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Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in Halifax

Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia

Halifax Regional Municipality is the capital of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Regional Municipality had a 2006 census population of 372,679, while the metropolitan area had a 2010 estimated population of 403,188, and the urban area of Halifax had a population of 282,924...

, Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.

The current Member of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

is Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Needham for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. She was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009...

of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party

The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing...

.

Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each major political party in Nova Scotia at different times, the riding was once the home of Liberal

Liberal Party of Nova Scotia

The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...

Premier Gerald Regan

Gerald Regan

Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....

before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris

Edmund L. Morris

Edmund Leverett Morris was a Canadian politician, broadcaster and university administrator.Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Morris attended school at Saint Mary's Boys School. After graduating high school, he pursued an undergraduate and graduate degree in political science from Dalhousie University...

for the majority of the 1980s. Morris once served as an Member of Parliament

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker

John Diefenbaker

John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963...

before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries and Community Services.

When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerry O'Malley

Gerry O'Malley

Gerry O'Malley was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1967 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Needham as a member of the Liberals....

. Liberal Minister of Supply and Services Gerry O'Malley was unseated in 1998. Maureen MacDonald has held the seat since 1998 and this seat is now considered a safe seat for the NDP.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature	Years		Party
61st 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia is the current assembly of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that was determined in the 2009 Nova Scotia election.The first session of the General Assembly last between 25 June 2009 to 25 March 2010...	2009-Present	Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Halifax Needham for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. She was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009...	New Democratic
60th 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009. Its membership was determined in the 2006 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia led by Rodney MacDonald formed a minority government....	2006-2009
59th 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 2003 to 2006, its membership being set in the 2003 Nova Scotia election. No party held a majority of the seats, but the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most and thus formed a minority...	2003-2006
58th 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2003, its membership being set in the 1999 Nova Scotia election. The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, under John Hamm, held the most seats and thus formed the government.-Division of seats:-List of...	1999-2003
57th 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between March 24, 1998 and June 18, 1999, its membership being set in the 1998 Nova Scotia general election...	1998-1999
56th 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between May 25, 1993 and February 12, 1998, its membership being set in the 1993 Nova Scotia general election. The Liberals led by John Savage formed the government...	1993-1998	Gerry O'Malley Gerry O'Malley Gerry O'Malley was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1967 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Needham as a member of the Liberals....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
55th 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between September 6, 1988 and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election...	1988-1993
54th 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between November 6, 1984 and July 30, 1988, its membership being set in the 1984 Nova Scotia general election.-Division of seats:...	1984-1988	Edmond L. Morris	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the "Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia", is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada....
53rd	1981-1984
52nd 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between October 6, 1981 and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M...	1980-1981
	1978-1980	Gerald Regan Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....	Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government...
51st 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1974 and August 12, 1978.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1974 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1974-1978
50th 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1970 and February 23, 1974.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1970 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1970-1974
49th 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia The 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1967 and September 5, 1970.-Division of seats:There were 46 members of the General Assembly, elected in the 1967 Nova Scotia general election.-List of members:...	1967-1970

Election results

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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Kris MacLellan
|align="right"|375
|align="right"|4.77
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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

Green Party of Nova Scotia

The Green Party of Nova Scotia is a green political party in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It received official party status in the province in April, 2006...

|Amanda Myers
|align="right"|333
|align="right"|4.55
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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

Nova Scotia Party

The Nova Scotia Party was a populist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada, led by Jack Fris of Lawrencetown Beach, Brian Hurlburt of Yarmouth County, and finally Gerry Rodgers of Halifax....

|Blair Baxter
|align="right"|116
|align="right"|1.57
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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

|align="right"|3525
|align="right"|44.95
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|Progressive Conservative
|Linda Carvery
|align="right"|2185
|align="right"|27.86
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|Liberal
|Mike Rogers
|align="right"|1970
|align="right"|25.12
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|Nova Scotia Party
|Scott Higgins
|align="right"|162
|align="right"|2.07
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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

|align="right"|4837
|align="right"|58.5
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|Liberal
|Gerry O'Malley
|align="right"|2506
|align="right"|30.3
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|Progressive Conservative
|Atho Kartsaklis
|align="right"|924
|align="right"|11.2
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|Liberal
|Gerry O'Malley
|align="right"|4527
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|New Democratic Party
|Innis MacDonald
|align="right"|3555
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|Progressive Conservative
|Ron Walker Milsom
|align="right"|1852
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|Natural Law Party

Natural Law Party

The Natural Law Party was a transnational party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was active in up to 74 countries, and ran candidates in at least ten. Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U.S. states.The NLP viewed "natural law" as...

|Ian Temple
|align="right"|85
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|Liberal
|Gerry O'Malley
|align="right"|3469
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|New Democratic Party
|Maureen MacDonald

Maureen MacDonald

|align="right"|2693
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Randy Dewell
|align="right"|2116
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|Progressive Conservative
|Edmund Morris

Edmund L. Morris

Maureen MacDonald

Walter Fitzgerald (politician)

Walter Ronald Fitzgerald is a retired Canadian politician. He served as mayor ofHalifax, Nova Scotia from 1971 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1996, and was the first mayor of the amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality from 1996 to 2000. In the election of...

Labour candidates and parties in Canada

There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s...

|Bernice Kaizer
|align="right"|44
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|Progressive Conservative
|Edmund Morris

Edmund L. Morris

|align="right"|3300
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|Liberal
|Dan Clarke
|align="right"|2801
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|align="right"|
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|New Democratic Party
|Phil Davis
|align="right"|2572
|align="right"|
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|Progressive Conservative
|Edmund Morris

Edmund L. Morris

|align="right"|2618
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|Liberal
|Dan Clarke
|align="right"|2592
|align="right"|
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|New Democratic Party
|Burnley "Rocky" Jones
|align="right"|700
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|}
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|Liberal
|Gerald Regan

Gerald Regan

Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....

|align="right"|3553
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|Progressive Conservative
|Pat Curran
|align="right"|3416
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|New Democratic Party
|James "Dusty" Miller
|align="right"|1222
|align="right"|
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|}
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|Liberal
|Gerald Regan

Gerald Regan

Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....

|align="right"|4364
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|Progressive Conservative
|James H. Vaughan
|align="right"|1854
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|New Democratic Party
|Martin Dolin
|align="right"|879
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|Liberal
|Gerald Regan

Gerald Regan

Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978....

|align="right"|4514
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|MacKeen
|align="right"|2887
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|Sinclair
|align="right"|392
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|Liberal
|Gerald A. Regan
|align="right"|3354
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|Cecil Moore
|align="right"|3252
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|Buddy Daye

Buddy Daye

Delmore W. Daye was a Canadian boxer and community activist from Nova Scotia.Born in New Glasgow, Daye moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia some time later.As a young man Daye was a merchant mariner....

|align="right"|355
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