title: Halifax West (provincial electoral district)
text: # Halifax West (provincial electoral district)
  
  Halifax West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. In 1955, the district of Halifax Northwest was created from a portion of Halifax West. Following a name change in 1966 to Halifax County West, the district was redistributed entirely to create the current district of Halifax-St. Margaret's in 1967.
  
  ## Members of the Legislative Assembly
  
  Halifax West elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly.
  
  | Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 48th | 1963-1967 | Douglas C. McNeil | Progressive Conservative |
  | 47th | 1960-1963 | Charles H. Reardon | Liberal |
  | 46th | 1956-1960 | Charles H. Reardon | Liberal |
  | 45th | 1953-1956 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
  | 44th | 1949-1953 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
  | 43rd | 1945-1949 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
  | 42nd | 1941-1945 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
  | 41st | 1937-1941 | George E. Hagen | Liberal |
  | 40th | 1933-1937 | George E. Hagen | Liberal |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1933 general election
  
  1933 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | George E. Hagen | 4,804 | 54.83% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Angus MacDonald Morton | 3,957 | 45.17% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,761 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1937 general election
  
  1937 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | George E. Hagen | 5,034 | 54.00% | -0.83% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Earle C. Phinney | 4,288 | 46.00% | 0.83% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,322 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1941 general election
  
  1941 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,459 | 58.37% | 4.37% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | John Shenstone Roper | 3,180 | 41.63% | -4.37% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 7,639 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1945 general election
  
  1945 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,997 | 49.11% | -9.26% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 2,786 | 27.38% | -14.25% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 2,392 | 23.51% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,175 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1949 general election
  
  1949 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 6,788 | 49.88% | 0.76% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Malcolm Edgbert Walker | 3,795 | 27.88% | 0.50% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred M. Young | 3,027 | 22.24% | -1.27% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 13,610 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1953 general election
  
  1953 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 8,061 | 51.31% | 1.43% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Earle Harverstock | 6,927 | 44.09% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | L. C. Wilson | 723 | 4.60% | -17.64% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 15,711 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1956 general election
  
  1956 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,119 | 51.02% | -0.29% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | William J. Dalton | 5,875 | 48.98% | 4.89% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 11,994 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1960 general election
  
  1960 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,925 | 46.68% | -4.33% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 6,684 | 45.06% | -3.92% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harold J. Martell | 1,225 | 8.26% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 14,834 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1963 general election
  
  1963 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | D. C. McNeil | 8,792 | 57.00% | 11.94% |
  | | Liberal | Charles H. Reardon | 6,126 | 39.72% | -6.97% |
  | | New Democratic | Harold J. Martell | 506 | 3.28% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 15,424 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  