Halifax—East Hants

Halifax—East Hants
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1966
District abolished 1976
First contested 1968
Last contested 1978 by-election

Halifax—East Hants was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants riding. It consisted of the Municipality of East Hants in the county of Hants, and parts of the county of Halifax and the city of Halifax.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Halifax—East Hants
Riding created from Colchester—Hants
28th  1968–1972     Robert McCleave Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1977
 1978–1979 Howard Edward Crosby
Riding dissolved into Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMCCLEAVE, Robert 22,323
LiberalCREGAN, Alex J. 13,488
New DemocraticDEVANNEY, Burris 1,718
Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMCCLEAVE, Bob 27,645
LiberalCASEY, Mary M. 14,308
New DemocraticAUBE, Donald 5,530
Not affiliatedBILEY, Barbara Joan 135
Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeMCCLEAVE, Bob 25,563
LiberalOZARD, Bill 18,308
New DemocraticSHAW, Lloyd 5,861
Social CreditKIRK, Robert 204
Marxist–LeninistANDSTEIN, Robert 113

By-election On Mr. McCleave's resignation, 9 December 1977

By-election on 16 October 1978
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCROSBY, Howard 18,767
LiberalMACINNIS, Ken 10,161
New DemocraticDOULL, Edgar Charles 1,697
Not affiliatedMORGAN, David 355

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