Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Windsor Park straddles 2 federal ridings, from Halifax to Halifax West
Residents of Windsor Park divide between Shannon Miedema (81%) and Lena Diab in the Commons. Windsor Park’s riding for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found. Windsor Park is part of Halifax, whose council is led by Andy Fillmore, the mayor.
Three governments, and who does what
Windsor Park 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 Windsor Park, from the most recent elections.
- 1Halifax councilelectedAndy Fillmore
- 2Nova Scotia House of Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsHalifax · 81%
- 4House of CommonsHalifax West · 19%
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 Windsor Park 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 last general elections came on 26 November 2024 for the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and on 28 April 2025 for Parliament. Halifax council was elected on 19 October 2024, and the next vote is on 21 October 2028. Under the Municipal Elections Act, Halifax’s next municipal vote is on 21 October 2028, the third Saturday in October every four years. 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
Windsor Park 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 · 81%
en.wikipedia.org ↗Halifax West · Liberal Party of Canada · 19%
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada11
As Wikidata records them.
Shannon Miedema is one of 11 Liberal Party of Canada MPs among the 11 from Nova Scotia.
The MP’s record
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. The 2025 general election sent Shannon Miedema to the Commons for the first time.
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
Results in Halifax as drawn in 2013, the boundaries of the 2019 and 2021 elections; the riding was redrawn for 2025.
At 66%, more of Halifax voted in 2021 than Canada as a whole (63%). The 2021 count in Halifax put Andy Fillmore (Liberal Party of Canada) first at 43%, with Lisa Roberts (New Democratic Party) 1,558 votes back. The 2019 result had favoured Andy Fillmore as well, at 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 Windsor Park 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. Where residents of the 2021 Census live decides the riding; any riding with 5% of them or more is named.
- 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. Who controls the council by party (the open lists give none, and most Canadian councils sit without parties), budgets and band councils.
- 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 Windsor Park is run
Who is the MP for Windsor Park?
It depends on the street: most of Windsor Park is in Halifax (Shannon Miedema, Liberal Party of Canada), some in Halifax West (Lena Diab).
Which party won Windsor Park 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 Windsor Park?
This page can’t say which riding Windsor Park is in; the Nova Scotia House of Assembly lists every MLA with theirs.
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).