2017 Nova Scotia general election

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2017 Nova Scotia general election
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All 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.35% Decrease 5.73 pp
  Majority party Minority party Third party
  Stephen McNeil 2014.jpg Jamie Baillie, Leader of the PC Party of Nova Scotia.jpg Gary burrill 2021 (cropped).png
Leader Stephen McNeil Jamie Baillie Gary Burrill
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since April 28, 2007 October 26, 2010 February 27, 2016
Leader's seat Annapolis Cumberland South Halifax Chebucto
Last election 33 seats, 45.71% 11 seats, 26.31% 7 seats, 26.84%
Seats before 34 10 5
Seats won 27 17 7
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 158,384 143,353 86,299
Percentage 39.47% 35.73% 21.51%
Swing Decrease 6.24pp Increase 9.42pp Decrease 5.33pp
Nova Scotia Provincial Election 2017 - Results By Riding.svg
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
Premier before election

Stephen McNeil
Liberal

Premier after election

Stephen McNeil
Liberal

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 dissolution to 27 seats.

Timeline[]

  • October 8, 2013 – The Liberal Party, led by Stephen McNeil, wins the 2013 Nova Scotia general election. The Progressive Conservative Association becomes the official opposition, and the governing New Democratic Party is relegated to third party status.
  • November 23, 2013 – Darrell Dexter resigns as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and MLA Maureen MacDonald becomes interim leader.[1]
  • February 27, 2016 – Gary Burrill is elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[2]
  • June 28, 2016 - The Atlantica Party becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.[3]
  • April 30, 2017 – Premier Stephen McNeil calls a general election for May 30, 2017.[4]
Changes in seats held (2014–2017)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Hants West June 13, 2014[5] Chuck Porter █ PC Left party █ Independent
Dartmouth South March 16, 2015[6] Allan Rowe █ Liberal Died in office July 14, 2015[7] Marian Mancini █ New Democratic
Cape Breton Centre April 2, 2015[8] Frank Corbett █ New Democratic Resignation July 14, 2015 David Wilton █ Liberal
Sydney-Whitney Pier April 2, 2015 Gordie Gosse █ New Democratic Resignation July 14, 2015 Derek Mombourquette █ Liberal
Dartmouth East November 5, 2015[9] Andrew Younger █ Liberal Dismissed from Cabinet and caucus █ Independent
Hants West February 17, 2016[10] Chuck Porter █ Independent Joins Liberal caucus █ Liberal
Halifax Needham April 12, 2016[11] Maureen MacDonald █ New Democratic Resignation August 30, 2016[12] Lisa Roberts █ New Democratic
Dartmouth South April 23, 2017 Marian Mancini █ New Democratic Resignation █ Vacant

Party standings[]

Results by party[]

↓
27 17 7
Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Results[13][14]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
2013 Dissolution Elected % Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal Stephen McNeil 51 33 34 27 -18.18% 158,383 39.47% -6.24%
  Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 51 11 10 17 +54.54% 143,354 35.73% +9.42%
  New Democratic Gary Burrill 51 7 5 7 +0.0% 86,299 21.51% -5.33%
Green Thomas Trappenberg 32 0 0 0 N/A 11,127 2.77% +1.92%
Atlantica Jonathan Dean 15 0 0 0 N/A 1,632 0.41% N/A
 } Independent 3 0 1 0 N/A 447 0.11% -0,19%
  Vacant 1  
Total valid votes 401,242 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 2,123 0.53% −0.22%
Total 203 51 51 51 0.00% 403,365 100.00 –
Registered voters / turnout 756,113 53.35% −5.73%
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 39.47%
PC
��
 35.73%
New Democratic
 
 21.51%
Green
 
 2.77%
Others
 
 0.52%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 52.94%
PC
 
 33.33%
New Democratic
 
 13.73%

Retiring incumbents[]

Liberal
New Democratic
Independent

Nominated candidates[]

Annapolis Valley[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Annapolis Stephen McNeil
6,410
64.73% 		Ginny Hurlock[20]
1,480
14.94% 		Colin Sproul[21]
1,517
15.32% 		Zac Crockatt
366
3.70% 		Kent Robinson
130
1.31% 		Stephen McNeil
Clare-Digby Gordon Wilson
4,044
50.49% 		Normand Cormier
2,283
28.51% 		Harold Neil[22]
1,682
21.00% 		Gordon Wilson
Hants West Chuck Porter
4,589
54.87% 		Janice Munroe Dodge[23]
2,416
28.89% 		Lalia Kerr
1,042
12.46% 		Torin Buzek[24]
243
2.91% 		Edward Boucher
73
0.87% 		Chuck Porter
Kings North Geof Turner[25]
2,784
33.46% 		John Lohr
3,823
45.94% 		Ted Champion
1,347
16.19% 		Mary Lou Harley
295
3.55% 		Bryden Deadder
72
0.87% 		John Lohr
Kings South Keith Irving
4,269
46.71% 		Peter Harrison
2,496
27.31% 		Stephen Schneider
1,921
21.02% 		Sheila Richardson[24]
337
3.69% 		Joel Hirtle
116
1.27% 		Keith Irving
Kings West Leo Glavine
4,190
52.45% 		Chris Palmer[26]
3,015
37.74% 		Cheryl Burbidge
536
6.71% 		Madeline Taylor
247
3.09% 		Leo Glavine

