2016 Halifax municipal election explained

Election Name:2016 Halifax mayoral election
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Halifax municipal election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2020 Halifax municipal election
Next Year:2020
Election Date:October 15, 2016
Image1:File:Michael_Savage_at_2016_Halifax_International_Security_Forum_(cropped).jpg
Image1 Size:100
Nominee1:Mike Savage
Popular Vote1:61,875
Percentage1:68.43%
Color1:7CAC3C
Nominee2:Lil MacPherson
Popular Vote2:28,543
Percentage2:31.57%
Color2:C12F3A
Mayor
Before Election:Mike Savage
After Election:Mike Savage
Turnout:31.77%

The 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 15, 2016, to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections. School board elections were also on the ballot.

There are 16 districts in the large municipality.[1] On June 8, 2015, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved new boundaries for four of the districts.[2] Districts 9 and 11 swap an area of new development along Northwest Arm Drive called Long Lake Village. This neighbourhood moves from District 11 to District 9. Similarly, there is an exchange between Districts 13 and 14. A number of properties on Hammonds Plains Road in Lucasville move from District 14 to District 13.[3]

In 2015, two councillors, Barry Dalrymple and Jennifer Watts, announced they would not be re-offering in 2016.[4] Longtime councillor Gloria McCluskey followed suit in February 2016,[5] and in May another long-serving councillor, Reg Rankin said his current term would be his last.[6]

Candidates and results

District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley

The incumbent Barry Dalrymple did not re-offer.

District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage

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District 5: Dartmouth Centre

The incumbent Gloria McCluskey did not reoffer.

District 8: Peninsula North

The incumbent, Jennifer Watts did not re-offer in 2016.

District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West-Wedgewood

The incumbent Reg Rankin did not re-offer.wrong math

District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2012 Municipal Elections. Halifax Regional Municipality. 26 July 2012. 22 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522031952/http://www.halifax.ca/election/General.html. dead.
  2. Halifax Regional Municipality, Boundary Review page
  3. These changes were identified by comparing these maps (2014) with the maps contained in the NSUARB decision (June 2015)
  4. News: Bundale. Brett. Councillors, mayor weigh in on election plans. 14 June 2016. Halifax Herald. Halifax Herald Limited. September 26, 2015.
  5. News: CTV Atlantic. Gloria McCluskey announces retirement after 23 years in municipal politics. 23 June 2016. February 22, 2016. Bell Media. February 22, 2016.
  6. News: Boon. Jacob. Reg Rankin won’t re-offer in October’s municipal election . 15 June 2016. The Coast. May 20, 2016.
  7. http://www.halifax.ca/election/documents/2016CandidateList.pdf