The 1970 Nova Scotia general election was held on 13 October 1970 to elect members of the 50th House of Assembly of the Province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

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. It was won by the

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. It is the only election in Nova Scotia's history in which the party who won the popular vote did not win the most seats.

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Progressive Conservative *

Edward Haliburton Edward Douglas Haliburton (March 28, 1898 – March 12, 1990) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Kings County and Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progre ...

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 Nati ...

* James McKay Harding, Shelburne *

James A. Langille James Arnold Langille (February 18, 1909 – April 10, 1979) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservat ...

Cumberland East Cumberland East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new distri ...

* William F. MacKinnon,

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 ...

* Donald C. MacNeil, Cape Breton South *

Edward Manson Edward Alexander Manson (October 6, 1906 – February 17, 1989) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Prog ...

Cape Breton West 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 Conser ...

* John I. Marshall,

Annapolis East Annapolis East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and existed from 1956 to 1993. It was created by a division of the former district of Annapolis County into An ...

Robert Baden Powell Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, ( ; (Commonly pronounced by others as ) 22 February 1857 – 8 January 1941) was a British Army officer, writer, founder and first Chief Scout of the worl ...

, Digby * Harley J. Spence,

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, La ...

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

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Gerry Sheehy Gerald Earle Sheehy (June 24, 1924 – June 1, 2009) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Annapolis East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Part ...

2,836
''54.36%'' , , Lloyd K. Hill
2,381
''45.64%'' , , , , , , , John I. Marshall† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Annapolis West Annapolis West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1956 to 1993. Prior to 1956, it was a part of the district of Annapolis County. It was ab ...

, , H. Robert Sanford
2,048
''46.03%'' , , ,

Peter M. Nicholson Peter Murray Nicholson (March 31, 1919 – August 17, 1986) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1978 as a Liberal member. A graduduate of Dalhousie Univ ...

2,401
''53.97%'' , , , , , , ,

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, , Paul J. Comeau
1,833
''40.33%'' , , ,

Benoit Comeau Benoit Comeau (July 23, 1916 – December 9, 1995) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life Co ...

2,712
''59.67%'' , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , , Gifford W. Lewis
2,142
''42.46%'' , , , Joseph H. Casey
2,903
''57.54%'' , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Norman T. Spence
3,708
''48.27%'' , , ,

Robert D. Lindsay Robert Dewar Lindsay (October 21, 1919 – April 6, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Hants West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978. He was a member of the ...

3,974
''51.73%'' , , , , , , , Norman T. Spence , - , 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 Ki ...

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Victor Thorpe Victor Newcombe Thorpe was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North. He sat as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1974. Thorpe was born in Centrevi ...

3,234
''51.24%'' , ,

Glenn Ells Glenn Ells is a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, Canada for the constituency of Kings North. He sat as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 1974 to 1978. A graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College an ...

3,077
''48.76%'' , , , , , , ,

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Harry How Henry W. How (September 29, 1919 – February 1, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1983. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party o ...

2,722
''57.55%'' , , Ed Aston
2,008
''42.45%'' , , , , , , ,

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Kings West Kings West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It includes the towns of Berwick and Kingston, and the village of Greenwood. Geography The electoral district ...

, , , Gordon Tidman
3,736
''48.96%''Due to a tie, the Returning Officer cast the tie-breaking vote for Gordon Tidman , ,

Frank Bezanson Frank Curwin Bezanson (August 31, 1928 – November 10, 1993) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1971 to 1978. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Part ...

3,735
''48.95%'' , , , , Francis Keith Boates
160
''2.10%'' , , , Gordon Tidman

South Shore

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Lunenburg Centre Lunenburg is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. From 1867 to 1956, the district included all of Lunenburg County.

, , George O. Lohnes
4,040
''45.43%'' , , , Walton Cook
4,852
''54.57%'' , , , , , , , George O. Lohnes , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Lunenburg East Chester—St. Margaret's is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It is located on the South Shore. The constituency was created in 1956 as a division of Lunenbur ...

