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Atchison | 544 | 6.91 | -15.18 | ||||
| Green | Chris Hanlon | 348 | 4.42 | -0.32 | ||||
| Total | 7,873 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2006
| 2006 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard Epstein | 4,216 | 54.15 | 10.11 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 1,720 | 22.09 | -1.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Verner | 1,481 | 19.02 | -11.98 | ||||
| Green | Christopher Harborne | 369 | 4.74 | – | ||||
| Total | 7,786 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
2003
| 2003 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard Epstein | 3,682 | 44.04 | 6.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 2,592 | 31.00 | 3.73 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandy Phillips | 1,983 | 23.72 | -9.82 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Scott Higgins | 103 | 1.23 | -0.27 | ||||
| Total | 8,360 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1999
| 1999 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Howard Epstein | 3,159 | 37.69 | -8.96 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 2,811 | 33.54 | 15.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Royden Trainor | 2,286 | 27.27 | -8.24 | ||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Hilda M. Stevens | 126 | 1.50 | – | ||||
| Total | 8,382 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | Howard Epstein | 4,158 | 46.65 | 11.22 | ||||
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 3,165 | 35.51 | -0.91 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 1,590 | 17.84 | -9.23 | ||||
| Total | 8,913 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1993
| 1993 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jay Abbass | 3,906 | 36.42 | 8.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eileen O'Connell | 3,800 | 35.43 | -0.55 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | J. Clair Callaghan | 2,903 | 27.07 | -8.65 | ||||
| Natural Law | Christopher Collrin | 116 | 1.08 | – | ||||
| Total | 10,725 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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. | ||||||||
1988
| 1988 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alexa McDonough | 3,238 | 35.99 | -13.66 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | J. Clair Callaghan | 3,214 | 35.72 | 5.87 | ||||
| Liberal | Penny Doherty | 2,546 | 28.30 | 7.80 | ||||
| Total | 8,998 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alexa McDonough | 4,374 | 49.65 | 9.53 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Helen Gillis | 2,630 | 29.85 | -5.18 | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Clarke | 1,806 | 20.50 | -4.35 | ||||
| Total | 8,810 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alexa McDonough | 3,886 | 40.12 | 25.74 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 3,394 | 35.04 | -6.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Walter Fitzgerald | 2,407 | 24.85 | -19.43 | ||||
| Total | 9,687 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Walter Fitzgerald | 3,998 | 44.28 | -9.19 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Margaret Stanburg | 3,733 | 41.34 | 10.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donald F. Mielke | 1,298 | 14.38 | -1.34 | ||||
| Total | 9,029 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Walter Fitzgerald | 5,608 | 53.47 | 3.08 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dennis Ashworth | 3,233 | 30.82 | -7.52 | ||||
| New Democratic | Burris Devanney | 1,648 | 15.71 | 4.44 | ||||
| Total | 10,489 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James L. Connolly | 5,276 | 50.39 | 7.47 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James H. Vaughan | 4,015 | 38.34 | -13.66 | ||||
| New Democratic | Burris Devanney | 1,180 | 11.27 | 6.19 | ||||
| Total | 10,471 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James H. Vaughan | 5,154 | 52.01 | – | ||||
| Liberal | K. Peter Richard | 4,253 | 42.92 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Keith Jobson | 503 | 5.08 | – | ||||
| Total | 9,910 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto" (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. | ||||||||