The 1978 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 19, 1978, to elect members of the 52nd 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 Progressive Conservative party.

Results

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Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

Melinda MacLean Melinda Jane MacLean (née McLellan; January 19, 1946) is a Canadian former politician. She represented the electoral district of Colchester in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978. She was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Par ...

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 ...

* Leonard L. Pace, Halifax-St. Margaret's ;Progressive Conservative *

John Wickwire John Cox Wickwire (December 21, 1899 – August 20, 1994) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party o ...

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 ...

Nominated candidates

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

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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 ...

, , Carl L. Bruce
2,470
''36.37%'' , , ,

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 ...

3,863
''56.88%'' , , Roger A. Boutilier
458
''6.74%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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 ...

2,329
''43.78%'' , , ,

Greg Kerr John Gregory Kerr (born October 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for West Nova from 2008 to 2015 and a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. Early life and education Born in Annapolis Ro ...

2,690
''50.56%'' , ,

Larry Duchesne Larry Duchesne (born 1949) is a Canadian politician, who was leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party from 1991 to 1995. A teacher and former journalist from Kinkora, Prince Edward Island, he won the party leadership on February 3 ...

301
''5.66%'' , , , , ,

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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 * Cl ...

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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 ...

2,963
''56.47%'' , , Gerald J.B. Comeau
1,896
''36.13%'' , , Sylvio Gagnon
388
''7.39%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , , , Joseph H. Casey
3,048
''51.56%'' , , John Comeau
2,603
''44.03%'' , , John Gray
261
''4.41%'' , , , , , Joseph H. Casey , - , 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 ...

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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 ...

3,485
''38.08%'' , , ,

Ron Russell Ronald Stanley Thornton Russell (22 July 1926 – 7 March 2019) was a Canadian politician and pilot who lived in Nova Scotia. Early life and education Russell was born in Ngongotahā, New Zealand. He was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air F ...

4,872
''53.23%'' , , Bill Shiers
795
''8.69%'' , , , , ,

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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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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 ...

3,283
''42.77%'' , , ,

Edward Twohig Edward Twohig 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 Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1984. Twohig was first elected in 197 ...

3,744
''48.78%'' , , Donald C. Fraser
649
''8.45%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Wilbur H. Starratt
1,526
''22.66%'' , , ,

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 ...

4,214
''62.58%'' , , Donald F. Archibald
994
''14.76%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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 ...

3,559
''37.71%'' , , ,

George Moody George Clifford Moody (born August 3, 1942) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of N ...

5,011
''53.09%'' , , William J. Dyer
869
''9.21%'' , , , , ,

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.

, , Jack Pelley
3,156
''30.23%'' , , ,

Bruce Cochran Bruce Cochran (1 December 1919 – 24 January 1984) was a Canadian businessman, publisher, and politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1983. He was a member of th ...

5,764
''55.22%'' , , Scott D. Miller
425
''4.07%'' , , Walton Cook
1,094
''10.48%'' , , ,

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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 ...

, , Wally MacDonald
1,417
''28.01%'' , , ,

Ron Barkhouse Ronald Theodore Barkhouse (April 22, 1926 – April 7, 2014) was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early ...

3,386
''66.93%'' , , Robert Whiting Sr.
256
''5.06%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Maurice DeLory
2,791
''36.54%'' , , ,

Mel Pickings Milne Charles "Mel" Pickings (August 19, 1926 – February 1, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1988. He was a member of the Progressive Co ...

3,907
''51.15%'' , , G.M. Dean
941
''12.32%'' , , , , , Maurice DeLory , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Keith Wyer
2,440
''33.85%'' , , ,

John Leefe John Gordon Leefe (March 21, 1942 – June 25, 2022) was a Canadian author, educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative member ...

3,800
''52.72%'' , , A.J. d'Entremont
968
''13.43%'' , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , ,

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 ...

3,932
''45.06%'' , , A. Etheren Goreham
3,682
''42.20%'' , , Jane A. Strange
1,112
''12.74%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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. ...

7,568
''29.25%'' , , Dorothy M. Crosby
4,389
''16.96%'' , , Hartley Wickens
1,268
''4.90%'' , , , , ,

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Hugh Tinkham George Hugh Tinkham (born April 8, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Yarmouth County, and Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

7,339
''28.36%'' , , Harold H. Hanf
4,122
''15.93%'' , , Charles Paddock
1,190
''4.60%'' , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , Floyd Tucker
3,023
''43.30%'' , , , Bill Campbell
3,447
''49.37%'' , , Peter Robben
512
''7.33%'' , , , , , Floyd Tucker
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Ed Lorraine Edward F. Lorraine (April 15, 1928 – June 18, 2008) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1981 to 1984, and 1988 to 1999. He was a member of ...

