The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of

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. The government was defeated on a

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on June 18, and the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (; ), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia, and together with the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia makes up the Nova Scotia Legislature. The assembly is ...

was dissolved by

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James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.

Campaign

The

Halifax Daily News ''The Daily News'' was a tabloid newspaper in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that was published from 1974 until ceasing operations in February 2008. History ''The Daily News'' owed its existence to David Bentley, who, along with his wife Diana and Patr ...

ran an article which asked each party leader personal questions, including one about whether the candidate had ever been convicted of a criminal offence. NDP Leader Robert Chisholm said no in response, however, several days later it was revealed that Chisholm had a past criminal record for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was 19 years old. Chisholm claimed that he lied because he did not want his daughter to find out about his past.

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal * Laurie Montgomery,

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

* Ed Lorraine, Colchester North * Gerry Fogarty, Halifax Bedford Basin *

Francene Cosman Francene Jen Cosman (born January 14, 1941) is a former nurse, businessperson and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Bedford-Fall River in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Cosman ...

, Bedford-Fall River ;Progressive Conservative * George Archibald,

Kings North Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Kin ...

* George Moody, Kings West * John Leefe,

Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

;Independent * Reeves Matheson, Cape Breton East

Nominated candidates

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

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, ,

Stephen McNeil Stephen McNeil (born November 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Nova Scotia, from 2013 to 2021. He also represented the riding of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2021 and was the ...

3,265
35.22% , , Tom Clahane
1,708
18.43% , , , Frank Chipman
4,026
43.43% , , Paul Mann
271
2.92% , , , , , Laurie Montgomery † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Clare , , , Wayne Gaudet
2,705
43.76% , , Don Melanson
1,078
17.44% , , Paul Comeau
2,355
38.10% , , Anne Marie Boyer
43
0.70% , , , , , Wayne Gaudet , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Digby—Annapolis Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district incl ...

, , Vivian O'Neil
1,550
24.09% , , Steve Downes
1,105
17.17% , , , Gordon Balser
3,780
58.74% , , , , , , , Gordon Balser , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants West , , Joe Robertson
2,015
22.25% , , Dick Terfry
1,764
19.48% , , , Ron Russell
5,276
58.27% , , , , , , , Ron Russell , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Peter Hill
1,975
22.42% , , Neil H. McNeil
2,513
28.53% , , , Mark Parent
4,321
49.05% , , , , , , , George Archibald † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings South , , Robbie Harrison
3,213
33.23% , , Mary DeWolfe
2,567
26.55% , , , David Morse
3,890
40.23% , , , , , , , Robbie Harrison , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings West , , Don Clarke
2,346
28.70% , , Jacquie DeMestral
1,629
19.93% , , ,

Jon Carey Jon Charles Carey (born February 19, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia ...

4,033
49.34% , , Frances Adams
166
2.03% , , , , , George Moody†

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Karen Kravfe
820
15.55% , , Belinda Tucker
343
6.51% , , ,

Neil LeBlanc Neil J. LeBlanc (born August 8, 1956) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early life and education He was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia to Gladys (Bourque) and Alfred LeBlanc. He graduated from Saint Mary’s University and then ...

4,060
77.01% , , Oscar Harris
49
0.93% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Chester—St. Margaret's , , Karen Willis Duerden
1,971
21.28% , , Hinrich Bitter-Suermann
3,098
33.45% , , , John Chataway
4,193
45.27% , , , , , , , Hinrich Bitter-Suermann , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , ,

Lila O'Connor Lila O'Connor (1940 – December 5, 2017) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. After an unsucc ...

2,344
26.29% , , Marilyn B. Crook
1,982
22.23% , , , Michael Baker
4,590
51.48% , , , , , , , Michael Baker , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lunenburg West Lunenburg West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1956 from the riding of Lunenburg County. The riding includes the town of Bridgewater, LaH ...

, , ,

Don Downe Donald Richard Downe (born 1951) is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Nova Scotia Liberal Party, Liberal member. Early life Downe was b ...

4,248
45.46% , , Eric Hustvedt
1,846
19.75% , , Jerry Swain
3,251
34.79% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Eddie Whitty
1,296
20.77% , , John Wiles
1,498
24.00% , , , Kerry Morash
3,447
55.23% , , , , , , , John Leefe † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Clifford Huskilson
3,206
41.54% , , Dianne Nickerson
1,306
16.92% , , , Cecil O'Donnell
3,206
41.54% , , , , , , , Clifford Huskilson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , , Phil DeMille
2,605
28.21% , , John Deveau
3,079
33.34% , , , Richard Hurlburt
3,141
34.02% , , Brian W. Hurlburt
409
4.43% , , , , , John Deveau

Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley , , Leo Stacey
1,052
12.97% , , Jim Harpell
1,591
19.62% , , , Brooke Taylor
5,465
67.40% , , , , , , , Brooke Taylor , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , John Davidson
2,274
27.03% , , Ralph Martin
2,411
28.66% , , , Bill Langille
3,728
44.31% , , , , , , , Ed Lorraine † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland North , , Kathy Langille
1,595
19.02% , , Doug Wilson
856
10.21% , , , Ernie Fage
5,936
70.78% , , , , , , , Ernie Fage , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland South , , John Harrison
1,000
13.39% , , Scott McKee
941
12.60% , , , Murray Scott
5,527
74.01% , , , , , , , Murray Scott , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants East , , Sara Stewart
2,150
23.33% , , ,

John MacDonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Life He was born on 19 Apr ...

