Halifax Needham

Infobox Canadian provincial riding
name = Halifax Needham
province = Nova Scotia
legislature = Nova Scotia House of Assembly

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member-type = Member of the
Legislative Assembly
party-colour = NDP
member = Maureen MacDonald
member-party = NDP
census-date = 2001
pop =
election-date = 2006
electors =
area =
popdens =
created =
cdivision = Halifax RM
muns = Halifax

Halfiax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically.

The current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Maureen MacDonald of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.

Halifax Needham encompasses what is largely known as the North End of Halifax. It has been held by members of each major political party in Nova Scotia at different times, the riding was once the home of Liberal Premier Gerald Regan before going to Progressive Conservative Edmund L. Morris for the majority of the 1980s. Morris once served as an Member of Parliament for Halifax under Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker before becoming the Mayor of Halifax. He served in Cabinet as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Fisheries and Community Services.

When he stepped down in 1988, the Progressive Conservatives lost the seat in that election to Gerald O'Malley. Liberal Minister of Supply and Services Gerry O'Malley was unseated in 1998. Maureen MacDonald has held the seat since 1998 and this seat is now considered a safe seat for the NDP.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|4438
align="right"|60.62
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Andrew Black
align="right"|1330
align="right"|18.17
align="right"
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Liberal
Dr. Errol Guam
align="right"|1220
align="right"|16.66
align="right"
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Green Party
Amanda Myers
align="right"|333
align="right"|4.55
align="right"

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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|3709
align="right"|50.26
align="right"
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Liberal
Mike Rogers
align="right"|2178
align="right"|29.51
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Linda Carvery
align="right"|1377
align="right"|18.66
align="right"
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Nova Scotia Party
Blair Baxter
align="right"|116
align="right"|1.57
align="right"

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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|3525
align="right"|44.95
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Linda Carvery
align="right"|2185
align="right"|27.86
align="right"
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Liberal
Mike Rogers
align="right"|1970
align="right"|25.12
align="right"
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Nova Scotia Party
Scott Higgins
align="right"|162
align="right"|2.07
align="right"

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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|4837
align="right"|58.5
align="right"
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Liberal
Gerry O'Malley
align="right"|2506
align="right"|30.3
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Atho Kartsaklis
align="right"|924
align="right"|11.2
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerry O'Malley
align="right"|4527
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Innis MacDonald
align="right"|3555
align="right"
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Ron Walker Milsom
align="right"|1852
align="right"
align="right"
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Natural Law Party
Ian Temple
align="right"|85
align="right"
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerry O'Malley
align="right"|3469
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|2693
align="right"
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Randy Dewell
align="right"|2116
align="right"
align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
Edmund Morris
align="right"|3173
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Maureen MacDonald
align="right"|2514
align="right"
align="right"
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Liberal
Walter Fitzgerald
align="right"|2208
align="right"
align="right"
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Labour
Bernice Kaizer
align="right"|44
align="right"
align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
Edmund Morris
align="right"|3300
align="right"
align="right"
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Liberal
Dan Clarke
align="right"|2801
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Phil Davis
align="right"|2572
align="right"
align="right"

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Progressive Conservative
Edmund Morris
align="right"|2618
align="right"
align="right"
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Liberal
Dan Clarke
align="right"|2592
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Burnley "Rocky" Jones
align="right"|700
align="right"
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerald Regan
align="right"|3553
align="right"
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
Pat Curran
align="right"|3416
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
James "Dusty" Miller
align="right"|1222
align="right"
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerald Regan
align="right"|4364
align="right"
align="right"
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Progressive Conservative
James H. Vaughan
align="right"|1854
align="right"
align="right"
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New Democratic Party
Martin Dolin
align="right"|879
align="right"
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerald Regan
align="right"|4514
align="right"
align="right"
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MacKeen
align="right"|2887
align="right"
align="right"
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Sinclair
align="right"|392
align="right"
align="right"

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Liberal
Gerald A. Regan
align="right"|3354
align="right"
align="right"
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Cecil Moore
align="right"|3252
align="right"
align="right"
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Buddy Daye
align="right"|355
align="right"
align="right"

External links

* [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/06results/dist30.pdf 2006 Poll by Poll Results]
* [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/03results/03dist30.pdf 2003 Poll by Poll Results]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nsvotes2003/riding/030/ 2003 riding profile]
* [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/99Results/99HLFXNEED.pdf 1999 Poll by Poll Results]
* [http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/98Results/Dist31.pdf 1998 Poll by Poll Results]
* [http://www.maureenmacdonald.com/ Mauren MacDonald, MLA]