South Shore[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green
Argyle-Barrington Louis d'Entremont[27]
1,841
29.72% 		Chris d'Entremont
4,031
65.07% 		Greg Foster[22]
323
5.21% 		Chris d'Entremont
Chester-St. Margaret's Hugh MacKay[28]
3,112
35.46% 		Julie Chaisson
2,230
25.41% 		Denise Peterson-Rafuse
3,021
34.42% 		Harry Ward[24]
413
4.71% 		Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Lunenburg Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
3,110
39.45% 		Brian Pickings[29]
2,437
30.91% 		Marc Breaugh[30]
2,336
29.63% 		Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Lunenburg West Mark Furey
3,839
47.10% 		Carole Hipwell
2,261
27.74% 		Lisa Norman
1,690
20.73% 		Michael Sheppard
361
4.43% 		Mark Furey
Queens-Shelburne Vernon Oickle[31]
2,303
31.11% 		Kim Masland[32]
3,244
43.82% 		John Davis
1,581
21.36% 		Kathaleen Milan[24]
275
3.71% 		Sterling Belliveau†
Yarmouth Zach Churchill
5,364
68.16% 		Mitch Bonnar[33]
2,007
25.50% 		David Olie[22]
243
3.09% 		Jim Laverie
256
3.25% 		Zach Churchill

Fundy-Northeast[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Matthew Rushton
1,947
26.94% 		Larry Harrison
3,655
50.57% 		Janet Moulton
1,625
22.49% 		Larry Harrison
Colchester North Karen Casey
3,654
46.49% 		Rebecca Taylor
3,225
41.04% 		James Finnie[34]
980
12.47% 		Karen Casey
Cumberland North Terry Farrell
2,713
38.59% 		Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin[35]
3,632
51.66% 		Earl Dow
496
7.05% 		Bill Archer
84
1.19% 		Richard Plett
106
1.51% 		Terry Farrell
Cumberland South Kenny John Jackson[36]
2,779
40.47% 		Jamie Baillie
3,536
51.49% 		Larry Duchesne[37]
398
5.80% 		Thor Lengies
154
2.24% 		Jamie Baillie
Hants East Margaret Miller
3,923
43.67% 		John A. MacDonald
3,104
34.55% 		Liam Crouse
1,508
16.79% 		Jenn Kang
449
5.00% 		Margaret Miller
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Craig Johnson[38]
1,894
24.09% 		Keltie Jones[39]
2,512
31.96% 		Lenore Zann
3,455
43.95% 		Lenore Zann

Central Halifax[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Clayton Park West Rafah DiCostanzo
4,035
46.05% 		Paul Kimball[40]
2,304
26.29% 		Rana Zaman
1,764
20.13% 		Thomas Trappenberg[24]
506
5.77% 		Jonathan Dean
154
1.76% 		Diana Whalen†
Fairview-Clayton Park Patricia Arab
2,925
39.90% 		Paul Beasant[41]
1,839
25.09% 		Joanne Hussey
2,190
29.88% 		Charlene Boyce[24]
376
5.13% 		Patricia Arab
Halifax Armdale Lena Diab
2,962
44.58% 		Sylvia Gillard
1,253
18.86% 		David Wheeler[42]
2,098
31.58% 		Marc-André Tremblay
246
3.70% 		Michael McLeod
85
1.28% 		Lena Diab
Halifax Chebucto Joachim Stroink
3,573
39.29% 		John Wesley Chisholm[43]
963
10.59% 		Gary Burrill
4,197
46.15% 		Casey Meijer[24]
361
3.97% 		Joachim Stroink
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Labi Kousoulis
2,419
41.28% 		Rob Batherson
1,480
25.26% 		Glenn Walton
1,618
27.61% 		Martin Willison[24]
343
5.85% 		Labi Kousoulis
Halifax Needham Melinda Daye[44]
2,075
27.47% 		Matthew Donahoe
1,135
15.02% 		Lisa Roberts
3,880
51.36% 		Andrew Jamieson
465
6.15% 		Lisa Roberts