3,985
43.25% , , Reese Morash
3,079
33.42% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro—Bible Hill , , Matthew Graham
1,613
18.21% , , Ibel Scammell
2,499
28.21% , , ,

Jamie Muir William James Graham Muir (4 July 1945 – 17 February 2025) was a Scottish painter and musician, best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972 to 1973, appearing prominently on their fifth album '' Larks' Tongues in As ...

4,747
53.58% , , , , , , ,

Central Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Bedford Basin , , Jack Hardiman
2,935
27.74% , , Errol Gaum
2,946
27.85% , , , Mary Ann McGrath
4,489
42.43% , , Janice Lively
209
1.98% , , , , , Gerry Fogarty † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is one of several ridings within the Halifax Regional Municipality. It encom ...

, , Royden Trainer
2,286
27.27% , , ,

Howard Epstein Howard Michael Epstein (born January 17, 1949) is a Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor. Early life and career Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is an environmentalist, serving as the director of the Ecology Action Centre ...

3,159
37.69% , , Sean Phillips
2,811
33.54% , , Hilda M. Stevens
126
1.50% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Citadel Citadel Hill is a National Historic Sites of Canada, National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the British in 1749, and were referred to as For ...

, ,

Ed Kinley Cecil Edwin Kinley (January 16, 1932 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician and heart surgeon. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from November 1997 to March 1998. He was a ...

2,752
29.88% , ,

Peter Delefes Peter Delefes is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Delefes is a life-long resident of ...

2,958
32.11% , , ,

Jane Purves Jane Stopford Purves (July 22, 1949 – June 1, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1999 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel as a member of t ...

3,392
36.83% , , Grace Patterson
52
0.56% , , Art Canning
57
0.62% , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Fairview Halifax Armdale is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. This Halifax district covers the growing population of the Fairmount, Armdale and Cowie Hill areas. The northe ...

, , Greta Murtagh
1,888
24.15% , , , Eileen O'Connell
3,615
46.23% , , Narayana Swamy
2,117
27.08% , , Maria Alexandridis
199
2.55% , , , , , Eileen O'Connell , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Needham Halifax Needham is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It has existed since 1967, though its boundaries have changed periodically. Halifax Needham encompa ...

, , Mike Rogers
1,970
25.12% , , , Maureen MacDonald
3,525
44.95% , , Linda Carvery
2,185
27.86% , , Scott Higgins
162
2.07% , , , , , Maureen MacDonald

Suburban Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford—Fall River , , Gerry St. Armand
2,197
19.17% , , Jane Earle
2,700
23.55% , , , Peter Christie
6,566
57.28% , , , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Atlantic , , David Melnick
1,458
16.53% , , , Robert Chisholm
4,266
48.37% , , Bruce Cooke
2,794
31.68% , , Gerald Rodgers
234
2.65% , , Golda M. Redden
68
0.77% , , , Robert Chisholm , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville—Beaver Bank , ,

Bill MacDonald Bill MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to: * Bill Macdonald (fl. 1980s–2010s), American sportscaster * Bill MacDonald (actor), featured in ''Paradise Falls'', Mercy, '' The Corruptor'', Ruby and the Well, etc. * Bill Macdonald (baseball) (1929� ...

2,276
25.86% , , Rosemary Godin
2,951
33.53% , , ,

Barry Barnet Barry Barnet (born June 13, 1961) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of ...

3,573
40.60% , , , , , , , Rosemary Godin , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville—Cobequid , , Kevin Perkins
1,235
14.59% , , , John Holm
4,787
56.57% , , Wade Marshall
2,440
28.83% , , , , , , , John Holm , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Timberlea—Prospect , , Vicki Brown
2,171
23.34% , , , Bill Estabrooks
4,356
46.83% , , Ken Fralick
2,600
27.95% , , Ken Bumstead
174
1.87% , , , , , Bill Estabrooks , -

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage , , Colin MacEachern
2,216
23.39% , , , Kevin Deveaux
3,721
39.27% , , Nadine Cooper Mont
3,539
37.35% , , , , , , , Kevin Deveaux , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Demographic ...

, , Peter Foy
2,150
25.79% , , ,

Darrell Dexter Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 to ...

