Halifax West (provincial electoral district)

Halifax West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts.[1] In 1955, the district of Halifax Northwest was created from a portion of Halifax West.[2] Following a name change in 1966 to Halifax County West, the district was redistributed entirely to create the current district of Halifax-St. Margaret's in 1967.[1]

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Halifax West elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly.[1]

Legislature  | Years  | Member  | Party

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48th | 1963-1967  |  | Douglas C. McNeil | Progressive Conservative
47th | 1960-1963  |  | Charles H. Reardon | Liberal
46th | 1956-1960
45th | 1953-1956  |  | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal
44th | 1949-1953
43rd | 1945-1949
42nd | 1941-1945
41st | 1937-1941  |  | George E. Hagen | Liberal
40th | 1933-1937

## Election results

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### 1933

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1933 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | George E. Hagen | 4,804 | 54.83%
| Liberal–Conservative | Angus MacDonald Morton | 3,957 | 45.17%
Total  | 8,761 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1937

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1937 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | George E. Hagen | 5,034 | 54.00% | -0.83%
| Liberal–Conservative | Earle C. Phinney | 4,288 | 46.00% | 0.83%
Total  | 9,322 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1941

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1941 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,459 | 58.37% | 4.37%
| Liberal–Conservative | John Shenstone Roper | 3,180 | 41.63% | -4.37%
Total  | 7,639 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1945

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1945 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,997 | 49.11% | -9.26%
| Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 2,786 | 27.38% | -14.25%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 2,392 | 23.51% | -
Total  | 10,175 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1949

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1949 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 6,788 | 49.88% | 0.76%
| Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 3,795 | 27.88% | 0.50%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 3,027 | 22.24% | -1.27%
Total  | 13,610 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1953

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1953 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 8,061 | 51.31% | 1.43%
| Progressive Conservative | Earle Harverstock | 6,927 | 44.09% | -
| Co-operative Commonwealth | L. C. Wilson | 723 | 4.60% | -17.64%
Total  | 15,711 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1956

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1956 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,119 | 51.02% | -0.29%
| Progressive Conservative | William J. Dalton | 5,875 | 48.98% | 4.89%
Total  | 11,994 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1960

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1960 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,925 | 46.68% | -4.33%
| Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 6,684 | 45.06% | -3.92%
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold J. Martell | 1,225 | 8.26% | -
Total  | 14,834 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

### 1963

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1963 Nova Scotia general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 8,792 | 57.00% | 11.94%
| Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,126 | 39.72% | -6.97%
| New Democratic | Harold J. Martell | 506 | 3.28% | -
Total  | 15,424 | -

Source(s)

Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Electoral History for Halifax West" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
2. ^ "Electoral History for Halifax Northwest" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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Nova Scotia provincial electoral districts

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* Annapolis
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* Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier
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* Clare
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* Colchester North
* Cole Harbour
* Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
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* Dartmouth East
* Dartmouth North
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* Digby-Annapolis
* Eastern Passage
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* Fairview-Clayton Park
* Glace Bay-Dominion
* Guysborough-Tracadie
* Halifax Armdale
* Halifax Atlantic
* Halifax Chebucto
* Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
* Halifax Needham
* Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
* Hants East
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* Inverness
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* Sydney-Membertou
* Timberlea-Prospect
* Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
* Victoria-The Lakes
* Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
* Yarmouth

Historic|

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* Argyle-Barrington
* Bedford
* Clare-Digby
* Preston-Dartmouth
* Queens-Shelburne

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* Argyle
* Cape Breton North
* Cape Breton Nova
* Cape Breton South
* Cape Breton West
* Clare
* Cole Harbour
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* Digby-Annapolis
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* Halifax Clayton Park
* Halifax Fairview
* Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
* Preston
* Queens
* Richmond
* Shelburne
* Truro-Bible Hill

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* Bedford-Fall River
* Cape Breton East
* Cape Breton The Lakes
* Dartmouth South
* Dartmouth-Cole Harbour
* Guysborough–Port Hawkesbury
* Halifax Bedford Basin
* Sackville-Beaver Bank
* Victoria

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* Annapolis East
* Annapolis West
* Colchester South
* Cumberland Centre
* Cumberland East
* Cumberland West
* Digby
* Guysborough
* Halifax Cornwallis
* Halifax Eastern Shore
* Halifax St. Margarets
* Inverness North
* Inverness South
* Lunenburg Centre
* Lunenburg East
* Sackville

to 1978:|

* Colchester
* Halifax Cobequid

to 1967:|

* Halifax Centre
* Halifax County Dartmouth
* Halifax East
* Halifax North
* Halifax Northwest
* Halifax South
* Halifax West

to 1956:|

* Kings

to 1949:|

* Cumberland
* Hants
* Pictou

to 1933:|

* Halifax
* Richmond and Cape Breton West

to 1925:|

* Cape Breton

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