| 1984 Canadian federal election: Halifax West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Howard Crosby | 30,287 | 54.28 | +14.31 | ||||
| Liberal | Ben Prossin | 13,529 | 24.25 | -14.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dennis Theman | 11,626 | 20.84 | -0.07 | ||||
| Independent | Arthur Canning | 355 | 0.64 | +0.09 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 55,797 | 100.00 | ||||||