The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th

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. In a major upset,

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led the Progressive Conservatives to power for the first time since

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, and with a

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for the first time since

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. With a popular vote share of 38.44%, the PCs won the smallest winning vote share of any majority government in Nova Scotian electoral history, and won nearly twice the number of seats as the Liberals, despite their overall vote share differing by less than 2%. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin’s victory in

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marked the first occasion since

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that an

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won election to the House of Assembly. A record number of four

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were elected MLAs; prior to this election, only five Black MLAs had ever been elected in Nova Scotia.

Redistribution of ridings

In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its report which recommended changing the number of electoral districts from 51 to 55, including reinstating the four former districts of Argyle,

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, Preston and

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. In October 2019, the

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passed implementing legislation, providing for the following changes to take effect at the forthcoming election.

Timeline

* May 30, 2017 – The

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, led by

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, wins the

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, the Progressive Conservative Association stay as the official opposition, and the

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remain at third party status. *January 24, 2018 - Jamie Baillie resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservative Association, and MLA Karla MacFarlane becomes interim leader. *October 27, 2018 -

is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Association. *August 6, 2020 - Premier

announces he will resign as leader of the Liberal Party and as Premier of Nova Scotia in early 2021. *February 6, 2021 -

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is elected as leader of the Liberal Party. *February 23, 2021 -

is officially sworn in as the 29th Premier of Nova Scotia. *July 17, 2021 - Premier

calls a general election for August 17, 2021.

Leaders' debates

Results

Results by party

Synopsis of results

2021 Nova Scotia General Election Riding Flips

: = Newly created districts : = Open seat : = Turnout is above provincial average : = Winning candidate was in previous Legislature : = Incumbent had switched allegiance : = Previously incumbent in another riding : = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature : = Incumbency arose from byelection gain : = Other incumbents renominated : = Previously an MP in the

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: = Multiple candidates

Comparative results (2021 vs 2017 transposed results)

Summary analysis

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the 2021 general election: Independent * Hugh MacKay ( Chester-St. Margaret's) Liberal Party *

Karen Casey Karen Lynn Casey (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, first as a Progressive Conservative (2006 to 2011), and then as member of the L ...

( Colchester North) *

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 ...

( Preston-Dartmouth) *

Lena Diab Lena Metlege Diab (born August 17, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Hali ...

(

Halifax Armdale 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 ...

) * Mark Furey (

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 ...

) * Leo Glavine (

Kings West Kings West is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Berwick, Nova Scotia, Berwick and the villages of Aylesford, ...

) *

Bill Horne William H. Horne (born March 28, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Waverley ...

(

Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it lost ...

) * Geoff MacLellan (

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) * Chuck Porter (

Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district has existed since 1949. Earlier, it and Hants East were together in Hants. Geography Hants West has ...

) * Gordon Wilson ( Clare-Digby) New Democratic Party * Lisa Roberts (

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 ...

)

Candidates by constituency

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest NOTE: Candidates' names are as registered with Elections Nova Scotia

Annapolis Valley

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Carman Kerr Carman Kerr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represented the riding of Annapolis as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2021-2024. Prior to b ...

4,231
''49.62%'' , , Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole
2,753
''32.29%'' , , Cheryl Burbidge
1,127
''13.22%'' , , Krista Grear
306
''3.59%'' , , Mark Robertson
109
''1.28%'' , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , ,

Ronnie LeBlanc Ronnie Joseph LeBlanc (born 25 November 1968) is a Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2021 to 2024. Political career A fisherman by c ...

2,322
''49.89%'' , , Carl Deveau
2,021
''43.43%'' , , Cameron Pye
153
''3.29%'' , , Claire McDonald
158
''3.39%'' , , , , , Gordon Wilson†
'' Clare-Digby'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby-Annapolis , , Jimmy MacAlpine
1,865
''35.06%'' , , ,

Jill Balser Jill Suzanne Balser (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progress ...

