# 2016 Halifax municipal election

The 2016 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 15, 2016, to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the 2016 Nova Scotia municipal elections. School board elections were also on the ballot.
There are 16 districts in the large municipality. On June 8, 2015, the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved new boundaries for four of the districts. Districts 9 and 11 swap an area of new development along Northwest Arm Drive called Long Lake Village. This neighbourhood moves from District 11 to District 9. Similarly, there is an exchange between Districts 13 and 14. A number of properties on Hammonds Plains Road in Lucasville move from District 14 to District 13.
In 2015, two councillors, Barry Dalrymple and Jennifer Watts, announced they would not be re-offering in 2016. Longtime councillor Gloria McCluskey followed suit in February 2016, and in May another long-serving councillor, Reg Rankin said his current term would be his last.

## Candidates and results
### Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor

HRM Total Population, 2011 Census: 390,096 :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Mike Savage (X) | Mike Savage (X) | 61,875 | 68.43 |
| Lil MacPherson | Lil MacPherson | 28,543 | 31.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 90,418 | |

### District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley

The incumbent Barry Dalrymple did not re-offer.
Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Steve Streatch | Steve Streatch | 2,245 | 37.94 |
| Cathy Deagle-Gammon | Cathy Deagle-Gammon | 1,790 | 30.25 |
| Trevor Lawson | Trevor Lawson | 1,064 | 17.98 |
| Colin Castle | Colin Castle | 395 | 6.68 |
| Steve Sinnott | Steve Sinnott | 263 | 4.44 |
| Alison McNair | Alison McNair | 160 | 2.70 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,917 | |

### District 2: Preston - Porters Lake - Eastern Shore

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| David Hendsbee (X) | David Hendsbee (X) | 3,262 | 49.62 |
| Gail McQuarrie | Gail McQuarrie | 1,980 | 30.12 |
| Shelley Fashan | Shelley Fashan | 1,090 | 16.58 |
| Sydnee L. McKay | Sydnee L. McKay | 242 | 3.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 6,574 | |

### District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Bill Karsten (Incumbent) (Acclaimed) | Bill Karsten (Incumbent) (Acclaimed) | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### District 4: Cole Harbour - Westphal

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Lorelei Nicoll (Incumbent) (Acclaimed) | Lorelei Nicoll (Incumbent) (Acclaimed) | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### District 5: Dartmouth Centre

The incumbent Gloria McCluskey did not reoffer.
Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Sam Austin | Sam Austin | 2,371 | 30.59 |
| Tim Rissesco | Tim Rissesco | 1,672 | 21.57 |
| Kate Watson | Kate Watson | 1,583 | 20.42 |
| Derrek Vallis | Derrek Vallis | 1,068 | 13.78 |
| Ned Milburn | Ned Milburn | 507 | 6.54 |
| Gabriel Enxuga | Gabriel Enxuga | 335 | 4.32 |
| Warren Wesson | Warren Wesson | 173 | 2.23 |
| Adam Bowes | Adam Bowes | 43 | 0.55 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 7,752 | |

### District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Tony Mancini (X) | Tony Mancini (X) | 3,565 | 64.19 |
| Carlos Beals | Carlos Beals | 1,989 | 35.81 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,554 | |

### District 7: Peninsula South - Downtown

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Waye Mason (X) | Waye Mason (X) | 2,962 | 61.57 |
| Sue Uteck | Sue Uteck | 1,590 | 33.05 |
| Dominic Desjardins | Dominic Desjardins | 259 | 5.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,811 | |

### District 8: Peninsula North

The incumbent, Jennifer Watts did not re-offer in 2016.
Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lindell Smith | Lindell Smith | 3,418 | 51.58 |
| Patrick Murphy | Patrick Murphy | 1,115 | 16.83 |
| Brenden Sommerhalder | Brenden Sommerhalder | 761 | 11.48 |
| Chris Poole | Chris Poole | 715 | 10.79 |
| Irvine Carvery | Irvine Carvery | 435 | 6.56 |
| Anthony Kawalski | Anthony Kawalski | 101 | 1.52 |
| Martin Farrell | Martin Farrell | 82 | 1.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 6,627 | |

### District 9: Peninsula West - Armdale

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Shawn Cleary | Shawn Cleary | 3,741 | 49.37 |
| Linda Mosher (X) | Linda Mosher (X) | 3,634 | 47.95 |
| Kyle Woodbury | Kyle Woodbury | 203 | 2.68 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 7,578 | |

### District 10: Birch Cove - Rockingham - Fairview

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Russell Walker (X) | Russell Walker (X) | 2,007 | 42.56 |
| Andrew Curran | Andrew Curran | 1,992 | 42.24 |
| Mohammad Ehsan | Mohammad Ehsan | 717 | 15.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,716 | |

### District 11: Spryfield - Sambro - Prospect Road

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Steve Adams (X) | Steve Adams (X) | 3,613 | 74.05 |
| Dawn E. Penney | Dawn E. Penney | 1,266 | 25.95 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,879 | |

### District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West-Wedgewood

The incumbent Reg Rankin did not re-offer.
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Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Richard Zurawski | Richard Zurawski | 1,606 | 28.33 |
| Scott Guthrie | Scott Guthrie | 1,241 | 21.89 |
| Bruce Holland | Bruce Holland | 916 | 16.16 |
| Iona Stoddard | Iona Stoddard | 704 | 12.42 |
| John Bignell | John Bignell | 669 | 11.80 |
| Bruce E. Smith | Bruce E. Smith | 533 | 9.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 5,689 | 31.55% |

### District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Matt Whitman (X) | Matt Whitman (X) | 4,088 | 54.94 |
| Pamela Lovelace | Pamela Lovelace | 2,567 | 34.50 |
| Harry Ward | Harry Ward | 786 | 10.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 7,441 | |

### District 14: Upper/Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Lisa Blackburn | Lisa Blackburn | 2,062 | 42.80 |
| Brad Johns (X) | Brad Johns (X) | 2,015 | 41.82 |
| Kevin Copley | Kevin Copley | 741 | 15.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 4,818 | |

### District 15: Lower Sackville

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Steve Craig (Incumbent)(Acclaimed) | Steve Craig (Incumbent)(Acclaimed) | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | | | |

### District 16: Bedford - Wentworth

Eligible voters: :
| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| Tim Outhit (Incumbent)(Acclaimed) | Tim Outhit (Incumbent)(Acclaimed) | | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | | | |