2017 Nova Scotia general election
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The 2017 Nova Scotia general election, formally the 40th Nova Scotia general election, was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a majority government.
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Timeline[edit]
- October 8, 2013 – The Liberal Party, led by Stephen McNeil, wins the 2013 Nova Scotia general election, the Progressive Conservative Association become the official opposition, and the governing New Democratic Party are relegated to third party status.
- November 23, 2013 – Darrell Dexter resigns as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP), and MLA Maureen MacDonald becomes interim leader.[1]
- February 27, 2016 – Gary Burrill elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[2]
- June 28, 2016 - The Atlantica Party becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.[3]
- April 30, 2017 – Premier Stephen McNeil calls a general election for May 30, 2017.[4]
Seat | Before | Change | |||||
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Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
Hants West | June 13, 2014[5] | Chuck Porter | █ PC | Left party | █ Independent | ||
Dartmouth South | March 16, 2015[6] | Allan Rowe | █ Liberal | Died in office | July 14, 2015[7] | Marian Mancini | █ New Democratic |
Cape Breton Centre | April 2, 2015[8] | Frank Corbett | █ New Democratic | Resignation | July 14, 2015 | David Wilton | █ Liberal |
Sydney-Whitney Pier | April 2, 2015 | Gordie Gosse | █ New Democratic | Resignation | July 14, 2015 | Derek Mombourquette | █ Liberal |
Dartmouth East | November 5, 2015[9] | Andrew Younger | █ Liberal | Dismissed from Cabinet and caucus | █ Independent | ||
Hants West | February 17, 2016[10] | Chuck Porter | █ Independent | Joins Liberal caucus | █ Liberal | ||
Halifax Needham | April 12, 2016[11] | Maureen MacDonald | █ New Democratic | Resignation | August 30, 2016[12] | Lisa Roberts | █ New Democratic |
Dartmouth South | April 23, 2017 | Marian Mancini | █ New Democratic | Resignation | █ Vacant |
Party standings[edit]
Results by party[edit]
27 | 17 | 7 |
Liberal | Progressive Conservative | New Democratic |
Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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2013 | Dissolution | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change | ||||
Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 51 | 33 | 34 | 27 | -18.18% | 158,384 | 39.47% | -6.24% | |
Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | 51 | 11 | 10 | 17 | +54.54% | 143,353 | 35.73% | +9.42% | |
New Democratic | Gary Burrill | 51 | 7 | 5 | 7 | +0.0% | 86,299 | 21.51% | -5.33% | |
Green | Thomas Trappenberg | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 11,128 | 2.77% | +1.92% | |
Atlantica | Jonathan Dean | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1,632 | 0.41% | N/A | |
Independent | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 447 | 0.11% | N/A | ||
Vacant | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 203 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0.00% | 401,243 |
Retiring incumbents[edit]
- Liberal
- New Democratic
- Independent
Nominated candidates[edit]
Annapolis Valley[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Annapolis | Stephen McNeil | Ginny Hurlock[18] | Colin Sproul[19] | Zac Crockatt | Kent Robinson | Stephen McNeil | ||||||||
Clare-Digby | Gordon Wilson | Normand Cormier | Harold Neil[20] | Gordon Wilson | ||||||||||
Hants West | Chuck Porter | Janice Munroe Dodge[21] | Lalia Kerr | Torin Buzek[22] | Edward Boucher | Chuck Porter | ||||||||
Kings North | Geof Turner[23] | John Lohr | Ted Champion | Mary Lou Harley | Bryden Deadder | John Lohr | ||||||||
Kings South | Keith Irving | Peter Harrison | Steve Schneider | Sheila Richardson[22] | Joel Hirtle | Keith Irving | ||||||||
Kings West | Leo Glavine | Chris Palmer[24] | Cheryl Burbidge | Madeline Taylor | Leo Glavine |
South Shore[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Argyle-Barrington | Louis d'Entremont[25] | Chris d'Entremont | Greg Foster[20] | Chris d'Entremont | ||||||||||
Chester-St. Margaret's | Hugh MacKay[26] | Julie Chaisson | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | Harry Ward[22] | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | |||||||||
Lunenburg | Suzanne Lohnes-Croft | Brian Pickings[27] | Marc Breaugh[28] | Suzanne Lohnes-Croft | ||||||||||
Lunenburg West | Mark Furey | Carole Hipwell | Lisa Norman | Michael Sheppard | Mark Furey | |||||||||
Queens-Shelburne | Vernon Oickle[29] | Kim Masland[30] | John Davis | Kathaleen Milan[22] | Sterling Belliveau† | |||||||||
