# Halifax (provincial electoral district)

Halifax was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected three, and then five members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1933, at which point Halifax County was divided into five separate electoral districts: Halifax South, Halifax Centre, Halifax North, Halifax East and Halifax West.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

From 1867 to 1916, Halifax elected three members to the Legislative Assembly. From 1916 to 1933, it elected five members.
Halifax County elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly.
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 39th | 1930–1933 | George Henry Murphy | Liberal-Conservative | Angus MacDonald Morton | Liberal-Conservative |
| 39th | 1928–1930 | John Francis Mahoney | Liberal-Conservative | Gordon B. Isnor | Liberal |
| 39th | 1928–1930 | John Francis Mahoney | Liberal-Conservative | Edward Joseph Cragg | Liberal |
| 39th | 1928–1930 | John Francis Mahoney | Liberal-Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | Liberal-Conservative |
| 38th | 1925–1928 | John Francis Mahoney | Liberal-Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | Liberal-Conservative |
| 38th | 1925–1928 | John Archibald Walker | Liberal-Conservative | William Drysdale Piercey | Liberal-Conservative |
| 38th | 1925–1928 | John Archibald Walker | Liberal-Conservative | Alexander Montgomerie | Liberal-Conservative |
| 37th | 1923–1925 | Walter J. A. O'Hearn | Liberal | John Brown Douglas | Liberal |
| 37th | 1920–1923 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | John Brown Douglas | Liberal |
| 37th | 1920–1923 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | Adam Dunlap Burris | Liberal |
| 37th | 1920–1923 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | Henry Gibson Bauld | Liberal |
| 37th | 1920–1923 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | John L. Connolly | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | John L. Connolly | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | Henry Gibson Bauld | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | Hector MacInnes | Liberal-Conservative |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | Liberal |
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1911–1916 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | Liberal | Fullton Johnson Logan | Liberal |
| 34th | 1906–1911 | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | Liberal | David McPherson | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1901–1906 | Michael Edwin Keefe | Liberal | George Mitchell | Liberal | David McPherson | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1900–1901 | Michael Edwin Keefe | Liberal | George Mitchell | Liberal | David McPherson | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1897–1900 | William Bernard Wallace | Liberal | George Mitchell | Liberal | David McPherson | Liberal |
| 31st | 1896–1897 | William Bernard Wallace | Liberal | William Anderson Black | Liberal-Conservative | William Roche | Liberal |
| 31st | 1894–1896 | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | William Anderson Black | Liberal-Conservative | William Roche | Liberal |
| 30th | 1890–1894 | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | Liberal | William Roche | Liberal |
| 29th | 1886–1890 | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | Liberal | William Roche | Liberal |
| 28th | 1882–1886 | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | Liberal | William D. Harrington | Liberal-Conservative |
| 27th | 1879–1882 | John F. Stairs | Liberal-Conservative | John Pugh | Liberal-Conservative | William D. Harrington | Liberal-Conservative |
| 27th | 1878–1879 | Charles J. Macdonald | Liberal-Conservative | John Pugh | Liberal-Conservative | William D. Harrington | Liberal-Conservative |
| 26th | 1874–1878 | Philip Carteret Hill | Liberal | Edward Farrell | Liberal | Donald Archibald | Liberal |
| 25th | 1873–1874 | John Taylor | Liberal | John Flinn | Liberal | Donald Archibald | Liberal |
| 25th | 1871–1873 | William Garvie | Liberal | John Flinn | Liberal | Donald Archibald | Liberal |
| 24th | 1870–1871 | Philip Carteret Hill | Confederation Party | James Cochran | Anti-Confederation Party | Henry Balcom | Anti-Confederation Party |
| 24th | 1867–1870 | Jeremiah Northup | Anti-Confederation Party | James Cochran | Anti-Confederation Party | Henry Balcom | Anti-Confederation Party |

