| 1980 Canadian federal election: Halifax | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gerald Regan | 16,949 | 41.63 | +1.21 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Cooper | 15,710 | 38.58 | -1.87 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alexa McDonough | 8,009 | 19.67 | +1.14 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Charles Spurr | 48 | 0.12 | +0.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 40,716 | 99.47 | ||||||
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | 218 | 0.53 | ||||||
| Turnout | 40,934 | 67.77 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 60,405 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +1.54 | ||||||
Source: [1]
- ^ Sayers, Anthony (2017). "1980 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved 24 December 2024.