2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election

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The 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 15, 2016 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections. School board elections were also on the ballot.

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There are 16 districts in the large municipality. [1] On June 8, 2015, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved new boundaries for four of the districts. [2] Districts 9 and 11 swap an area of new development along Northwest Arm Drive called Long Lake Village. This neighbourhood moves from District 11 to District 9. Similarly, there is an exchange between Districts 13 and 14. A number of properties on Hammonds Plains Road in Lucasville move from District 14 to District 13. [3]

In 2015, two councillors, Barry Dalrymple and Jennifer Watts, announced they would not be re-offering in 2016. [4] Longtime councillor Gloria McCluskey followed suit in February 2016, [5] and in May another long-serving councillor, Reg Rankin said his current term would be his last. [6]

Candidates and results

Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor

HRM Total Population, 2011 Census: 390,096
CandidateVotes%±
Mike Savage (X) [7] 61,87568.43
Lil MacPherson [8] 28,54331.57
Turnout 90,418

District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley

The incumbent Barry Dalrymple did not re-offer.

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Steve Streatch [9] 2,24537.94
Cathy Deagle-Gammon [10] 1,79030.25
Trevor Lawson [11] 1,06417.98
Colin Castle [12] 3956.68
Steve Sinnott [13] 2634.44
Alison McNair [14] 1602.70
Turnout 5,917

District 2: Preston - Porters Lake - Eastern Shore

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
David Hendsbee (X)3,26249.62
Gail McQuarrie [15] 1,98030.12
Shelley Fashan [16] 1,09016.58
Sydnee L. McKay [17] 2423.68
Turnout 6,574

District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage

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Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Bill Karsten (Incumbent)(Acclaimed)
Turnout

District 4: Cole Harbour - Westphal

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Lorelei Nicoll(Incumbent) [18] (Acclaimed) [15]
Turnout

District 5: Dartmouth Centre

The incumbent Gloria McCluskey did not reoffer.

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Sam Austin [19] 2,37130.59
Tim Rissesco [20] 1,67221.57
Kate Watson [19] 1,58320.42
Derrek Vallis [19] 1,06813.78
Ned Milburn [17] 5076.54
Gabriel Enxuga [19] 3354.32
Warren Wesson [20] 1732.23
Adam Bowes [20] 430.55
Turnout 7,752

District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Tony Mancini (X)3,56564.19
Carlos Beals [21] 1,98935.81
Turnout 5,554

District 7: Peninsula South - Downtown

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Waye Mason (X)2,96261.57
Sue Uteck [22] 1,59033.05
Dominic Desjardins [23] 2595.38
Turnout 4,811

District 8: Peninsula North

The incumbent, Jennifer Watts did not re-offer in 2016.

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Lindell Smith [24] 3,41851.58
Patrick Murphy [25] 1,11516.83
Brenden Sommerhalder [26] 76111.48
Chris Poole [27] 71510.79
Irvine Carvery [25] 4356.56
Anthony Kawalski [27] 1011.52
Martin Farrell [25] 821.24
Turnout 6,627

District 9: Peninsula West - Armdale

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Shawn Cleary [28] 3,74149.37
Linda Mosher (X)3,63447.95
Kyle Woodbury [29] 2032.68
Turnout 7,578

District 10: Birch Cove - Rockingham - Fairview

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Russell Walker (X)2,00742.56
Andrew Curran [30] 1,99242.24
Mohammad Ehsan [17] 71715.20
Turnout 4,716

District 11: Spryfield - Sambro - Prospect Road

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Steve Adams (X)3,61374.05
Dawn E. Penney [31] 1,26625.95
Turnout 4,879

District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West-Wedgewood

The incumbent Reg Rankin did not re-offer.

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Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Richard Zurawski [32] 1,60628.33
Scott Guthrie [33] 1,24121.89
Bruce Holland [34] 91616.16
Iona Stoddard [33] 70412.42
John Bignell [35] 66911.80
Bruce E. Smith [36] 5339.40
Turnout 5,68931.55%

District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Matt Whitman (X)4,08854.94
Pamela Lovelace [37] 2,56734.50
Harry Ward [38] 78610.56
Turnout 7,441

District 14: Upper/Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Lisa Blackburn [33] 2,06242.80
Brad Johns (X)2,01541.82
Kevin Copley [39] 74115.38
Turnout 4,818

District 15: Lower Sackville

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Steve Craig (Incumbent)(Acclaimed)
Turnout

District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

Eligible voters:
CandidateVotes%±
Tim Outhit (Incumbent)(Acclaimed)
Turnout

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  2. ↑ Halifax Regional Municipality, Boundary Review page
  3. ↑ These changes were identified by comparing these maps (2014) with the maps contained in the NSUARB decision (June 2015)
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