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{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = Nova Scotia
| image               = Halifax Chebucto provincial electoral district.svg
| caption             = 
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 1967
| prov-election-first = 1967
| prov-election-last  = 2024
| prov-rep            = Krista Gallagher
| prov-rep-party      = NDP
| prov-rep-party-link = New Democratic
| demo-census-date    = 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021 |url=https://www.nshealth.ca/sites/nshealth.ca/files/finding_a_primary_care_provider_in_nova_scotia_report_july_2021.pdf |website=nshealth.ca |publisher=Nova Scotia Health Authority |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref>
| demo-pop            = 18939
| demo-electors       = 17,588<ref>{{cite web |title=Financial Return for Candidate; Summary of Election Expenses |url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/2017_ED26LiberalStroinkExp.pdf |website=electionsnovascotia.ca |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |access-date=13 March 2020}}</ref>
| demo-electors-date  = 2017
| demo-area           = 4.00
| demo-cd             = [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]
| demo-csd            = 
| warning             = no
}}

'''Halifax Chebucto''' is a provincial [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, that elects one member of the [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly]].

It is one of several ridings within the [[Halifax Regional Municipality]]. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as the [[West End, Halifax|West End]]. The economy consists mostly of military employment from [[CFB Halifax]], the Queen Elizabeth II Health Science's Centre as well as retail stores on [[Quinpool district|Quinpool Road]].

The riding is one of the few in the province to have a long history of [[New Democratic Party of Nova Scotia|New Democratic Party (NDP)]] representation. It been represented by an NDP [[Member of the Legislative Assembly|Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] for all but two terms since 1981. In the [[2013 Nova Scotia general election|2013 election]], the [[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate, [[Joachim Stroink]] was elected to represent the riding in the House of Assembly during the collapse of the NDP province-wide. However, the [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017 election]] saw the new leader of the NDP [[Gary Burrill]] elected, defeating Stroink after only one term.

The riding has produced two provincial NDP leaders, [[Alexa McDonough]] (who would go on to lead the federal NDP) and Burrill.

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
{{NS-MLA|}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Halifax Northwest<br/>Riding created from [[Halifax North]]}}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1956
 | ToYr = 1960
 | Assembly# = 46
 | RepName = Ronald Manning Fielding
 | NSParty = Liberal
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1960
 | ToYr = 1963
 | Assembly# = 47
 | RepName = Gordon H. Fitzgerald
 | NSParty = PC
 | RepTerms# = 2
 | PartyTerms# = 2
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1963
 | ToYr = 1967
 | Assembly# = 48
}}
{{NS-MLA nodata|Halifax Chebucto}}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1967
 | ToYr = 1970
 | Assembly# = 49
 | RepName = James H. Vaughan
 | NSParty = PC
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1970
 | ToYr = 1974
 | Assembly# = 50
 | RepName = James L. Connolly
 | NSParty = Liberal
 | PartyTerms# = 3
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr       = 1974
 | ToYr         = 1978
 | Assembly#    = 51
 | RepName = Walter Fitzgerald
 | RepTerms# = 2 
}}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr       = 1978
 | ToYr         = 1981
 | Assembly#    = 52
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr       = 1981
 | ToYr         = 1984
 | Assembly#    = 53
 | RepName = Alexa McDonough
 | NSParty = NDP
 | RepTerms# = 3
 | PartyTerms# = 3
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1984
 | ToYr = 1988
 | Assembly# = 54
}}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 1988
 | ToYr = 1993
 | Assembly# = 55
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1993
| ToYr = 1998
| Assembly# = 56
| RepName = Jay Abbass
| NSParty = Liberal
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1998
| ToYr = 1999
| Assembly# = 57
| RepName = Howard Epstein
| NSParty = NDP
| RepTerms# = 5
| PartyTerms# = 5
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 1999
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 58
}}
{{NS-MLA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2005
| Assembly# = 59
}}
{{NS-MLA row 
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2009
| Assembly# = 60
}}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 2009
 | ToYr = 2013
 | Assembly# = 61
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 2013
 | ToYr = 2017
 | Assembly# = 62
 | RepName = Joachim Stroink
 | NSParty = Liberal
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 2017
 | ToYr = 2021
 | Assembly# = 63
 | RepName = Gary Burrill
 | NSParty = NDP
 | RepTerms# = 2
 | PartyTerms# = 3
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 2021
 | ToYr = 2024
 | Assembly# = 64
 }}
{{NS-MLA row
 | FromYr = 2024
 | ToYr = 
 | Assembly# = 65
 | RepName = Krista Gallagher
}}
{{NS-MLA end}}

==Geography==

The land area of Halifax Chebucto is {{convert|4.00|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find Your Electoral District for the next Provincial General Election |url=https://enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca/edinfo55/Default.aspx?ED=28 |website=enstools.electionsnovascotia.ca |publisher=Elections Nova Scotia |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> With a population of 18,939 people as of 2016,<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding a Primary Care Provider in Nova Scotia - July 2021 |url=https://www.nshealth.ca/sites/nshealth.ca/files/finding_a_primary_care_provider_in_nova_scotia_report_july_2021.pdf |website=nshealth.ca |publisher=Nova Scotia Health Authority |access-date=18 July 2021}}</ref> the population density was approximately {{Pop density|18939|4|km2|sqmi|prec=1}}.