2,636
''49.55%'' , , Michael Carty
626
''11.77%'' , , Jessica Walker
113
''2.12%'' , , Tyler Ducharme
80
''1.50%'' , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Brian Casey
3,827
''41.58%'' , , , Melissa Sheehy-Richard
3,968
''43.11%'' , , Caet Moir
1,015
''11.03%'' , , Jenn Kang
273
''2.97%'' , , Gordon J. Berry
121
''1.31%'' , , , Chuck Porter† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

, , Geof Turner
2,602
''29.29%'' , , , John Lohr
3,971
''44.70%'' , , Erin Patterson
1,876
''21.12%'' , , Doug Hickman
391
''4.40%'' , , Paul Dunn
43
''0.48%'' , , , John Lohr , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings South Kings South is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Wolfville, the village of New Minas, ...

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Keith Irving Keith Irving (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Kings South. Irving has ...

4,049
''44.11%'' , , Derrick Kimball
3,046
''33.18%'' , , Mercedes Brian
1,808
''19.70%'' , , Barry Leslie
276
''3.01%'' , , , , , Keith Irving , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Emily Lutz
3,856
''41.52%'' , , , Chris Palmer
4,592
''49.45%'' , , Jason Langille
549
''5.91%'' , , Sue Earle
216
''2.33%'' , , Rick Mehta
74
''0.80%'' , , , Leo Glavine†

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Nick d'Entremont
635
''14.33%'' , , ,

Colton LeBlanc Colton Fraser LeBlanc (born June 14, 1992)''

Argyle-Barrington Argyle-Barrington was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Argyle and 52 per cent of the fo ...

'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Chester-St. Margaret's , , Jacob Killawee
3,556
''37.61%'' , , ,

Danielle Barkhouse Danielle S. Barkhouse (born 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 2021. She represents the riding of Chester-St. Margaret's as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. ...

3,788
''40.06%'' , , Amy Stewart Reitsma
1,626
''17.20%'' , , Jessica Alexander
417
''4.41%'' , , Steven Foster
68
''0.72%'' , , , Hugh MacKay† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
2,915
''34.55%'' , , ,

Susan Corkum-Greek Susan Margaret Corkum-Greek is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Lunenburg as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association ...

3,544
''42.01%'' , , Alison Smith
1,750
''20.74%'' , , Thomas Trappenberg
171
''2.03%'' , , John Giannakos
57
''0.68%'' , , , Suzanne Lohnes-Croft , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Jennifer Naugler
3,197
''34.94%'' , , , Becky Druhan
4,065
''44.42%'' , , Merydie Ross
1,709
''18.68%'' , , Eric Wade
180
''1.97%'' , , , , , Mark Furey† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , Susan MacLeod
1,051
''20.39%'' , , ,

Kim Masland Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Masland (born July 16, 1970)'' Queens-Shelburne'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Penny Smith
1,483
''23.76%'' , , , Nolan Young
3,905
''62.56%'' , , Darren Stoddard
753
''12.06%'' , , Steve Hirchak
101
''1.62%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , , ,

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4,344
''56.32%'' , , Candice Clairmont
2,856
''37.03%'' , , SJ Rogers
322
''4.17%'' , , Adam Randall
191
''2.48%'' , , , , , Zach Churchill

Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...

, , Rhonda MacLellan
1,913
''25.62%'' , , , Larry Harrison
4,117
''55.13%'' , , Janet Moulton
1,438
''19.26%'' , , , , , , , , , Larry Harrison , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , Merlyn Smith
2,681
''31.84%'' , , , Tom Taggart
4,477
''53.18%'' , , Sean Foley
955
''11.34%'' , , Ivan Drouin
252
''2.99%'' , , Stephan Sante
54
''0.64%'' , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Bill Casey
2,488
''31.65%'' , , David Wightman
569
''7.24%'' , , Lauren Skabar
569
''7.24%'' , , , , , , , Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
4,235
''53.87%'' , , , Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cumberland South Cumberland South is a provincial electoral district in Cumberland Country, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created before the 1993 election from most of Cumberland West and Cumberl ...