2,187
''38.11%'' , , ,

R. Colin Stewart Robert Colin David Stewart (June 25, 1926 – August 13, 1994), commonly known as Colin Stewart, was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993. He was ...

3,230
''56.28%'' , , Chester Rice
322
''5.61%'' , , , , ,

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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. ...

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Guy Brown Guy Brown, III (born June 1, 1955) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Houston. Early years Brown attended Palestine High Schoo ...

2,515
''53.75%'' , , Russell Fisher
1,354
''28.94%'' , , Dennis R. Calder
810
''17.31%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Norman J. Mansour
3,234
''34.15%'' , , ,

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 ...

4,955
''52.33%'' , , Francis Soontiens
1,280
''13.52%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Duncan Lake
2,292
''43.72%'' , , , D. L. George Henley
2,633
''50.23%'' , , John S. Edgecombe
317
''6.05%'' , , , , , 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 ...

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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 ...

3,294
''42.15%'' , , , G. Patrick Hunt
4,035
''51.63%'' , , Clair White
486
''6.22%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro—Bible Hill , , Peter Wilson
3,160
''37.04%'' , , ,

Ron Giffin Ronald Chapman Giffin, (December 1, 1942 – April 15, 2021) was a lawyer and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a ...

4,713
''55.24%'' , , Tom Barron
589
''6.90%'' , , Bob Kirk
70
''0.82%'' , , , ''New riding''

Central Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Bedford Basin , , Wilfred Moore
4,081
''35.08%'' , , ,

Joel Matheson Joel Rand Matheson (born February 18, 1930) is a former lawyer, business owner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Bedford Basin in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative. Ear ...

6,325
''54.36%'' , , Tom Orman
1,229
''10.56%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , 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 ...

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Walter Fitzgerald Walter Fitzgerald Bond (18 May 1896 – 20 December 1976) was an English character actor. Early life Born in Stoke, Plymouth, Fitzgerald was a former stockbroker before he began his theatrical training at RADA. He joined the British Army dur ...

3,998
''44.28%'' , , Margaret Stanbury
3,733
''41.34%'' , , Donald F. Mielke
1,298
''14.38%'' , , , , ,

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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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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 ...

3,525
''37.82%'' , , ,

Art Donahoe Arthur R. Donahoe (born April 7, 1940) is a former lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservat ...

3,780
''40.56%'' , , Michael Bradfield
2,015
''21.62%'' , , , , ,

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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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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 ...

3,104
''31.77%'' , , ,

Terry Donahoe Terence Richard Boyd Donahoe (October 30, 1944 – November 29, 2005) was a Nova Scotia opposition leader, cabinet minister, and MLA. Early life and education Terry Donahoe was born in Halifax on October 30, 1944. His father Richard was ...

4,446
''45.51%'' , , Michael Coyle
2,220
''22.72%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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 ...

3,553
''43.38%'' , , Pat Curran
3,416
''41.70%'' , , James Miller
1,222
''14.92%'' , , , , ,

Suburban Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley , , Jim MacLean
2,743
''32.65%'' , , ,

Ken Streatch Kenneth Streatch (born January 27, 1942) is a farmer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley and then Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1993 as ...

4,951
''58.93%'' , , Gerald B. Hoganson
708
''8.43%'' , , , , , ''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. ...

, , Jerry F. Blom
2,303
''22.28%'' , , , John Buchanan
6,628
''64.13%'' , , Susan Holtz
1,274
''12.33%'' , , Art Canning
131
''1.27%'' , , , John Buchanan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax-St. Margaret's , , Terry Tingley
3,149
''32.45%'' , , , Jerry Lawrence
5,277
''54.38%'' , , Garry Richard Craig
1,278
''13.17%'' , , , , , Leonard L. Pace† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville , ,

George Doucet George Raymond Doucet (born March 28, 1939) is a former high school principal and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Halifax Cobequid in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978 as a Liberal. He was born in Quebec City, ...

3,554
''34.47%'' , , ,

Malcolm A. MacKay Malcolm A. MacKay (born January 29, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Sackville (electoral district), Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1984. He was a m ...

5,247
''50.89%'' , , Doug MacDonald
990
''9.60%'' , , Evan Morgan
519
''5.03%'' , , ,

'' Halifax Cobequid''

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour , , Peter Sawler
2,782
''35.59%'' , , , David Nantes
4,278
''54.73%'' , , Daniel laFitte
757
''9.68%'' , , , , , ''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, in the urban area of Halifax. In 1978, the district was ...

, , Barbara Hart
3,488
''36.27%'' , , ,

Richard L. Weldon Richard Laurence Weldon (December 26, 1932 – July 25, 2020) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Dartmouth East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1984. He is a member o ...

