title: Halifax Cobequid
text: # Halifax Cobequid
  
  Halifax Cobequid was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1956 as Halifax Northwest from part of the former district of Halifax West. In 1966, the district was renamed Halifax County North West, and the following year, in 1967 it was renamed Halifax Cobequid. It existed until 1978, when it was redistributed into four new districts: Sackville, Halifax Bedford Basin, Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley, and Cole Harbour.
  
  ## Members of the Legislative Assembly
  
  The electoral district was represented by the following Members of the Legislative Assembly:
  
  | Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 46th | 1956-1960 | Ronald Manning Fielding | Liberal |
  | 47th | 1960-1963 | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
  | 48th | 1963-1967 | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
  | 49th | 1967-1970 | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | Progressive Conservative |
  | 50th | 1970-1974 | George Riley | Liberal |
  | 51st | 1974-1978 | George Doucet | Liberal |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1956 general election
  
  1956 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 3,763 | 50.40% | – |
  | | Progressive Conservative | S. E. Haverstock | 3,573 | 47.86% | – |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | L. C. Wilson | 130 | 1.74% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 7,466 | – |
  | 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 | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | 4,209 | 46.55% | -1.30% |
  | | Liberal | Ronald Manning Fielding | 4,182 | 46.26% | -4.15% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | L. C. Wilson | 650 | 7.19% | 5.45% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,041 | – |
  | 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 | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | 5,559 | 56.07% | 9.51% |
  | | Liberal | George Douglas Burris | 4,027 | 40.62% | -5.64% |
  | | New Democratic | Gerald A. Guptill | 329 | 3.32% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,915 | – |
  | 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. |||||||
  
  ### 1967 general election
  
  1967 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | 5,463 | 51.51% | -4.56% |
  | | Liberal | John F. Cruickshank | 5,143 | 48.49% | 7.88% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,606 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1970 general election
  
  1970 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | George Riley | 6,453 | 50.76% | 2.27% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Gordon H. Fitzgerald | 5,427 | 42.69% | -8.82% |
  | | New Democratic | B. Dombrowski | 833 | 6.55% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 12,713 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1974 general election
  
  1974 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | George Doucet | 8,691 | 49.57% | -1.19% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Silvia Hudson | 6,878 | 39.23% | -3.46% |
  | | New Democratic | George Clement Cann | 1,964 | 11.20% | 4.65% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 17,533 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Clayton Park West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  