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Maurice L. Zinck Maurice Louis Zinck (December 30, 1911 – 1988) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1959 to 1974. He is a member of the Pr ...

2,092
''51.31%'' , , Eric Hagen
1,985
''48.69%'' , , , , , , ,

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, , Bob Levy
2,717
''46.82%'' , , , Maurice DeLory
3,086
''53.18%'' , , , , , , , Harley J. Spence† , - , 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 ...

, , , W. S. Kennedy Jones
3,068
''51.99%'' , , Harley Umphrey
2,833
''48.01%'' , , , , , , , W. S. Kennedy Jones , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Bill Cox
3,321
''43.74%'' , , ,

Harold Huskilson Harold MacKay Huskilson (March 25, 1920 – October 24, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993 as a Liberal member. Early life He was a son ...

3,725
''49.06%'' , , Aubrey Harding
547
''7.20%'' , , , , , James McKay Harding† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Yarmouth Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) * Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New ...

, , Benoit Robichaud
4,896
''25.16%'' , , ,

Fraser Mooney Joseph Fraser Mooney (February 24, 1927 – January 5, 2006) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

5,039
''25.90%'' , , , , , , , Benoit Robichaud , - , , ,

George A. Snow George Albert Snow (August 1, 1923 – April 7, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conserv ...

4,929
''25.33%'' , , Jack Rogers
4,592
''23.60%'' , , , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

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Gerald Ritcey Gerald Conrad Ritcey (March 19, 1914 – November 24, 2001) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Par ...

8,012
''24.56%'' , , Ross Hill
7,313
''22.42%'' , , , , , , ,

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George Isaac Smith George Isaac Smith MBE (April 6, 1909 – December 19, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th premier of Nova Scotia from 1967 to 1970. He was a Canadian senator from 1975 until his death. G.I. Smith is noted for ...

9,398
''28.81%'' , , George Norrie
7,901
''24.22%'' , , , , , , ,

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Cumberland Centre : ''For the Census Designated Place in Maine, see Cumberland Center, Maine.'' Cumberland Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1949 to 1993. ...

, , , Raymond M. Smith
2,220
''54.87%'' , , Bill H. Mont
1,611
''39.82%'' , , John E. Burbine
215
''5.31%'' , , , , , Raymond M. Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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Roger Stuart Bacon Roger Stuart Bacon (June 29, 1926 – October 4, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Nova Scotia from 1990 to 1991. Political career He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1970 as a Progres ...

4,355
''51.89%'' , , Leonard J. Dolan
3,142
''37.44%'' , , James M. MacSwain
895
''10.66%'' , , , , ,

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Cumberland West Cumberland West was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1949 when Cumberland County was divided into three new districts, the other two being Cumbe ...

, , , D. L. George Henley
2,458
''57.35%'' , , Thomas H. Tonner
1,828
''42.65%'' , , , , , , , D. L. George Henley , - , 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. The ...

, , Albert J. Ettinger
2,793
''47.27%'' , , ,

Jack Hawkins John Edward Hawkins, CBE (14 September 1910 – 18 July 1973) was an English actor who worked on stage and in film from the 1930s until the 1970s. One of the most popular British film stars of the 1950s, he was known for his portrayal of mili ...

3,115
''52.73%'' , , , , , , , Albert J. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

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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. ...

, , , John Buchanan
5,284
''54.66%'' , , Bob Hayes
3,786
''39.16%'' , , Charles Grineault
597
''6.18%'' , , , , , John Buchanan , - , 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 kno ...

, , James H. Vaughan
4,015
''38.34%'' , , , James L. Connolly
5,276
''50.39%'' , , Burris Devanney
1,180
''11.27%'' , , , , , James H. Vaughan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Citadel Citadel Hill is a hill that is a National Historic Site in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Four fortifications have been constructed on Citadel Hill since the city was founded by the English in 1749, and were referred to as Fort George—but only ...

