Halifax South
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LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1933
District abolished1967
Last contested1963
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1967 |
| Last contested | 1963 |
Halifax South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct districts. It was renamed Halifax City South in 1966, and its boundaries were reformed in 1967 to create the district of Halifax Cornwallis.[1]
Halifax South elected the following members to the Nova Scotia Legislature:[1]
| Halifax South | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
| District formed from Halifax County (1867–1933) | ||||
| 40th | 1933–1937 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | Liberal | |
| 41st | 1937–1940 | |||
| 1940–1941 | Joseph Richard Murphy | |||
| 42nd | 1941–1945 | |||
| 43rd | 1945–1949 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | ||
| 44th | 1949–1953 | |||
| 45th | 1953–1956 | |||
| 1954–1956 | Richard Alphonsus Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 46th | 1956–1960 | |||
| 47th | 1960–1963 | |||
| 48th | 1963–1967 | |||
| District dissolved into Halifax Cornwallis | ||||