Halifax Armdale is a provincial
electoral district in
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
,
Canada
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, that elects one member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...
. This Halifax district covers the growing population of the Fairmount, Armdale and Cowie Hill areas. The northern boundary is Highway 102, the eastern boundary is Joseph Howe Drive and the Northwest Arm, while the southern boundary is Frog Pond Park in Armdale.
The district was created in 1992 as Halifax Fairview and encompassed the Cowie Hill area, formerly part of
Halifax Atlantic; the Fairview area, formerly part of
Halifax Bedford Basin; and the area west of the CNR tracks, formerly part of
Halifax Chebucto
Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood kn ...
. In 2013, following the recommendations of the 2012 Electoral Boundaries Commission, it was renamed Halifax Armdale and gained 18 per cent of the district of
Halifax Atlantic, including the area east of Herring Cove Road and north of the Frog Pond Park. It lost the area north of Highway 102 and east of Northwest Arm Drive and Dunbrack Street to
Fairview-Clayton Park
Fairview-Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent ...
.
Geography
Halifax Armdale has a relatively small landmass at .
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following
Members of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
:
Election results
1993 general election
1996 by-election
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New Democratic Party
, Eileen O'Connell
, style="text-align:right", 4,434
, style="text-align:right", 65.24
, style="text-align:right", 19.72
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Progressive Conservative
, Rosanna Liberatore
, style="text-align:right", 1,250
, style="text-align:right", 18.39
, style="text-align:right", –1.36
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1998 general election
1999 general election
2001 by-election
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New Democratic Party
, Graham Steele
, style="text-align:right", 2,164
, style="text-align:right", 58.17
, style="text-align:right", 11.94
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Progressive Conservative
, Narayana Swamy
, style="text-align:right", 466
, style="text-align:right", 12.53
, style="text-align:right", –14.55
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2003 general election
2006 general election
2009 general election
2013 general election
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Liberal
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Politics
* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
Arts, entertainment and m ...
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Lena Diab
Lena Metlege Diab (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Halifax Armdale u ...
, style="text-align:right", 3,208
, style="text-align:right", 49.34
, style="text-align:right", 28.32
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New Democratic Party
, Drew Moore
, style="text-align:right", 2,233
, style="text-align:right", 34.34
, style="text-align:right", –29.37
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Progressive Conservative
, Irvine Carvery
, style="text-align:right", 1,061
, style="text-align:right", 16.32
, style="text-align:right", 4.17
2017 general election
2021 general election
References
External links
2013 riding profile
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Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts
Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia
2012 establishments in Nova Scotia