| 1979 Canadian federal election: Halifax West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 22,714 | 47.21 | |||||
| Liberal | Dick Boyce | 16,702 | 34.72 | |||||
| New Democratic | Dennis Theman | 8,265 | 17.18 | |||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 275 | 0.57 | |||||
| Independent | David Morgan | 152 | 0.32 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 48,108 | 100.00 | ||||||