Halifax North

Last updated January 29, 2026

Halifax North 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 electoral districts. In 1966, Halifax North was divided into Halifax City Northeast and Halifax City Northwest. The following year, these districts were renamed to become Halifax Needham and Halifax Chebucto, respectively.^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Halifax North elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:^[1]

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
48th	1963–1967		James H. Vaughan	Progressive Conservative
47th	1960-1963		John E. Ahern	Liberal
46th	1956–1960		John E. Ahern	Liberal
45th	1955-1956	seat declared vacant
45th	1953–1955		Harold Connolly	Liberal
44th	1949–1953
43rd	1945-1949
42nd	1941–1945
41st	1937–1941
40th	1936–1937
40th	1933–1936		Gordon B. Isnor	Liberal

Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Gordon Benjamin Isnor	5,452	61.52%
	Liberal–Conservative	Gerald Patrick Flavin	3,410	38.48%
Total			8,862	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Connolly	5,458	57.81%	-3.72%
	Liberal–Conservative	Gerald Patrick Flavin	3,984	42.19%	3.72%
Total			9,442	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Connolly	4,124	64.98%	7.17%
	Liberal–Conservative	Helen MacDonald Lownds	1,962	30.91%	-11.28%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	James Ronald Clark	261	4.11%	–
Total			6,347	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Connolly	6,089	59.43%	-5.55%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Thomas Burgess	2,120	20.69%	16.58%
	Liberal–Conservative	Bernard Joseph Vaughan	1,777	17.34%	-13.57%
	Labour	Alexander Munro	260	2.54%	–
Total			10,246	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Connolly	7,944	54.79%	-4.64%
	Liberal–Conservative	Richard Donahoe	4,489	30.96%	13.62%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Arthur Kenneth Green	2,066	14.25%	-6.44%
Total			14,499	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Connolly	8,148	61.37%	6.58%
	Progressive Conservative	Harold J. Bartlow	4,481	33.75%	2.79%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Richard J. Hardiman	648	4.88%	-9.37%
Total			13,277	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John E. Ahern	8,773	53.10%	-8.27%
	Progressive Conservative	John A. O'Malley	7,748	46.90%	13.15%
Total			16,521	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John E. Ahern	7,974	47.23%	-5.87%
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Mullane	7,444	44.09%	-2.81%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Charles A. Moulton	1,466	8.68%	–
Total			16,884	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	James H. Vaughan	8,602	52.43%	8.34%
	Liberal	John E. Ahern	7,360	44.86%	-2.37%
	New Democratic	Peggy Prowse	444	2.71%	–
Total			16,406	–
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

References

1 2 "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Electoral History for Halifax North" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

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