Halifax (Nova Scotia) 120/338

 Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Today we're in Halifax!

Halifax has existed as a riding since Confederation, one of the few ridings left with this distinction. The population of the riding was 94,610 in 2016. The riding contains the neighbourhoods of Convoy Place, Spryfield, and Armdale. The riding also contains Sable Island, which is located 300 kilometers southeast of Halifax.

Politically, this seat was a Liberal/Progressive Conservative seat from Confederation until 1997. In 1997, NDP leader and former leader of the Nova Scotia NDP Alexa McDonough won the seat, along with their best performance in the Atlantic. Megan Leslie held it after McDonough, until she lost it to Liberal Andy Fillmore. The seat is currently held by Liberal MP Andy Fillmore.

Before 1997, the NDP hadn't had too much success in the Atlantic, they first won a seat here in 1940, on Cape Breton Island. In 1997, they won 8/32 seats in the Atlantic, the closest they've come to since is 2011, when they won 6/32 seats, winning both St. John's seats and 3/4 Halifax seats. In the most recent election, the party didn't win any seats in the Atlantic provinces. In 2019, this seat was 5/11 in Nova Scotia and 116/338 in Canada by margin.

Rating:

Name: 9.2/10 - Pretty much perfect, but Halifax is larger than just this riding.

Shape: 8.1/10 - Also pretty good, I'd prefer if the seat was a bit more urban, instead of this weird divide.

Individuality: 6.8/10 - Interesting how it flipped so easily in 1997 and has been close since.

Total: 24.1/30 (80.3%)

See you soon in Halifax West!