Municipal
Councillor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- One councillor elected for each of the 16 polling districts, first past the post, for a four-year term (Halifax Regional Municipality Charter; districts set by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board); next regular election Saturday 21 Oct 2028 (Municipal Elections Act s. 10)
- Seats
- 16
Who holds these seats now
16 seats, each with its own constituency.
Most recent election, October 19, 2024.
Next vote
- General election · District 5 Dartmouth Centre
- General election · District 4 Cole Harbour-Preston-Westphal-Cherry Brook
- General election · District 12 Timberlea-Beechville-Clayton Park-Wedgewood
- General election · District 6 Dartmouth East-Burnside
- General election · District 11 Spryfield-Sambro Loop
- General election · District 10 Halifax-Bedford Basin West
- General election · District 15 Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank
- General election · District 16 Bedford-Wentworth
- General election · District 14 Hammonds Plains-Upper Hammonds Plains-Lucasville-Middle & Upper Sackville
- General election · District 13 Prospect Road-St. Margarets
- General election · District 8 Halifax Peninsula North
- General election · District 2 Lawrencetown-The Lakes-Chezzetcook-Eastern Shore
- General election · District 7 Halifax South Downtown
- General election · District 1 Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley
- General election · District 3 Dartmouth South-Woodside-Eastern Passage
- General election · District 9 Halifax West Armdale
Sources
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Seat count: polling districts in Nova Scotia Open Data gcep-xeci; Municipal Government Act s. 10; Municipal Elections Act s. 10. For: Councillor
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX03 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Becky Kent, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX15 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Billy Gillis, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX01 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Cathy Deagle Gammon, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX02 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: David Hendsbee, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX12 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Janet Steele, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX16 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Jean St-Amand, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX14 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: John A. Young, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX10 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Kathryn Morse, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX07 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Laura White, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX13 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Nancy Hartling, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX11 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Patty Cuttell, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX05 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Sam Austin, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX09 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Shawn Cleary, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX06 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Tony Mancini, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX04 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Trish Purdy, current term
- halifax.ca · checked municipal: Listed as current councillor for HX08 on the official council page (read 2026-10-11). Start date is the 19 Oct 2024 regular election (Municipal Elections Act s. 10); a later by-election would change it. For: Virginia Hinch, current term
- nslegislature.ca · checked municipal: Municipal Elections Act ss. 2, 10 (consolidated to 2025-10-03): ordinary polling day the third Saturday in October in 2000 and every fourth year; nomination day the second Tuesday in September. For: General election, October 21, 2028