The 1998 Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of

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party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.

Background

Liberal Premier John Savage was elected in a landslide in 1993. The Liberals inherited a $471-million deficit, and launched an austerity program which cut the province's health and education systems. On April 1, 1997, the provincial government imposed a 15% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which merged the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This shift angered some Nova Scotians who now had to pay taxes on things that had previously been exempted, such as home heating fuel. Savage also implemented an unpopular highway toll. Liberal party infighting eventually resulted in Savage's resignation in July 1997. Russell MacLellan became Premier of Nova Scotia on July 18, 1997.

Campaign

The governing Liberals were desperate to distance themselves from the Savage government which was viewed as deeply unpopular. New leader, Russell MacLellan, was made the focus of the campaign with all Liberal candidates signs displaying the phrase, "the MacLellan Liberals." During a televised debate on March 5, 1998, MacLellan stumbled badly when Progressive Conservative Leader John Hamm asked if he would resign if he failed to bring in a balanced budget. Instead of responding, MacLellan stared straight ahead and did not speak for seven seconds. MacLellan blamed the pause on rigid debate rules. This moment marked a turning point in a race that saw the Liberals barely retain power.N.S. election: Leaders hoping to avoid costly gaffes during upcoming debate
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Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

Jay Abbass Jay Abbass (born 1957) is a lawyer, businessman, former stockbroker and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax Chebucto in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member. Early life He was ...

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 ...

* Guy Brown,

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 ...

Bob Carruthers Bob Carruthers (born November 1960) is a Scottish filmmaker, author and broadcaster. Career Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Carruthers attended Kirkcaldy High School. After graduating from Edinburgh University in 1981 and working for Central Tel ...

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. Th ...

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 ...

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 ...

Charles MacArthur Charles Gordon MacArthur (November 5, 1895 – April 21, 1956) was an American playwright, screenwriter and 1935 winner of the Academy Award for Best Story. Life and career MacArthur was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the sixth of seven chil ...

, Inverness *

John MacEachern John Duncan MacEachern (born November 8, 1946) is a former educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998 as a Liberal member. He was born in Glace ...

, Cape Breton East *

Russell MacNeil Russell Francis MacNeil (February 24, 1931 – June 16, 2018) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1989 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Libe ...

, Cape Breton Centre *

Earle Rafuse Earle Albert Rafuse (October 16, 1930 – January 17, 1998) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Annapolis East and Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova S ...

, Annapolis * Dennis Richards,

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 ...

* John Savage,

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 ...

;Progressive Conservative *

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 ...

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 ...

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis , , ,

Laurie Montgomery Laurence (Laurie) Edward Montgomery (August 17, 1936 – May 4, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: A ...

3,448
36.96% , , Basil Stewart
3,198
34.28% , , John Kinsella
2,468
26.46% , , Bob Mann
215
2.30% , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Clare , , ,

Wayne Gaudet Wayne Jean Gaudet (born August 12, 1955) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Clare in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2013. He is a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life Born in Con ...

2,950
47.28% , ,

Guy LeBlanc Guy LeBlanc (October 16, 1960 – April 27, 2015) was a Canadian keyboardist and composer. He led his own progressive-rock band - Nathan Mahl, and was a member of the British progressive band Camel from 2000 to 2015. He produced and released hi ...

2,578
41.32% , , Vanessa Paddock
711
11.40% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby—Annapolis , , John Drish
2,232
33.71% , , ,

Gordon Balser Gordon Balser (born February 24, 1954) is a former educator and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby-Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early life He was bo ...

2,465
37.22% , , Steve Downes
1,925
29.07% , , , , , 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 ...

, , Debbi Bowes
2,596
27.35% , , ,

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 ...

4,507
47.48% , , Dana Harvey
2,390
25.18% , , , , ,

, - , 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 Kin ...

, , Jennifer Foster
2,457
27.09% , , , George Archibald
3,760
41.45% , , Neil H. McNeil
2,854
31.46% , , , , , George Archibald , - , 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 Nati ...

, , ,

Robbie Harrison Robert "Robbie" S. Harrison (born 1948) is a Canadian politician and educator. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Harrison was educated at Acadia University. He was a school t ...

3,650
36.46% , ,

David Morse David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor, singer, television director, and writer. He first came to national attention as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the medical drama series '' St. Elsewhere'' (1982–88). His film c ...

3,069
30.65% , , Mary DeWolfe
3,293
32.89% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

, , Baden Thurber
1,684
20.60% , , ,

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 ...

