Halifax_Regional_Municipality_municipal_election,_2012
The 2012 Halifax Regional Municipality municipal election was held on October 20, 2012 to elect councillors and a mayor to a four-year term on the Halifax Regional Council, the governing body of the Halifax Regional Municipality. This election was one of many across Nova Scotia as part of the 2012 Nova Scotia municipal elections.
In December 2011 it was decided by the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board that the Halifax Regional Council be reduced in size from 23 districts to 16 districts,[1] consequently forcing almost every district boundary in the HRM to be redrawn.[2] Some incumbent councillors were forced to run against each other because of the redrawn districts.[3]
Candidates were officially nominated on September 11, 2012.[4]
Halifax Regional Municipality Mayor
On February 22, 2012 incumbent Mayor Peter J. Kelly announced that he would not be running again for mayor in 2012, opting to finish his term because being mayor had taken a negative toll on his personal life.[5]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Savage | 63,547 | 57.749 | ||
| Tom Martin | 21,912 | 19.913 | ||
| Fred Connors | 20,277 | 18.427 | ||
| Aaron Eisses | 1,628 | 1.479 | ||
| Steve Mackie | 1,458 | 1.325 | ||
| Robert (Wesley) McCormack | 1,218 | 1.107 | ||
| Turnout | 110,040 | 37.07 | ||
District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley
District 2: Preston - Porters Lake - Eastern Shore
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Hendsbee (Incumbent) | 3,118 | 40.721 | ||
| Gail McQuarrie | 1,175 | 15.345 | ||
| Laurie Cook | 1,116 | 14.575 | ||
| Keith Leahy | 1,080 | 14.105 | ||
| Jason Josey | 798 | 10.422 | ||
| Will Gilligan | 370 | 4.832 | ||
| Turnout | 7,657 | |||
District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage
District 4: Cole Harbour - Westphal
District 5: Dartmouth Centre
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloria McCluskey (Incumbent) | 4,760 | 52.678 | ||
| Sam Austin | 1,758 | 19.456 | ||
| Sonya Dudka | 1,195 | 13.225 | ||
| Kate Watson | 562 | 6.220 | ||
| Bill Zebedee | 460 | 5.091 | ||
| Ken Bowman | 157 | 1.737 | ||
| Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt | 144 | 1.594 | ||
| Turnout | 9,036 | |||
District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher (Incumbent) | 4,518 | 69.497 | ||
| Jerry Pye | 1,983 | 30.503 | ||
| Turnout | 6,501 | |||
By-election held January 23, 2016 to replace Fisher, who was elected to the House of Commons:
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Mancini | 1,475 | 45.1 | ||
| Matt Spurway | 1,199 | 36.7 | ||
| Don Smeltzer | 541 | 16.5 | ||
| P. D. F. Boyd III | 56 | 1.7 | ||
District 7: Peninsula South - Downtown
District 8: Peninsula North
District 9: Peninsula West - Armdale
District 10: Birch Cove - Rockingham - Fairview
District 11: Spryfield - Sambro - Prospect Road
District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West
District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets
District 14: Upper/Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Johns (Incumbent) | 3,141 | 72.524 | ||
| Laurie Sauers | 1,190 | 27.476 | ||
| Turnout | 4,331 | |||
District 15: Lower Sackville
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Craig | 2,524 | 41.181 | ||
| Stephen Taylor | 1,852 | 30.217 | ||
| Curt Wentzell | 755 | 12.318 | ||
| Janet Langille | 698 | 11.388 | ||
| Ian Wilson | 300 | 4.895 | ||
| Turnout | 6,129 | |||
District 16: Bedford - Wentworth
- "2012 Municipal Elections". Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- "HRM electoral districts redrawn". CBC. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Boundary changes mean tough decisions for councillors". CBC. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- "Candidate Information". 2012 Municipal Election. Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- "Mayor Kelly not seeking re-election". CBC. Retrieved July 26, 2012.