Halifax Regional Council
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Halifax Regional Council is the governing body for the Halifax Regional Municipality
in Nova Scotia
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In April 1996, the councils for the City of Halifax, the City of Dartmouth, Town of Bedford, and Municipality of the County of Halifax were dissolved when those municipalities were amalgamated into the new Halifax Regional Municipality. The Halifax Regional Council was formed at the time of the HRM's incorporation and consists of twenty-three councillors and one mayor.
Elections are held every four years on leap year
s. By-elections for council seats have been held in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2007 after some regional councillors were elected to the provincial legislature.
An examination of boundaries took place throughout 2003/04 upon which there was a redistribution of districts. The 2004 municipal election
saw the combination of two districts into one in Cole Harbour, as well as the creation of a new district in Clayton Park West.
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...
in 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...
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In April 1996, the councils for the City of Halifax, the City of Dartmouth, Town of Bedford, and Municipality of the County of Halifax were dissolved when those municipalities were amalgamated into the new Halifax Regional Municipality. The Halifax Regional Council was formed at the time of the HRM's incorporation and consists of twenty-three councillors and one mayor.
Elections are held every four years on leap year
Leap year
A leap year is a year containing one extra day in order to keep the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical or seasonal year...
s. By-elections for council seats have been held in 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2007 after some regional councillors were elected to the provincial legislature.
An examination of boundaries took place throughout 2003/04 upon which there was a redistribution of districts. The 2004 municipal election
Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2004
The 2004 municipal elections of the Halifax Regional Municipality took place on 16 October 2004. Elections have been held every four years since the amalgamation of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the town of Bedford and Halifax County into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
saw the combination of two districts into one in Cole Harbour, as well as the creation of a new district in Clayton Park West.
Members
| Councillor | District No. | Municipal District Area | Notes |
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| Peter J. Kelly | Mayor | ||
| Steve Streatch | 1 | Eastern Shore Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia) The Eastern Shore is a region of Nova Scotia Canada. It is the Atlantic coast running northeast from Halifax Harbour to the eastern end of the peninsula at the Strait of Canso.... - Musquodoboit Valley Musquodoboit Valley The Musquodoboit Valley is a Canadian valley and region in northeastern Halifax County Nova Scotia.Administratively located in the Halifax Regional Municipality's Musquodoboit Valley / Dutch Settlement planning area, the picturesque Musquodoboit River flows through the valley.The northeastern end... |
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| Barry Dalrymple | 2 | Waverley Waverley, Nova Scotia Waverley is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is located about 20 minutes from Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. It has a rich history in gold mining.-History:... - Fall River Fall River, Nova Scotia Fall River is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.It is located north of the Bedford Basin, northwest of Bedford, east of Lower Sackville and north and west of Waverley.... - Beaver Bank |
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| David Hendsbee | 3 | Preston Preston, Nova Scotia Preston is an area in central Nova Scotia, Canada in the Halifax Regional Municipality, located on Trunk 7. The population in 2006 was 2,360 including East Preston and North Preston.... - Lawrencetown Lawrencetown, Halifax County, Nova Scotia Lawrencetown is a Canadian rural community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality on Route 207. The settlement was established during Father Le Loutre's War.- History :... - Chezzetcook Head of Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia Head of Chezzetcock is a community on the Eastern Shore Marine Drive route of Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia. The Head of Chezzetcook area begins at the intersections of routes 7 and 207, near Porters Lake and West Chezzetcook, and continues along the Marine Drive to Gaetz Brook... |
Marine Drive - Valley - Canal Community Council Chair |
| Lorelei Nicoll | 4 | Cole Harbour Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia Cole Harbour is a Canadian suburban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is the hometown of Sidney Crosby.-Geography:... |
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| Gloria McCluskey | 5 | Dartmouth Centre Downtown Dartmouth Downtown Dartmouth is the main business, banking and government office core of the Dartmouth area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia... |
