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2017 Nova Scotia general election
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	; ; ← outgoing members; ; ; members →; ;
; All 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; 26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	; 53.88%
	; 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
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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							Incumbent
Electoral District	Liberal	PC	NDP	Green	Atlantica	Independent	Incumbent
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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