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Halifax Needham

Halifax Needham
Nova Scotia electoral district
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Location of Halifax Needham in the Metro Halifax area
Coordinates: Coordinates: 44°39′48″N 63°36′00″W / 44.6632°N 63.600°W / 44.6632; -63.600
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Nova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lisa Roberts
New Democratic
District created 1967
Last contested 2016
Demographics
Population (2011) 20,192
Electors (2016) 15,270
Area (km²) 6.00
Pop. density (per km²) 3,365.3
Census divisions Halifax RM
Census subdivisions Halifax

Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.

Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each of the three major political parties in Nova Scotia at different times. The riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris served as a Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in the Provincial Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries, and Social Services.

When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley, who was unseated from his position as Liberal Minister of Supply and Services in 1998. Maureen MacDonald held the seat from 1998 until 2016. The seat was once considered a safe seat for the NDP, though the 2013 election was close, amid a province-wide swing to the Liberals.

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:


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