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{{short description|Federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada}}
{{About|the federal electoral district|the public high school located in this riding|Halifax West High School}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=October 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| province            = Nova Scotia
| image               = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Canadian federal electoral districts/2025/Halifax West.map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|zoom=9|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=[[File:Halifax West (Canadian electoral district) (2022 redistribution).svg|100x100px]]}}
| caption             = Interactive map of riding boundaries from the [[2025 Canadian federal election|2025 federal election]]
| fed-status          = active
| fed-district-number = 12006
| fed-created         = 1976
| fed-abolished       = 
| fed-election-first  = 1979
| fed-election-last   = 2025
| fed-rep             = Lena Diab
| fed-rep-party       = Liberal
| demo-pop-ref        = <ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Halifax%20West&DGUIDlist=2013A000412006&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| demo-area-ref       = <ref>{{cite web |title=Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population Data table |url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Halifax%20West&DGUIDlist=2013A000412006&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1&HEADERlist=0 |website=Statistics Canada |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>
| demo-electors-ref   = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2025/2025-04-22-x6/html/extra6-eng.html|title=Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6|publisher=Government of Canada|date=April 22, 2025|access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>
| demo-census-date    = [[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]
| demo-pop            = 111944
| demo-electors       = 75202
| demo-electors-date  = 2025
| demo-area           = 227.31
| demo-cd             = [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
| demo-csd            = [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] (part), [[Wallace Hills 14A|Wallace Hills]]
}}

'''Halifax West''' ({{langx|fr|'''Halifax-Ouest'''}}) is a federal [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada, that has been represented in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944.

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|[[Canada 2001 Census|2001]]|79933
|[[Canada 2006 Census|2006]]|88756
|[[Canada 2011 Census|2011]]|87275
|[[Canada 2016 Census|2016]]|96255
|[[Canada 2021 Census|2021]]|111944
|footnote=}}
''According to the [[2021 Canadian census]], [[2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution|2023 representation order]]''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of Canada |first=Statistics Canada |date=2024-08-02 |title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Halifax West [Federal electoral district (2023 Representation Order)], Nova Scotia|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=Halifax%20West&DGUIDlist=2023A000412007&GENDERlist=1,2,3&STATISTIClist=1,4&HEADERlist=0|access-date=2025-05-02|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>

'''Languages:''' 81.3% English, 3.1% Arabic, 2.9% French, 2.1% Mandarin <br/>
'''Race:''' 73.7% White, 5.9% South Asian, 4.7% Black, 4.1% Arab, 3.2% Chinese, 3.1% Indigenous, 1.5% Filipino<br/>
'''Religions:''' 52.9% Christian (24.0% Catholic, 7.8% Anglican, 5.6% United Church, 3.0% Baptist, 1.3% Christian Orthodox, 11.3% other), 5.8% Muslim, 2.7% Hindu, 35.8% none<br/>
'''Median income:''' $41,600 (2020)<br/>
'''Average income:''' $55,200 (2020)

==Geography==
The district includes the communities of [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]], the west end  of [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], and an area that extends to the community of [[Upper Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia|Upper Hammonds Plains]] in the north, [[Tantallon, Nova Scotia|Tantallon]] in the west and [[Terence Bay, Nova Scotia|Terence Bay]] in the south. The area is {{convert|227.31|km2|abbr=on}}.

==History==
The electoral district was created in 1976 from [[Halifax—East Hants]] [[electoral district (Canada)|riding]]. This riding lost territory to [[South Shore—St. Margarets]] as a result of the [[Canadian federal electoral redistribution, 2012|2012 federal electoral redistribution]]. Following the [[2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution]], the riding gained the [[Fairmount, Halifax|Fairmount]] area from [[Halifax (federal electoral district)|Halifax]] and the [[Chebucto Peninsula]] from [[South Shore—St. Margarets]] and lost the [[Bedford, Nova Scotia|Bedford]], [[Hammonds Plains]] and [[Lucasville, Nova Scotia|Lucasville]] areas to [[Sackville—Bedford—Preston]]. These changes came into effect at the calling of the [[2025 Canadian federal election]].

===Members of Parliament===

This riding has elected the following [[Member of Parliament|members of Parliament]]:

{{CanMP}}
{{CanMP nodata|Halifax West<br />''Riding created from'' [[Halifax—East Hants]]}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1979
| ToYr = 1980
| Assembly# = 31
| CanParty = PC
| RepName = Howard Edward Crosby
| RepTerms# = 4
| PartyTerms# = 4
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1980
| ToYr = 1984
| Assembly# = 32
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1984
| ToYr = 1988
| Assembly# = 33
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1988
| ToYr = 1993
| Assembly# = 34
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1993
| ToYr = 1997
| Assembly# = 35
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Geoff Regan
| RepTerms# = 1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 1997
| ToYr = 2000
| Assembly# = 36
| CanParty = NDP
| RepName = Gordon Earle
| RepTerms# = 1
| PartyTerms# = 1
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2000
| ToYr = 2004
| Assembly# = 37
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Geoff Regan
| RepTerms# = 7
| PartyTerms# = 7
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2004
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 38
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2008
| Assembly# = 39
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2008
| ToYr = 2011
| Assembly# = 40
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2011
| ToYr = 2015
| Assembly# = 41
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2015
| ToYr = 2019
| Assembly# = 42
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2019
| ToYr = 2021
| Assembly# = 43
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2021
| ToYr = 2025
| Assembly# = 44
| CanParty = Liberal
| RepName = Lena Diab
| RepTerms# = 2
| PartyTerms# = 2
}}
{{CanMP row
| FromYr = 2025
| ToYr = present
| Assembly# = 45
}}
{{CanMP end}}

