Former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore is going to be mayor of Halifax.
The 58-year-old was first elected as an MP in 2015 but resigned his seat in September to take a shot at the top political job in HRM. Fillmore’s background before jumping into politics was in urban planning and design.
His message during the campaign was to take control of our future.
Fillmore garnered just over 42% of the vote, about 22,000 more than his closest rival, Waye Mason.
Mason and fellow councilor Pam Lovelace stepped up to try to replace Mike Savage but even if you combined their vote totals it would not have been enough to knock off Fillmore.
Mayor
- Andy Fillmore – 52,396
- Waye Mason – 30904
- Pam Lovelace – 19727
- Jim Hoskins – 7219
- Daryll Johnson – 4664
A number of incumbents cruised to victory but there will be a handful of new faces around the HRM council table.
Tony Mancini, Sam Austin, Cathy Deagle Gammon, Becky Kent, Trish Purdy, and Patty Cuttell will all be returning to council.
Iona Stoddard lost her district in Clayton Park to Janet Steele, a former Cobequid Regional Health Board Member, and active in the rowing community.
Paul Russell, the councilor for Sackville–Beaver Bank lost a close race to Billy Gillis, while incumbent Shawn Cleary just squeaked past Tonya Malay.
In Bedford, Jean St-Amand beat out five other candidates to win District 16. District 13 had six people vying for a seat on council and it was software developer Nancy Hartling who came out on top.
John A. Young, a retired public servant, easily captured District 14.
Please note these are unofficial results:
District 1 — Waverley, Fall River, Musquodoboit Valley
- Chris Balcom – 1408
- Cathy Deagle Gammon -3777
- Angela Dennison – 439
District 2 — Lawrencetown, The Lakes, Chezzetcook, Eastern Shore
- Will Gilligan – 3298
- David Hendsbee – 3822
District 3 — Dartmouth South, Woodside, Eastern Passage
- Becky Kent – 4575
- Keith Morrison – 2221
- John Paul – 638
District 4 — Cole Harbour, Preston, Westphal, Cherry Brook
- James Aalders – 2316
- Joe Colley – 559
- Nicole Johnson – 1408
- Trish Purdy – 3892
District 5 — Dartmouth Centre
- Sam Austin – 5622
- Michael McCluskey – 3247
District 6 — Dartmouth East, Burnside
- Tony Mancini – 6842
- Lori Ogden – 1477
District 7 — Halifax South Downtown
- William Breckenridge – 1203
- Cathy Cervin – 1504
- Andrea Hilchie-Pye – 1003
- Aodhan P. Murphy – 250
- Peter Sonnichsen – 786
- Laura White – 1612 Elected
District 8 — Halifax Peninsula North
- Trayvone Clayton – 878
- Evyeneia Dexter – 878
- David Fright – 482
- Jon Frost – 835
- Virginia Hinch – 1962
- Stephen MacKay – 1003
- Anika Riopel – 1169
District 9 — Halifax West, Armdale
- Josh Beitel – 699
- Shawn Cleary – 2578
- Lara Cusson – 1330
- Valar Kaliaperumal – 620
- Tonya Malay – 2482
- Carlos Pessoa – 1287
District 10 — Halifax, Bedford Basin West
- Debbie MacKinnon – 2664
- Kathryn Morse – 3553
District 11 — Spryfield, Sambro Loop
- Patty Cuttell – 4393
- Bruce Holland – 3784
- Nathan Parker – 318
District 12 — Timberlea, Beechville, Clayton Park, Wedgewood
- Taqiuddin (Taqi) Hashmi – 531
- Julie Scott – 697
- Janet Steele – 3067 Elected
- Iona Stoddard – 2065
- Richard Zurawski – 1806
District 13 — Prospect Road, St. Margarets
- Markus Critchley – 333
- Nancy Hartling – 3643 Elected
- Robert Holden – 380
- Michael A. Marriott – 1492
- Dustin O’Leary – 1668
- Dawn Edith Penney – 151
- John Profit – 227
District 14 — Hammonds Plains, Upper Hammonds Plains, Lucasville, Middle and Upper Sackville
- Edward Giles – 1144
- John Martin Walker – 1302
- John A. Young – 3870
District 15 — Lower Sackville, Beaver Bank
- Billy Gillis – 3509
- Paul Russell – 3290
District 16 — Bedford, Wentworth
- Mohammed Issa – 906
- Anita Kirkbride – 2176
- Scott Maskell – 851
- Prathibha Narasimhan – 256
- Aaron Rice – 1499
- Jean St-Amand – 3962
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