Yarmouth | Zach Churchill | Mitch Bonnar[31] | David Olie[20] | Jim Laverie | Zach Churchill |
Fundy-Northeast[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Matthew Rushton | Larry Harrison | Janet Moulton | Larry Harrison | ||||||||||
Colchester North | Karen Casey | Rebecca Taylor | James Finnie[32] | Karen Casey | ||||||||||
Cumberland North | Terry Farrell | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin[33] | Earl Dow | Bill Archer | Richard Plett | Terry Farrell | ||||||||
Cumberland South | Kenny John Jackson[34] | Jamie Baillie | Larry Duchesne[35] | Thor Lengies | Jamie Baillie | |||||||||
Hants East | Margaret Miller | John A. MacDonald | Liam Crouse | Jenn Kang | Margaret Miller | |||||||||
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Craig Johnson[36] | Keltie Jones[37] | Lenore Zann | Lenore Zann |
Central Halifax[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Clayton Park West | Rafah DiCostanzo | Paul Kimball[38] | Rana Zaman | Thomas Trappenberg[22] | Jonathan Dean | Diana Whalen† | ||||||||
Fairview-Clayton Park | Patricia Arab | Paul Beasant[39] | Joanne Hussey | Charlene Boyce[22] | Patricia Arab | |||||||||
Halifax Armdale | Lena Diab | Sylvia Gillard | David Wheeler[40] | Marc-André Tremblay | Michael McLeod | Lena Diab | ||||||||
Halifax Chebucto | Joachim Stroink | John Wesley Chisholm[41] | Gary Burrill | Casey Meijer[22] | Joachim Stroink | |||||||||
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Labi Kousoulis | Rob Batherson | Glenn Walton | Martin Willison[22] | Labi Kousoulis | |||||||||
Halifax Needham | Melinda Daye[42] | Matthew Donahoe | Lisa Roberts | Andrew Jamieson | Lisa Roberts |
Suburban Halifax[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Bedford | Kelly Regan | Valerie White[43] | Blake Wright | Michealle Hanshaw | Kelly Regan | |||||||||
Halifax Atlantic | Brendan Maguire | Bruce Holland[44][45] | Trish Keeping | Chelsey Carter[22] | Brendan Maguire | |||||||||
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Ben Jessome | Matt Whitman[46] | Paul McGuinness | Jessica Alexander[22] | Ben Jessome | |||||||||
Sackville-Beaver Bank | Stephen Gough | Brad Johns[47] | Dennis Kutchera | Michael Montgomery[22] | Rita Billington | Stephen Gough | ||||||||
Sackville-Cobequid | Michel Hindlet[26] | John Giannakos[48] | Dave Wilson | Tanner Montgomery | Cathy Morgan | Dave Wilson | ||||||||
Timberlea-Prospect | Iain Rankin | Tim Kohoot | Linda Moxsom Skinner | Kai Trappenberg[22] | Matt Mansfield | Iain Rankin | ||||||||
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Bill Horne | Dan McNaughton[49] | Trevor Sanipass | Anthony Edmonds[22] | Bill Horne |
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | Joyce Treen | Barbara Adams[50] | Nancy Jakeman | Rebecca Mosher | Joyce Treen | |||||||||
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley | Tony Ince | Chris Mont | Andre Cain | Melanie Mulrooney | Tony Ince | |||||||||
Dartmouth East | Edgar Burns | Tim Halman | Bill McEwen | Matthew Richey | Andrew Younger† | |||||||||
Dartmouth North | Joanne Bernard | Melanie Russell[51] | Susan Leblanc | Tyler Colbourne[22] | David Boyd | Joanne Bernard | ||||||||
Dartmouth South | Vishal Bhardwaj[52] | Jad Crnogorac[53] | Claudia Chender[54] | June Trenholm | Jim Murray [55] | Vacant† | ||||||||
Eastern Shore | Kevin Murphy | Patricia Auchnie | Devin Ashley | Andy Berry | Randy Carter | Kevin Murphy | ||||||||
Preston-Dartmouth | Keith Colwell | Irvine Carvery | Shelley Fashan | Aaron Alexander | Keith Colwell |
Central Nova[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Antigonish | Randy Delorey | Ray Mattie[56] | Moraig MacGillivray[57] | Ryan Smyth [58] | Randy Delorey | |||||||||
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie | Lloyd Hines | Rob Wolf[59] | Marney Simmons | Lloyd Hines | ||||||||||
Pictou Centre | Jeff Davis[60] | Pat Dunn | Henderson Paris[61] | Pat Dunn | ||||||||||
Pictou East | John Fraser | Tim Houston | Deborah Stiles | Tim Houston | ||||||||||
Pictou West | Ben MacLean | Karla MacFarlane | Shawn McNamara[62] | Cecile Vigneault | Karla MacFarlane |
Cape Breton[edit]
Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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Liberal | PC | NDP | Green | Atlantica | Independent | |||||||||
Cape Breton Centre | David Wilton | Louie Piovesan | Tammy Martin[63] | David Wilton | ||||||||||
Cape Breton-Richmond | Michel Samson | Alana Paon[64] | Larry Keating[65] | Michel Samson | ||||||||||
Glace Bay | Geoff MacLellan | John White[66] | Lois MacDougall | Steven MacNeil | Geoff MacLellan | |||||||||
Inverness | Bobby Morris[67] | Allan MacMaster | Michelle Smith | Allan MacMaster | ||||||||||
