Halifax—East Hants
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1966
District abolished1976
First contested1968
Last contested1978 by-election

Halifax—East Hants was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1979. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants riding. It consisted of the Municipality of East Hants in the county of Hants, and parts of the county of Halifax and the city of Halifax.

The electoral district was abolished in 1976 when it was redistributed between Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Halifax—East Hants
Riding created from Colchester—Hants
28th  1968–1972     Robert McCleave Progressive Conservative
29th  1972–1974
30th  1974–1977
 1978–1979 Howard Edward Crosby
Riding dissolved into Annapolis Valley—Hants, Halifax and Halifax West

Election results

1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McCleave22,323
LiberalAlex J. Cregan13,488
New DemocraticBurris Devanney1,718
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McCleave27,645
LiberalMary M. Casey14,308
New DemocraticDonald Aube5,530
Not affiliatedBarbara Joan Biley135
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeBob McCleave25,563
LiberalBill Ozard18,308
New DemocraticLloyd Shaw5,861
Social CreditRobert Kirk204
Marxist–LeninistRobert Andstein113

By-election On Mr. McCleave's resignation, 9 December 1977

By-election on 16 October 1978
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeHoward Crosby18,767
LiberalMACINNIS, Ken10,161
New DemocraticDOULL, Edgar Charles1,697
Not affiliatedMORGAN, David355

See also

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