Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Lena Diab (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Halifax West, the riding that includes Timberlea
Without an open map of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s ridings, this page can’t say which one Timberlea is in. City council runs Timberlea, 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
Timberlea 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 Timberlea, 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 Timberlea 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 | – |
The latest vote shown is 2021: the 2025 counts carry Elections Canada’s non-commercial terms. 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. The last general elections came on 26 November 2024 for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament.
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 was first elected in 2021; the current Parliament is Lena Diab’s 2nd. 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. Earlier, Lena Diab held a seat in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
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 Lena Metlege Diab won Halifax West, as the Liberal Party of Canada had in 2019
Counts for Halifax West within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map.
Halifax West elected Lena Metlege Diab (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021: 48% of the vote, a lead of 12,413 over Jonathan Keith Roberts (New Democratic Party). Back in 2019 the seat went to Geoff Regan (Liberal Party of Canada), on 49%. 65% of electors in Halifax West voted in 2021, above the 63% turnout across Canada.
All 6 candidates in Halifax West, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Metlege Diab | Liberal Party of Canada | 24,744 | 48.5% |
| Jonathan Keith Roberts | New Democratic Party | 12,331 | 24.2% |
| Eleanor Humphries | Conservative Party of Canada | 11,243 | 22.0% |
| Julie Scott | People's Party of Canada | 1,447 | 2.8% |
| Richard Zurawski | Green Party of Canada | 1,181 | 2.3% |
| Kevin Schulthies | Christian Heritage Party of Canada | 85 | 0.2% |
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 Timberlea 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. Ridings are assigned from the 2021 Census: the one with most residents first, then any holding 5% or more.
- 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.
- Not on this page. Party control (Canadian councils are mostly elected without parties, and the open lists record none), council budgets, and band councils.
- Election results. Two maps are in play: the 2013 ridings, on which 2019 and 2021 were counted, and the 2023 ridings, onto which Elections Canada transposed the 2021 vote poll by poll.
Questions about how Timberlea is run
Who is the MP for Timberlea?
Lena Diab of the Liberal Party of Canada is the MP for Halifax West, which includes Timberlea.
Which party won Timberlea in the 2021 federal election?
Lena Metlege Diab won Halifax West for the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021; the riding is now Halifax West, held by Lena Diab.
Who is the MLA for Timberlea?
Use the Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Timberlea isn’t placed in one here.
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).