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Halifax




Riding Information

Province:Nova Scotia
Type:City
Region:Atlantic Region
Area:231
Population:88,931
Electors:76,885
Start Position:Center Right
Current Position:Center


Candidates

CandidatePartyWon
PERCY ODELL
Conservative
Candidate
JOSPEH COWAN
Liberal
Candidate
DANA SHARP
NDP
Candidate
PATRICIA MCQUEEN
Green Party
Candidate



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Adjacent Ridings

Halifax West

Cities

Halifax


Top Issues

Privacy Laws
Illegal Substances
Families
Education
Athletics Funding
Federal Sponsorship Scandal
Foreign Aid
Equalization
Same Sex Marriages
Farm Aid


Riding Data

Male Population

Male under 19: 20.4%
Male 20-34: 29.1%
Male 35-49: 23.2%
Male 50-65: 15.4%
Male over 65: 13.8%

Female Population

Female under 19: 17.8%
Female 20-34: 27.6%
Female 35-49: 22.4%
Female 50-65: 14.7%
Female over 65: 13.8%

Marriage

Never Married: 45.1%
Married: 5427.2%
Divorced: 7.8%
Widowed: 7.2%

Race

Chinese: 1.3%
South Asian: 0.9%
Black: 4.4%
Filipino: 0.3%
Latin American: 0.3%
Southeast Asian: 0.9%
Arab: 0.5%
West Asian: 0.9%
Korean: 0.1%
Japanese: 0.3%
Visible Minorities: 0.4%
Others: 88.6%

Language

English: 83.9%
French: 0%
Both Languages: 2.4%
Neither Language: 0.3%

Schooling

No Highschool: 20.1%
Highschool: 17.6%
Trades: 7.8%
College: 10.2%
University: 29.1%

Employment

Employed: 92.4%
Unemployed: 7.6%

Income

Average Income: $30156
Household Income: $52586

Home Status

Owned: 43%
Rented: 57%

Religion

Catholic: 37.4%
Protestant: 38.4%
Christian Orthodox: 1.4%
Christian nie: 1.5%
Muslim: 1%
Jewish: 1.1%
Buddhist: 1%
Hindu: 0.4%
Sikh: 0%
Eastern Religions: 0.1%
Other Religions: 0.3%
No Religion: 17.2%

Work Type

Management: 10.5%
Business: 18.1%
Natural Sciences: 7.7%
Health: 8%
Social Science: 11.7%
Art: 5.6%
Sales: 28.2%
Trade: 7.6%
Primary: 1.1%
Manufacturing: 1.4%

Residence

Non Immigrant: 87.6%
Not Perminanet: 9.1%

First Nations

Native: 0.9%