2024 Halifax municipal election

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The 2024 Halifax municipal election will take place on 19 October 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 will also be elected.

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Electoral system

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 1 November 2016. [1]

Synopsis

On 19 October 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 15 January 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 13 February 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 will not run for re-election. [4]

In May 2024, councillor Pam Lovelace announced she would run for mayor. [6]

Rumoured candidates include Halifax MP Andy Fillmore and incumbent regional councillor Waye Mason. [7]

District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley

Incumbent councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon plans to re-offer. [8]

District 2: Preston - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore

Incumbent councillor David Hendsbee plans to re-offer. [8]

District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage

Incumbent councillor Becky Kent plans to re-offer. [8]

District 4: Cole Harbour - Westphal

The incumbent councillor is Trish Purdy, who was first elected in 2020. It is not yet known whether she will re-offer. [8]

District 5: Dartmouth Centre

Incumbent councillor Sam Austin plans to re-offer. [8]

District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East

Incumbent councillor Tony Mancini plans to re-offer. [8]

District 7: Halifax South Downtown

Incumbent councillor Waye Mason will not re-offer, but stated in January 2024 that he was considering running for mayor. [3]

District 8: Halifax Peninsula North

Incumbent councillor Lindell Smith will not re-offer. [3]

District 9: Halifax West Armdale

Incumbent councillor Shawn Cleary will not re-offer. [8]

District 10: Halifax - Bedford Basin West

The incumbent councillor, Kathryn Morse, is considering re-offering. [8]

District 11: Spryfield - Sambro Loop - Prospect Road

The incumbent councillor, Patty Cuttell, is considering re-offering. [8]

District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood

The incumbent councillor, Iona Stoddard, is considering re-offering. [8]

District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets

Incumbent councillor Pam Lovelace will not re-offer. [8]

District 14: Middle/Upper Sackville - Beaver Bank - Lucasville

Incumbent councillor Lisa Blackburn will not re-offer. [8]

District 15: Lower Sackville

Incumbent councillor Paul Russell plans to re-offer. [8]

District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

Incumbent councillor Tim Outhit will not re-offer. [2]

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References

  1. "Current Polling District Boundaries". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Bailey, Mitchell (19 October 2023). "Bedford-area Coun. Tim Outhit won't be seeking re-election in 2024". Global News.
  3. 1 2 3 Hodgins, Mark (15 January 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. 13 February 2024.
  5. Cooke, Alex. "'12 years is long enough': Halifax Mayor Mike Savage won't run in next election". Global News.
  6. "Councillor Pam Lovelace announces bid to be mayor of Halifax - Halifax | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 King, Megan (10 January 2024). "4 Halifax councillors say they won't be re-offering in the 2024 municipal election". Global News.