# Lisa Roberts (politician)

Lisa Roberts is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on August 30, 2016. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Needham as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party until 2021.
She was re-elected in the 2017 provincial election.
Roberts announced in February 2021 that she would seek nomination as the NDP candidate for Halifax in the next federal election, but continue her role as MLA until either the next federal or provincial election, whichever came first. She represented the NDP in the 2021 federal election but finished second, behind Andy Fillmore of the Liberal Party. In November 2023, Roberts was again nominated as the NDP candidate for Halifax in the next federal election.
Before entering politics, Roberts had been executive director of Veith House, and a journalist with CBC Radio’s Information Morning in Halifax. She has been involved in several Halifax community initiatives, like the community garden on Needham Hill.

## Electoral record
### Federal

vte2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Liberal | Andy Fillmore | 21,905 | 42.74 | +0.27 | $103,501.55 |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 20,347 | 39.70 | +9.66 | $90,503.01 |
| | Conservative | Cameron Ells | 6,601 | 12.88 | +1.30 | $2,924.56 |
| | Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 1,128 | 2.20 | –12.17 | $12,448.57 |
| | People's | B. Alexander Hébert | 1,069 | 2.09 | +0.95 | $3,500.64 |
| | Communist | Katie Campbell | 198 | 0.39 | – | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,248 | 99.38 | | $108,761.04 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 322 | 0.62 | –0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,570 | 66.06 | –6.96 |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | Registered voters | 78,065 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | –4.70 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||

### Provincial

2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Needham :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 3,880 | 51.36 | +0.43 |
| | Liberal | Melinda Daye | 2,075 | 27.47 | -6.13 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Matthew Donahoe | 1,135 | 15.02 | +2.86 |
| | Green | Andrew Jamieson | 465 | 6.15 | +2.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,555 | 99.42 | -0.16 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 44 | 0.58 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,599 | 46.16 | +13.66 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,558 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | |
Nova Scotia provincial by-election, August 30, 2016: Halifax Needham Resignation of Maureen MacDonald :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 2,519 | 50.97 | +6.98 |
| | Liberal | Rod Wilson | 1,662 | 33.63 | -6.77 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Andy Arsenault | 600 | 12.14 | +1.32 |
| | Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 161 | 3.26 | -1.53 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,942 | 99.58 | +0.50 |
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 21 | 0.42 | -0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,963 | 32.50 | -17.93 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 15,270 |
| | New Democratic hold | New Democratic hold | Swing | Swing | +6.87 |