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 |
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| 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 Conservative | MCCLEAVE, Robert | 22,323 | ||||||
| Liberal | CREGAN, Alex J. | 13,488 | ||||||
| New Democratic | DEVANNEY, Burris | 1,718 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1972 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MCCLEAVE, Bob | 27,645 | ||||||
| Liberal | CASEY, Mary M. | 14,308 | ||||||
| New Democratic | AUBE, Donald | 5,530 | ||||||
| Not affiliated | BILEY, Barbara Joan | 135 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1974 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | MCCLEAVE, Bob | 25,563 | ||||||
| Liberal | OZARD, Bill | 18,308 | ||||||
| New Democratic | SHAW, Lloyd | 5,861 | ||||||
| Social Credit | KIRK, Robert | 204 | ||||||
| Marxist–Leninist | ANDSTEIN, Robert | 113 | ||||||
By-election On Mr. McCleave's resignation, 9 December 1977
| By-election on 16 October 1978 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | CROSBY, Howard | 18,767 | |||
| Liberal | MACINNIS, Ken | 10,161 | |||
| New Democratic | DOULL, Edgar Charles | 1,697 | |||
| Not affiliated | MORGAN, David | 355 | |||
See also
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