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2017 Nova Scotia general election

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All 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	53.88%
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Stephen McNeil Jamie Baillie Gary Burrill Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since April 28, 2007 October 26, 2010 February 27, 2016 Leader's seat Annapolis Cumberland South Halifax Chebucto Last election 33 seats, 45.71% 11 seats, 26.31% 7 seats, 26.84% Seats before 34 10 5 Seats won 27 17 7 Seat change 7 7 2 Popular vote 158,384 143,353 86,299 Percentage 39.47% 35.73% 21.51% Swing 6.24pp 9.42pp 5.33pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
Premier before election Stephen McNeil Liberal Premier-designate Stephen McNeil Liberal

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.

Timeline

• 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]


• June 13, 2014 – Hants West MLA Chuck Porter leaves the Progressive Conservative caucus, and sits as an independent.^[2]


• March 16, 2015 – MLA for Dartmouth South Allan Rowe, a Liberal, died from an aneurysm.^[3]


• April 2, 2015 – MLAs for Cape Breton Centre Frank Corbett and Sydney-Whitney Pier Gordie Gosse, both New Democrats, resign.^[4]


• July 14, 2015 – Three byelections are held. Liberals David Wilton and Derek Mombourquette are elected in Cape Breton Centre and Sydney-Whitney Pier, respectively, and New Democrat Marian Mancini is elected in Dartmouth South.^[5]


• November 5, 2015 – Dartmouth East MLA Andrew Younger is fired from the cabinet and Liberal caucus after failing to testify at a trial of a woman accused of assaulting him in 2013.^[6]


• February 17, 2016 – Hants West Independent MLA Chuck Porter joins the Liberal caucus.^[7]


• February 27, 2016 – Gary Burrill elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.^[8]


• April 12, 2016 – Halifax Needham MLA Maureen MacDonald resigns.^[9]


• June 28, 2016 - The Atlantica Party becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.^[10]


• August 30, 2016 – NDP candidate Lisa Roberts wins the by-election in Halifax Needham.^[11]


• April 23, 2017 – Dartmouth South MLA Marian Mancini resigns.


• April 30, 2017 – Premier Stephen McNeil calls a general election for May 30, 2017.^[12]

Party standings

Results by party

↓

27	17	7
Liberal	Progressive Conservative	New Democratic

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				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

Liberal

• 
  Diana Whalen, Clayton Park West^[13][14]

New Democratic

• 
  Sterling Belliveau, Queens-Shelburne^[15]


• 
  Marian Mancini, Dartmouth South^[16]

Independent

• 
  Andrew Younger, Dartmouth East^[17]

Nominated candidates

Annapolis Valley

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Electoral District	Candidates													Incumbent
		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

Polling Firm	Last Day of Polling	Link	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green
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	45.71	26.31	26.84	0.85

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