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Halifax West — Canadian Federal Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Halifax West was won by Liberal at the 2021 general election, with a margin of 12,413 votes over NDP. This page covers every general election in Halifax West from 1979 to 2021.

Full Election History, 1979–2021

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1979 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 22,714 47.2% Liberal (16,702) 6,012 (12.5 pts)
1980 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 19,195 40.0% Liberal (18,522) 673 (1.4 pts)
1984 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 30,287 54.3% Liberal (13,529) 16,758 (30.0 pts)
1988 Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative 24,815 44.8% Liberal (21,409) 3,406 (6.1 pts)
1993 Liberal Liberal 27,089 46.0% Progressive Conservative (13,816) 13,273 (22.5 pts)
1997 NDP NDP 16,013 34.6% Liberal (14,284) 1,729 (3.7 pts)
2000 Liberal Liberal 18,327 39.2% NDP (14,016) 4,311 (9.2 pts)
2004 Liberal Liberal 19,083 47.5% NDP (11,228) 7,855 (19.6 pts)
2006 Liberal Liberal 21,818 49.4% NDP (10,798) 11,020 (24.9 pts)
2008 Liberal Liberal 17,129 41.6% NDP (12,201) 4,928 (12.0 pts)
2011 Liberal Liberal 16,230 35.9% Conservative (13,782) 2,448 (5.4 pts)
2015 Liberal Liberal 34,377 68.6% Conservative (7,837) 26,540 (53.0 pts)
2019 Liberal Liberal 26,885 49.5% Conservative (10,488) 16,397 (30.2 pts)
2021 Liberal Liberal 24,744 48.5% NDP (12,331) 12,413 (24.3 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1979

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative22,71447.2%
Liberal16,70234.7%
NDP8,26517.2%
Independent2750.6%
Independent1520.3%

1980

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative19,19540.0%
Liberal18,52238.6%
NDP10,04320.9%
Independent2660.6%

1984

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative30,28754.3%
Liberal13,52924.2%
NDP11,62620.8%
Independent3550.6%

1988

PartyVotesShare
Progressive Conservative24,81544.8%
Liberal21,40938.6%
NDP9,01116.3%
Party for the Commonwealth of Canada2170.4%

1993

PartyVotesShare
Liberal27,08946.0%
Progressive Conservative13,81623.5%
Reform11,43319.4%
NDP5,0098.5%
National Party of Canada1,0701.8%
Natural Law Party of Canada4720.8%

1997

PartyVotesShare
NDP16,01334.6%
Liberal14,28430.9%
Progressive Conservative10,84823.5%
Reform4,84310.5%
Natural Law Party of Canada1790.4%
Marxist-Leninist Party700.2%

2000

PartyVotesShare
Liberal18,32739.2%
NDP14,01630.0%
Progressive Conservative9,70120.8%
Canadian Alliance4,5319.7%
Marxist-Leninist Party1600.3%

2004

PartyVotesShare
Liberal19,08347.5%
NDP11,22827.9%
Conservative8,41320.9%
Green1,4523.6%

2006

PartyVotesShare
Liberal21,81849.4%
NDP10,79824.4%
Conservative10,18423.0%
Green1,4063.2%

2008

PartyVotesShare
Liberal17,12941.6%
NDP12,20129.6%
Conservative8,70821.1%
Green2,9207.1%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada2570.6%

2011

PartyVotesShare
Liberal16,23035.9%
Conservative13,78230.5%
NDP13,23929.3%
Green1,9314.3%

2015

PartyVotesShare
Liberal34,37768.6%
Conservative7,83715.6%
NDP5,89411.8%
Green1,9713.9%

2019

PartyVotesShare
Liberal26,88549.5%
Conservative10,48819.3%
NDP10,42919.2%
Green6,55512.1%

2021

PartyVotesShare
Liberal24,74448.5%
NDP12,33124.2%
Conservative11,24322.0%
People's Party1,4472.8%
Green1,1812.3%
Christian Heritage Party of Canada850.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each contested election, coloured by the winning party. Acclaimed elections (no opposing candidate) aren't plotted since there's no margin to measure.

1979: Progressive Conservative margin 12.5 pts 1980: Progressive Conservative margin 1.4 pts 1984: Progressive Conservative margin 30.0 pts 1988: Progressive Conservative margin 6.1 pts 1993: Liberal margin 22.5 pts 1997: NDP margin 3.7 pts 2000: Liberal margin 9.2 pts 2004: Liberal margin 19.6 pts 2006: Liberal margin 24.9 pts 2008: Liberal margin 12.0 pts 2011: Liberal margin 5.4 pts 2015: Liberal margin 53.0 pts 2019: Liberal margin 30.2 pts 2021: Liberal margin 24.3 pts 1979 1980 1984 1988 1993 1997 2000 2004 2006 2008 2011 2015 2019 2021

Trend

Halifax West has been contested at 14 general elections on record since 1979. Winning parties over that span: Progressive Conservative, Liberal, NDP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Halifax West in the 2021 general election?

Liberal won Halifax West in 2021 with 24,744 votes (48.5%), a margin of 12,413 votes over NDP in second place.

Which parties have won Halifax West since 1979?

Since 1979, Halifax West has been won by: Liberal, NDP, Progressive Conservative.

What was the closest result in Halifax West?

The closest contested result on record for Halifax West was 1980, when Progressive Conservative beat Liberal by 673 votes (1.4 percentage points).

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