Suburban Halifax[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Bedford Kelly Regan
5,831
52.69% 		Valerie White[45]
3,388
30.62% 		Blake Wright
1,362
12.31% 		Michealle Hanshaw
485
4.38% 		Kelly Regan
Halifax Atlantic Brendan Maguire
4,219
55.48% 		Bruce Holland[46][47]
1,300
17.10% 		Trish Keeping
1,728
22.72% 		Chelsey Carter[24]
357
4.69% 		Brendan Maguire
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Ben Jessome
3,432
46.69% 		Matt Whitman[48]
2,421
32.94% 		Paul McGuinness
1,157
15.74% 		Jessica Alexander[24]
340
4.63% 		Ben Jessome
Sackville-Beaver Bank Stephen Gough
2,155
32.13% 		Brad Johns[49]
2,923
43.58% 		Dennis Kutchera
1,332
19.86% 		Michael Montgomery[24]
231
3.44% 		Rita Billington
66
0.98% 		Stephen Gough
Sackville-Cobequid Michel Hindlet[28]
2,038
25.98% 		John Giannakos[50]
1,991
25.38% 		Dave Wilson
3,465
44.17% 		Tanner Montgomery
262
3.34% 		Cathy Morgan
88
1.12% 		Dave Wilson
Timberlea-Prospect Iain Rankin
4,272
49.90% 		Tim Kohoot
2,030
23.71% 		Linda Moxsom Skinner
1,804
21.07% 		Kai Trappenberg[24]
337
3.94% 		Matt Mansfield
118
1.38% 		Iain Rankin
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Bill Horne
3,160
37.94% 		Dan McNaughton[51]
3,095
37.16% 		Trevor Sanipass
1,567
18.82% 		Anthony Edmonds[24]
506
6.08% 		Bill Horne

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Joyce Treen
2,585
35.08% 		Barbara Adams[52]
2,682
36.40% 		Nancy Jakeman
1,759
23.87% 		Rebecca Mosher
343
4.65% 		Joyce Treen
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Tony Ince
3,583
36.85% 		Chris Mont
3,203
32.94% 		Andre Cain
2,552
26.25% 		Melanie Mulrooney
385
3.96% 		Tony Ince
Dartmouth East Edgar Burns
3,118
38.78% 		Tim Halman
3,309
41.15% 		Bill McEwen
964
11.99% 		Matthew Richey
650
8.08% 		Andrew Younger†
Dartmouth North Joanne Bernard
2,442
34.68% 		Melanie Russell[53]
1,384
19.66% 		Susan Leblanc
2,771
39.36% 		Tyler Colbourne[24]
318
4.52% 		David Boyd
126
1.79% 		Joanne Bernard
Dartmouth South Vishal Bhardwaj[54]
3,348
37.45% 		Jad Crnogorac[55]
1,418
15.86% 		Claudia Chender[56]
3,545
39.65% 		June Trenholm
506
5.66% 		Jim Murray [57]
123
1.38% 		Vacant†
Eastern Shore Kevin Murphy
2,527
37.71% 		Patricia Auchnie
2,024
30.20% 		Devin Ashley
1,780
26.56% 		Andy Berry
221
3.30% 		Randy Carter
149
2.22% 		Kevin Murphy
Preston-Dartmouth Keith Colwell
2,572
51.33% 		Irvine Carvery
1,105
22.05% 		Shelley Fashan
1,113
22.21% 		Aaron Alexander
221
4.41% 		Keith Colwell

Central Nova[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Antigonish Randy Delorey
3,877
43.38% 		Ray Mattie[58]
3,139
35.12% 		Moraig MacGillivray[59]
1,815
20.31% 		Ryan Smyth [60]
106
1.19% 		Randy Delorey
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie Lloyd Hines
2,565
43.09% 		Rob Wolf[61]
2,494
41.89% 		Marney Simmons
894
15.02% 		Lloyd Hines
Pictou Centre Jeff Davis[62]
2,027
28.13% 		Pat Dunn
3,773
52.36% 		Henderson Paris[63]
1,406
19.51% 		Pat Dunn
Pictou East John Fraser
1,30118.22% 		Tim Houston
5,275
73.88% 		Deborah Stiles
564
7.90% 		Tim Houston
Pictou West Ben MacLean
1,143
16.47% 		Karla MacFarlane
4,333
62.44% 		Shawn McNamara[64]
1,302
18.76% 		Cecile Vigneault
161
2.32% 		Karla MacFarlane

