Halifax Cobequid Explained

Halifax Cobequid was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1956 as Halifax Northwest from part of the former district of Halifax West. In 1966, the district was renamed Halifax County North West, and the following year, in 1967 it was renamed Halifax Cobequid.[1] It existed until 1978, when it was redistributed into four new districts: Sackville, Halifax Bedford Basin, Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and Cole Harbour.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

The electoral district was represented by the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
46th1956-1960Ronald Manning FieldingLiberal
47th1960-1963Gordon H. FitzgeraldProgressive Conservative
48th1963-1967
49th1967-1970
50th1970-1974   George RileyLiberal
51st1974-1978   George DoucetLiberal

Election results

1974

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Electoral History for Halifax Northwest. October 30, 2013. Nova Scotia Legislature. April 4, 2019.
  2. http://nslegislature.ca/pdfs/about/ConstituencyHistories/colchester-musquodoboit%20valley.pdf "Electoral History for Halifax Cobequid"