The 2024 Halifax municipal election took place on October 19, 2024 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. Members of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial were also elected. Elections took place as part of municipal elections held across the province.
Electoral system
Councillors (elected by residents of each of the 16 electoral districts) and the mayor (elected at-large by all voters) are chosen using the first-past-the-post voting system. Each district elects one councillor; the candidate with the most votes wins. There are no political parties at the municipal level in Nova Scotia.
New electoral district boundaries come into effect for the 2024 election, replacing the boundaries that were used for the 2016 and 2020 elections, which first came into effect on November 1, 2016.
Synopsis On October 19, 2023, Bedford incumbent Tim Outhit (District 16) announced that he would not re-offer. Outhit was first elected in 2008.
Speaking on CityNews 95.7 radio on January 15, 2024, peninsula councillors Waye Mason (District 7) and Lindell Smith (District 8) both stated that they would not re-offer. Smith said he had always intended to serve two terms, while Mason stated that he was considering a mayoral bid should Mayor Savage decide not to reoffer.
On February 13, 2024, Mike Savage announced that he would not run for a fourth term as mayor. Savage was first elected in 2012.
Candidates Mayor Incumbent Mike Savage did not run for re-election.
The official candidates for Mayor were:
Bob Anders Alex Andreas David Boyd Sean Dibbin, amateur historian Ryan Dodge Andy Fillmore, former MP Greg Frampton, non-profit manager Andrew Goodsell, homeless man Nolan Greenough, mechanic Jim Hoskins, retired police officer Darryl Johnson Zoran Jokic, business owner and activist Pam Lovelace, former Deputy Mayor Waye Mason, entrepreneur and Member of the Halifax Regional Council Riley Murphy Ross Rankin, graduate from Saint Mary's University
Results Mayoral candidate Vote % Andy Fillmore 52,413 42.43 Waye Mason 30,906 25.02 Pam Lovelace 19,745 15.98 Jim Hoskins 7,220 5.84 Darryl Johnson 4,667 3.78 Greg Frampton 2,644 2.14 Riley Murphy 1,337 1.08 Andrew Goodsell 855 0.69 Ross Rankin 854 0.69 Nolan Greenough 607 0.49 Alex Andreas 540 0.44 David Boyd 486 0.39 Bob Anders 448 0.36 Zoran Jokic 404 0.33 Ryan Dodge 229 0.19 Sean Dibbin 174 0.14
District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley The official candidates for District 1 were:
Chris Balcom Cathy Deagle Gammon (Incumbent) Angela Dennison
Results Council candidate Vote % Cathy Deagle Gammon (X) 3,777 67.16 Chris Balcom 1,408 25.04Angela Dennison 439 7.81
District 2: Lawrencetown - The Lakes - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore The official candidates for District 2 were:
Will Gilligan David Hendsbee (Incumbent)
Results Council candidate Vote % David Hendsbee (X) 3,822 53.68 Will Gilligan 3,298 46.32
District 3: Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage The official candidates for District 3 were:
Becky Kent (Incumbent) Keith Morrison John Paul
Results Council candidate Vote % Becky Kent (X) 4,575 61.54 Keith Morrison 2,221 29.88 John Paul 638 8.58
District 4: Cole Harbour - Preston - Westphal - Cherry Brook The official candidates for District 4 were:
James Aalders Joe Colley Nicole Johnson Trish Purdy (Incumbent)
Results Council candidate Vote % Trish Purdy (X) 3,892 47.61 James Aalders 2,316 28.33 Nicole Johnson 1,408 17.22 Joe Colley 559 6.84
District 5: Dartmouth Centre The official candidates for District 5 were:
Sam Austin (Incumbent) Michael McCluskey
Results Council candidate Vote % Sam Austin (X) 5,622 63.39 Michael McCluskey 3,247 36.61
District 6: Dartmouth East - Burnside The official candidates for District 6 were:
Tony Mancini (Incumbent) Lori Ogden
Results Council candidate Vote % Tony Mancini (X) 6,842 82.25 Lori Ogden 1,477 17.75
District 7: Halifax South Downtown The official candidates for District 7 were:
William Breckenridge Cathy Cervin Andrea Hilchie-Pye Aodhan P. Murphy Peter Sonnichsen Laura White
Incumbent Waye Mason did not seek re-election, but instead ran for Mayor.
