The 2024 Halifax municipal election will take place on 19 October 2024 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Members of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial will also be elected.
Councillors (elected by residents of each of the 16 electoral districts) and the mayor (elected at-large by all voters) are chosen using the first-past-the-post voting system. Each district elects one councillor; the candidate with the most votes wins. There are no political parties at the municipal level in Nova Scotia.
New electoral district boundaries come into effect for the 2024 election, replacing the boundaries that were used for the 2016 and 2020 elections, which first came into effect on 1 November 2016.[1]
On 19 October 2023, Bedford incumbent Tim Outhit (District 16) announced that he would not re-offer. Outhit was first elected in 2008.[2]
Speaking on CityNews 95.7 radio on 15 January 2024, peninsula councillors Waye Mason (District 7) and Lindell Smith (District 8) both stated that they would not re-offer. Smith said he had always intended to serve two terms, while Mason stated that he was considering a mayoral bid should Mayor Savage decide not to reoffer.[3]
On 13 February 2024, Mike Savage announced that he would not run for a fourth term as mayor. Savage was first elected in 2012.[4] [5]
Incumbent Mike Savage will not run for re-election.[4]
In May 2024, councillor Pam Lovelace announced she would run for mayor.[6]
On 3 July 2024, Halifax MP Andy Fillmore announced his candidacy for the position.[7]
Rumoured candidates include incumbent regional councillor Waye Mason.[8]
Incumbent councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon plans to re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor David Hendsbee plans to re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Becky Kent plans to re-offer.[9]
The incumbent councillor is Trish Purdy, who was first elected in 2020. It is not yet known whether she will re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Sam Austin plans to re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Tony Mancini plans to re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Waye Mason will not re-offer, but stated in January 2024 that he was considering running for mayor.[3]
Incumbent councillor Lindell Smith will not re-offer.[3]
Incumbent councillor Shawn Cleary will not re-offer.[9]
The incumbent councillor, Kathryn Morse, is considering re-offering.[9]
The incumbent councillor, Patty Cuttell, is considering re-offering.[9]
The incumbent councillor, Iona Stoddard, is considering re-offering.[9]
Incumbent councillor Pam Lovelace will not re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Lisa Blackburn will not re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Paul Russell plans to re-offer.[9]
Incumbent councillor Tim Outhit will not re-offer.[2]