5,098
''53.02%'' , , Gabriel Des Rochers
1,030
''10.71%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth North , , Glen M. Bagnell
2,927
''33.94%'' , , , Laird Stirling
4,561
''52.89%'' , , Nick Rolls
1,135
''13.16%'' , , , , , Glen M. Bagnell , - , 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 ...

, , Norman Crawford
2,365
''25.38%'' , , ,

Roland J. Thornhill Roland John Thornhill (born September 3, 1935) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1993. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative. Thornhill ...

5,530
''59.35%'' , , Mike Marshall
1,423
''15.27%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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 ...

3,911
''40.07%'' , , , Tom McInnis
5,298
''54.28%'' , , Daniel Matheson
552
''5.66%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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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 ...

4,689
''49.82%'' , , Bill McNeil
3,713
''39.45%'' , , John Arthur Murphy
1,010
''10.73%'' , , , , ,

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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 municip ...

, , , A.M. "Sandy" Cameron
3,306
''47.87%'' , , Jim Johnson
3,293
''47.68%'' , , Kevin Patrick Keeping
307
''4.45%'' , , , , , A.M. "Sandy" Cameron , - , 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: ...

, , Erskine Cumming
2,313
''20.00%'' , , ,

Jack MacIsaac John A. "Jack" MacIsaac (born June 23, 1939) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1977 to 1993. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova S ...

6,056
''52.36%'' , , Austin Sutton
3,068
''26.52%'' , , Jim Beck
130
''1.12%'' , , ,

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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 ...

, , W.G. Bill Munro
2,364
''32.30%'' , , ,

Donald Cameron Donald Cameron may refer to: Scottish Clan Cameron * Donald Cameron of Lochiel (c. 1695 or 1700–1748), 19th Chief, and his descendants: ** Donald Cameron, 22nd Lochiel (1769–1832), 22nd Chief ** Donald Cameron of Lochiel (1835–1905), Scott ...

4,315
''58.96%'' , , Bill Mitton
639
''8.73%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

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Dan Reid Daniel Spencer Reid (born July 25, 1944) is a Canadian physician and politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1978. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Rei ...

2,735
''40.61%'' , , ,

Donald P. McInnes Donald Peter McInnes (December 19, 1933 – August 10, 2015) was a Canadian dairy farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1998 as a Progressive Conservative Associa ...

2,888
''42.89%'' , , John McDonald
1,047
''15.55%'' , , Lloyd H. MacLellan
64
''0.95%'' , , ,

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 ...

, , Francis MacLean
2,993
''36.96%'' , , Peter MacKinnon
1,510
''18.65%'' , , ,

Buddy MacEachern James "Buddy" MacEachern (June 29, 1940 – June 15, 2018) was a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1974 to 1981. He was a member of the Nov ...

3,594
''44.39%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , Vincent Kachafanas
3,109
''27.21%'' , , Frank Edwards
3,182
''27.85%'' , , ,

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 ...

5,135
''44.94%'' , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton North , , Barry LeBlanc
2,782
''28.17%'' , ,

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 part ...

, , Earle Tubrett
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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 ...

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''18.12%'' , , , Paul MacEwan
3,918
''47.28%'' , , , , , Paul MacEwan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , ,

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 Scot ...

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''59.84%'' , , Donald C. MacNeil
2,761
''23.46%'' , , Sandy MacNeil
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, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton—The Lakes , , , Ossie Fraser
3,473
''46.26%'' , , Jim MacDonald
2,642
''35.19%'' , , Irene LeBlanc
1,393
''18.55%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton West , , , David Muise
3,664
''36.80%'' , , "Big" Donnie MacLeod
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''30.95%'' , , Frank Boone
3,211
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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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William MacEachern William Malcolm (Bill) MacEachern (July 26, 1930 – March 1, 2020) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He was born in Judique, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. In 1974, MacEachern was elected to represent the electoral district of Inverne ...

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''27.10%'' , , Bernie MacLean
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''23.39%'' , , Archie A. Chisholm
644
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5,632
''24.34%'' , , Bill MacIsaac
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''19.94%'' , , Joyce Campbell
563
''2.43%'' , , , , , John Archie MacKenzie , - , 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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''49.39%'' , , Eva Landry
2,446
''36.75%'' , , Bruce Wright
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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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Peter John Nicholson Peter John M. Nicholson (born May 3, 1942) is a Canadian economist, former politician, and science policy expert. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1980, as a member of the Nova ...

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''48.29%'' , , Catherine MacNeil Jankowski
1,992
''43.74%'' , , Steve Lake
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References

{{NS Elections 1978 elections in Canada

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

1978 in Nova Scotia September 1978 events in Canada