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Halifax (federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halifax is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is one of a handful of ridings which has been represented continuously (albeit with different boundaries and different numbers of members) in the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867.
This article is about the federal electoral district in Canada. For the provincial electoral district, see Halifax (provincial electoral district). For UK Parliament constituency, see Halifax (UK Parliament constituency).
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1867 | ||
First contested | 1867 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2021)[1] | 107,010 | ||
Electors (2021) | 75,692 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 214.58 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 498.7 | ||
Census division(s) | Halifax | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Halifax |
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The riding of Halifax includes the communities of Spryfield, Sambro, Herring Cove, Harrietsfield, Williamswood, Prospect, Purcell's Cove, Armdale, Cowie Hill, Fairmount, Kline Heights, and the Halifax Peninsula.