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Encyclopedia > List of Nova Scotia general elections
Number of seats won by major parties at each election Conservative Liberal NDP Other

Number of seats won by major parties at each election Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (949x583, 26 KB) Image created by me from a graph produced in MS Excel, using data from List of Nova Scotia general elections. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (949x583, 26 KB) Image created by me from a graph produced in MS Excel, using data from List of Nova Scotia general elections. ...

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This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's unicameral legislative body, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The number of seats has varied over time, from a low of thirty during the 1930s and early 1940s, to the current high of fifty-two. This article only covers elections since Nova Scotia became part of the newly-formed Canadian Confederation in 1867. Prior to that, Nova Scotia was a British colony. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly dates back to 1758, and Nova Scotia became the first British colony to be achieve responsible government in 1848. A general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages none (English, French, Gaelic) Flower Mayflower Tree Red Spruce Bird Osprey Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total... Unicameralism is the practice of having only one legislative or parliamentary chamber. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The Nova Scotia House of Assembly is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, located in Halifax. ... We dont have an article called Canadian-confederation Start this article Search for Canadian-confederation in. ... Responsible government is a system of government that embodies the principle of parliamentary accountability which is the foundation of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy. ...


The chart on the right provides a graphical summary of the results, with the most recent elections on the right. It shows how the Liberal party (red) dominated the province's early poltical history, winning nineteen of the first twenty-two elections from 1867 to 1953; and that since 1953, the Conservatives (blue) have been the most successful party, winning eleven of the fifteen elections since then. The New Democratic Party (orange) have never won an election, but have had Official Opposition status on several occasions. The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Nova Scotia PC Party, is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social democratic party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

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Summary of results

The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. It also shows the percentage of the vote obtained by the major political parties at each election, if greater than 0.1%. The winning party's totals are shown in bold. To date, no party has formed a government that did not have the largest share of the vote. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

Year Conservative [A] NDP [B] Liberal Other Total
seats
Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Vote (%) Seats Seat-wining party Vote (%)
2006 23 39.7 20 34.5 9 23.5 2.4 52
2003 25 36.3 15 31.0 12 31.5 1.2 52
1999 30 39.2 11 29.9 11 29.8 1.1 52
1998 14 28.3 19 34.2 19 35.1 2.4 52
1993 9 32.0 3 17.7 40 49.4 0.9 52
1988 28 43.4 2 15.8 21 39.6 1 Cape Breton Labour 1.1 52
1984 42 50.6 3 15.9 6 31.3 1 Cape Breton Labour 2.2 [E] 52
1981 37 47.5 1 18.1 13 33.2 1 Cape Breton Labour 1.2 52
1978 31 45.8 4 14.4 17 39.4 0.4 52
1974 12 38.6 3 13.0 31 47.9 0.5 46
1970 21 46.9 2 6.7 23 46.1 0.2 46
1967 40 52.8 5.2 6 41.8 0.2 46
1963 41 56.2 4.1 3 39.7 44
1960 26 48.3 2 8.9 15 42.6 0.2 43
1956 24 48.6 1 3.0 18 48.2 0.1 43
1953 13 43.6 2 6.9 22 49.0 0.5 37
1949 8 39.2 2 9.6 27 51.0 0.1 37
1945 0 33.5 2 13.6 28 52.7 0.1 30
1941 5 40.3 3 7.0 22 52.7 30
1937 5 46.0 1.1 25 52.9 30
1933 8 45.9 1.5 22 52.6 30
1928 24 51.7 1 1.1 18 47.2 43
1925 40 60.9 2.8 3 36.3 43
1920 3 24.7 5 16.9 29 44.4 6 United Farmers 14.0 43
1916 12 48.8 31 50.4 0.8 43
1911 12 45.4 26 51.1 3.5 38
1906 4 42.1 32 53.2 2 Independents 4.6 38
1901 2 41.7 36 56.7 1.5 38
1897 3 44.4 34 55.0 1 Independent 0.5 38
1894 13 47.3 25 51.9 0.8 37
1890 9 46.7 29 52.2 1.0 38
1886 10 43.6 28 54.7 1.6 37
1882 14 46.9 24 51.8 1.3 38
1878 32 51.7 6 45.1 3.1 38
1874 12 43.6 22 55.0 4 Independents 1.4 38
1871 14 43.7 24 52.2 4.0 38
1867 2 [C] 38.5 [C] 36 [D] 58.6 [D] 2.9 38

The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, more commonly known as the Nova Scotia PC Party, is a moderate right-of-centre political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social democratic party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. ... Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties. ... Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties and their popular vote. ... The 1999 Nova Scotia election was held on July 27, 1999 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1999 Nova Scotia election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1993 election (more formally 33rd Nova Scotia general election), in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada was held on May 25, 1993 to elect members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. ... The 1988 Nova Scotia election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada that advocated separate provincial status for the island of Cape Breton, which is the northern part of the Province of Nova Scotia. ... The 1984 Nova Scotia election was held on November 6, 1984 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1981 Nova Scotia election was held on October 6, 1981 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1978 Nova Scotia election was held on September 19, 1978 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1974 Nova Scotia election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1970 Nova Scotia election was held on 13 October 1970 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1967 Nova Scotia election was held on 30 May 1967 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1963 Nova Scotia election was held on 8 October 1963 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1960 Nova Scotia election was held on 7 June 1960 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1956 Nova Scotia election was held on 30 October 1956 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1953 Nova Scotia election was held on 26 May 1953 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1949 Nova Scotia election was held on 9 June 1949 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1945 Nova Scotia election was held on 23 October 1945 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1941 Nova Scotia election was held on 28 October 1941 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1937 Nova Scotia election was held on 20 June 1937 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1933 Nova Scotia election was held on 22 August 1933 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1928 Nova Scotia election was held on 1 October 1928 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1925 Nova Scotia election was held on 25 June 1925 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1920 Nova Scotia election was held on 27 July 1920 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The United Farmers movement in Canada rose to prominence after World War I with the failure of the wartime Union government to alter a tariff structure that hurt farmers, various farmers movements across Canada became more radical and entered the political arena. ... The 1916 Nova Scotia election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1911 Nova Scotia election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1906 Nova Scotia election was held on 20 June 1906 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1901 Nova Scotia election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1897 Nova Scotia election was held from 13 April to 20 April 1897 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1894 Nova Scotia election was held from 8 March to 15 March 1894 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1890 Nova Scotia election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1886 Nova Scotia election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1882 Nova Scotia election was held on 20 June 1882 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1878 Nova Scotia election was held on 17 September 1878 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1874 Nova Scotia election was held on 17 December 1874 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1871 Nova Scotia election was held on 16 May 1871 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ... The 1867 Nova Scotia election was held on 18 September 1867 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

Notes

A  Includes results for Progressive Conservatives.
B  Includes results for Co-operative Commonwealth Federation prior to 1963; and also results for the Labour party prior to 1937.
C  Includes Pro Confederation.
D  Includes Anti-Confederates.
E  Includes 2.0% for Cape Breton Labour Party.

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) (In French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction. ... There have been various groups in Canada that have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ...

References

  • Government of Nova Scotia. Election Summary From 1867 - 2006 (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.

2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also


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Nova Scotia general election, 2003 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (305 words)
The 2003 Nova Scotia election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
The election was called by Conservatives, who decided to hold a rare summer election in the hope of strengthening their hold on the legislature.
The election was considered a mild failure for the Liberals and Conservatives, and something of a success for the NDP.
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