Halifax Atlantic is a provincial

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, that elects one member of the

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. The

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since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the

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. It is located in the

Halifax Regional Municipality Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

, just south of the Halifax peninsula. It includes

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Herring Cove Herring Cove (2006 pop.: 2,790) is a Canadian suburban and former fishing community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Chebucto Peninsula, south of Downtown Halifax. It is near the wester ...

, Sambro, and Harrietsfield.

Geography

The land area of Halifax Atlantic is .

Statistics

Population: 21,360 (2003)
Avg. Income: $27,570 (2003)

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

2024

2021

2017

2013

, Liberal , Brendan Maguire , align="right", 3,244 , align="right", 42.54 , align="right", +19.25 , - ,

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, Tanis Crosby , align="right", 2,564 , align="right", 33.63 , align="right", -27.45 , - , Progressive Conservative , Ryan Brennan , align="right", 1,817 , align="right", 23.83 , align="right", +12.61

2009

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References

External links

riding map

CBC nova scotia riding profile

June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results
Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia Long stubs with short prose {{Canada-constituency-stub