2024 Halifax municipal election
The 2024 Halifax municipal election will take place on 19 October 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 will also be elected.
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 1 November 2016.[1]
Synopsis
On 19 October 2023, Bedford incumbent Tim Outhit (District 16) announced that he would not re-offer. Outhit was first elected in 2008.[2]
Speaking on CityNews 95.7 radio on 15 January 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.[3]
On 13 February 2024, Mike Savage announced that he would not run for a fourth term as mayor. Savage was first elected in 2012.[4][5]
Candidates
Mayor
Incumbent Mike Savage will not run for re-election.[4]
The official candidates for Mayor[6] are:
- Bob Anders
- Alex Andreas
- David Boyd
- Sea Dibbin
- Ryan Dodge
- Andy Fillmore
- Greg Frampton
- Andrew Goodsell
- Nola Greenough
- Jim Hoskins
- Darryl Johnson
- Zoran Jokic
- Pam Lovelace
- Waye Mason
- Riley Murphy
- Ross Rankin
District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley
The official candidates for District 1[6] are:
- Chris Balcom
- Cathy Deagle Gammon (Incumbent)
- Angela Dennison
District 2: Lawrencetown - The Lakes - Chezzetcook - Eastern Shore
The official candidates for District 2[6] are:
- Will Gilligan
- David Hendsbee (Incumbent)
District 3: Dartmouth South - Woodside - Eastern Passage
The official candidates for District 3[6] are:
- Becky Kent (Incumbent)
- Keith Morrison
- John Paul
District 4: Cole Harbour - Preston - Westphal - Cherry Brook
The official candidates for District 4[6] are:
- James Aalders
- Joe Colley
- Nicole Johnson
- Trish Purdy (Incumbent)
District 5: Dartmouth Centre
The official candidates for District 5[6] are:
- Sam Austin (Incumbent)
- Michael McCluskey
District 6: Dartmouth East - Burnside
The official candidates for District 6[6] are:
- Tony Mancini (Incumbent)
- Lori Ogden
District 7: Halifax South Downtown
The official candidates for District 7[6] are:
- William Breckenridge
- Cathy Cervin
- Andrea Hilchie-Pye
- Aodhan P. Murphy
- Peter Sonnichsen
- Laura White
Incumbent Waye Mason is not seeking re-election, but is instead running for Mayor.[7]
District 8: Halifax Peninsula North
The official candidates for District 8[6] are:
- Trayvone Clayton
- Evyeneia Dexter
- David Fright
- Jon Frost
- Virginia Hinch
- Stephen MacKay
- Anika Riopel
Incumbent Lindell Smith is not seeking re-relection.[8]
District 9: Halifax West - Armdale
The official candidates for District 9[6] are:
- Josh Beitel
- Shawn Cleary (Incumbent)
- Lara Cusson
- Valar Kaliaperumal
- Tonya Malay
- Carlos Pessoa
District 10: Halifax - Bedford Basin West
The official candidates for District 10[6] are:
- Debbie MacKinnon
- Kathryn Morse (Incumbent)
District 11: Spryfield - Sambro Loop
The official candidates for District 11[6] are:
- Patty Cuttell (Incumbent)
- Bruce Holland
- Nathan Parker
District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park - Wedgewood
The official candidates for District 12[6] are:
- Taqiuddin (Taqi) Hashmi
- Julie Scott
- Janet Steele
- Iona Stoddard (Incumbent)
- Richard Zurawski
District 13: Prospect Road - St. Margarets
The official candidates for District 13[6] are:
- Markus Critchley
- Nancy Hartling
- Robert Holden
- Michael A. Marriott
- Dustin O'Leary
- Dawn Edith Penney
- John Profit
Incumbent Pam Lovelace is not seeking re-relection, but is instead running for Mayor.[9]
District 14: Hammonds Plains - Upper Hammonds Plains - Lucasville - Middle/Upper Sackville
The official candidates for District 14[6] are:
- Edward Giles
- John Martin Walker
- John A. Young
Incumbent Lisa Blackburn is not seeking re-election.[8]
District 15: Lower Sackville - Beaver Bank
The official candidates for District 15[6] are:
- Billy Gillis
- Paul Russell (Incumbent)
District 16: Bedford - Wentworth
The official candidates for District 16[6] are:
- Mohammed Issa
- Anita Kirkbride
- Scott Maskell
- Prathibha Narasimhan
- Aaron Rice
- Jean St-Amand
Incumbent Tim Outhit is not seeking re-election.[8]
References
- ^ "Current Polling District Boundaries". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Mitchell (19 October 2023). "Bedford-area Coun. Tim Outhit won't be seeking re-election in 2024". Global News.
- ^ Hodgins, Mark (15 January 2024). "Councillors Mason, Smith won't reoffer in 2024 municipal election". CityNews Halifax.
- ^ a b "Mike Savage won't run for another term as Halifax mayor". CBC. 13 February 2024.
- ^ Cooke, Alex. "'12 years is long enough': Halifax Mayor Mike Savage won't run in next election". Global News.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Official 2024 candidates". www.halifax.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Rent, Suzanne (2024-06-10). "Waye Mason announces he's running for mayor of Halifax". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ a b c "'I'll be on the job hunt': Three Halifax councillors not seeking re-election reflect on their tenures, challenges facing municipality". CTVNews. 2024-09-06. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/councillor-pam-lovelace-says-she-s-running-for-halifax-mayor-1.6872480
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