Photo: WabbitWanderer from London, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Halifax West, which takes in Hatchet Lake, is held by Lena Diab (Liberal Party of Canada)
No provincial riding is named for Hatchet Lake, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. City council runs Hatchet Lake, and Halifax’s mayor is Andy Fillmore. Of the 11 Commons seats from Nova Scotia, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 11.
Three governments, and who does what
Hatchet Lake 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 Hatchet Lake, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsHalifax West
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 Hatchet Lake 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 | – |
Voters last chose Halifax council on 19 October 2024 and will again on 21 October 2028. The next council election in Halifax falls on 21 October 2028, the third Saturday in October every four years under the Municipal Elections Act. The last general elections came on 26 November 2024 for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. No open copy of the 2025 counts exists, and Elections Canada’s own terms rule out commercial reuse, so 2021 is the last vote shown.
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
Lena Diab represents Halifax West in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Halifax West · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Lena Diab came to the Commons from the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s Halifax West, the Liberal Party of Canada would have led with 48%; Lena Diab held it for them in 2025. First elected in 2021, Lena Diab is serving the 2nd term of a Commons career.
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
South Shore—St. Margarets changed hands in 2021, to Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada)
Results in South Shore—St. Margarets, the riding Hatchet Lake belonged to on the 2013 map used in 2019 and 2021; since 2025 it votes in Halifax West.
In 2019 the riding had gone to Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) with 42%. Rick Perkins won the 2021 race in South Shore—St. Margarets for the Conservative Party of Canada, polling 41% and beating Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) by 1,879 votes.
All 4 candidates in South Shore—St. Margarets, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Perkins | Conservative Party of Canada | 20,454 | 40.9% |
| Bernadette Jordan | Liberal Party of Canada | 18,575 | 37.2% |
| Olivia Dorey | New Democratic Party | 9,541 | 19.1% |
| Thomas Trappenberg | Green Party of Canada | 1,434 | 2.9% |
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 Hatchet Lake 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
- 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.
- Who holds each seat. Wikidata, edited by volunteers, is the source for each MP, and it can trail a change of seat by a little.
- Not on this page. The open lists stop short of party labels, council budgets and band councils, so those are missing here.
- Election results. The 2019 and 2021 figures are Elections Canada’s official counts on the ridings drawn in 2013; the “today’s boundaries” figures are its transposition of the 2021 vote onto the 2023 ridings, an estimate built from polling divisions.
Questions about how Hatchet Lake is run
Who is the MP for Hatchet Lake?
Lena Diab (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Halifax West, the riding Hatchet Lake is in.
Which party won Hatchet Lake in the 2021 federal election?
The Conservative Party of Canada, with Rick Perkins in South Shore—St. Margarets; since 2025 Lena Diab represents Halifax West.
Who is the MLA for Hatchet Lake?
Hatchet Lake’s riding isn’t placed on this page; the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s members page lists every MLA by riding.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
Andy Fillmore is mayor, at the head of 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).