2024 Halifax municipal election

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2024 Halifax municipal election
Mayoral election
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  Andy Fillmore.jpg
Nominee Andy Fillmore Waye Mason
Popular vote52,41330,906
Percentage42.4325.02
 
NomineePam LovelaceJim Hoskins
Popular vote19,7457,220
Percentage15.985.84
Mayor before election

Mike Savage

Elected mayor

Andy Fillmore

The 2024 Halifax municipal election took place on October 19, 2024 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Members of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial were also elected. Elections took place as part of municipal elections held across the province.

Contents

Electoral system

Council chamber, Halifax City Hall Council Chambers, Halifax City Hall.jpg
Council chamber, Halifax City Hall

Councillors (elected by residents of each of the 16 electoral districts) and the mayor (elected at-large by all voters) are chosen using the first-past-the-post voting system. Each district elects one councillor; the candidate with the most votes wins. There are no political parties at the municipal level in Nova Scotia.

New electoral district boundaries come into effect for the 2024 election, replacing the boundaries that were used for the 2016 and 2020 elections, which first came into effect on November 1, 2016. [1]

Synopsis

On October 19, 2023, Bedford incumbent Tim Outhit (District 16) announced that he would not re-offer. Outhit was first elected in 2008. [2]

Speaking on CityNews 95.7 radio on January 15, 2024, peninsula councillors Waye Mason (District 7) and Lindell Smith (District 8) both stated that they would not re-offer. Smith said he had always intended to serve two terms, while Mason stated that he was considering a mayoral bid should Mayor Savage decide not to reoffer. [3]

On February 13, 2024, Mike Savage announced that he would not run for a fourth term as mayor. Savage was first elected in 2012. [4] [5]

Candidates

Mayor

Incumbent Mike Savage did not run for re-election. [4]

The official candidates for Mayor [6] were:

Results
Mayoral candidateVote %
Andy Fillmore 52,41342.43
Waye Mason 30,90625.02
Pam Lovelace19,74515.98
Jim Hoskins7,2205.84
Darryl Johnson4,6673.78
Greg Frampton2,6442.14
Riley Murphy1,3371.08
Andrew Goodsell8550.69
Ross Rankin8540.69
Nolan Greenough6070.49
Alex Andreas5400.44
David Boyd4860.39
Bob Anders4480.36
Zoran Jokic4040.33
Ryan Dodge2290.19
Sean Dibbin1740.14

District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley

The official candidates for District 1 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Cathy Deagle Gammon (X)3,77767.16
Chris Balcom1,40825.04
Angela Dennison4397.81

District 2: Lawrencetown - The Lakes - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore

The official candidates for District 2 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
David Hendsbee (X)3,82253.68
Will Gilligan3,29846.32

District 3: Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage

The official candidates for District 3 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Becky Kent (X)4,57561.54
Keith Morrison2,22129.88
John Paul6388.58

District 4: Cole Harbour - Preston - Westphal - Cherry Brook

The official candidates for District 4 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Trish Purdy (X)3,89247.61
James Aalders2,31628.33
Nicole Johnson1,40817.22
Joe Colley5596.84

District 5: Dartmouth Centre

The official candidates for District 5 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Sam Austin (X)5,62263.39
Michael McCluskey3,24736.61

District 6: Dartmouth East - Burnside

The official candidates for District 6 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Tony Mancini (X)6,84282.25
Lori Ogden1,47717.75

District 7: Halifax South Downtown

The official candidates for District 7 [6] were:

Incumbent Waye Mason did not seek re-election, but instead ran for Mayor. [7]

Results
Council candidateVote %
Laura White1,61225.35
Cathy Cervin1,50423.66
William Breckenridge1,20318.92
Andrea Hilchie-Pye1,00315.78
Peter Sonnichsen78612.36
Aodhan P. Murphy2503.93

District 8: Halifax Peninsula North

The official candidates for District 8 [6] were:

Incumbent Lindell Smith did not seek re-relection. [8]

