2012 Halifax municipal election explained

The 2012 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 20, 2012 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 2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections.

In December 2011 it was decided by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board that the Halifax Regional Council be reduced in size from 23 districts to 16 districts,^[1] consequently forcing almost every district boundary in the HRM to be redrawn.^[2] Some incumbent councillors were forced to run against each other because of the redrawn districts.^[3]

Candidates and results

Candidates were officially nominated on September 11, 2012.^[4]

Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor

On February 22, 2012 incumbent Mayor Peter J. Kelly announced that he would not be running again for mayor in 2012, opting to finish his term because being mayor had taken a negative toll on his personal life.^[5]

District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East

By-election held January 23, 2016 to replace Fisher, who was elected to the House of Commons:

District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

External links

• HRM Elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Municipal Elections. Halifax Regional Municipality. 26 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522031952/http://www.halifax.ca/election/General.html. 22 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.
2. Web site: HRM electoral districts redrawn. CBC. 26 July 2012.
3. Web site: Boundary changes mean tough decisions for councillors. CBC. 26 July 2012.
4. Web site: Candidate Information. 2012 Municipal Election. Halifax Regional Municipality. 26 July 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522031550/http://www.halifax.ca/election/Candidate.html. 22 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Mayor Kelly not seeking re-election. CBC. 26 July 2012.