, , Rollie Lawless
1,092
''19.17%'' , , , Tory Rushton
3,900
''68.47%'' , ,

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524
''9.20%'' , , Nicholas Hendren
180
''3.16%'' , , , , , , , Tory Rushton , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hants East Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 has been John A. MacDonald of the Progressive Conservative Party ...

, , Michael Blois
3,239
''36.36%'' , , ,

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3,328
''37.36%'' , , Abby Cameron
2,142
''24.05%'' , , Simon Greenough
199
''2.23%'' , , , , , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named Truro-Bible Hill until it was ...

, , Tamara Tynes Powell
2,541
''30.21%'' , , , Dave Ritcey
4,025
''47.85%'' , , Darlene DeAdder
1,398
''16.62%'' , , Shaun Trainor
448
''5.33%'' , , , , , , , Dave Ritcey

Central Halifax

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Rafah DiCostanzo Rafah DiCostanzo (born May 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. She announced that she would not be seeking reelection in October 2024. Early life and educatio ...

3,603
''47.60%'' , , Nargis DeMolitor
1,875
''24.77%'' , , Reena Davis
1,836
''24.25%'' , , Richard Zurawski
210
''2.77%'' , , Helen Lau
46
''0.61%'' , , , , , Rafah DiCostanzo , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Fairview-Clayton Park Fairview-Clayton Park is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent o ...

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Patricia Arab Patricia Arab
Nova Scotia Legislature is a Halifax Armdale 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 ...

, , , Ali Duale
3,070
''40.35%'' , , Richard MacLean
1,681
''22.09%'' , , Julie Melanson
2,593
''34.08%'' , ,

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202
''2.65%'' , , , , Stephen Chafe
63
''0.83%'' , , ,

† , - , 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 ...

, , Jackie Kinley
2,478
''32.14%'' , , John Wesley Chisholm
911
''11.81%'' , , ,

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Halifax Citadel-Sable Island , , Labi Kousoulis
2,956
''36.82%'' , , Sheri Morgan
1,425
''17.75%'' , , ,

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3,397
''42.31%'' , , Noah Hollis
250
''3.11%'' , , , , , , , Labi Kousoulis , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Colin Coady
2,617
''29.07%'' , , Scott Ellis
904
''10.04%'' , , ,

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5,308
''58.96%'' , , Kai Trappenberg
173
''1.92%'' , , , , , , , Lisa Roberts†

Suburban Halifax

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3,700
''50.87%'' , , Nick Driscoll
1,874
''25.76%'' , , Jacob Wilson
1,554
''21.36%'' , , Madeline Taylor
146
''2.01%'' , , , , , , , Kelly Regan
''

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'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford South , , , Braedon Clark
3,568
''45.37%'' , , Sura Hadad
2,338
''29.73%'' , , David Paterson
1,763
''22.42%'' , , Ron G. Parker
140
''1.78%'' , , Alan Nightingale
55
''0.70%'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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4,213
''55.22%'' , , Tim Cranston
1,493
''19.57%'' , , Shauna Hatt
1,740
''22.81%'' , , Sarah Weston
183
''2.40%'' , , , , , , , Brendan Maguire , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Hammonds Plains-Lucasville is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 43 per cent of the former district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sac ...

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Ben Jessome Benjamin Thomas JessomeSackville-Cobequid Sackville—Cobequid is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 1978 when the former district of Halifax Cobequid was redistributed. In 1993 ...

