The 2012 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 20, 2012 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the
Halifax Regional Council
Halifax Regional Council (french: Conseil régional d'Halifax) is the governing body of Halifax, known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Halifax is governed by a mayor-council system, where councillors are elected from sixteen geographi ...
, the governing body of the
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...
. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the
.
In December 2011 it was decided by the
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board that the Halifax Regional Council be reduced in size from 23 districts to 16 districts, consequently forcing almost every district boundary in the
HRM to be redrawn. Some incumbent councillors were forced to run against each other because of the redrawn districts.
Candidates and results
Candidates were officially nominated on September 11, 2012.
Halifax Regional Municipality
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348 ...
Mayor
On February 22, 2012 incumbent Mayor
Peter J. Kelly
Peter J. Kelly (born 1956 or 1957) is a municipal civil servant, businessman and former politician. Kelly is the former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, who was fired in May 2022. He is a forme ...
announced that he would not be running again for mayor in 2012, opting to finish his term because being mayor had taken a negative toll on his personal life.
District 1: Waverley -
Fall River
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Located along the eastern shore of Mount H ...
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Musquodoboit Valley
The Musquodoboit Valley ( ) is a valley and region in the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is administratively located in the municipality's Musquodoboit Valley & Dutch Settlement planning area and the western edge of the ...
District 2:
Preston
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Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
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Porters Lake -
Eastern Shore Eastern Shore may refer to:
* Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), a region
* Eastern Shore (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia
* Eastern Shore of Maryland, a region
* Eastern Shore of Virginia, a region
* Eastern Shore (Al ...
District 3: Dartmouth South -
Eastern Passage
Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada.
Eastern Passage has historically been tied to the fishing industry. Its waterfront has several small wharves and piers. The constru ...
District 4: Cole Harbour -
Westphal Westphal or Westphall may refer to the following people:
*Ari Westphal (born 1994), Brazilian fashion model
* Bernd Westphal (born 1960), German politician
* Brigitta Westphal (born 1944), German painter
*Carlo Westphal (born 1985), German professi ...
District 5: Dartmouth Centre
District 6: Harbourview - Burnside -
Dartmouth East
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In 1978, the district was ...
By-election held January 23, 2016 to replace Fisher, who was elected to the House of Commons:
District 7: Peninsula South -
Downtown
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District 8: Peninsula North
District 9: Peninsula West -
Armdale
Armdale is a neighbourhood of the community of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
Prior to European colonization, the Mi'kmaq inhabited these lands for thousands of years.
When Europeans began colonizing the land surrounding Halifax Harbour ...
District 10:
Birch Cove
Birch Cove is a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It is located between Highway 33 and Lac la Nonne, northwest of Edmonton.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Birch Cove had ...
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Rockingham -
Fairview
District 11:
Spryfield
Spryfield is community within the urban area of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
The land now known as Spryfield was first occupied by the Miꞌkmaq people, who hunted and fished at Beaver Lake (now called Long Lake). The Miꞌkmaq would ...
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Sambro -
Prospect Road
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Route
The road commences at the intersection with Waldaree Street in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross and heads directly south, crossing Grand Junction ...
District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West
District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets
District 14: Upper/ Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank
District 15:
Lower Sackville
Lower Sackville is a community within the urban area of Halifax Regional Municipality, in Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
Before the European colonization in 1749, the Mi'kmaq lived in this area for thousands of years.
In August 1749, Captain ...
District 16:
Bedford
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- Wentworth
References
External links
HRM Elections
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2012 elections in Canada