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The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th
General Assembly of Nova Scotia Each General Assembly of the legislature of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, consists of one or more sessions and comes to an end upon dissolution (or constitutionally by the effluxion of time — approximately five years) and an ensuing gener ...
. In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its final report entitled, ''Balancing Effective Representation with Voter Parity''. The report recommended increasing the number of electoral districts from 51 to 55, including reinstating the four former districts of Argyle,
Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * C ...
,
Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...
and
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...
. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the House of Assembly passed the recommended electoral changes into law and they were put into effect in this election. In a major upset,
Tim Houston Timothy Jerome Houston (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Pr ...
led the Progressive Conservatives to power for the first time since 2006, and with a
majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats ...
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. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin’s victory in
Cumberland North Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East. The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its boun ...
marked the first occasion since 1988 that an
independent candidate An independent or non-partisan politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent. Some politicians have political views th ...
won election to the House of Assembly. A record number of four
Black Nova Scotians Black Nova Scotians (also known as African Nova Scotians and Afro-Nova Scotians) are Black Canadians whose ancestors primarily date back to the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen, later arriving in Nova Scotia, Canada, during the 18t ...
were elected MLAs; prior to this election, only five Black MLAs had ever been elected in Nova Scotia.


Timeline

* May 30, 2017 – The
Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a l ...
, led by
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 le ...
, wins the
2017 Nova Scotia general election The 2017 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 somewhat reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolutio ...
, the Progressive Conservative Association stay as the official opposition, and the
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
remain at third party status. *January 24, 2018 -
Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie (born April 28, 1966) is a Canadian former politician. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 2010 to 2018, and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2013 until January 2018, when he resigned ...
resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservative Association, and MLA
Karla MacFarlane Karla Michelle MacFarlane (born 1969) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral d ...
becomes interim leader. *October 27, 2018 -
Tim Houston Timothy Jerome Houston (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Pr ...
is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Association. *August 6, 2020 - Premier
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 le ...
announces he will resign as leader of the Liberal Party and as Premier of Nova Scotia in early 2021. *February 6, 2021 -
Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ...
is elected as leader of the Liberal Party. *February 23, 2021 -
Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ...
is officially sworn in as the 29th Premier of Nova Scotia. *July 17, 2021 - Premier
Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ...
calls a general election for August 17, 2021.


Leaders' debates


Results


Results by party


Results by region


Synopsis of 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 Li ...
( 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 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 Halifax Armdale u ...
(
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 nor ...
) * Mark Furey ( Lunenburg West) *
Leo Glavine Leo A. Glavine (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until his retirement from politics in 2021. He is a member of the Liberals. Early life G ...
( Kings West) *
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-F ...
(
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 (
Glace Bay Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated ...
) * 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. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants ...
) * 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 encomp ...
)


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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Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...
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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 represents the riding of Annapolis as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party The Nova Scotia Liberal Par ...

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,
Clare Clare may refer to: Places Antarctica * Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land Australia * Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley * Clare Valley, South Australia Canada * Clare (electoral district), an electoral district * C ...
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Ronnie LeBlanc Ronnie LeBlanc 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 Clare as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. A fisherman by career, LeBla ...

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 S. Balser 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 Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova ...

2,636
''49.55%'' , , Michael Carty
626
''11.77%'' , , Jessica Walker
113
''2.12%'' , , Tyler Ducharme
80
''1.50%'' , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
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. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants ...
, , 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 , , 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 in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the town of Wolfville, the village of New Minas, the community of Coldbrook, and Glooscap First Na ...
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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 p ...

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, Kings West , , 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 Leo A. Glavine (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until his retirement from politics in 2021. He is a member of the Liberals. Early life G ...


South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Nick d'Entremont
635
''14.33%'' , , ,
Colton LeBlanc Colton Fraser LeBlanc (born 1992)'' Argyle-Barrington'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Chester-St. Margaret's , , Jacob Killawee
3,556
''37.61%'' , , , Danielle Barkhouse
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 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 of Nova ...

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, Lunenburg West , , Jennifer Naugler
3,197
''34.94%'' , , ,
Becky Druhan Rebecca (Becky) Druhan 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 West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association ...

4,065
''44.42%'' , , Merydie Ross
1,709
''18.68%'' , , Eric Wade
180
''1.97%'' , , , , , Mark Furey† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
, , Susan MacLeod
1,051
''20.39%'' , , , Kim Masland
3,627
''70.37%'' , , Mary Dahr
323
''6.27%'' , , Brian Muldoon
153
''2.97%'' , , , , , Kim Masland
'' Queens-Shelburne'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Penny Smith
1,483
''23.76%'' , , ,
Nolan Young Nolan Young is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

3,905
''62.56%'' , , Darren Stoddard
753
''12.06%'' , , Steve Hirchak
101
''1.62%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Yarmouth , , ,
Zach Churchill Zachariah Churchill (born May 25, 1984) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He serves as the member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth, first elected in 2010. Early life and education Churchill graduated from Saint Mary's ...

