Photo: Thorfinn Stainforth · CC BY-SA 3.0Halifax, which takes in South End, is held by Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada)
Local government for South End is Halifax’s, with Andy Fillmore as mayor. South End’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. From Nova Scotia come 11 MPs, 11 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Three governments, and who does what
South End 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 South End, 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 South End 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. 21 October 2028 is the next council election in Halifax, fixed by the Municipal Elections Act for the third Saturday in October every four years. Parliament was last elected on 28 April 2025, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on 26 November 2024. This page stops at the 2021 vote: elections.ca keeps the 2025 counts under 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
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
The 2025 general election sent Shannon Miedema to the Commons for the first time. 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.
66% of electors in Halifax voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada. Halifax elected Andy Fillmore (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 43% of the vote, a lead of 1,558 over Lisa Roberts (New Democratic Party). 42% had elected Andy Fillmore there in 2019.
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 South End 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
- 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.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
Questions about how South End is run
Who is the MP for South End?
Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada) sits for Halifax, the riding South End is in.
Which party won South End in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada, with Andy Fillmore in Halifax; since 2025 Shannon Miedema represents Halifax.
Who is the MLA for South End?
Find the riding for South End 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).