Results
Council candidateVote %
Virginia Hinch1,96227.22
Anika Riopel1,16916.22
Stephen MacKay1,00313.92
Trayvone Clayton87812.18
Evyeneia Dexter87812.18
Jon Frost83511.59
David Fright4826.69

District 9: Halifax West - Armdale

The official candidates for District 9 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Shawn Cleary (X)2,57828.66
Tonya Malay2,48227.59
Lara Cusson1,33014.78
Carlos Pessoa1,28714.31
Josh Beitel6997.77
Valar Kaliaperumal6206.89

District 10: Halifax - Bedford Basin West

The official candidates for District 10 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Kathryn Morse (X)3,55357.15
Debbie MacKinnon2,66442.85

District 11: Spryfield - Sambro Loop

The official candidates for District 11 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Patty Cuttell (X)4,40751.78
Bruce Holland 3,78544.47
Nathan Parker3193.75

District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood

The official candidates for District 12 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Janet Steele3,06737.56
Iona Stoddard (X)2,06525.29
Richard Zurawski1,80622.12
Julie Scott6978.54
Taqi Hasmi5316.50

District 13: Prospect Road - St. Margarets

The official candidates for District 13 [6] were:

Incumbent Pam Lovelace did not seek re-relection, but instead ran for Mayor. [9]

Results
Council candidateVote %
Nancy Hartling3,64346.15
Dustin O'Leary1,66821.13
Michael A. Marriott1,49218.90
Robert Holden3804.81
Markus Critchley3334.22
John Profit2272.88
Dawn Edith Penney1511.91

District 14: Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle/Upper Sackville

The official candidates for District 14 [6] were:

Incumbent Lisa Blackburn did not seek re-election. [8]

Results
Council candidateVote %
John A. Young3,87061.27
John Martin Walker1,30220.61
Edward Giles1,14418.11

District 15: Lower Sackville - Beaver Bank

The official candidates for District 15 [6] were:

Results
Council candidateVote %
Billy Gillis3,50951.61
Paul Russell (X)3,29048.39

District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

The official candidates for District 16 [6] were:

Incumbent Tim Outhit did not seek re-election. [8]

Results
Council candidateVote %
Jean St-Amand4,25741.67
Anita Kirkbride2,30922.60
Aaron Rice1,55915.26
Mohammed Issa9319.11
Scott Maskell8948.75
Prathibha Narasimhan2652.59

Conseil scolaire acadien provincial

Halifax elects two councillors to the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. [10] The candidates were: [6]

Polling

Mayoral race

Polling firmSourceLast date
of polling		Sample SizeMoE Andy Fillmore Jim HoskinsDarryl JohnsonPam LovelaceWaye MasonUndecided
Narrative Research PDF Oct 3, 202447224%4%0%12%19%32%
MQO Research PDF Oct 2, 2024383 (Online)29%3%4%6%8%38%
Narrative Research PDF Sep 19, 202448229%3%1%12%13%37%
Narrative Research HTML Aug 21, 2024493 (Online)–23%––4%9%52%

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References

  1. ↑ "Current Polling District Boundaries". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ Bailey, Mitchell (October 19, 2023). "Bedford-area Coun. Tim Outhit won't be seeking re-election in 2024". Global News.
  3. ↑ Hodgins, Mark (January 15, 2024). "Councillors Mason, Smith won't reoffer in 2024 municipal election". CityNews Halifax.
  4. 1 2 "Mike Savage won't run for another term as Halifax mayor". CBC. February 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ Cooke, Alex. "'12 years is long enough': Halifax Mayor Mike Savage won't run in next election". Global News.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Official 2024 candidates". www.halifax.ca. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Rent, Suzanne (June 10, 2024). "Waye Mason announces he's running for mayor of Halifax". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 "'I'll be on the job hunt': Three Halifax councillors not seeking re-election reflect on their tenures, challenges facing municipality". CTVNews. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Councillor Pam Lovelace says she's running for Halifax mayor". May 3, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Élections scolaires". Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
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