Halifax Armdale is a provincial
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
Nova Scotia,
Canada, that elects one member of the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly. 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
Clayton Park West 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 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the d ...
; and the area west of the CNR tracks, formerly part of
Halifax Chebucto. 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.
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:
Election results
1993 general election
1996 by-election
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New Democratic Party
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, Eileen O'Connell
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Progressive Conservative
, Rosanna Liberatore
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1998 general election
1999 general election
2001 by-election
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, Graham Steele
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Progressive Conservative
, Narayana Swamy
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2003 general election
2006 general election
2009 general election
2013 general election
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Lena Diab
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, Drew Moore
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Progressive Conservative
, Irvine Carvery
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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