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| Darren Fisher | 6 | Dartmouth East - The Lakes Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial... |
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| Bill Karsten | 7 | Portland Portland Estates, Nova Scotia Portland Estates, as well as more recent Portland Hills is a community nestled in the eastern part of Dartmouth in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. It reaches from Eisener Blvd. in the west, all the way to Portland Hills in the east, and is located to the south of Portland Street... - East Woodlawn Woodlawn, Nova Scotia Woodlawn is an area of eastern Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia that is mainly residential and retail. It is situated within an area with Highway 111 on the west, Portland Street on the east and Main Street on the North side... |
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| Jackie Barkhouse | 8 | Woodside Woodside, Nova Scotia Woodside is an unincorporated lower to middle income urban community of Dartmouth, within the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. The community is divided into North Woodside and South Woodside. Woodside is home to two hospitals: the Dartmouth General Hospital and the Nova Scotia... - Eastern Passage Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia Eastern Passage is a Canadian urban community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.Located at the southeastern edge of Halifax Harbour, fronting the Atlantic Ocean, Eastern Passage derives its name from the narrow strait separating the mainland from McNabs Island and Lawlor Island, both... |
Elected in December 15 Special Election |
| Jim Smith | 9 Halifax Regional Municipality District 9 District 9 Albro Lake - Harbourview is one of 23 Halifax Regional Council districts of the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia . The area covers the former wards of 4 and 5 of the former city of Dartmouth and it includes the provincial electoral riding of Dartmouth North... |
Albro Lake Albro Lake, Nova Scotia Albro Lake is a neighbourhood in the north end of the community of Dartmouth in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.Albro Lake takes its name from the shallow freshwater lake of the same name. The lake was named after Samuel Albro, who first settled in the area in the 1740s with a group of... - Harbourview Harbourview, Nova Scotia Harbourview is a predominantly residential neighbourhood in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Located in central Dartmouth, it abuts the HRM Capital District and overlooks Halifax Harbour. The community is dominated by the Angus L... |
Harbour East Community Council Chair |
| Mary Wile | 10 | Clayton Park West Clayton Park, Nova Scotia Clayton Park is a Canadian suburban development in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality inside the city of Halifax.-Original development:... |
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| Jerry Blumenthal | 11 | Halifax North End North End, Halifax The North End of Halifax is a neighbourhood located in the urban core of Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality, occupying the northern part of the Halifax Peninsula.-Geography:... |
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| Dawn Sloane | 12 | Halifax Downtown Downtown Halifax Downtown Halifax is the city centre of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern-central portion of the Halifax Peninsula, on Halifax Harbour, it serves as the business, entertainment, and tourism hub of the region.- Municipal:... |
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| Sue Uteck | 13 | Northwest Arm Northwest Arm The Northwest Arm, originally named Sandwich River, is an inlet in eastern Canada off the Atlantic Ocean in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.-Geography:... - South End South End, Halifax The South End is a region of Halifax Regional Municipality, located on the southern half of the Halifax Peninsula in Halifax's urban centre. Quinpool Road is increasingly considered to be an arbitrary border between the South and North Ends, though Quinpool Road is also a part of the West End, and... and Sable Island Sable Island Sable Island is a small Canadian island situated 300 km southeast of mainland Nova Scotia in the Atlantic Ocean. The island is a year-round home to approximately five people... |
Peninsula Community Council Chair |
| Jennifer Watts | 14 | Connaught West End, Halifax The West End is a neighbourhood of Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located on the western half of the Halifax Peninsula. The West End is predominantly middle class with many blocks of tree-lined older residential streets. However, it is also home to many... - Quinpool Quinpool district The Quinpool District refers to a commercial district of Halifax, Nova Scotia, encompassing the eastern portion of Quinpool Road as well as the streets directly north and south of it... |
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| Russell Walker | 15 | Fairview - Clayton Park Clayton Park, Nova Scotia Clayton Park is a Canadian suburban development in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality inside the city of Halifax.-Original development:... |