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


Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley , , 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%'' , , , , ,
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 Li ...
† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Cumberland North Cumberland North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Prior to 1993, it was part of Cumberland East. The communities of Amherst and Pugwash are within its boun ...
, ,
Bill Casey William D. Casey (born February 19, 1945) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1988, he later sat as Conservative ...

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 Cumber ...
, , Rollie Lawless
1,092
''19.17%'' , , ,
Tory Rushton Tory Rushton (born 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative ...

3,900
''68.47%'' , , Larry Duchesne
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 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. T ...
, , Michael Blois
3,239
''36.36%'' , , ,
John A. MacDonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...

3,328
''37.36%'' , , Abby Cameron
2,142
''24.05%'' , , Simon Greenough
199
''2.23%'' , , , , , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River , , 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. Early life and education DiCostanzo was born in Baghdad, Iraq. She moved to Great Britain as a t ...

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 , , ,
Patricia Arab Patricia Anne ArabHalifax 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 nor ...
, , , Ali Duale
3,070
''40.35%'' , , Richard MacLean
1,681
''22.09%'' , , Julie Melanson
2,593
''34.08%'' , ,
Jo-Ann Roberts Jo-Ann Roberts (born 1956) is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019 to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the p ...

202
''2.65%'' , , , , Stephen Chafe
63
''0.83%'' , , ,
Lena Diab Lena Metlege Diab (born 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 Halifax Armdale u ...
† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Halifax Chebucto Halifax Chebucto is a provincial 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 encompasses the neighbourhood kn ...
, , Jackie Kinley
2,478
''32.14%'' , , John Wesley Chisholm
911
''11.81%'' , , ,
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4,009
''51.99%'' , , Lily Barraclough
313
''4.06%'' , , , , , , , Gary Burrill , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Citadel-Sable Island , , Labi Kousoulis
2,956
''36.82%'' , , Sheri Morgan
1,425
''17.75%'' , , , Lisa Lachance
3,397
''42.31%'' , , Noah Hollis
250
''3.11%'' , , , , , , , Labi Kousoulis , - , 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 encomp ...
, , Colin Coady
2,617
''29.07%'' , , Scott Ellis
904
''10.04%'' , , , Suzy Hansen
5,308
''58.96%'' , , Kai Trappenberg
173
''1.92%'' , , , , , , , Lisa Roberts


Suburban Halifax

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Bedford Basin Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. Geography Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within the ...
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Kelly Regan Kelly Maureen Regan (née Smith) MLA (born 4 February 1961) is a Canadian politician who has served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009, most recently as the MLA for Bedford Basin. She was first elected as the Member for Bedford-B ...

3,700
''50.87%'' , , Nick Driscoll
1,874
''25.76%'' , , Jacob Wilson
1,554
''21.36%'' , , Madeline Taylor
146
''2.01%'' , , , , , , , Kelly Regan
''
Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...
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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,
Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic 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 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...
, , ,
Brendan Maguire Brendan Oliver Maguire (born August 29, 1975) 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 Ha ...

4,213
''55.22%'' , ,
Tim Cranston Tim Cranston (born 13 December 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player who holds dual Canadian and British nationality. He played in Europe between 1985 and 1999 except for one game in the 1986–87 season played in the American Hockey ...

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 ...
, , ,
Ben Jessome Benjamin Thomas JessomeSackville-Cobequid , , Mary LeRoy
1,701
''21.51%'' , , ,
Steve Craig Steve Craig (born March 13, 1951) is an American football player who played tight end in the National Football League from 1974 to 1978 and played in two Super Bowls. He attended Garfield High School in Akron, Ohio, the same high school fellow ...

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 Bradley "Brad" Harris Johns (born March 5) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the el ...

3,104
''43.82%'' , , Thomas Hill
1,535
''21.67%'' , , Carson LeQuesne
121
''1.71%'' , , , , , , , Brad Johns
'' Sackville-Beaver Bank'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea—Prospect 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 2013 has been Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal P ...
, , ,
Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ...

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,
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 ...
, , Marni Tuttle
3,546
''36.36%'' , , ,
Brian Wong Brian Wong (born April 14, 1991) is a Canadian Internet entrepreneur. In 2010, Wong co-founded Kiip (pronounced "keep"), a company offering a mobile app rewards platform through which computer game players would receive real-world rewards from b ...

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


Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

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Tony Ince 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 he defeated the i ...

