This is a list of mayors of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax's first Mayor,
Walter Fitzgerald
Walter Fitzgerald Bond (18 May 1896 – 20 December 1976) was an English character actor.
Early life
Born in Stoke, Plymouth, Fitzgerald was a former stockbroker before he began his theatrical training at RADA. He joined the British Army dur ...
, was elected in 1996 after the municipality was created by amalgamation. The Mayor of the Halifax holds the highest office in the municipal government of Halifax. The mayor is elected at large during municipal elections, held every four years, and is the head of 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 ...
.
List
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List of mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia
This is a list of mayors of the city Halifax, Nova Scotia. The City of Halifax is a former municipality in Nova Scotia which was amalgamated with the City of Dartmouth Town of Bedford and Halifax County to form the Halifax Regional Municipality ...
for a list of
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
s for the City of Halifax, from 1841 - 1996.
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List of mayors of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
The Town of Dartmouth was incorporated in 1873. Dartmouth became a City in 1961. It was independently governed by the Dartmouth Town Council until 1996 when it was amalgamated, along with the Towns of Bedford, City of Halifax and Halifax County, ...
for a list of mayors for the City of Dartmouth, from 1873 - 1996.
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List of mayors of Bedford, Nova Scotia
The Town of Bedford was incorporated in 1979. It remained separate until it was incorporated with the Cities of Halifax, Dartmouth and Halifax County into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996.
Mayors
*Francene Cosman 1979 - 1982
*Keith A. Ro ...
for a list of mayors for the Town of Bedford, from 1979 - 1996.
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List of wardens of Halifax County, Nova Scotia
The Municipality of the County of Halifax was created in 1879. It operated from 1880-1996 when all municipal units in the county (including the county government) were amalgamated to form the Halifax Regional Municipality.
Wardens were chosen amon ...
for a list of wardens for Halifax County, from 1880 - 1996.
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Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Halifax is the capital and largest municipality of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the largest municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of the 2021 Census, the municipal population was 439,819, with 348,634 people in its urban area. The re ...
*Mayors of Halifax Regional Municipality
Government in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Mayors
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities ...