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1 Demographics

Ethnic Groups: 91.8% White, 2.3% Black, 1.8% Arab, 1.0% South Asian
Languages: 90.0% English, 2.8% French, 6.6% Other
Religions: 43.0% Protestant, 39.8% Catholic, 1.1% Christian Orthodox, 1.4% Other Christian, 2.3% Muslim, 10.7% No Affiliation
Average Income: $32,372

2 Geography

The district includes the old city of Bedford the west end of the former City of Halifax, and an area that extends to the community of Upper Hammonds Plains in the north, Hubley in the west and Terence Bay in the south. The Area is 564 sq. km.

3 History

The electoral district was created in 1976 from Halifax—East Hants

List of Members

1. Howard Crosby , Prog. Cons. ( 1979- 1993)
2. Geoff Regan, Liberal (1993- 1997)
3. Gordon Earle, N.D.P. (1997- 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri)
4. Geoff Regan, Liberal (2000-present)