, , Mary LeRoy
1,701
''21.51%'' , , , Steve Craig
3,426
''43.33%'' , , Lara Fawthrop
2,577
''32.59%'' , , Ian Dawson
203
''2.57%'' , , , , , , , Steve Craig , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville-Uniacke , , Donalda MacIsaac
2,323
''32.80%'' , , , Brad Johns
3,104
''43.82%'' , , Thomas Hill
1,535
''21.67%'' , , Carson LeQuesne
121
''1.71%'' , , , , , , , Brad Johns
''

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'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Timberlea-Prospect , , ,

5,181
''54.38%'' , , Bill Healy
2,320
''24.35%'' , , Raymond Theriault
1,647
''17.29%'' , , Harry Ward
250
''2.62%'' , , Dessire G. Miari
40
''0.42%'' , , Dawn Edith Penney
90
''0.94%'' , , , Iain Rankin , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Marni Tuttle
3,546
''36.36%'' , , ,

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3,938
''40.38%'' , , Christina McCarron
1,581
''16.21%'' , , Anthony Edmonds
617
''6.33%'' , , Shawn Whitford
71
''0.73%'' , , , , ,

†

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour , , ,

Tony Ince Robert Anthony "Tony" Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where ...

2,118
''39.75%'' , , Darryl Johnson
1,704
''31.98%'' , , Jerome Lagmay
1,431
''26.86%'' , , , , Chris Kinnie
75
''1.41%'' , , , Tony Ince
'' Cole Harbour-Portland Valley'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour-Dartmouth , , ,

Lorelei Nicoll Lorelei Nicoll is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Cole Harbour-Dartmouth as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

5,144
''52.24%'' , , Karina Sanford
2,929
''29.75%'' , , Melody Pentland
1,558
''15.82%'' , , Rana Zaman
215
''2.18%'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , D'Arcy Poultney
2,900
''34.68%'' , , ,

Tim Halman Timothy Halman (born June 2, 1977)Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmou ...

, , Pam Cooley
2,361
''31.48%'' , , Lisa Coates
1,278
''17.04%'' , , , Susan Leblanc
3,731
''49.75%'' , , Carolyn Marshall
129
''1.72%'' , , , , , Susan Leblanc , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth South Dartmouth South is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is currently represented by Claudia Chender of the NDP. The district was created in 1966, under the ...

, , Lesley MacKay
1,603
''22.14%'' , , Chris Curtis
1,262
''17.43%'' , , ,

Claudia Chender Claudia Chender (born July 29, 1976) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has served as the leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party since June 25, 2022. She was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 general e ...

4,209
''58.13%'' , , Skylar Martini
167
''2.31%'' , , , , , Claudia Chender , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Eastern Passage , ,

Joyce Treen Colleen Joyce TreenBarbara Adams
2,469
''44.82%'' , , Tammy Jakeman
1,222
''22.18%'' , , Corey Myers
374
''6.79%'' , , , , , Barbara Adams
'' Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , Kevin Murphy
3,169
''34.06%'' , , ,

Kent Smith Frank Kent SmithGordon, Dr. Roger L. (2018). Supporting Actors in Motion Pictures: Volume II'. Pittsburgh, PA: Dorrance Publishing. pp. 130, 131. . "Kent Smith: Frank Kent Smith was born on March 19, 1907, in New York City. ..He was marrie ...

4,264
''45.82%'' , , Deirdre Dwyer
1,618
''17.39%'' , , Cheryl Atkinson
254
''2.73%'' , , , , , Kevin Murphy , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Preston , , ,

Angela Simmonds Angela Eve Simmonds is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.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 ...

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'' Preston-Dartmouth''

Central Nova

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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 ...

, , Randy Delorey
2,997
''31.82%'' , , , Michelle Thompson
4,707
''49.98%'' , , Moraig MacGillivray
1,552
''16.48%'' , , Will Fraser
128
''1.36%'' , , Ryan Smyth
34
''0.36%'' , , , , , Randy Delorey , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Guysborough-Tracadie Guysborough-Tracadie is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1867 as Guysborough. It included all of Guysborough County and elected two members to ...

, , Lloyd Hines
1,571
''30.35%'' , , ,

Greg Morrow Greg Morrow is an American drummer, percussionist, session musician, mixing engineer, and vocalist. Biography Morrow was born in Ripley, Tennessee and raised in Memphis. At age 11, Morrow and his band performed on a local TV show, and he par ...

