Halifax West (provincial electoral district)

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Halifax West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. [1] In 1955, the district of Halifax Northwest was created from a portion of Halifax West. [2] Following a name change in 1966 to Halifax County West, the district was redistributed entirely to create the current district of Halifax-St. Margaret's in 1967. [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Halifax West elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly. [1]

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
48th 1963-1967 Douglas C. McNeil Progressive Conservative
47th 1960-1963 Charles H. Reardon Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956 Ronald Manning Fielding Liberal
44th 1949-1953
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945
41st 1937-1941 George E. Hagen Liberal
40th 1933-1937

Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal George E. Hagen 4,80454.83%
Liberal–ConservativeAngus MacDonald Morton3,95745.17%
Total8,761
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal George E. Hagen 5,03454.00%-0.83%
Liberal–ConservativeEarle C. Phinney4,28846.00%0.83%
Total9,322
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald Manning Fielding 4,45958.37%4.37%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Shenstone Roper3,18041.63%-4.37%
Total7,639
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald Manning Fielding 4,99749.11%-9.26%
Liberal–ConservativeMalcolm Edgbert Walker2,78627.38%-14.25%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred M. Young2,39223.51%
Total10,175
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald Manning Fielding 6,78849.88%0.76%
Liberal–ConservativeMalcolm Edgbert Walker3,79527.88%0.50%
Co-operative Commonwealth Fred M. Young3,02722.24%-1.27%
Total13,610
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ronald Manning Fielding 8,06151.31%1.43%
Progressive Conservative Earle Harverstock6,92744.09%
Co-operative Commonwealth L. C. Wilson7234.60%-17.64%
Total15,711
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles H. Reardon 6,11951.02%-0.29%
Progressive Conservative William J. Dalton5,87548.98%4.89%
Total11,994
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Charles H. Reardon 6,92546.68%-4.33%
Progressive Conservative D. C. McNeil 6,68445.06%-3.92%
Co-operative Commonwealth Harold J. Martell1,2258.26%
Total14,834
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative D. C. McNeil 8,79257.00%11.94%
Liberal Charles H. Reardon 6,12639.72%-6.97%
New Democratic Harold J. Martell5063.28%
Total15,424
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History for Halifax West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "Electoral History for Halifax Northwest" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.