Halifax—East Hants
Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Halifax—East Hants was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 23 April 1968 to 25 March 1979.[1] The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants riding. It consisted of the Municipality of East Hants in the county of Hants, and parts of the county of Halifax and the city of Halifax.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1966 |
| District abolished | 1976 |
| First contested | 1968 |
| Last contested | 1978 by-election |
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax—East Hants Riding created from Colchester—Hants |
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| 28th | 1968–1972 | Robert McCleave | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1972–1974 | |||
| 30th | 1974–1977 | |||
| 1978–1979 | Howard Edward Crosby | |||
| Riding dissolved into Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West | ||||
Election results
| 1968 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob McCleave | 22,323 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alex J. Cregan | 13,488 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Burris Devanney | 1,718 | ||||||
| 1972 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob McCleave | 27,645 | ||||||
| Liberal | Mary M. Casey | 14,308 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Donald Aube | 5,530 | ||||||
| Not affiliated | Barbara Joan Biley | 135 | ||||||
| 1974 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob McCleave | 25,563 | ||||||
| Liberal | Bill Ozard | 18,308 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Lloyd R. Shaw | 5,861 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Robert Kirk | 204 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Robert Andstein | 113 | ||||||
By-election On Mr. McCleave's resignation, 9 December 1977
| By-election on 16 October 1978 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 18,767 | |||
| Liberal | MACINNIS, Ken | 10,161 | |||
| New Democratic | DOULL, Edgar Charles | 1,697 | |||
| Not affiliated | MORGAN, David | 355 | |||