3,281
''63.39%'' , , Matt Stickland
247
''4.77%''
, , Gabe Bruce
77
''1.49%'' , , , , , , , Lloyd Hines
'' Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly: ...

, , Jim McKenna
2,269
30.93% , , , Pat Dunn
4,092
55.77% , , Vernon Theriault
862
''11.75%'' , , Laura Moore
114
''1.55%'' , , , , , , , Pat Dunn , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou East Pictou East is a provincial 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 the 2013 election is Tim Houston of the Progressive Conservativ ...

, , Joe MacDonald
1,585
''22.46%'' , , ,

4,918
''69.68%'' , , Joy Polley
500
''7.08%'' , , , , Jonathan Geoffrey Dean
55
''0.78%'' , , , , , Tim Houston , - , 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 ...

, , Mary Wooldridge-Elliott
1,510
''21.41%'' , , , Karla MacFarlane
4,487
''63.62%'' , , Rick Parker
872
''12.36%'' , , Clare Brett
124
''1.76%'' , , , , John A. Clark
60
''0.85%'' , , , Karla MacFarlane

Cape Breton

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier , , Michelle Wilson
3,188
''40.61%'' , , Bryden Mombourquette
1,281
''16.32%'' , , ,

Kendra Coombes Kendra Christine Coombes (born October 25, 1988)''

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 ...

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Cape Breton East Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conserv ...

, , Heather Peters
3,094
''36.73%'' , , ,

Brian Comer Brian Keith Comer (born December 26, 1985)''

Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conserv ...

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Glace Bay-Dominion Glace Bay-Dominion is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2021 is John White of the Progressive Conservative Party of No ...

, , John John McCarthy
2,479
''31.15%'' , , , John White
2,754
''34.61%'' , , John Morgan
2,725
''34.24%'' , , , , , , , Geoff MacLellan†
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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 ...

, , Damian MacInnis
3,112
''35.96%'' , , ,

Allan MacMaster Allan Gerard MacMaster (born September 26, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Early life and career He is the ...

4,833
''55.85%'' , , Joanna Clark
708
''8.18%'' , , , , , , , Allan MacMaster , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Northside-Westmount Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

, , , Fred Tilley
4,030
''46.86%'' , ,

Murray Ryan William "Murray" Ryan (July 22, 1922 – January 7, 2017) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives from 1969 to 1999. Early life and education He attended Western High School. He attended ...

3,140
''36.51%'' , , Jennifer Morrison
1,430
''16.63%'' , , , , , , , Murray Ryan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Matt Haley
2,009
''36.85%'' , , ,

Trevor Boudreau Trevor Boudreau (born 1979 or 1980) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Richmond as a member of the Progressive Conservative Associa ...

2,773
''50.86%'' , , Bryson Syliboy
274
''5.03%'' , , , ,

Alana Paon Alana Paon (born June 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election representing the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond. She was a member of the Progressive Cons ...

396
''7.26%'' , , , Alana Paon
''

Cape Breton-Richmond Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Replacing the former district of Richmond-Cape Breton West, it was created in 1933 when the counties of Cape Breton ...

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Derek Mombourquette Derek Mombourquette (born 1980) is a Canadian politician who has served as interim leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party since December 10, 2024. He represents the riding of Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Early life ...

4,561
''54.27%'' , , Pauline Singer
1,467
''17.45%'' , , Madonna Doucette
2,377
''28.28%'' , , , , , , , Derek Mombourquette
'' Sydney-Whitney Pier'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Victoria-The Lakes Victoria—The Lakes is a provincial 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 the 2017 election has been Keith Bain of the Progress ...

, , Nadine Bernard
2,224
''34.20%'' , , ,

Keith Bain Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadians, Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Associ ...

3,536
''54.37%'' , , Adrianna MacKinnon
627
''9.64%'' , , , , Stemer MacLeod
116
''1.78%'' , , , Keith Bain

Opinion polls

;Voting intentions in Nova Scotia since the 2017 election NS Election 2021 Polling

References

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