Halifax election results: district by district 

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While everyone else was busy enjoying Nocturne, we lucky political nerds at The Coast were watching the election results ever-so-slowly roll in.


To no great surprise, Mike Savage won another term as mayor by defeating challenger Lil MacPherson. The Wooden Monkey owner did manage a respectable 31 percent of the votes, though.

In HRM's four open races, former councillor Steve Streatch won another shot at City Hall, with 38 percent of the vote in Waverley–Fall River–Musquodoboit Valley; urban planner Sam Austin walked away with 30 percent of the vote in the race to replace Gloria McCluskey in Dartmouth Centre; Lindell Smith won by a landslide in Peninsula North; and meteorologist Richard Zurawski came away with a win in Timberlea–Beechville–Clayton Park–Wedgewood.

The biggest surprises came from a handful of photo-finishes amongst the incumbent races. Russell Walker barely eked out a win against challenger Andrew Curran (winning by just 15 votes in a contest that will likely go to a recount). Shawn Cleary defeated Linda Mosher in a race that was neck-and-neck all night, while Lisa Blackburn picked up a win against Brad Johns by fewer than 100 votes.

The official results (finally released Thursday morning after a two-day delay) are below, but you can also read them here. The total number of votes cast in HRM's election was 91,574, or 31.77 percent of eligible voters. That's down considerably from 2012, when 37.07 percent of the municipality's eglible voters cast ballots. 


Mayor
288,277 total eligible voters

Mike Savage: 62,096 (68.3%)

Lil MacPherson: 28,719 (31.7%)

Total votes cast: 91,574

Voter turnout: 31.77 percent

District 1: Waverley–Fall River–Musquodoboit Valley
15,762 total eligible voters

Colin Castle: 395 (6.7%)

Cathy Deagle-Gammon: 1,790 (30.3%)
Trevor Lawson: 1,064 (17.9%)
Alison McNair: 160 (2.7%)
Steve Sinnott: 263 (4.4%)
Steve Streatch: 2,245 (37.7%)



Total votes cast: 5,959

Voter turnout: 37.8 percent

District 2: Preston–Chezzetcook–Eastern Shore
19,569 total eligible voters

Shelley Fashan: 1,106 (16.6%)

David Hendsbee: 3,266 (49%)
Sydnee L. McKay: 244 (3.7%)

Gail McQuarrie: 1,989 (29.8%)

Total votes cast: 6,664

Voter turnout: 34.05 percent

District 3: Dartmouth South–Eastern Passage
21,152 total eligible voters
Incumbent Bill Karsten wins by acclamation.



District 4: Cole Harbour–Westphal
18,931 total eligible voters
Incumbent Lorelei Nicoll wins by acclamation.



District 5: Dartmouth Centre
20,927 total eligible voters

Sam Austin: 2,372 (30.4%)

Adam Bowes: 43 (0.6%)

Gabriel Enxuga: 335 (4.3%)

Ned Milburn: 508 (6.5%)

Tim Rissesco: 1,673 (21.4%)

Derek Vallis: 1,068 (13.7%)

Kate Watson: 1,583 (20.3%)

Warren Wesson: 173 (2.2%)



Total votes cast: 7,801

Voter turnout: 37.3 percent



District 6: Harbourview–Burnside–Dartmouth East
17,835 total eligible voters

Carlos Beals: 2,019 (36%)

Tony Mancini: 3,565 (64%)



Total votes cast: 5,623

Voter turnout: 31.5 percent

District 7: Halifax South Downtown
15,566 total eligible voters

Dominick Desjardins: 259 (5.3%)

Waye Mason: 2,962 (61.1%)
Sue Uteck: 1,590 (33.6%)



Total votes cast: 4,843

Voter turnout: 31 percent



District 8: Halifax Peninsula North
18,465 total eligible voters

Irvine Carvery: 435 (6.5%)

Martin Farrell: 82 (1.2%)

Anthony Kawalski: 112 (1.7%)

Patrick Murphy: 1,104 (16.5%)

Chris Poole: 715 (10.7%)

Lindell Smith: 3,418 (51.2%)

Brenden Sommerhalder: 761 (11.4%)



Total votes cast: 6,671

Voter turnout: 36 percent



District 9: Halifax West Armdale
20,037total eligible voters

Shawn Cleary: 3,740 (49%)

Linda Mosher: 3,634 (47.7%)

Kyle Woodbury: 203 (2.7%)



Total votes cast: 7,625

Voter turnout: 38 percent

District 10: Halifax–Bedford Basin West
16,776 total eligible voters

Andrew Curran: 1,992 (41.8%)

Mohammad Ehsan: 717 (15%)

Russell Walker: 2,027 (42.5%)



Total votes cast: 4,764

Voter turnout: 28 percent



District 11: Spryfield–Sambro Loop–Prospect Road
18,079 total eligible voters

Stephen Adams: 3,613 (73%)

Dawn E. Penney: 1,266 (25.7%)



Total votes cast: 4,934

Voter turnout: 27 percent

District 12: Timberlea–Beechville–Clayton Park–Wedgewood
18,026 total eligible voters

John Bignell: 669 (11.7%)
Scott Guthrie: 1,241 (21.7%)

Bruce Holland: 916 (16%)

Bruce E. Smith: 534 (9.4%)

Iona Stoddard: 702 (12.3%)

Richard Zurawski: 1,607 (28.1%)



Total votes cast: 5,709

Voter turnout: 31.7 percent



District 13: Hammonds Plains–St. Margarets
18,356 total eligible voters

Pamela Lovelace: 2,562 (34.3%)

Harry Ward: 785 (10.5%)

Matt Whitman: 4,090 (55%)



Total votes cast: 7,470

Voter turnout: 40.7 percent



District 14: Middle/Upper Sackville–Beaver Bank–Lucasville
16,195 total eligible voters

Lisa Blackburn: 2,062 (42.7%)
Kevin Copley: 741 (15.3%)

Brad Johns: 2,015 (41.7%)



Total votes cast: 4,829

Voter turnout: 29.8 percent

District 15: Lower Sackville
16,086 total eligible voters
Incumbent Steve Craig wins by acclamation.

District 16: Bedford–Wentworth
18,408 total eligible voters
Incumbent Tim Outhit wins by acclamation.

with files from Ashley Corbett, Moira Donovan, Alexander Quon and Adina Bresge.