5,075
62.09% , , Jacquie DeMestral
1,414
17.30% , , , , ,

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , ,

Allister Surette Allister Wilbert Surette (born September 21, 1961) is a Canadian politician and currently the President and Vice-Chancellor of Université Sainte-Anne. He represented the electoral district of Argyle in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 19 ...

1,891
33.47% , , ,

Neil LeBlanc Neil J. LeBlanc (born August 8, 1956) is a former politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Early life and education He was born in Wedgeport, Nova Scotia to Gladys (Bourque) and Alfred LeBlanc. He graduated from Saint Mary’s University and then ...

3,028
53.59% , , Diane E. Cromwell
651
11.52% , , Oscar Harris
80
1.42% , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Chester—St. Margaret's , ,

Jim Barkhouse James Alfred Barkhouse (born May 3, 1940) is a former hardware store owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg East and then Chester-St. Margaret's in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1984 to 1998 as a No ...

3,153
34.10% , , ,

Hinrich Bitter-Suermann Hinrich Bitter-Suermann (born March 10, 1940) is a German-Canadian pathologist and professor of surgery specialized in organ transplantation. Education Bitter-Suermann studied 1959-1965 medicine and sciences at Würzburg University, Götting ...

3,256
35.22% , , Doris Maley
2,837
30.68% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , ,

Lila O'Connor Lila O'Connor (1940 – December 5, 2017) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. She was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. After an unsuc ...

3,099
34.62% , , , Michael Baker
3,231
36.10% , , Marilyn B. Crook
2,621
29.28% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

, , ,

Don Downe Donald Richard Downe (born 1951) is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Liberal member. Early life Downe was born in Charlottetown, Prin ...

4,364
47.95% , , Lou Centa
2,027
22.27% , , Eric Hustvedt
2,711
29.78% , , , , ,

, - , 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 ...

, , Tery Doucette
2,072
31.42% , , ,

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 ...

3,582
54.32% , , Basil L. Giffin
940
14.26% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , ,

Clifford Huskilson Clifford B. Huskilson (born February 11, 1953) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life an ...

3,144
38.57% , ,

Cecil O'Donnell Cecil Edward O'Donnell (born June 10, 1944) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Shelburne in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006. He was a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Early life O'D ...

2,835
34.78% , , Derek Jones
2,173
26.66% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , ,

Richie Hubbard Walter "Richard" Hubbard (June 8, 1932 – May 3, 2011) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member. Before politics Hubbard was born in Yarm ...

2,212
25.22% , , Alex McIntosh
2,629
29.97% , , ,

John Deveau John Deveau is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Deveau is a personal-care worker, who was ...

3,931
44.81% , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley , , Dick Steeves
1,587
18.31% , , ,

Brooke Taylor Brooke Taylor (born June 21, 1950) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2009. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ...

5,122
59.08% , , Jim Harpell
1,960
22.61% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , ,

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 ...

3,301
39.13% , , Andy Williamson
2,511
29.77% , , Janet Maybee
2,623
31.10% , , , , ,

, - , 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 bounda ...

, , Russell Scott
2,438
27.89% , , ,

Ernie Fage Ernest Fage (born August 15, 1953) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Cumberland North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1997 to 2009. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in a 1997 by-election, F ...

5,451
62.35% , , Peter Stewart
854
9.77% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Mike Uberoi
2,153
26.81% , , ,

Murray Scott Murray K. Scott (born January 18, 1953) is a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2010. He served as a member of the Progressive Conserva ...

4,714
58.69% , , Sandy Graham
1,089
13.56% , , James MacLeod
76
0.95% , , , Guy Brown † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Jim W. Smith
3,377
35.32% , , Lawrin Armstrong
2,010
21.02% , , , John MacDonell
4,175
43.66% , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro—Bible Hill , ,

Eleanor Norrie Eleanor Elizabeth Tucker Norrie (born 1942) is a former teacher, restaurant owner and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Truro-Bible Hill in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998 as a Liberal member. Norrie was bor ...

2,560
27.94% , , ,

Jamie Muir Jamie Muir (born 1943 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish painter and former musician, best known for his work as the percussionist in King Crimson from 1972–1973. Biography Muir attended the Edinburgh College of Art during the 1960s, and began playi ...

