Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0Westmount straddles 2 federal ridings, from Halifax to Halifax West
Shannon Miedema represents 89% of Westmount in the Commons, while Lena Diab covers the bulk of the rest. No provincial riding is named for Westmount, as no open boundary file exists for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly that we could find. Local government for Westmount is Halifax’s, with Andy Fillmore as mayor.
Three governments, and who does what
Westmount 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 Westmount, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsHalifax · 89%
- 4House of CommonsHalifax West · 11%
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 Westmount 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 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. Councils are elected on the third Saturday in October every four years, says the Municipal Elections Act, so Halifax votes next on 21 October 2028. The open federal catalogue ends at 2021; the 2025 results sit on elections.ca under terms that bar commercial use.
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
Westmount has 2 MPs
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 · 89%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Halifax West · Liberal Party of Canada · 11%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
In Nova Scotia, 11 of 11 ridings are held by the Liberal Party of Canada, the party Shannon Miedema sits with.
The MP’s record
Shannon Miedema is new to Parliament, first elected in the April 2025 vote. On today’s boundaries, the 2021 vote in Halifax would have gone to the Liberal Party of Canada with 42%, and Shannon Miedema kept it for them in 2025.
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
Halifax returned Andy Fillmore (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. 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%. Andy Fillmore already held it after the 2019 election, won with 42%.
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 Westmount 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. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- 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. Council budgets, band councils, and which party runs the council: the open lists carry no party, and most councils have none.
- 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.
Questions about how Westmount is run
Who is the MP for Westmount?
Westmount has more than one: Shannon Miedema (Liberal Party of Canada) for Halifax, and Lena Diab for Halifax West.
Which party won Westmount in the 2021 federal election?
Halifax went to Andy Fillmore (Liberal Party of Canada) in 2021. Since 2025, Shannon Miedema has been the MP for Halifax.
Who is the MLA for Westmount?
Westmount’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 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).