Halifax West

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Halifax West
*Halifax-Ouest*
Canadian Federal electoral district
Halifax West in relation to the other Nova Scotia ridings.
Member of Parliament		Geoff Regan Liberal
Population (2001)	79 933
Electors (2006)	70 349
Area (km²)	564
Pop. density (per km²)	141.7
Riding created	1976, from Halifax—East Hants
Census divisions	Halifax
Subdivisions	Regional Municipalities: Halifax (Armdale, Bedford, Beechville, Hubley, Stillwater Lake, Timberlea)

Halifax West (French: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1979. Its population in 2001 was 79,933.

1 Demographics
2 Geography
3 History
- 3.1 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Demographics

Ethnic groups: 91.8% Caucasoid, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Arab, 1.0% South Asian
Languages: 90.0% English, 2.8% French, 6.6% Other
Religions: 43.0% Protestant, 39.8% Catholic, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Other Christian, 2.4% Jewish, 2.3% Muslim, 8.4% No affiliation
Average income: $32,372

[edit] Geography

The district includes the old town of Bedford, the west end of the former City 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 564 sq. km.

[edit] History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants riding.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Halifax—East Hants prior to 1979
31st	1979-1980	Howard Crosby	Progressive Conservative
32nd	1980-1984
33rd	1984-1988
34th	1988-1993
35th	1993-1997	Geoff Regan 1st term	Liberal
36th	1997-2000	Gordon Earle	New Democrat
37th	2000-2004	Geoff Regan 2nd term	Liberal
38th	2004-2006
39th	2006-

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 40th general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	N/A	N/A	N/A
	New Democrat	Tamara Lorincz	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Conservative	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
	Green	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total valid votes			N/A

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	21 818	49.36	+1.86
	New Democrat	Alan Hill	10 798	24.43	-3.52
	Conservative	Rakesh Khosla	10 184	23.04	+2.10
	Green	Thomas Trappenberg	1406	3.18	-0.43
Total valid votes			44 206

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	19 083	47.50	+8.29
	New Democrat	Bill Carr	11 228	27.95	-2.04
	Conservative	Ken MacPhee	8413	20.94	-9.52
	Green	Martin Willison	1452	3.61	Ø
Total valid votes			40 176

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	18 327	39.21	+8.32
	New Democrat	Gordon Earle	14 016	29.99	-4.64
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Cirtwill	9701	20.76	-2.70
	Canadian Alliance	Hilda Stevens	4531	9.70	-0.77
	Marxist-Leninist	Tony Seed	160	0.34	+0.19
Total valid votes			46 735

Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Gordon Earle	16 013	34.63	+26.23
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	14 284	30.89	-14.73
	Progressive Conservative	Heather Foley	10 848	23.46	-0.29
	Reform	Stephen Oickle	4843	10.47	-8.93
	Natural Law	John Runkle	179	0.39	-0.42
	Marxist-Leninist	Gary Zatzman	70	0.15	Ø
Total valid votes			46 237

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Geoff Regan	26 904	45.62	+7.01
	Progressive Conservative	Joel Matheson	14 005	23.75	-21.00
	Reform	Jim Donohue	11 439	19.40	Ø
	New Democrat	Sheila Richardson	4952	8.40	-7.85
	National	Kirby Judge	1201	2.04	Ø
	Natural Law	Bernard Gormley	475	0.81	Ø
Total valid votes			58 976

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Crosby	24 815	44.75	-9.53
	Liberal	Michael Kelly	21 409	38.61	+14.36
	New Democrat	Lois Wiseman	9011	16.25	-4.59
	Commonwealth	Bob Fulcher	217	0.39	Ø
Total valid votes			55 452

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Crosby	30 287	54.28	+14.31
	Liberal	Ben Prossin	13 529	24.25	-14.32
	New Democrat	Dennis Theman	11 626	20.84	-0.07
	Independent	Arthur Canning	355	0.64	+0.09
Total valid votes			55 797

Canadian federal election, 1980
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Crosby	19 195	39.97	-7.24
	Liberal	Dick Boyce	18 522	38.57	+3.85
	New Democrat	Dennis Theman	10 043	20.91	+3.73
	Independent	Arthur Canning	266	0.55	-0.02
Total valid votes			48 026

Canadian federal election, 1979
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Crosby	22 714	47.21	Ø
	Liberal	Dick Boyce	16 702	34.72	Ø
	New Democrat	Dennis Theman	8265	17.18	Ø
	Independent	Arthur Canning	275	0.57	Ø
	Not affiliated	David Morgan	152	0.32	Ø
Total valid votes			48 108

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Federal Ridings in Nova Scotia
Liberal	Cape Breton—Canso \| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour \| Halifax West \| Kings—Hants \| Sydney—Victoria \| West Nova
Conservative	Central Nova \| Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley \| South Shore—St. Margaret's
New Democrat	Halifax \| Sackville—Eastern Shore

Federal Ridings in Atlantic Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador	Avalon \| Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor \| Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte \| Labrador \| Random—Burin—St. George's \| St. John's East \| St. John's South—Mount Pearl
Prince Edward Island	Cardigan \| Charlottetown \| Egmont \| Malpeque
Nova Scotia	Cape Breton—Canso \| Central Nova \| Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley \| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour \| Halifax \| Halifax West \| Kings—Hants \| Sackville—Eastern Shore \| South Shore—St. Margaret's \| Sydney—Victoria \| West Nova
New Brunswick	Acadie—Bathurst \| Beauséjour \| Fredericton \| Fundy Royal \| Madawaska—Restigouche \| Miramichi \| Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe \| New Brunswick Southwest \| Saint John \| Tobique—Mactaquac