Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota · CC BY-SA 2.02 MPs share Austinville, which straddles Dartmouth—Cole Harbour and Sackville—Bedford—Preston
Local government for Austinville is Halifax’s, with Andy Fillmore as mayor. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Austinville is in. Darren Fisher represents 89% of Austinville in the Commons, while Braedon Clark covers the bulk of the rest.
Three governments, and who does what
Austinville is governed by Halifax, with Nova Scotia and Ottawa.
The city council decides local matters.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
nslegislature.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Austinville, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsDartmouth—Cole Harbour · 89%
- 4House of CommonsSackville—Bedford—Preston · 11%
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Austinville votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Halifax council | 19 October 2024 | 21 October 2028 |
| Nova Scotia House of Assembly | 26 November 2024 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 19 October 2024 election, Halifax council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. Under the Municipal Elections Act, Halifax’s next municipal vote is on 21 October 2028, the third Saturday in October every four years. Voters last chose the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024 and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
nslegislature.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Austinville has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Dartmouth—Cole Harbour · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2015 · 89%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Sackville—Bedford—Preston · Liberal Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
In Nova Scotia, 11 of 11 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Darren Fisher sits with.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 52%; in 2025 Darren Fisher kept the seat in the same hands. The current Parliament is Darren Fisher’s 4th, counting from a first win in 2015.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Darren Fisher kept Dartmouth—Cole Harbour for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
Turnout in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour was 61% in 2021, against 63% nationally. 45% had elected Darren Fisher there in 2019. In 2021, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour went to Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) on 53%; Kevin Payne (New Democratic Party) finished 8,942 votes behind.
All 4 candidates in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Fisher | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,209 | 53.1% |
| Kevin Payne | New Democratic Party | 15,267 | 33.5% |
| Michelle Lindsay | People's Party of Canada | 4,781 | 10.5% |
| Rana Zaman | Green Party of Canada | 1,371 | 3.0% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Austinville is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsnovascotia.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Election results. Elections Canada redrew the ridings in 2023 and re-tallied the 2021 ballots onto the new map from polling divisions; that estimate, and the official 2019 and 2021 counts on the old map, are what you see.
- Not on this page. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. Who holds each seat is read from Wikidata, so a very recent change in the Commons may not appear yet.
- Which riding. Each place is put in its ridings by where its 2021 Census residents live; a riding holding 5% or more of them is listed.
Questions about how Austinville is run
Who is the MP for Austinville?
Most residents of Austinville have Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) as MP for Dartmouth—Cole Harbour; the rest mainly have Braedon Clark, for Sackville—Bedford—Preston.
Which party won Austinville in the 2021 federal election?
In 2021 it was Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada), who represents Dartmouth—Cole Harbour still.
Who is the MLA for Austinville?
Find the riding for Austinville on the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s site, which names the MLA for each.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
Halifax council is led by Andy Fillmore, its mayor.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).