Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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Halifax West in relation to other Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal |
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District created | 1976 | ||
First contested | 1979 | ||
Last contested | 2015 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016) | 96,255 | ||
Electors (2015) | 70,089 | ||
Area (km²) | 227 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 424 | ||
Census divisions | Halifax | ||
Census subdivisions | 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 2011 was 87,275.
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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 564 km2.
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.
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
Changes for the Canadian Alliance from 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.