==Election results==
===2024===
{{2024 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Chebucto}}
===2021===
{{2021 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Chebucto}}

===2017===
{{2017 Nova Scotia general election/Halifax Chebucto}}

===2013===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2013|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}}
|[[Nova Scotia Liberal Party|Liberal]]
|[[Joachim Stroink]]
|align="right"|4,352 
|align="right"|49.87
|align="right"|
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|NDP|row}}
|[[Nova Scotia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]]
|Gregor Ash
|align="right"|3,376 
|align="right"|38.68
|align="right"| 
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}}
|[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia|Progressive Conservative]]
|Christine Dewell
|align="right"|874 
|align="right"|10.02
|align="right"|
|-
{{Canadian party colour|NS|Independent|row}}
|[[Independent (politician)#Canada|Independent]]
|Michael Marshall 
|align="right"|125 
|align="right"|1.43
|align="right"|
|-
|}

=== 2009 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2009|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Howard Epstein]]|4,446|56.47%|2.32%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Jane Spurr|2,535|32.20%|13.18%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|David Atchison|544|6.91%|-15.18%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Chris Hanlon|348|4.42%|-0.32%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,873|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

=== 2006 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2006|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Howard Epstein]]|4,216|54.15%|10.11%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Sean Phillips|1,720|22.09%|-1.63%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Peter Verner|1,481|19.02%|-11.98%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Green|Christopher Harborne|369|4.74%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|7,786|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

=== 2003 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|2003|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Howard Epstein]]|3,682|44.04%|6.36%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Kenzie MacKinnon|2,592|31.00%|3.73%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Sandy Phillips|1,983|23.72%|-9.82%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Scott Higgins|103|1.23%|-0.27%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,360|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1999 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1999|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Howard Epstein]]|3,159|37.69%|-8.96%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Sean Phillips|2,811|33.54%|15.70%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Royden Trainer|2,286|27.27%|-8.24%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Nova Scotia|Hilda M. Stevens|126|1.50%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,382|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1998 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1998|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Howard Epstein]]|4,158|46.65%|11.22%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Kenzie MacKinnon|3,165|35.51%|-0.91%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Sean Phillips|1,590|17.84%|-9.23%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,913|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1993 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1993|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Jay Abbass]]|3,906|36.42%|8.12%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Eileen O'Connell (politician)|Eileen O'Connell]]|3,800|35.43%|-0.55%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|J. Clair Callaghan|2,903|27.07%|-8.65%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Natural Law|Christopher Collrin|116|1.08%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|10,725|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf|date=1993|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1988 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1988|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Alexa McDonough]]|3,238|35.99%|-13.66%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|J. Clair Callaghan|3,214|35.72%|5.87%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Penny Doherty|2,546|28.30%|7.80%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,998|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Second General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201988.pdf|date=1988|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1984 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1984|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Alexa McDonough]]|4,374|49.65%|9.53%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Helen Gillis|2,630|29.85%|-5.18%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|Dan Clarke|1,806|20.50%|-4.35%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|8,810|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-First General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201984.pdf|date=1984|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1981 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1981|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|[[Alexa McDonough]]|3,886|40.12%|25.74%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[D. C. McNeil]]|3,394|35.04%|-6.31%}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Walter Fitzgerald (politician)|Walter Fitzgerald]]|2,407|24.85%|-19.43%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|9,687|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirteith General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf|date=1981|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1978 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1978|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Walter Fitzgerald (politician)|Walter Fitzgerald]]|3,998|44.28%|-9.19%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Margaret Stanbury|3,733|41.34%|10.52%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Donald F. Mielke|1,298|14.38%|-1.34%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|9,029|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf|date=1978|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1974 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1974|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[Walter Fitzgerald (politician)|Walter Fitzgerald]]|5,608|53.47%|3.08%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|Dennis Ashworth|3,233|30.82%|-7.52%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Burris Devanney|1,648|15.71%|4.44%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|10,489|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201974.pdf|date=1974|author=Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1970 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1970|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|[[James L. Connolly]]|5,276|50.39%|7.47%}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[James H. Vaughan]]|4,015|38.34%|-13.66%}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Burris Devanney|1,180|11.27%|6.19%}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|10,471|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201970.pdf|date=1970|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

=== 1967 ===
{{CANelec/top|NS|1967|Halifax Chebucto|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NS|PC|[[James H. Vaughan]]|5,154|52.01%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|Liberal|K. Peter Richard|4,253|42.92%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NS|NDP|Keith B. Jobson|503|5.08%|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total|9,910|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/source|hide=Source: {{cite web|url=https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/constituencies/pdfs/halifax_chebucto.pdf|title=Electoral History for Halifax Chebucto|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |date=2021 |website=nslegislature.ca}}<br/>{{cite book|title=Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns|url=https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201967.pdf|date=1967|author=Nova Scotia Legislature |publisher=Queen's Printer}}}}
{{end}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/026/ riding profile]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000142/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist26.pdf June 13, 2006 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election Poll By Poll Results]

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