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| Debbie Hum | 16 | Rockingham Rockingham, Nova Scotia Rockingham is a community located in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is part of a large suburban area along the western shore of Bedford Basin, north of Clayton Park and south of Bedford.-Geography:... - Wentworth |
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| Linda Mosher | 17 | Purcell's Cove Purcell's Cove, Nova Scotia Purcell's Cove is a community within the Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia Canada on the west side of Halifax Harbour from the Northwest Arm to Ferguson's Cove along Route 253 . The first 3 digits of the postal code in the area is B3P.-References:... - Armdale Armdale, Nova Scotia Armdale is a Canadian urban community located in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia.Situated at the head of the Northwest Arm, from which it derives its name, Armdale borders the southern part of an isthmus connecting the Halifax Peninsula with the larger Chebucto Peninsula.-History:The... |
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| Stephen Adams | 18 | Spryfield Spryfield, Nova Scotia Spryfield is a community in Mainland Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was founded about 1770, by Captain William Spry, who purchased land there and established the settlement with the aid of stationed soldiers from the nearby Halifax garrison... - Herring Cove Herring Cove, Nova Scotia Herring Cove is a Canadian suburban and fishing community in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Chebucto Peninsula, 15 kilometres south of Downtown Halifax... |
Chebucto Community Council Chair, Western Region Community Council Chair |
| Brad Johns | 19 | Sackville Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Lower Sackville is a suburban community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the urban area of Halifax .... - Lucasville |
North West Community Council Chair - Deputy Mayor |
| Bob Harvey | 20 | Lower Sackville Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia Lower Sackville is a suburban community located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is part of the urban area of Halifax .... |
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| Tim Outhit | 21 | Bedford Bedford, Nova Scotia Bedford is a community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It was an independent town from 1980-1996. Bedford lies on the northwestern end of Bedford Basin, an extension of the Halifax Harbour... |
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| Reg Rankin | 22 | Timberlea Timberlea, Nova Scotia Timberlea is a community located on the rural/suburban fringe of the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada, along the St. Margaret's Bay Rd , which extends from the Armdale Rotary to the Head of St. Margaret's Bay. It begins about 8 miles/13 km from downtown Halifax... - Prospect Prospect, Nova Scotia Prospect is a Canadian coastal community on the Chebucto Peninsula in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.It borders the Atlantic Ocean approximately 23 kilometers southwest of Halifax off the Prospect Road .... |
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| Peter Lund | 23 | Hammonds Plains - St. Margaret's St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia (administrative district) St. Margarets Bay is a Canadian administrative district in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality.It is a rural area located on the southwestern part of Halifax County comprising those communities in the county located on the eastern and northern shores of St. Margarets Bay through to the... |
See also
- Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2008Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2008Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2008The Halifax Regional Municipality is governed by a mayor and a twenty-three person council, who are elected by geographic district; municipal elections occur every four years...
for a complete list of candidates and results. - Halifax Regional Community CouncilHalifax Regional Community CouncilA Community Council in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality is a form of local government consisting of several councillors from the larger Halifax Regional Council....
- List of mayors of Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the Halifax Regional Municipality, from 1996–present.
- List of mayors of Halifax, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Halifax, from 1841 - 1996.
- List of mayors of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the City of Dartmouth, from 1873 - 1996.
- List of mayors of Bedford, Nova Scotia for a list of mayors for the Town of Bedford, from 1979 - 1996.
- List of wardens of Halifax County, Nova Scotia for a list of wardens for Halifax County, from 1879 - 1996.
- Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2004Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election, 2004The 2004 municipal elections of the Halifax Regional Municipality took place on 16 October 2004. Elections have been held every four years since the amalgamation of the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth, the town of Bedford and Halifax County into the Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...