Northside-Westmount | John Higgins[26] | Eddie Orrell | Ronald Crowther[68] | Eddie Orrell | ||||||||||
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg | Katherine MacDonald[69] | Alfie MacLeod | Bill Matheson | Alfie MacLeod | ||||||||||
Sydney-Whitney Pier | Derek Mombourquette | Laurie MacIntosh | Madonna Doucette[68] | Derek Mombourquette | ||||||||||
Victoria-The Lakes | Pam Eyking | Keith Bain[70] | Lisa Bond | Adrianna MacKinnon[22][71] | Stemer MacLeod | Pam Eyking |
Opinion polls[edit]
Polling Firm | Last Day of Polling | Link | Liberal | PC | NDP | Green |
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Forum Research | May 29, 2017 | [1] | 38 | 35 | 23 | 4 |
Mainstreet Research | May 28, 2017 | [2] | 41 | 33 | 22 | 4 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 25, 2017 | [3] | 41 | 31 | 24 | 4 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 24, 2017 | [4] | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 |
Mainstreet Research | May 23, 2017 | [5] | 37 | 34 | 25 | 4 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 23, 2017 | [6] | 40 | 32 | 23 | 4 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 22, 2017 | [7] | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 21, 2017 | [8] | 40 | 31 | 25 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 20, 2017 | [9] | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 19, 2017 | [10] | 42 | 31 | 24 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 18, 2017 | [11] | 39 | 31 | 28 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 17, 2017 | [12] | 39 | 31 | 27 | 3 |
Forum Research | May 16, 2017 | [13] | 37 | 35 | 25 | 4 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 16, 2017 | [14] | 42 | 29 | 27 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 15, 2017 | [15] | 43 | 28 | 26 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 14, 2017 | [16] | 42 | 29 | 25 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 13, 2017 | [17] | 42 | 30 | 25 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 12, 2017 | [18] | 42 | 30 | 25 | 2 |
Mainstreet Research | May 11, 2017 | [19] | 40 | 30 | 24 | 5 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 11, 2017 | [20] | 41 | 29 | 27 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 10, 2017 | [21] | 38 | 31 | 28 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 9, 2017 | [22] | 37 | 32 | 27 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 8, 2017 | [23] | 40 | 32 | 25 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 7, 2017 | [24] | 46 | 29 | 24 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 6, 2017 | [25] | 45 | 30 | 23 | 1 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 4, 2017 | [26] | 45 | 31 | 24 | 1 |
Forum Research | May 3, 2017 | [27] | 41 | 32 | 25 | |
Mainstreet Research | May 2, 2017 | [28] | 42 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
MQO Research | April 10, 2017 | [29] | 43 | 27 | 24 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | March 1, 2017 | [30] | 44 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
MQO Research | January 15, 2017 | [31] | 58 | 21 | 18 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | November 29, 2016 | [32] | 56 | 20 | 19 | 4 |
MQO Research | October 15, 2016 | [33] | 53 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
Corporate Research Associates | August 31, 2016 | [34] | 56 | 22 | 19 | 2 |
MQO Research | July 19, 2016 | [35] | 63 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 31, 2016 | [36] | 59 | 21 | 18 | 2 |
MQO Research | April 9, 2016 | [37] | 59 | 17 | 20 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | March 1, 2016 | [38] | 56 | 23 | 16 | 5 |
Corporate Research Associates | December 1, 2015 | [39] | 64 | 17 | 17 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | September 2, 2015 | [40] | 50 | 20 | 28 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | June 1, 2015 | [41] | 50 | 19 | 27 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | February 28, 2015 | [42] | 58 | 20 | 18 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | November 26, 2014 | [43] | 64 | 18 | 15 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | September 1, 2014 | [44] | 62 | 20 | 14 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | May 27, 2014 | [45] | 57 | 21 | 19 | 3 |
Corporate Research Associates | February 28, 2014 | [46] | 60 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
Corporate Research Associates | November 28, 2013 | [47] | 58 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
Election 2013 | October 8, 2013 | HTML[permanent dead link] | 45.71 | 26.31 | 26.84 | 0.85 |
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