Halifax West
Halifax West is a federal 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
According to the 2021 Canadian census, 2023 representation order
Languages: 81.3% English, 3.1% Arabic, 2.9% French, 2.1% Mandarin
Race: 73.7% White, 5.9% South Asian, 4.7% Black, 4.1% Arab, 3.2% Chinese, 3.1% Indigenous, 1.5% Filipino
Religions: 52.9% Christian, 5.8% Muslim, 2.7% Hindu, 35.8% none
Median income: $41,600
Average income: $55,200
Geography
The district includes the communities of Bedford, the west end of Halifax, and an area that extends to the community of Upper Hammonds Plains in the north, Tantallon in the west and Terence Bay in the south. The area is.
History
The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants riding. This riding lost territory to South Shore—St. Margarets as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding gained the Fairmount area from Halifax and the Chebucto Peninsula from South Shore—St. Margarets and lost the Bedford, Hammonds Plains and Lucasville areas to Sackville—Bedford—Preston. These changes came into effect at the calling of the 2025 Canadian federal election.
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament: