Halifax Needham
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
|coordinates = {{coord|44.6632|N|63.600|W|display=title}}
|prov-status = active
|province = Nova Scotia
|image = Halifax Needham location.png
|caption = Location of Halifax Needham in the Metro Halifax area
|prov-rep-party = NDP
|prov-rep = Suzy Hansen
|demo-pop = 19426
|prov-election-first = 1967
|prov-election-last = 2024
|demo-electors = 15372{{cite web |title=Halifax Needham By-election |url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/node/467 |website=electionsnovascotia.ca |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia}}
|demo-electors-date =
|demo-area = 6.00
|prov-created = 1967
|demo-cd = Halifax Regional Municipality
|demo-csd =
}}
Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.
Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each of the three major political parties in Nova Scotia at different times. The riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in the Provincial Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, and Social Services.
When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley, who was unseated from his position as Liberal Minister of Supply and Services in 1998. Maureen MacDonald held the seat from 1998 until 2016. The seat is considered a reasonably safe seat for the NDP, though the 2013 election was close, amid a province-wide swing to the Liberals.
It was created in 1966 when Halifax North was divided into three districts, one of which was Halifax City North East. The district was renamed Halifax Needham in 1967. In 2003, it gained an area east of Citadel Hill from Halifax Citadel. In 2013, it lost the area south of Robie Street and east of Young Street to Halifax Chebucto and gained the area north of Bayers Road and east of Connaught Avenue from Halifax Chebucto.[http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/halifax%20needham.pdf Halifax Needham - Constituency History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823064747/http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/halifax |date=2017-08-23 }} Nova Scotia Legislature
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
{{NS-MLA|}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Halifax North
Riding created from Halifax}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1933
| ToYr = 1937
| Assembly# = 40
| RepName = Gordon Isnor
| NSParty = Liberal
| PartyTerms# = 8
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1937
| ToYr = 1941
| Assembly# = 41
| RepName = Harold Connolly
| RepTerms# = 5
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1941
| ToYr = 1945
| Assembly# = 42
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1945
| ToYr = 1949
| Assembly# = 43
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1949
| ToYr = 1953
| Assembly# = 44
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1953
| ToYr = 1956
| Assembly# = 45
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1956
| ToYr = 1960
| Assembly# = 46
| RepName = John E. Ahern
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1960
| ToYr = 1963
| Assembly# = 47
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1963
| ToYr = 1967
| Assembly# = 48
| RepName = James H. Vaughan
| NSParty = PC
}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Halifax Needham}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1967
| ToYr = 1970
| Assembly# = 49
| RepName = Gerald Regan
| NSParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 4
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1970
| ToYr = 1974
| Assembly# = 50
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1974
| ToYr = 1978
| Assembly# = 51
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1978
| ToYr = 1980
| Assembly# = 52
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1980
| ToYr = 1981
| RepName = Edmund L. Morris
| NSParty = PC
| RepTerms# = 3
| PartyTerms# = 3
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1981
| ToYr = 1984
| Assembly# = 53
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1984
| ToYr = 1988
| Assembly# = 54
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1988
| ToYr = 1993
| Assembly# = 55
| RepName = Gerry O'Malley
| NSParty = Liberal
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1993
| ToYr = 1998
| Assembly# = 56
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1998
| ToYr = 1999
| Assembly# = 57
| RepName = Maureen MacDonald
| NSParty = NDP
| RepTerms# = 6
| PartyTerms# = 10
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1999
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 58
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 59
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 60
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2009
| ToYr = 2013
| Assembly# = 61
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2013
| ToYr = 2016
| Assembly# = 62
| #ByElections = 1
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2016
| ToYr = 2017
| RepName = Lisa Roberts
| RepLink = Lisa Roberts (politician)
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2017
| ToYr = 2021
| Assembly# = 63
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr = 2024
| Assembly# = 64
| RepName = Suzy Hansen
| RepLink = Suzy Hansen (politician)
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2024
| ToYr =
| Assembly# = 65
}}
{{NS-MLA end}}
Geography
The land-area of Halifax Needham is {{convert|6|km2|abbr=on}}.