2,118
''39.75%'' , , Darryl Johnson
1,704
''31.98%'' , , Jerome Lagmay
1,431
''26.86%'' , , , , Chris Kinnie
75
''1.41%'' , , , Tony Ince
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Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1978, Halifax Cobequid was divided into four separate ridings, one of which was named Cole Harbour. Upon th ...
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Cole Harbour-Dartmouth Cole Harbour-Dartmouth is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into ...
, , , Lorelei Nicoll
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,
Dartmouth East Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the community of Dartmouth Dartmouth may refer to: Places * Dartmouth, Devon, Engla ...
, , D'Arcy Poultney
2,900
''34.68%'' , , ,
Tim Halman Timothy Halman (born 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 Dartmout ...
, , Pam Cooley
2,361
''31.48%'' , , Lisa Coates
1,278
''17.04%'' , , ,
Susan Leblanc Susan Leblanc (born 1973)Dartmouth South , , Lesley MacKay
1,603
''22.14%'' , , Chris Curtis
1,262
''17.43%'' , , ,
Claudia Chender Claudia Chender (born 1977)Eastern Passage , , Joyce Treen
1,444
''26.21%'' , , , Barbara Adams
2,469
''44.82%'' , , Tammy Jakeman
1,222
''22.18%'' , , Corey Myers
374
''6.79%'' , , , , , Barbara Adams
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Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1992 from Cole Harbour. In 2003, the district lost an area so ...
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, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Eastern Shore , , Kevin Murphy
3,169
''34.06%'' , , ,
Kent Smith Frank Kent Smith (March 19, 1907 – April 23, 1985) was an American actor who had a lengthy career in film, theatre and television. Early years Smith was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Smith. He was born in New York City and was educated ...

4,264
''45.82%'' , , Deirdre Dwyer
1,618
''17.39%'' , , Cheryl Atkinson
254
''2.73%'' , , , , , Kevin Murphy , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...
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Angela Simmonds Angela Eve Simmonds (born October 12, 1975) 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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Central Nova

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Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...
, , 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 , ,
Lloyd Hines Lloyd P. Hines 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 represented the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore–T ...

1,571
''30.35%'' , , , Greg Morrow
3,281
''63.39%'' , , Matt Stickland
247
''4.77%''
, , Gabe Bruce
77
''1.49%'' , , , , , , , Lloyd Hines
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Guysborough-Eastern Shore-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 ...
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, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou Centre , , 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 , , Joe MacDonald
1,585
''22.46%'' , , ,
Tim Houston Timothy Jerome Houston (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Pr ...

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 in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since 2013 has been Karla MacFarlane of the Progressive Conserva ...
, , Mary Wooldridge-Elliott
1,510
''21.41%'' , , ,
Karla MacFarlane Karla Michelle MacFarlane (born 1969) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral d ...

4,487
''63.62%'' , , Rick Parker
872
''12.36%'' , , Clare Brett
124
''1.76%'' , , , , John A. Clark
60
''0.85%'' , , , Karla MacFarlane


Cape Breton

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Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier 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 Kend ...
, , Michelle Wilson
3,188
''40.61%'' , , Bryden Mombourquette
1,281
''16.32%'' , , ,
Kendra Coombes Kendra Christine Coombes (born 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 Co ...
, , Heather Peters
3,094
''36.73%'' , , ,
Brian Comer Brian Keith Comer (born 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 Conse ...
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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 N ...
, , 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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Glace Bay Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated ...
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Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histo ...
, , 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 th ...

4,833
''55.85%'' , , Joanna Clark
708
''8.18%'' , , , , , , , Allan MacMaster , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Northside-Westmount , , , 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 Western High ...

3,140
''36.51%'' , , Jennifer Morrison
1,430
''16.63%'' , , , , , , , Murray Ryan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,
Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a ...
, , Matt Haley
2,009
''36.85%'' , , ,
Trevor Boudreau Trevor Boudreau is a Canadians, 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 (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district), Richmond as a m ...

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 Conse ...

396
''7.26%'' , , , Alana Paon
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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 Breto ...
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Sydney-Membertou Sydney-Membertou is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 as Sydney-Whtiney Pier from 79% of Cape Breton Nova and 59% of Cape Breton South. F ...
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Derek Mombourquette Derek Mombourquette (born July 14, 1980) is a Canadian politician. He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life and education Mombourquette attended Cape Breton University, serving ...

4,561
''54.27%'' , , Pauline Singer
1,467
''17.45%'' , , Madonna Doucette
2,377
''28.28%'' , , , , , , , Derek Mombourquette
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Sydney-Whitney Pier Sydney-Membertou is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 as Sydney-Whtiney Pier from 79% of Cape Breton Nova and 59% of Cape Breton South. ...
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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 Progres ...
, , Nadine Bernard
2,224
''34.20%'' , , ,
Keith Bain Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a 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 Conservatives. Bain first ran ...

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


References

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