## Election results
### 1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Jeremiah Northup | 2,386 | 17.64% |
| | Liberal | James Cochran | 2,366 | 17.49% |
| | Liberal | Henry Balcom | 2,364 | 17.48% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Philip Carteret Hill | 2,152 | 15.91% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | S. Tobin | 2,129 | 15.74% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | G. McLeod | 2,129 | 15.74% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,526 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Garvie | 2,752 | 17.66% |
| | Liberal | John Flinn | 2,704 | 17.35% |
| | Liberal | Donald Archibald | 2,693 | 17.28% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Philip Carteret Hill | 2,497 | 16.02% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. B. Daly | 2,492 | 15.99% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. Geddes | 2,448 | 15.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,586 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Philip Carteret Hill | 2,862 | 20.88% |
| | Liberal | Donald Archibald | 2,853 | 20.81% |
| | Liberal | Edward Farrell | 2,709 | 19.76% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Sedgewick | 1,837 | 13.40% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | W. J. Almon | 1,818 | 13.26% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. J. Griffin | 1,630 | 11.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,709 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles James MacDonald | 3,375 | 18.55% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William D. Harrington | 3,353 | 18.43% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Pugh | 3,135 | 17.23% |
| | Liberal | Philip Carteret Hill | 2,866 | 15.76% |
| | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | 2,739 | 15.06% |
| | Liberal | Donald Archibald | 2,722 | 14.96% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,190 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William D. Harrington | 2,737 | 17.76% |
| | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | 2,591 | 16.82% |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 2,554 | 16.58% |
| | Liberal | J. G. Foster | 2,543 | 16.50% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Pugh | 2,508 | 16.28% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. F. L. Parsons | 2,475 | 16.06% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,408 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 4,042 | 19.76% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Roche | 3,931 | 19.21% |
| | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | 3,822 | 18.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William D. Harrington | 2,981 | 14.57% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. N. Lyons | 2,866 | 14.01% |
| | Liberal | John Y. Payzant | 2,816 | 13.76% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,458 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 5,036 | 18.86% |
| | Liberal | William Roche | 4,828 | 18.08% |
| | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | 4,752 | 17.79% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | H. McDonald Henry | 4,219 | 15.80% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | P. O'Mullin | 3,946 | 14.77% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. J. Stewart | 3,928 | 14.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,709 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 4,795 | 17.88% |
| | Liberal | William Roche | 4,651 | 17.35% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Anderson Black | 4,570 | 17.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | James Morrow | 4,406 | 16.43% |
| | Liberal | Michael Joseph Power | 4,373 | 16.31% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | T. W. Walsh | 4,019 | 14.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,814 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George M. Mitchell | 5,312 | 18.09% |
| | Liberal | David McPherson | 5,307 | 18.07% |
| | Liberal | William Bernard Wallace | 5,101 | 17.37% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Miner T. Foster | 4,754 | 16.19% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Fitzwilliam Stairs | 4,563 | 15.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | T. W. Walsh | 4,325 | 14.73% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,362 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David McPherson | 5,049 | 17.89% |
| | Liberal | George M. Mitchell | 4,955 | 17.56% |
| | Liberal | Michael Edwin Keefe | 4,840 | 17.15% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Adam Brown Crosby | 4,707 | 16.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | G. M. Campbell | 4,487 | 15.90% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. J. Stewart | 4,185 | 14.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,223 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David McPherson | 5,550 | 19.23% |
| | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | 5,475 | 18.97% |
| | Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 5,372 | 18.62% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | C. M. Campbell | 4,423 | 15.33% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | W. M. Sedgewick | 4,093 | 14.18% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | W. F. O'Connor | 3,943 | 13.66% |
| Total | Total | Total | 28,856 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Fulton Johnson Logan | 6,142 | 17.74% |
| | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | 6,120 | 17.68% |
| | Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 5,836 | 16.86% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick P. Bligh | 5,187 | 14.98% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Nelson R. Smith | 4,825 | 13.94% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. C. O'Mullin | 3,937 | 11.37% |
| | Labour | John T. Joy | 2,575 | 7.44% |
| Total | Total | Total | 34,622 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry Bauld | 6,855 | 10.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hector MacInnes | 6,735 | 10.36% |
| | Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 6,703 | 10.31% |
| | Liberal | George Everett Faulkner | 6,606 | 10.16% |
| | Liberal | John L. Connolly | 6,545 | 10.06% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John W. Regan | 6,387 | 9.82% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Felix P. Quinn | 6,370 | 9.79% |
| | Liberal | John Brown Douglas | 6,359 | 9.78% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | E. F. Williams | 6,266 | 9.63% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick P. Bligh | 6,213 | 9.55% |
| Total | Total | Total | 65,039 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Henry Bauld | 6,554 | 10.01% |
| | Liberal | Robert Emmett Finn | 6,285 | 9.60% |
| | Liberal | John Brown Douglas | 6,057 | 9.25% |
| | Liberal | Adam Dunlap Burris | 5,936 | 9.07% |
| | Liberal | John L. Connolly | 5,817 | 8.89% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John B. Archibald | 4,045 | 6.18% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert A. Brenton | 3,860 | 5.90% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick W. Stevens | 3,642 | 5.56% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Francis A. Gillis | 3,595 | 5.49% |
| | United Farmers | Joseph S. Wallace | 3,409 | 5.21% |
| | Labour | Ronald A. McDonald | 3,369 | 5.15% |
| | Labour | Patrick J. Healy | 3,336 | 5.07% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Edward L. Power | 3,236 | 4.94% |
| | United Farmers | Peter McN. Kuhn | 3,165 | 4.83% |
| | Labour | John D. McKenzie | 3,157 | 4.23% |
| Total | Total | Total | 65,463 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | 15,985 | 13.23% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Alexander Montgomerie | 15,952 | 13.20% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Francis Mahoney | 15,899 | 13.16% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Archibald Walker | 15,679 | 12.97% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Drysdale Piercey | 15,672 | 12.97% |
| | Liberal | Joseph Richard Murphy | 8,291 | 6.86% |
| | Liberal | John G. MacDougall | 8,256 | 6.83% |
| | Liberal | John Brown Douglas | 7,905 | 6.54% |
| | Liberal | Henry Bauld | 7,900 | 6.54% |
| | Liberal | Walter Joseph O'Hearn | 7,872 | 6.51% |
| | Labour | Walter Mosher | 571 | 0.47% |
| | Labour | Robert Daw | 480 | 0.40% |
| | Labour | Alban L. Breen | 392 | 0.32% |
| Total | Total | Total | 120,854 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Francis Mahoney | 11,589 | 10.41% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Benjamin Isnor | 11,357 | 10.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | 11,298 | 10.15% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Angus MacDonald Morton | 11,273 | 10.13% |
| | Liberal | Edward Joseph Cragg | 11,215 | 10.08% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick P. Bligh | 11,082 | 9.96% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Archibald Walker | 11,076 | 9.95% |
| | Liberal | Thomas J. Byrne | 10,939 | 9.83% |
| | Liberal | Bernard W. Russell | 10,855 | 9.76% |
| | Liberal | William J. Kennedy | 10,591 | 9.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 111,275 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||