Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHarrietsfield’s MP is Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada), for Halifax
Across Nova Scotia, 11 of the 11 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada. City council runs Harrietsfield, and Halifax’s mayor is Andy Fillmore. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Harrietsfield isn’t placed in one.
Three governments, and who does what
Harrietsfield 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 Harrietsfield, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsHalifax
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 Harrietsfield 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 | – |
There are no 2025 counts here: Elections Canada’s terms bar their commercial reuse, so 2021 is the latest open result. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly was last elected on 26 November 2024, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. After the 19 October 2024 election, Halifax council next goes to the polls on 21 October 2028. Halifax votes next on 21 October 2028: the Municipal Elections Act sets municipal elections on the third Saturday in October every four years.
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
Shannon Miedema represents Halifax in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Halifax · Liberal Party of Canada
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Shannon Miedema was elected to the Commons for the first time in April 2025. Mapped onto today’s Halifax, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 42%; in 2025 Shannon Miedema kept the seat in the same hands.
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
Andy Fillmore kept Halifax for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021
Halifax as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Halifax reached 66% in 2021, against 63% nationally. Andy Fillmore already held it after the 2019 election, won with 42%. 1,558 votes separated Andy Fillmore (Liberal Party of Canada) from Lisa Roberts (New Democratic Party) in Halifax in 2021, when the winner took 43%.
All 6 candidates in Halifax, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Fillmore | Liberal Party of Canada | 21,905 | 42.7% |
| Lisa Roberts | New Democratic Party | 20,347 | 39.7% |
| Cameron Ells | Conservative Party of Canada | 6,601 | 12.9% |
| Jo-Ann Roberts | Green Party of Canada | 1,128 | 2.2% |
| B. Alexander Hébert | People's Party of Canada | 1,069 | 2.1% |
| Katie Campbell | Communist Party of Canada | 198 | 0.4% |
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 Harrietsfield 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. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Who holds each seat. MPs come from Wikidata’s records of the 45th Parliament, which can lag a resignation or a by-election by some days.
- 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 Harrietsfield is run
Who is the MP for Harrietsfield?
For Harrietsfield, it’s Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada), who holds Halifax.
Which party won Harrietsfield in the 2021 federal election?
Andy Fillmore won Halifax for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Halifax, held by Shannon Miedema.
Who is the MLA for Harrietsfield?
Find the riding for Harrietsfield 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).