Election results
= 1967 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerald Regan|3,354|48.18%|–}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Cecil Moore|3,252|46.72%|–}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Buddy Daye|355|5.10%|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|6,961|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf|date=1967|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1970 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerald Regan|4,514|57.92%|9.74%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|David MacKeen|2,887|37.05%|-9.67%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Alasdair Sinclair|392|5.03%|-0.07%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,793|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf|date=1970|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1974 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerald Regan|4,364|61.49%|3.57%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|James H. Vaughan|1,854|26.12%|-10.92%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Marty Dolin|879|12.39%|7.36%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,097|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|date=1974|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1978 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerald Regan|3,553|43.38%|-18.11%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Pat Curran|3,416|41.70%|15.58%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|James "Dusty" Miller|1,222|14.92%|2.53%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,191|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|date=1978|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1981 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Edmund L. Morris|3,300|38.05%|-3.66%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Dan Clarke|2,801|32.30%|-11.08%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Phil Davis|2,572|29.66%|14.74%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,673|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|date=1981|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1984 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Edmund L. Morris|3,173|39.97%|1.92%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|2,514|31.67%|2.01%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Walter Fitzgerald|2,208|27.81%|-4.48%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Labour|Beatrice Kaizer|44|0.55%|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,939|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf|date=1984|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1988 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerry O'Malley|3,469|41.91%|14.09%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|2,693|32.53%|0.87%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Randy Dewell|2,116|25.56%|-14.41%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,278|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf|date=1988|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1993 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerry O'Malley|4,527|45.18%|3.28%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Innis MacDonald|3,555|35.48%|2.95%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Ron Walter Milsom|1,852|18.48%|-7.08%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Natural Law|Ian Temple|85|0.85%|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|10,019|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}
{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}
= 1998 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|4,837|58.51%|23.03%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Gerry O'Malley|2,506|30.31%|-14.87%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Artho Kartsaklis|924|11.18%|-7.31%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,267|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
= 1999 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|3,525|44.95%|-13.56%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Linda Carvery|2,185|27.86%|16.69%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Mike Rogers|1,970|25.12%|-5.19%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Scott Higgins|162|2.07%|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,842|–}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
= 2003 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|3,709|50.26%|5.31%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Mike Rogers|2,178|29.51%|4.39%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Linda Carvery|1,377|18.66%|-9.20%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Blair Baxter|116|1.57%|-0.49%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,380|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|59|0.79}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,439|55.17| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|13,484|–|}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
= 2006 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|4,438|60.62%|10.36%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Andrew Black|1,330|18.17%|-0.49%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Errol Gaum|1,220|16.66%|-12.85%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Amanda Myers|333|4.55%|–}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,321|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|32|0.44}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,353|49.85| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|14,750|–|}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|+5.43}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
= 2009 =
{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Halifax Needham|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Maureen MacDonald|5,336|67.30%|6.68%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Graham Estabrooks|1,690|21.31%|4.65%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|John J. Cameron|536|6.76%|-11.41%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Kris MacLellan|367|4.63%|0.08%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,929|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|31|0.39}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,960|49.01| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|16,241|–|}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|+1.01}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_needham.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Needham|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}
= 2013 =
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan="4" | 2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results | ||
---|---|---|
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 5,013 | align=right| 67.24 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 1,632 | align=right| 21.89 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | | align=right| 491 | align=right| 6.59 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Green|background}} |
| Green | align=right| 319 | align=right| 4.28 |
{{Election box begin | title=2013 Nova Scotia general election}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|New Democratic Party
|align="right"| 3,392
|align="right"| 43.99
|align="right"| -23.25
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Liberal
|Chris Poole
|align="right"| 3,115
|align="right"| 40.40
|align="right"| +18.51
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Progressive Conservative
|Mary D.S. Hamblin
|align="right"| 834
|align="right"| 10.82
|align="right"| +4.23
|-
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Kris MacLellan}}
|align="right"| 369
|align="right"| 4.79
|align="right"| +0.51
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,710|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|72|0.93}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,782|50.43| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|15,432|–|}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|-20.88}}
{{end}}
= 2016 by-election =
{{Election box begin | title= August 30, 2016 by-election}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|New Democratic Party
|align="right"| 2,519
|align="right"| 50.97
|align="right"| +6.98
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|Liberal
|align="right"| 1,662
|align="right"| 33.63
|align="right"| -6.77
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|Progressive Conservative
|Andy Arsenault
|align="right"| 600
|align="right"| 12.14
|align="right"| +1.32
|-
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Thomas Trappenberg}}
|align="right"| 161
|align="right"| 3.26
|align="right"| -1.53
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|4,942|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|21|0.42|-0.50}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|4,963|32.50|-17.93 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Electors on the lists|15,270|–|}}
{{CANelec/hold|NS|NDP|+6.87}}
{{end}}
= 2017 =
{{2017 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Needham}}
= 2021 =
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan="4" | 2017 provincial election redistributed results[https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/TranspositionofVotesReport_2017PGE_2019ElectoralDirstricts_reportApril2021.pdf Transposition of Votes from the 2017 Provincial General Election to 2019 Electoral District Boundaries] | ||
---|---|---|
bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote ! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | % | ||
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|background}} | | align=right| 4,007 | align=right| 51.29 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|background}} |
| Liberal | align=right| 2,220 | align=right| 28.42 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|background}} | | align=right| 1,125 | align=right| 14.40 |
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Green|background}} |
| Green | align=right| 460 | align=right| 5.89 |
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Needham}}
= 2024 =
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Needham}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091736/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist30.pdf 2006 Poll by Poll Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926235112/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/03results/03dist30.pdf 2003 Poll by Poll Results]
- [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/030/ 2003 riding profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091726/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/99Results/99HLFXNEED.pdf 1999 Poll by Poll Results]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000016/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/98Results/Dist31.pdf 1998 Poll by Poll Results]
- [http://www.maureenmacdonald.com/ Mauren MacDonald, MLA]
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