Halifax Chebucto
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |||
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1967 | ||
| First contested | 1967 | ||
| Last contested | 2013 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 18,764 | ||
| Electors (2012) | 16,381 | ||
| Area (km²) | 5.00 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3,752.8 | ||
| Census divisions | Halifax County | ||
| Census subdivisions | Halifax Regional Municipality | ||
Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encompasses the neighbourhood known informally as West End, Halifax. The economy consists mostly of military employment from CFB Halifax as well as retail stores on Quinpool Road.
The riding is one of the few in the Province to have a long history of New Democratic Party (NDP) representation. Since 1967, when the riding was created, the riding has been represented by an NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) (Alexa McDonough followed by Howard Epstein) for 27 years (out of 46, or 59%, at the time of writing). However, in the 2013 election, the Liberal candidate, Joachim Stroink won, and now represents the riding in the House of Assembly.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
This riding has elected the following MLAs:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 62nd | 2013–Present | Joachim Stroink | Liberal | |
| 61st | 2009-2013 | Howard Epstein | New Democratic | |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | |||
| 59th | 2003-2006 | |||
| 58th | 1999-2003 | |||
| 57th | 1998-1999 | |||
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Jay Abbass | Liberal | |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Alexa McDonough | New Democratic | |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | |||
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | |||
| 52nd | 1978-1981 | Walter Fitzgerald | Liberal | |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | |||
| 50th | 1970-1974 | James L. Connolly | Liberal | |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | James H. Vaughan | Progressive Conservative | |
Election results
| Nova Scotia general election, 2013 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Joachim Stroink | 4,352 | 49.87 | ||
| New Democratic Party | Gregor Ash | 3,376 | 38.68 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Christine Dewell | 874 | 10.02 | ||
| Independent | Michael Marshall | 125 | 1.43 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 2009[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 4,446 | 56.47 | ||
| Liberal | Jane Spurr | 2,535 | 32.20 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | David Atchison | 544 | 6.91 | ||
| Green | Chris Hanlon | 348 | 4.42 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 4,216 | 54.15 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 1,720 | 22.09 | ||
| Liberal | Peter Verner | 1,481 | 19.02 | ||
| Green | Christopher Harborne | 369 | 4.74 | – | |
| Nova Scotia general election, 2003 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 3,682 | 44.04 | ||
| Liberal | Kenzie MacKinnon | 2,592 | 31.01 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Sandy Phillips | 1,983 | 23.72 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Scott Higgins | 103 | 1.23 | ||
| Nova Scotia general election, 1999 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| New Democratic Party | Howard Epstein | 3,159 | 37.69 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Sean Phillips | 2,811 | 33.54 | ||
| Liberal | Royden Trainer | 2,286 | 27.27 | ||
| Nova Scotia Party | Hilda M. Stevens | 126 | 1.50 | ||
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Coordinates: 44°38′31″N 63°36′32″W / 44.642°N 63.609°W