Halifax West Explained

Province:	Nova Scotia
Fed-Status:	active
Fed-District-Number:	12006
Fed-Created:	1976
Fed-Election-First:	1979
Fed-Election-Last:	2021
Fed-Rep:	Lena Diab
Fed-Rep-Party:	Liberal
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:	Liberal Party of Canada
Demo-Pop-Ref:	^[1]
Demo-Area-Ref:	^[2]
Demo-Census-Date:	2021
Demo-Pop:	111944
Demo-Electors:	78839
Demo-Electors-Date:	2021
Demo-Area:	227.31
Demo-Cd:	Halifax
Demo-Csd:	Halifax

Halifax West (French: '''Halifax-Ouest''') is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944.

Demographics

From the 2016 censusEthnic groups:

• White

90.8%

• Black

2.7%

• Arab

2.4%

• South Asian

1.5%

• Other: 2.6%

Languages:

• English

89.5%

• French

2.6%

• Arabic

2.4%

• Chinese

0.8%

• Korean

0.5%

• Other: 4.2%

Religions:

• Protestant

43.0%

• Catholic

39.8%

• Jewish

2.4%

• Muslim

2.3%

• Other Christian: 1.4%
• Christian Orthodox: 1.1%
• No religious affiliation: 8.4%

Education:

• No certificate, diploma or degree: 16.1%
• High school certificate: 22.4%
• Apprenticeship or trade certificate or diploma: 9.1%
• Community college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma: 19.1%
• University certificate or diploma: 33.2%

Median Age:

• 38.0

Median total income:

• $29,849

Average total income:

• $37,831

Median household income:

• $59,335

Average household income:

• $72,291

Median family income:

• $73,643

Average family income:

• $85,379

Unemployment:

• 5.9%

Geography

The district includes the communities of Bedford, the west end of Halifax, and an area that extends to the community of Upper Hammonds Plains in the north, Tantallon in the west and Terence Bay in the south. The area is 227.31km2.

History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants riding. This riding lost territory to South Shore—St. Margarets as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

2021

2021 federal election redistributed results^[3]
Party		Vote	%
			21,758	47.55
			11,895	26.00
			9,858	21.55
			1,121	2.45
			1,054	2.30
		Others	68	0.15

2015

2011 federal election redistributed results^[4]
Party		Vote	%
			14,824	37.27
			12,005	30.18
			11,318	28.45
			1,632	4.10

2004

2000 federal election redistributed results
Party		Vote	%
			14,289	40.95
			9,797	28.07
			7,412	21.24
			3,126	8.96
		Others	273	0.78

1979

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Notes

External links

• Riding history for Halifax West (1976–) from the Library of Parliament
• Official Site of Geoff Regan, MP, Halifax West

Notes and References

1. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table . Statistics Canada . 21 February 2022.
2. Web site: Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table . Statistics Canada . 21 February 2022.
3. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
4. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1853 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections