Lisa Roberts | |
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| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Needham | |
| In office August 30, 2016 – July 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Maureen MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Suzy Hansen |
| Personal details | |
| Party | New Democratic (federal) New Democratic (Nova Scotia) |
Lisa Roberts is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on August 30, 2016.[1] She represented the electoral district of Halifax Needham as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party until 2021.[1]
She was re-elected in the 2017 provincial election.[2]
Roberts announced in February 2021 that she would seek nomination as the NDP candidate for Halifax in the next federal election, but continue her role as MLA until either the next federal or provincial election, whichever came first.[3] She represented the NDP in the 2021 federal election but finished second, behind Andy Fillmore of the Liberal Party.[4] In November 2023, Roberts was again nominated as the NDP candidate for Halifax in the next federal election.[5] she lost placing third.
Before entering politics, Roberts had been executive director of Veith House, and a journalist with CBC Radio’s Information Morning in Halifax. She has been involved in several Halifax community initiatives, like the community garden on Needham Hill.
Electoral record
Federal
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Shannon Miedema | 32,886 | 63.05 | +20.81 | ||||
| Conservative | Mark Boudreau | 9,939 | 19.05 | +6.30 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 8,642 | 16.57 | -23.72 | ||||
| Green | Amethyste Hamel-Gregory | 422 | 0.81 | -1.40 | ||||
| People's | Maricar Aliasut | 271 | 0.52 | -1.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,160 | 99.31 | -0.07 | 123,770.95 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 365 | 0.69 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,525 | 73.49 | ||||||
| Eligible voters[a] | 71,469 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.26 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[6][7] | ||||||||
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| 2021 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Andy Fillmore | 21,905 | 42.74 | +0.27 | $103,501.55 | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 20,347 | 39.70 | +9.66 | $90,503.01 | |||
| Conservative | Cameron Ells | 6,601 | 12.88 | +1.30 | $2,924.56 | |||
| Green | Jo-Ann Roberts | 1,128 | 2.20 | –12.17 | $12,448.57 | |||
| People's | B. Alexander Hébert | 1,069 | 2.09 | +0.95 | $3,500.64 | |||
| Communist | Katie Campbell | 198 | 0.39 | – | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,248 | 99.38 | $108,761.04 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 322 | 0.62 | –0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 51,570 | 66.06 | –6.96 | |||||
| Registered voters | 78,065 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | –4.70 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[8] | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2017 Nova Scotia general election: Halifax Needham | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 3,880 | 51.36 | +0.43 | ||||
| Liberal | Melinda Daye | 2,075 | 27.47 | -6.13 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matthew Donahoe | 1,135 | 15.02 | +2.86 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Jamieson | 465 | 6.15 | +2.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,555 | 99.42 | -0.16 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 44 | 0.58 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,599 | 46.16 | +13.66 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 16,558 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | |||||||
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, August 30, 2016: Halifax Needham Resignation of Maureen MacDonald | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | 2,519 | 50.97 | +6.98 | ||||
| Liberal | Rod Wilson | 1,662 | 33.63 | -6.77 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Arsenault | 600 | 12.14 | +1.32 | ||||
| Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 161 | 3.26 | -1.53 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 4,942 | 99.58 | +0.50 | |||||
| Total rejected, unmarked, and declined ballots | 21 | 0.42 | -0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,963 | 32.50 | -17.93 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 15,270 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +6.87 | ||||||
References
- "Lisa Roberts wins Halifax-Needham byelection for Nova Scotia's NDP". CBC News. August 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- "Women to make up one-third of Nova Scotia Legislature". CBC News. May 31, 2017. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "MLA Lisa Roberts to seek federal NDP nomination in Halifax". Halifax Examiner. February 1, 2021. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- "Liberals claim sweeping victory in Halifax-area ridings". SaltWire Network. September 20, 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
- "Lisa Roberts to represent NDP in Halifax riding in next federal election". SaltWire Network. November 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2024.