# Halifax West (provincial electoral district)

Halifax West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. In 1955, the district of Halifax Northwest was created from a portion of Halifax West. Following a name change in 1966 to Halifax County West, the district was redistributed entirely to create the current district of Halifax-St. Margaret's in 1967.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Halifax West elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly.
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Douglas C. McNeil | Progressive Conservative |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Charles H. Reardon | Liberal |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Charles H. Reardon | Liberal |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | George E. Hagen | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | George E. Hagen | Liberal |

## Election results
### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George E. Hagen | 4,804 | 54.83% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Angus MacDonald Morton | 3,957 | 45.17% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,761 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | George E. Hagen | 5,034 | 54.00% | -0.83% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Earle C. Phinney | 4,288 | 46.00% | 0.83% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,322 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,459 | 58.37% | 4.37% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Shenstone Roper | 3,180 | 41.63% | -4.37% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,639 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,997 | 49.11% | -9.26% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 2,786 | 27.38% | -14.25% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 2,392 | 23.51% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,175 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 6,788 | 49.88% | 0.76% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 3,795 | 27.88% | 0.50% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 3,027 | 22.24% | -1.27% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,610 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 8,061 | 51.31% | 1.43% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Earle Harverstock | 6,927 | 44.09% | – |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | L. C. Wilson | 723 | 4.60% | -17.64% |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,711 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,119 | 51.02% | -0.29% |
| | Progressive Conservative | William J. Dalton | 5,875 | 48.98% | 4.89% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,994 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,925 | 46.68% | -4.33% |
| | Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 6,684 | 45.06% | -3.92% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold J. Martell | 1,225 | 8.26% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 14,834 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 8,792 | 57.00% | 11.94% |
| | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,126 | 39.72% | -6.97% |
| | New Democratic | Harold J. Martell | 506 | 3.28% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 15,424 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||