Photo: misterjerk2 · CC BY-SA 3.0Upper Tantallon straddles 2 federal ridings, from South Shore—St. Margarets to Sackville—Bedford—Preston
City council runs Upper Tantallon, and Halifax’s mayor is Andy Fillmore. In Ottawa, Jessica Fancy-Landry speaks for 71% of Upper Tantallon, and Braedon Clark for most of the remainder. No provincial riding is named for Upper Tantallon, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find.
Three governments, and who does what
Upper Tantallon 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 Upper Tantallon, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsSouth Shore—St. Margarets · 71%
- 4House of CommonsSackville—Bedford—Preston · 29%
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 Upper Tantallon 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. Provincially the last general election was on 26 November 2024, for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; federally, on 28 April 2025. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
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
Upper Tantallon has 2 MPs
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
South Shore—St. Margarets · Liberal Party of Canada · 71%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Sackville—Bedford—Preston · Liberal Party of Canada · 29%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
The Liberal Party of Canada holds 11 of 11 seats from Nova Scotia, including Jessica Fancy-Landry’s.
The MP’s record
Had the 2021 ballots been cast in today’s South Shore—St. Margarets, the Conservative Party of Canada would have led with 43%; in 2025 Jessica Fancy-Landry took it from them. Jessica Fancy-Landry is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote.
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
A new party in South Shore—St. Margarets in 2021: Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada)
Counts for South Shore—St. Margarets within its 2013 boundaries, used in 2019 and 2021; the 2025 election ran on a new map. 71% of Upper Tantallon lived in it.
Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) took South Shore—St. Margarets in 2021 with 41% of the vote, 1,879 votes ahead of Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada). Bernadette Jordan (Liberal Party of Canada) had won it in 2019 with 42%.
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 Upper Tantallon 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
- 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. 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.
- 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. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Upper Tantallon is run
Who is the MP for Upper Tantallon?
Mostly Jessica Fancy-Landry (Liberal Party of Canada), MP for South Shore—St. Margarets; part of Upper Tantallon is in Sackville—Bedford—Preston, held by Braedon Clark.
Which party won Upper Tantallon in the 2021 federal election?
South Shore—St. Margarets went to Rick Perkins (Conservative Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Jessica Fancy-Landry has been the MP for South Shore—St. Margarets.
Who is the MLA for Upper Tantallon?
The Nova Scotia House of Assembly’s website names each MLA by riding; the riding of Upper Tantallon has to be looked up there.
Who heads the council in Halifax?
Andy Fillmore chairs Halifax council as 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).