Cape Breton[]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Cape Breton Centre David Wilton
2,623
33.58% 		Louie Piovesan
1,770
22.66% 		Tammy Martin[65]
3,419
43.77% 		David Wilton
Cape Breton-Richmond Michel Samson
3,316
43.30% 		Alana Paon[66]
3,337
43.57% 		Larry Keating[67]
1,006
13.13% 		Michel Samson
Glace Bay Geoff MacLellan
3,317
46.65% 		John White[68]
2,938
41.32% 		Lois MacDougall
718
10.10% 		Steven MacNeil
137
1.93% 		Geoff MacLellan
Inverness Bobby Morris[69]
2,347
31.00% 		Allan MacMaster
4,687
61.90% 		Michelle Smith
538
7.11% 		Allan MacMaster
Northside-Westmount John Higgins[28]
1,985
21.20% 		Eddie Orrell
5,941
63.46% 		Ronald Crowther[70]
1,436
15.34% 		Eddie Orrell
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Katherine MacDonald[71]
2,221
23.62% 		Alfie MacLeod
6,370
67.73% 		Bill Matheson
814
8.65% 		Alfie MacLeod
Sydney-Whitney Pier Derek Mombourquette
3,656
38.72% 		Laurie MacIntosh
2,290
24.25% 		Madonna Doucette[70]
3,496
37.03% 		Derek Mombourquette
Victoria-The Lakes Pam Eyking
1,969
26.81% 		Keith Bain[72]
4,373
59.55% 		Lisa Bond
544
7.41% 		Adrianna MacKinnon[24][73]
265
3.61% 		Stemer MacLeod
192
2.61% 		Pam Eyking

Opinion polls[]

Five-day average of Nova Scotia opinion polls from April 30, 2017, to the election on May 30, 2017. Each line corresponds to a political party.

Polling Firm Last Day of Polling Link Liberal PC NDP Green
Forum Research May 29, 2017 [1] 38 35 23 4
Mainstreet Research May 28, 2017 [2] 41 33 22 4
Corporate Research Associates May 25, 2017 [3] 41 31 24 4
Corporate Research Associates May 24, 2017 [4][permanent dead link] 40 32 25 3
Mainstreet Research May 23, 2017 [5] 37 34 25 4
Corporate Research Associates May 23, 2017 [6] 40 32 23 4
Corporate Research Associates May 22, 2017 [7][permanent dead link] 40 32 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 21, 2017 [8] 40 31 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 20, 2017 [9] 40 32 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 19, 2017 [10][permanent dead link] 42 31 24 3
Corporate Research Associates May 18, 2017 [11] 39 31 28 3
Corporate Research Associates May 17, 2017 [12][permanent dead link] 39 31 27 3
Forum Research May 16, 2017 [13] 37 35 25 4
Corporate Research Associates May 16, 2017 [14] 42 29 27 3
Corporate Research Associates May 15, 2017 [15] 43 28 26 3
Corporate Research Associates May 14, 2017 [16][permanent dead link] 42 29 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 13, 2017 [17] 42 30 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 12, 2017 [18] 42 30 25 2
Mainstreet Research May 11, 2017 [19] 40 30 24 5
Corporate Research Associates May 11, 2017 [20][permanent dead link] 41 29 27 2
Corporate Research Associates May 10, 2017 [21] 38 31 28 2
Corporate Research Associates May 9, 2017 [22] 37 32 27 3
Corporate Research Associates May 8, 2017 [23] 40 32 25 2
Corporate Research Associates May 7, 2017 [24] 46 29 24 2
Corporate Research Associates May 6, 2017 [25] 45 30 23 1
Corporate Research Associates May 4, 2017 [26] 45 31 24 1
Forum Research May 3, 2017 [27] 41 32 25
Mainstreet Research May 2, 2017 [28] 42 29 25 4
MQO Research April 10, 2017 [29] 43 27 24 3
Corporate Research Associates March 1, 2017 [30] 44 28 23 5
MQO Research January 15, 2017 [31] 58 21 18 3
Corporate Research Associates November 29, 2016 [32] 56 20 19 4
MQO Research October 15, 2016 [33] 53 25 16 5
Corporate Research Associates August 31, 2016 [34] 56 22 19 2
MQO Research July 19, 2016 [35] 63 17 16 3
Corporate Research Associates May 31, 2016 [36] 59 21 18 2
MQO Research April 9, 2016 [37] 59 17 20 3
Corporate Research Associates March 1, 2016 [38] 56 23 16 5
Corporate Research Associates December 1, 2015 [39] 64 17 17 2
Corporate Research Associates September 2, 2015 [40] 50 20 28 2
Corporate Research Associates June 1, 2015 [41] 50 19 27 3
Corporate Research Associates February 28, 2015 [42] 58 20 18 3
Corporate Research Associates November 26, 2014 [43] 64 18 15 3
Corporate Research Associates September 1, 2014 [44] 62 20 14 3
Corporate Research Associates May 27, 2014 [45] 57 21 19 3
Corporate Research Associates February 28, 2014 [46] 60 20 18 2
Corporate Research Associates November 28, 2013 [47] 58 19 19 3
Election 2013 October 8, 2013 HTML[permanent dead link] 45.71 26.31 26.84 0.85

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