==Election results==
{{Image frame
| content = {{Graph:Chart
 | width=700
 | height=300
 | type=line
 | xAxisTitle=Year
 | yAxisTitle=Vote share
 | xAxisMin=1976
 | xAxisMax=2021
 | yAxisMin=0
 | yAxisMax=0.7
 | yAxisFormat=%
 | legend=Legend
 | y1Title=Liberal
 | y2Title=NDP
 | y3Title=Conservative
 | y4Title=Green
 | y5Title=PC
 | y6Title=Reform/Alliance
 | y7Title=National
 | y8Title=People's
 | linewidth=2
 | x=1979,1980,1984,1988,1993,1997,2000,2000<!--redistributed-->,2004,2006,2008,2011,2011<!--redistributed-->,2015,2019,2021
 | y1=0.3472,0.3857,0.2425,0.3861,0.4562,0.3089,0.3921,0.4095,0.4750,0.4936,0.4156,0.3592,0.3727,0.6865,0.4946,0.4849
 | y2=0.1718,0.2091,0.2084,0.1625,0.0840,0.3463,0.2999,0.2807,0.2795,0.2443,0.2960,0.2930,0.2845,0.1177,0.1919, 0.2416
 | y3=,,,,,,,,0.2094,0.2304,0.2113,0.3050,0.3018,0.1565,0.1929, 0.2203
 | y4=,,,,,,,,0.0361,0.0318,0.0708,0.0427,0.0410,0.0394,0.1206, 0.0231
 | y5=0.4721,0.3997,0.5428,0.4475,0.2375,0.2346,0.2076,0.2124
 | y6=,,,,0.1940,0.1047,0.0970,0.0896
 | y7=,,,,0.0204
 | y8=,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,0.0284
 | colors=#DC241f,#FAA61A,#1c1cff,#6AB023,#3686ff,#018a63,#48D1CC,#442d7b
 | showSymbols=true }}
| caption=Graph of election results in Halifax West (minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
| align=center
}}

===2025===
{{2025 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2021 ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2021 Canadian federal election|2021 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>{{Cite web| title=Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders|url=https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=res&dir=rep/tra/2023rep&document=index&lang=e|access-date=9 April 2024|website=[[Elections Canada]]}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 21,758 ||align=right| 47.55
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 11,895 ||align=right| 26.00
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 9,858 ||align=right| 21.55
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 1,121 ||align=right| 2.45
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PPC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[People's Party of Canada|People's]] ||align=right| 1,054 ||align=right| 2.30
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Christian Heritage|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Christian Heritage Party of Canada|Christian Heritage]] ||align=right| 62 ||align=right| 0.14
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Communist|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Communist Party of Canada|Communist]] ||align=right| 6 ||align=right| 0.01
|-
| colspan="2" | Total valid votes ||align=right| 45,754 ||align=right| 99.53
|-
| colspan="2" | Rejected ballots ||align=right| 214 ||align=right| 0.47 
|-
| colspan="2" | Registered voters/ estimated turnout ||align=right| 71,497 ||align=right| 64.29
|}

{{2021 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2019 ===
{{2019 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2015 ===
{{2015 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011 federal election]] redistributed results<ref>[http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1853 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] ||align=right| 14,824 ||align=right| 37.27
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] ||align=right| 12,005 ||align=right| 30.18
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 11,318 ||align=right| 28.45
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Canada|Green]] ||align=right| 1,632 ||align=right| 4.10
|}

===2011 ===
{{2011 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2008 ===
{{2008 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2006 ===
{{2006 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===2004 ===
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000 federal election]] redistributed results
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="230px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Vote
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] || 14,289 || 40.95
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party (Canada)|New Democratic]] || 9,797 || 28.07
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] || 7,412 || 21.24
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Canadian Alliance|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Canadian Alliance|Alliance]] || 3,126 || 8.96
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|CA|Independents|background}} | &nbsp;
| Others || 273 || 0.78
|}

===2000 ===
{{2000 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1997 ===
{{1997 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1993 ===
{{1993 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1988 ===
{{1988 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1984 ===
{{1984 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1980 ===
{{1980 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

===1979 ===
{{1979 Canadian federal election/Halifax West}}

==See also==
* [[List of Canadian electoral districts]]
* [[Historical federal electoral districts of Canada]]

==References==
*{{SCref|unit=fed|name=2011fed|access-date=2011-03-03|12005}}

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=264 Riding history for Halifax West (1976– ) from the] [[Library of Parliament]]
*[http://www.geoffregan.ca/ Official Site of Geoff Regan, MP, Halifax West]

{{Ridings in Nova Scotia}}
{{Ridings in Atlantic Canada}}
{{Authority control}}

{{coord missing|Nova Scotia}}

[[Category:Nova Scotia federal electoral districts]]
[[Category:Politics of Halifax, Nova Scotia]]