2012 Halifax municipal election

Canadian election September 2023 2012 Halifax municipal election 2012 10 20 2008 Halifax municipal election 2016 Halifax municipal election 2008 2016 Peter J. Kelly Mike Savage Mayor Mike Savage 63,547 57.75% 37.07% Michael Savage at 2016 Halifax International Security Forum (cropped).jpg x100px Tom Martin Fred Connors Aaron Eisses Steve Mackie Wesley McCormack 21,912 19.91% 20,277 18.43% 1,628 1.48% 1,458 1.33% 1,218 1.11%thumb|Downtown Halifax 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,2012 Municipal Elections http://www.halifax.ca/election/General.html Halifax Regional Municipality 26 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522031952/http://www.halifax.ca/election/General.html 22 May 2012 dead dmy-all consequently forcing almost every district boundary in the HRM to be redrawn.HRM electoral districts redrawn https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/hrm-electoral-districts-redrawn-1.1093633 CBC 26 July 2012 Some incumbent councillors were forced to run against each other because of the redrawn districts.Boundary changes mean tough decisions for councillors https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/boundary-changes-mean-tough-decisions-for-councillors-1.1176319 CBC 26 July 2012 Candidates and results Candidates were officially nominated on September 11, 2012.Candidate Information http://www.halifax.ca/election/Candidate.html 2012 Municipal Election Halifax Regional Municipality 26 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120522031550/http://www.halifax.ca/election/Candidate.html 22 May 2012 dead dmy-all 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.Mayor Kelly not seeking re-election https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mayor-kelly-not-seeking-re-election-1.1257622 CBC 26 July 2012 HRM Total Population, 2011 Census: 390,096 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 1.107 110,040 37.07 District 1: Waverley - Fall River - Musquodoboit Valley Total Population, 2011 Census: Barry Dalrymple (Incumbent) 3,806 57.242 Steve Streatch (Incumbent) 2,843 42.758 6,649 District 2: Preston - Porters Lake - Eastern Shore Total Population, 2011 Census: 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 7,657 District 3: Dartmouth South - Eastern Passage Total Population, 2011 Census: Bill Karsten (Incumbent) 3,321 41.383 Jackie Barkhouse (Incumbent) 3,253 40.535 Jim MacDonald 1,451 18.08 8,025 District 4: Cole Harbour - Westphal Total Population, 2011 Census: Lorelei Nicoll (Incumbent) 4,626 62.086 Angela Jones 1,905 25.567 Barry Smith 920 12.347 7,451 District 5: Dartmouth Centre Total Population, 2011 Census: 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 9,036 District 6: Harbourview - Burnside - Dartmouth East Darren Fisher (Incumbent) 4,518 69.497 Jerry Pye 1,983 30.503 6,501 By-election held January 23, 2016 to replace Fisher, who was elected to the House of Commons: 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 Waye Mason 1,949 32.188 Sue Uteck (Incumbent) 1,855 30.636 Gerry Walsh 1,796 29.661 Dawgfather PHD 357 5.896 Mike MacDonell 98 1.618 6,055 District 8: Peninsula North Jennifer Watts (Incumbent) 3,906 52.360 Doug MacDonald 1,638 21.957 Dawn Marie Sloane (Incumbent) 1,558 20.885 Karen Dempsey 263 3.525 James McKay 95 1.273 7,460 District 9: Peninsula West - Armdale Linda Mosher (Incumbent) 4,900 56.693 Richard MacLean 2,649 30.649 John Wimberly 699 8.087 Giovanni (John) Abati 395 4.570 8,643 District 10: Birch Cove - Rockingham - Fairview Russell Walker (Incumbent) 3,084 54.011 Kurt Bulger 1,961 34.343 John Thibeau 665 11.646 5,710 District 11: Spryfield - Sambro - Prospect Road Steve Adams (Incumbent) 3,005 48.759 Tom Lavers 1,409 22.862 Jim Hoskins 1,073 17.410 Peter Grabosky 676 10.969 6,163 District 12: Timberlea - Beechville - Clayton Park West Reg Rankin (Incumbent) 2,831 43.454 Mary Wile (Incumbent) 1,904 29.225 Bruce E. Smith 1,536 23.576 P. Rano Khokhar 244 3.745 6,515 District 13: Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets Matt Whitman 3,202 44.702 Peter Lund (Incumbent) 2,897 40.444 Doug Poulton 1,064 14.854 7,163 District 14: Upper/Middle Sackville - Beaver Bank Brad Johns (Incumbent) 3,141 72.524 Laurie Sauers 1,190 27.476 4,331 District 15: Lower Sackville 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 6,129 District 16: Bedford - Wentworth Tim Outhit (Incumbent) 5,386 83.621 Mark Ward 1,055 16.379 6,441 References External links HRM Elections 2012 Category:2012 elections in Canada Category:October 2012 in Canada Category:2012 in Nova Scotia Election, 2012