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Donald MacKeen Smith Donald MacKeen Smith (November 26, 1923 – February 16, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Halifax Centre and Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1960 to 1970 as a member of the Pr ...

3,833
''45.60%'' , , ,

Ronald Wallace Ronald Wallace (1911–2006) was a theologian and Professor of Biblical Theology at Columbia Theological Seminary. He was also a member of the Torrance family of theologians. Career overview * Brora, Minister without Charge * 1940 Minister, Po ...

4,572
''54.40%'' , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Cobequid , , Gordon H. Fitzgerald
5,427
''42.69%'' , , , George Riley
6,453
''50.76%'' , , Bruno Dombrowski
833
''6.55%'' , , , , , Gordon H. Fitzgerald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Cornwallis Halifax Cornwallis was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seana ...

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Richard Donahoe Richard Alphonsus Donahoe, Q.C., K.S.G. (September 27, 1909 – April 25, 2000) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the son of James Donahoe and Rebecca Duggan, he was educated at Dalhousie University and set ...

3,891
''39.27%'' , , ,

George M. Mitchell George MacGregor Mitchell (born August 8, 1932) is a lawyer and former political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Cornwallis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1978 as a Liberal. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia ...

5,323
''53.72%'' , , Barrett D. Halderman
694
''7.00%'' , , , , ,

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Halifax Eastern Shore Eastern Shore is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1967, the district was created as Halifax Eastern Shore. Upon the recommendations of the 1992 Electoral Bound ...

, , Murray Everett Ritcey
4,029
''41.91%'' , , ,

Alexander Garnet Brown Alexander Garnet Brown (May 2, 1930 – January 7, 2010) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1969 to 1978. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Eastern Shore as a Liberal. Br ...

5,585
''58.09%'' , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , David MacKeen
2,887
''37.05%'' , , ,

Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Paul Regan (February 13, 1928 – November 26, 2019) was a Canadian politician (as federal MP and later as Nova Scotia MLA), who served as the 19th premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978. Early life and education Regan was ...

4,514
''57.92%'' , , Al Sinclair
392
''5.03%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax-St. Margaret's , , D. C. McNeil
4,729
''39.74%'' , , , Leonard L. Pace
6,152
''51.69%'' , , Keith Jobson
1,020
''8.57%'' , , , , , D. C. McNeil , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth North , , Gerald G. Wambolt
4,826
''39.59%'' , , , Glen M. Bagnell
6,614
''54.26%'' , , Percy William Dares
750
''6.15%'' , , , , , Gerald G. Wambolt , - , 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 ...

, , Irvin William Akerley
5,213
''49.57%'' , , , D. Scott MacNutt
5,304
''50.43%'' , , , , , , , Irvin William Akerley

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 ...

, , Bill Shaw
3,594
''45.72%'' , , ,

Bill Gillis John William Gillis (October 31, 1936 – August 15, 2009), generally known as Bill Gillis, was a Canadian politician who served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1998. He represented the electoral district of Antigonish for the ...

4,002
''50.91%'' , , Alex MacPherson
265
''3.37%'' , , , , , William F. MacKinnon† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municipa ...

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Angus MacIsaac Angus "Tando" MacIsaac (born June 4, 1943) is a politician, educator and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada. Political career Angus MacIsaac's father, Alexander MacIsaac, was MLA of Guysborough prior to October 1968. Upon Alexander MacIsaac's ...

3,035
''47.86%'' , , Russell Pellerin
2,770
''43.68%'' , , Al Newell
537
''8.47%'' , , , , ,

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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: ...

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Donald R. MacLeod Donald Ross MacLeod (December 30, 1902 – October 20, 1976) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Progressive Conservati ...

