Next Nova Scotia general election

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Next Nova Scotia general election
← 2021 On or before 15 July 2025 Next →
55 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
28 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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Leader Tim Houston Iain Rankin (outgoing)[2] Gary Burrill (outgoing)[1]
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since 27 October 2018 6 February 2021 27 February 2016
Leader's seat Pictou East Timberlea-Prospect Halifax Chebucto
Last election 31 seats, 38.44% 17 seats, 36.67% 6 seats, 20.93%
Current seats 31 17 6
Seats needed Steady Increase11 Increase22
Incumbent Premier

Tim Houston
Progressive Conservative



The 42nd Nova Scotia general election will be held on or before 15 July 2025 to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. During the 2021 election, the Progressive Conservatives included a commitment in their platform to introduce fixed election dates in the province. Under amendments to the provincial Elections Act introduced and passed in October 2021, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Nova Scotia general election is set as 15 July 2025.[3] All subsequent elections will take place on the third Tuesday in July of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.

Timeline[]

See also: 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

Current standings[]

Standings in the 64th General Assembly[5]
Affiliation House members
2021 election results Current standings
Progressive Conservative 31 31
Liberal 17 17
New Democratic 6 6
Independent 1 1

Opinion polls[]

Voting intentions in Nova Scotia since the 2021 election[]

Polling firm Dates conducted Link PC Liberal NDP Green Others Margin of error Sample size Polling method Lead
Narrative Research 8 – 23 Feb 2022 [p 1] 44 27 20 6 2 ±4.9% 396 Telephone 17
Angus Reid 7 – 12 Jan 2022 [p 2] 38 28 26 1 6 ±6.0% 320 Online 10
MQO Research 14 – 24 Nov 2021 [p 3] 41 23 27 5 3 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 14
Narrative Research 4 – 21 Nov 2021 [p 4] 42 26 24 5 3 ±4.2% 557 Telephone 16
Angus Reid 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2021 [p 5] 39 21 32 4 5 N/A 264 Online 7
2021 general election 17 Aug 2021 HTML 38.43 36.67 20.94 2.14 1.41 N/A 422,754 N/A 1.76
Polling firm Dates conducted Link Others Margin of error Sample size Polling method Lead
PC Liberal NDP Green

References[]

  1. ^ a b Burrill, Gary [@GaryBurrill] (9 November 2021). "One of the most important parts of leadership is knowing when the time has come for renewal, and knowing when to bring your own leadership to a conclusion. In my judgement, this is that time. (1/3)" (Tweet). Retrieved 9 November 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Gorman, Michael (5 January 2022). "Iain Rankin to step down as N.S. Liberal Party leader". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ^ Laroche, Jean (13 October 2021). "N.S. government sets third Tuesday in July as new fixed date for elections every 4 years". CBC Nova Scotia. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "New Registered Political Party In Nova Scotia". Elections Nova Scotia. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

Opinion poll sources[]

  1. ^ "Satisfaction with NS's Houston government's performance remains high" (PDF). Narrative Research. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Spotlight on Provincial Politics: NDP edge PCPO in vote among Ontario voters, CAQ leads comfortably in Quebec" (PDF). Angus Reid Institute. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Fall/Winter 2021 Provincial Report Nova Scotia" (PDF). MQO Research. November 2021.
  4. ^ "High satisfaction with the performance of the newly-elected provincial government of Nova Scotia" (PDF). Narrative Research. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Spotlight on the Provinces: Concerns over health care, economy drive increasing dissatisfaction with governments" (PDF). Angus Reid. 27 October 2021.
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