Halifax Needham

Template:Infobox Canada electoral district Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.

Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each of the three major political parties in Nova Scotia at different times. The riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in the Provincial Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, and Social Services.

When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley, who was unseated from his position as Liberal Minister of Supply and Services in 1998. Maureen MacDonald held the seat from 1998 until 2016. The seat is considered a reasonably safe seat for the NDP, though the 2013 election was close, amid a province-wide swing to the Liberals.

It was created in 1966 when Halifax North was divided into three districts, one of which was Halifax City North East. The district was renamed Halifax Needham in 1967. In 2003, it gained an area east of Citadel Hill from Halifax Citadel. In 2013, it lost the area south of Robie Street and east of Young Street to Halifax Chebucto and gained the area north of Bayers Road and east of Connaught Avenue from Halifax Chebucto.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Geography

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Election results

1967

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1970

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1981

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1984

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1988

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1998

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2013

2009 Nova Scotia general election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	5,013	67.24
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	1,632	21.89
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	491	6.59
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	319	4.28

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2013 Nova Scotia general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
New Democratic Party	Maureen MacDonald	3,392	43.99	-23.25
Liberal	Chris Poole	3,115	40.40	+18.51
Progressive Conservative	Mary D.S. Hamblin	834	10.82	+4.23
369	4.79	+0.51

2016 by-election

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August 30, 2016 by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
New Democratic Party	Lisa Roberts	2,519	50.97	+6.98
Liberal	Rod Wilson	1,662	33.63	-6.77
Progressive Conservative	Andy Arsenault	600	12.14	+1.32
161	3.26	-1.53

2021

2017 provincial election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
Template:Canadian party colour |	New Democratic	4,007	51.29
Template:Canadian party colour |	Liberal	2,220	28.42
Template:Canadian party colour |	Progressive Conservative	1,125	14.40
Template:Canadian party colour |	Green	460	5.89

External links

• 2006 Poll by Poll Results
• 2003 Poll by Poll Results
• 2003 riding profile
• 1999 Poll by Poll Results
• 1998 Poll by Poll Results
• Mauren MacDonald, MLA