3,164
37.95% , , Greg Frampton
2,750
32.98% , , Rufus Peacock
274
3.29% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth East , , , Jim Smith
2,975
37.39% , , Heather Henderson
2,272
28.55% , , Terry Degen
2,710
34.06% , , , , , , , Jim Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth North , , Frank Cameron
1,746
24.74% , , , Jerry Pye
3,105
44.01% , , Jane MacKay
2,060
29.20% , , Susan Livingstone
145
2.05% , , , , , Jerry Pye , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth South , , Audrey Goodyer
2,322
25.83% , ,

Don Chard Donald F. Chard is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Chard was a member of t ...

3,011
33.50% , , , Tim Olive
3,656
40.67% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Eastern Shore , ,

Keith Colwell Keith Wayne Colwell (born October 3, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston-Dartmouth for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, from 1993 to 1999 and from 2003 t ...

2,695
31.01% , , Mary-Alice Tzagarakis
1,970
22.67% , , , Bill Dooks
3,637
41.85% , , Jack Friis
388
4.46% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Preston , , Wendell Thomas
509
13.38% , , Yvonne Atwell
1,496
39.32% , , , David Hendsbee
1,800
47.31% , , , , , , , Yvonne Atwell

Central Nova

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Antigonish Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Hal ...

, , Hyland Fraser
4,058
39.18% , , Charlene Long
2,229
21.52% , , , Angus MacIsaac
4,070
39.30% , , , , , , , Hyland Fraser , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Guysborough—Port Hawkesbury , ,

Ray White Ray Shirley White Sr. is an African Americans, African American soul music, soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist, best known as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in late 1976, being feature ...

3,151
40.19% , , Wendy Panagopoulos
1,267
16.16% , , , Ron Chisholm
3,285
41.90% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou Centre , , Marie Maxwell
1,171
13.78% , , Jeff Callaghan
1,850
21.76% , , ,

John Hamm John Frederick Hamm (born April 8, 1938) is a Canadian physician and politician, who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2006. Education Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a ...

5,479
64.46% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou East , , Lynn MacDonald
1,285
15.76% , , Andy Thompson
2,388
29.30% , , , Jim DeWolfe
4,478
54.94% , , , , , , , Jim DeWolfe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou West Pictou West is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2024 has been Marco MacLeod of the ...

, , Paul Landry
2,109
25.47% , ,

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz Saxophone, saxophonist, bandleader, and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of beb ...

2,955
35.69% , , , Muriel Baillie
3,102
37.46% , , D. Ed Berringer
114
1.38% , , , , ,

Cape Breton

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Co ...

, , Susan Deruelle Marsh
2,985
39.94% , , , Frank Corbett
4,042
54.09% , , John Morrissey
446
5.97% , , , , , , , Frank Corbett , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , , Dave Wilson
3,704
40.12% , , Cecil Saccary
3,699
40.06% , , Brad Kerr
1,043
11.30% , , , , Gerard Burke
787
8.52% , , , Reeves Matheson † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton North , , ,

Russell MacLellan Russell Gregoire MacLellan (born January 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999. Federal politics He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1979 federal election ...

4,222
48.69% , , Archie MacKinnon
2,587
29.83% , , Murray Johnston
1,863
21.48% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Nova , , , Paul MacEwan
4,004
53.44% , , Gordie Gosse
3,253
43.42% , , Harold Dorrington
235
3.14% , , , , , , , Paul MacEwan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , , Manning MacDonald
5,356
62.90% , , Elizabeth Cusack
2,451
28.78% , , Leland Lewis
708
8.31% , , , , , , , Manning MacDonald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton—The Lakes , , , Brian Boudreau
3,715
43.70% , , Helen MacDonald
3,614
42.51% , , Ken Langley
1,173
13.80% , , , , , , , Helen MacDonald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton West , , , Russell MacKinnon
5,094
51.83% , , Brian Slaney
3,359
34.18% , , Joe Boudreau
1,375
13.99% , , , , , , , Russell MacKinnon , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Inverness Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...

, , Charlie MacDonald
3,549
39.27% , , Roy Yipp
1,612
17.84% , , ,

Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness (provincial electoral district), Inverness in ...

3,876
42.89% , , , , , , , Charlie MacDonald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in the United States * Richmond, London, a town in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town ...

, , ,

Michel Samson Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district), Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1 ...

3,105
47.01% , , Wilma Conrod
1,595
24.15% , , Joseph MacPhee
1,905
28.84% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Victoria , , , Kennie MacAskill
2,263
49.46% , , Nancy MacKeigan
772
16.87% , , Anna Curtis-Steele
1,174
25.66% , , , , Osborne Burke
229
5.01%
Stemer MacLeod
137
2.99% , , , Kennie MacAskill

References

External links

Elections Nova Scotia

Halifax Herald 1999 election website
via Internet Archive. {{NS Elections

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Campaign

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Central Halifax

Suburban Halifax

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Cape Breton

See also

References

External links