Results Council candidate Vote % Laura White 1,612 25.35 Cathy Cervin 1,504 23.66 William Breckenridge 1,203 18.92 Andrea Hilchie-Pye 1,003 15.78 Peter Sonnichsen 786 12.36 Aodhan P. Murphy 250 3.93
District 8: Halifax Peninsula North The official candidates for District 8 were:
Trayvone Clayton Evyeneia Dexter David Fright Jon Frost Virginia Hinch Stephen MacKay Anika Riopel
Incumbent Lindell Smith did not seek re-relection.
Results Council candidate Vote % Virginia Hinch 1,962 27.22 Anika Riopel 1,169 16.22 Stephen MacKay 1,003 13.92 Trayvone Clayton 878 12.18 Evyeneia Dexter 878 12.18 Jon Frost 835 11.59 David Fright 482 6.69
District 9: Halifax West - Armdale The official candidates for District 9 were:
Josh Beitel Shawn Cleary (Incumbent) Lara Cusson Valar Kaliaperumal Tonya Malay Carlos Pessoa
Results Council candidate Vote % Shawn Cleary (X) 2,578 28.66 Tonya Malay 2,482 27.59 Lara Cusson 1,330 14.78 Carlos Pessoa 1,287 14.31 Josh Beitel 699 7.77 Valar Kaliaperumal 620 6.89
District 10: Halifax - Bedford Basin West The official candidates for District 10 were:
Debbie MacKinnon Kathryn Morse (Incumbent)
Results Council candidate Vote %Kathryn Morse (X) 3,553 57.15Debbie MacKinnon 2,664 42.85
District 11: Spryfield - Sambro Loop The official candidates for District 11 were:
Patty Cuttell (Incumbent) Bruce Holland Nathan Parker
Results Council candidate Vote % Patty Cuttell (X) 4,407 51.78 Bruce Holland 3,785 44.47 Nathan Parker 319 3.75
District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood The official candidates for District 12 were:
Taqiuddin (Taqi) Hashmi Julie Scott Janet Steele Iona Stoddard (Incumbent) Richard Zurawski
Results Council candidate Vote % Janet Steele 3,067 37.56 Iona Stoddard (X) 2,065 25.29 Richard Zurawski 1,806 22.12 Julie Scott 697 8.54 Taqi Hashmi 531 6.50
District 13: Prospect Road - St. Margarets The official candidates for District 13 were:
Markus Critchley Nancy Hartling Robert Holden Michael A. Marriott Dustin O'Leary Dawn Edith Penney John Profit
Incumbent Pam Lovelace did not seek re-relection, but instead ran for Mayor.
Results Council candidate Vote % Nancy Hartling 3,643 46.15 Dustin O'Leary 1,668 21.13 Michael A. Marriott 1,492 18.90 Robert Holden 380 4.81 Markus Critchley 333 4.22 John Profit 227 2.88 Dawn Edith Penney 151 1.91
District 14: Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle/Upper Sackville The official candidates for District 14 were:
Edward Giles John Martin Walker John A. Young
Incumbent Lisa Blackburn did not seek re-election.
Results Council candidate Vote % John A. Young 3,870 61.27 John Martin Walker 1,302 20.61 Edward Giles 1,144 18.11
District 15: Lower Sackville - Beaver Bank The official candidates for District 15 were:
Billy Gillis Paul Russell (Incumbent)
Results Council candidate Vote %Billy Gillis 3,509 51.61 Paul Russell (X) 3,290 48.39
District 16: Bedford - Wentworth The official candidates for District 16 were:
Mohammed Issa Anita Kirkbride Scott Maskell Prathibha Narasimhan Aaron Rice Jean St-Amand
Incumbent Tim Outhit did not seek re-election.
Results Council candidate Vote % Jean St-Amand 4,257 41.67 Anita Kirkbride 2,309 22.60 Aaron Rice 1,559 15.26 Mohammed Issa 931 9.11 Scott Maskell 894 8.75 Prathibha Narasimhan 265 2.59
Conseil scolaire acadien provincial Halifax elects two councillors to the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial. The candidates were:
Jeff Arsenault Jean-Philippe Bourgeois Katherine Howlett Marc Pinet
Polling Mayoral race Polling firm Source Last dateof polling Sample Size Andy Fillmore Jim Hoskins Darryl Johnson Pam Lovelace Waye Mason UndecidedNarrative ResearchPDF Oct 3, 2024472 24%4%0%12%19% 32%MQO ResearchPDF Oct 2, 2024383 (Online)29%3%4%6%8%38% Narrative ResearchPDF Sep 19, 2024482 29%3% 1%12% 13%37% Narrative Research HTML Aug 21, 2024 493 (Online) –23% – – 4% 9% 52%
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