Halifax—East Hants was a federal
electoral district
An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
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, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
from 1968 to 1979. The
riding was created in 1966 from parts of
Colchester—Hants
Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from Colchester and Hants—Kings. It consisted of the coun ...
riding. It consisted of the
Municipality of East Hants
East Hants, officially named the Municipality of the District of East Hants, is a district municipality in Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Statistics Canada classifies the district municipality as a municipal district.
With its administrativ ...
in the county of
Hants, and parts of the county of Halifax and the
city of Halifax
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
.
The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between
Annapolis Valley—Hants
Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...
,
Halifax and
Halifax West
Halifax West (french: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944.
Demographics
''From the 2016 census''
E ...
ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following
members of Parliament
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:
Election results
By-election On Mr. McCleave's resignation, 9 December 1977
See also
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List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*
Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ...
External links
Riding history for Halifax—East Hants (1966–1976) from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of Nova Scotia