3,852
42.03% , , Ibel Scammell
2,752
30.03% , , , , ,

Central Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax Bedford Basin , , , Gerry Fogarty
4,246
40.10% , , Michael Maddalena
2,530
23.89% , , Errol Gaum
3,813
36.01% , , , , , Gerry Fogarty , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Kenzie MacKinnon
3,165
35.51% , , Sean Phillips
1,590
17.84% , , , Howard Epstein
4,158
46.65% , , , , ,

† , - , 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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Ed Kinley Cecil Edwin Kinley (January 16, 1932 – January 19, 2015) was a Canadian politician and heart surgeon. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from November 1997 to March 1998. He was a mem ...

4,377
39.53% , , Tara Erskine
2,175
19.64% , , ,

Peter Delefes Peter Delefes is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island, Halifax Citadel in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999 as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Delefes ...

4,414
39.87% , , Art Canning
106
0.96% , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Fairview 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 north ...

, , Bob Britton
2,597
30.03% , , Brian Nash
1,402
16.21% , , , Eileen O'Connell
4,649
53.76% , , , , , Eileen O'Connell , - , 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 ...

, , Gerry O'Malley
2,506
30.31% , , Artho Kartsaklis
924
11.18% , , ,

Maureen MacDonald Maureen MacDonald (born 1954) is a Canadian academic and politician. She represented the riding of Halifax Needham in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2016. She served as the interim leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party fr ...

4,837
58.51% , , , , , Gerry O'Malley

Suburban Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford—Fall River , , ,

Francene Cosman Francene Jen Cosman (born January 14, 1941) is a former nurse, businessperson and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. She represented Bedford-Fall River in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1999 as a Liberal member. Cosman ...

4,205
37.58% , , Peter Christie
3,892
34.79% , , Marvin Silver
3,091
27.63% , , , , ,

, - , 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. ...

, , Darren Watts
2,818
29.31% , , Jeff Campbell
1,340
13.94% , , , Robert Chisholm
5,364
55.79% , , Golda M. Redden
93
0.97% , , , Robert Chisholm , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville—Beaver Bank , ,

Bill MacDonald Bill Macdonald is an American professional sportscaster who is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Spectrum SportsNet alongside color commentator Stu Lantz. Car ...

3,128
33.16% , , Stephen Taylor
2,485
26.34% , , ,

Rosemary Godin Rosemary Godin is a former Canadian politician and current writer and Christian minister. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1998 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Sackville-Beaver Bank as ...

3,821
40.50% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville—Cobequid , , Jack Brill
2,131
22.61% , , Rob Batherson
1,383
14.68% , , ,

John Holm John Edgar Holm (born April 19, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia in the Halifax Regional Municipality. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville, and Sackville-Cobequid in the Nova Scotia House of Assemb ...

5,909
62.71% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Timberlea—Prospect , , Bruce Holland
3,308
33.34% , , Tom Robertson
1,852
18.67% , , ,

Bill Estabrooks William Irvine Estabrooks (born July 26, 1947) is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia. A native of Sackville, New Brunswick, Estabrooks attended Mount Allison University from which he graduated in 1969. Estabrooks found ...

4,762
47.99% , , , , , Bruce Holland , -

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage , , Randy Anstey
3,303
34.25% , , Linda DeGrace
1,931
20.02% , , ,

Kevin Deveaux Kevin Eugene Deveaux (born September 24, 1966) is a Canadian lawyer and an international expert on parliaments and political parties who worked for the United Nations as the senior global adviser on parliaments and their development from 2008-2 ...

4,411
45.73% , , , , , Dennis Richards † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth—Cole Harbour Dartmouth—Cole Harbour (formerly Dartmouth and Dartmouth—Halifax East) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Demographics ''From the 2021 census '' ...

, , Alan Mitchell
2,986
33.98% , , Michael L. MacDonald
2,084
23.72% , , ,

Darrell Dexter Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 t ...

3,717
42.30% , , , , , Alan Mitchell , - , 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 ...

, , , Jim Smith
3,326
40.92% , , Ralph Hawley
1,849
22.75% , , Viola Huntington
2,954
36.34% , , , , , Jim Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth North , , Gloria McClusky
2,575
33.87% , , Mike Brownlow
2,003
26.35% , , ,

Jerry Pye Jerry Pye is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Dartmouth North for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. He was first elected in the 1998 election, and was re-elected in 1999 and ...

3,024
39.78% , , , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Bruce Hetherington
3,164
35.40% , , Allan Billard
2,099
23.48% , , ,

Don Chard Don Chard (born February 29, 1924) is a Canadian former politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The ...

