Photo: Coastal Elite from Halifax, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Cole Harbour sends Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11. As a neighbourhood of Halifax, Cole Harbour answers to the city council and its mayor, Andy Fillmore. Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Cole Harbour is in.
Three governments, and who does what
Cole Harbour 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 Cole Harbour, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsDartmouth—Cole Harbour
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 Cole Harbour 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 | – |
Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. Elected on 19 October 2024, Halifax council is up again on 21 October 2028. Councils are elected on the third Saturday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, so Halifax votes next on 21 October 2028. Counts from April 2025 can’t appear here, since Elections Canada allows only non-commercial reuse of them.
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
Darren Fisher represents Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in Ottawa
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
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Darren Fisher was first elected in 2015; the current Parliament is Darren Fisher’s 4th. Elections Canada’s transposition of the 2021 vote onto today’s Dartmouth—Cole Harbour puts the Liberal Party of Canada first at 52%; Darren Fisher held it for the party in 2025.
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
In 2021, Dartmouth—Cole Harbour re-elected Darren Fisher of the Liberal Party of Canada
These are the 2019 and 2021 results on the 2013 map of Dartmouth—Cole Harbour; its boundaries changed for the 2025 election.
In 2021, 61% of electors cast a ballot in Dartmouth—Cole Harbour, under the national 63%. 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. Darren Fisher was the sitting MP, elected there in 2019 with 45%.
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 Cole Harbour 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. Official counts for 2019 and 2021 are by the 2013 ridings; Elections Canada also re-counted the 2021 ballots onto the 2023 ridings by polling division, and that estimate is what “today’s boundaries” means here.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
Questions about how Cole Harbour is run
Who is the MP for Cole Harbour?
For Cole Harbour, it’s Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Dartmouth—Cole Harbour.
Which party won Cole Harbour in the 2021 federal election?
Darren Fisher (Liberal Party of Canada) took Dartmouth—Cole Harbour in 2021 and is its MP today.
Who is the MLA for Cole Harbour?
Every MLA of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly is on its members page, which is where to find the one for Cole Harbour.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
The mayor is Andy Fillmore, who chairs Halifax council.
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).