4,922
''43.75%'' , , , Ralph F. Fiske
5,356
''47.61%'' , , Derrick Peter Kearley
972
''8.64%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Thomas MacQueen
2,981
''47.18%'' , , , A. Lloyd MacDonald
3,000
''47.48%'' , , Charles E. Arbuckle
338
''5.35%'' , , , , , Thomas MacQueen , - , 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 Conservative A ...

, , , Harvey Veniot
2,729
''51.00%'' , , Laurence Mawhinney
2,008
''37.53%'' , , Robert Cormier
614
''11.47%'' , , , , , Harvey Veniot

Cape Breton

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Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of ...

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Mike Laffin Michael Alexander Laffin (January 12, 1918 – May 23, 2019) was a Canadian politician and dentist. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974, ...

3,680
''50.54%'' , , Stewart Marsh
1,902
''26.12%'' , , Alex MacDonald
1,700
''23.35%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , Layton Fergusson
3,807
''34.06%'' , , Bob MacKay
2,037
''18.22%'' , , ,

Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Bernard Akerman (born May 28, 1942) is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. __TOC__ Early life Akerman was born in Alvechurch, Worcesteshire, United Kingdom. He was ...

5,334
''47.72%'' , , , , , Layton Fergusson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cape Breton North 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 ...

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Tom MacKeough Thomas James MacKeough (October 12, 1922 – January 2, 1990) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée lé ...

5,755
''50.04%'' , , Sidney Oram
2,885
''25.09%'' , ,

Len J. Arsenault Linus Joseph "Len" Arsenault (March 24, 1934 – February 21, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1981. He was a member of the Nova Scotia ...

2,860
''24.87%'' , , , , ,

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Cape Breton Nova Cape Breton Nova is a former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1956 and 2013. It elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In its last configuration, the district included the northern parts ...

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Percy Gaum Percy (Pinky) Gaum (October 19, 1915 – June 22, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Nova in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1956 to 1970. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive C ...

2,866
''42.45%'' , , Ronald DiPenta
959
''14.20%'' , , ,

Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan (April 8, 1943 – May 2, 2017) was a politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (MLA). Early life and education He was the son of Horace Frederick MacEwan and ...

2,927
''43.35%'' , , , , ,

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John Francis Burke John Francis Burke (February 8, 1923 – August 4, 2006) was a Canadian dentist and politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressi ...

5,234
''44.36%'' , ,

Vince MacLean Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scoti ...

5,034
''42.66%'' , , Don MacPherson
1,531
''12.98%'' , , , , , Donald C. MacNeil† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Kenneth Andrews
4,843
''49.08%'' , , ,

Allan Sullivan Allan Edmund Sullivan, (June 23, 1932 – June 19, 1982) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1976. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Pa ...

5,024
''50.92%'' , , , , , , ,

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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. Histori ...

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Norman J. MacLean Norman James MacLean (September 21, 1920 – July 3, 2000) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Inverness (provincial electoral district), Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ...

4,607
''25.23%'' , , William N. MacLean
3,939
''21.57%'' , , Jerry Yetman
556
''3.05%'' , , Al Davis
1,304
''7.14%'' , , ,

, - , , Joe Shannon
3,728
''20.42%'' , , , John Archie MacKenzie
4,124
''22.59%'' , , , , , , , William N. MacLean , - , 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, ...

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Gerald Doucet Gerald Joseph Doucet, QC (May 4, 1937 – November 23, 2017) was a Canadian politician and lobbyist. He represented the electoral district of Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1963 to 1974, as a Progressive Conservative. Born ...

3,439
''55.67%'' , , Melvin J. Burt
2,411
''39.03%'' , , Charles Joseph Gallant
327
''5.29%'' , , , , ,

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Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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Fisher Hudson Roy Fisher Hudson (May 16, 1920 – April 15, 1999) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1967 to 1974 and from 1980 to 1988. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Prog ...

2,075
''52.53%'' , , W. Harry F. Langley
1,700
''43.04%'' , , Jessie Stone
175
''4.43%'' , , , , ,

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Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Further reading