3,676
41.12% , , , , , John Savage † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Eastern Shore , , ,

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 ...

3,299
38.49% , , Greg Brown
2,472
28.84% , , Darren Richard
2,801
32.68% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Preston , , Wayne Adams
1,548
37.45% , , Ross D. Isenor
809
19.57% , , , Yvonne Atwell
1,777
42.99% , , , , , Wayne Adams

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 ...

, , ,

Hyland Fraser Hyland Fraser (born 1946) was a politician and businessman in Nova Scotia, Canada. Fraser served in municipal politics for Heatherton from 1984 and was Antigonish County Warden until his resignation in 1998, when he ran for the Liberal nomin ...

4,649
41.55% , , Andrew MacNeil
3,554
31.76% , , Maurice Smith
2,986
26.69% , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Guysborough—Port Hawkesbury , , ,

Ray White Ray White (full name Ray Shirley White Sr) is an American soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist, best known as a member of Frank Zappa's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in late 1976, being featured on rhythm gu ...

3,438
42.81% , ,

Ron Chisholm Ron Chisholm (born September 30, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Guysborough-Port Hawkesbury and Guysborough-Sheet Harbour in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009 as a member of the Prog ...

2,717
33.83% , , Wendy Panagopoulos
1,876
23.36% , , , , ,

, - , 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: ...

, ,

Roseanne Skoke Roseanne Skoke (born September 11, 1954) was the Liberal MP for the riding of Central Nova from 1993 to 1997. Political career Central Nova had been considered a safe Progressive Conservative riding, but its popular MP, Elmer MacKay, did n ...

2,114
23.68% , , ,

John Hamm John Frederick Hamm (born April 8, 1938) is a Canadian physician and politician, who served as the 25th premier of Nova Scotia from 1999 to 2006. Education Hamm, a graduate of the University of King's College and Dalhousie University, was a fa ...

5,037
56.42% , , Judy Hughes
1,776
19.89% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

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Wayne Fraser Wayne Fraser is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 1998. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist p ...

2,208
26.52% , , ,

James DeWolfe James "Jim" DeWolfe (born May 14, 1949) is a former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2006 as a Progressive Conservative. DeWolfe was born in 1949 in New Glasg ...

3,816
45.83% , , David MacKenzie
2,302
27.65% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Rob McDowell
1,633
19.89% , , Luke Young
3,273
39.86% , , ,

Charlie Parker Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...

3,306
40.26% , , , , ,

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Cape Breton

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Centre , , Steve Drake
2,435
28.61% , , Julien Frison
576
6.77% , , ,

Frank Corbett Francis "Frank" Corbett (born 1954) is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia. He represented the riding of Cape Breton Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. E ...

5,499
64.62% , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , Clarence Routledge
2,859
30.06% , , Henry Boutillier
1,651
17.36% , , ,

Reeves Matheson Reeves Matheson (born 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 1999. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Early life and edu ...

5,002
52.59% , , , , ,

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Russell MacLellan Russell Gregoire MacLellan (born January 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999. Early life MacLellan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Federal politics He was first elected to the H ...

4,666
50.13% , , Murray Johnston
1,853
19.91% , , Archie MacKinnon
2,789
29.96% , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , , Paul MacEwan
3,944
53.98% , , Walter Hagen
312
4.27% , , Lou Surette
3,050
41.75% , , , , , Paul MacEwan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , ,

Manning MacDonald Manning MacDonald CD, ECNS (born September 18, 1942) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from May 25, 1993 to May 29, 2013. He is a member of the Liberals ...

5,118
60.30% , , Anna Steele
861
10.14% , , Ed Murphy
2,508
29.55% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton—The Lakes , , Allan Henderson
3,707
42.29% , , Rollie Clarke
485
5.53% , , , Helen MacDonald
4,573
52.17% , , , , , Helen MacDonald , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton West , , ,

Russell MacKinnon Russell Vincent MacKinnon (born October 4, 1953) is a Canadian politician in Nova Scotia. He represented Cape Breton West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1995 and then from 1998 to 2006 as a Liberal and then Independent member. ...

4,528
44.05% , ,

Alfie MacLeod Alfred Wallace MacLeod (born March 10, 1956) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Before politics ...

2,818
27.42% , , Brian Slaney
2,933
28.53% , , , , ,

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Charlie MacDonald Charles Lea MacDonald (born 13 February 1981) is an English footballer who plays for Barking. Football career Early career MacDonald played for the Millwall youth team before joining Charlton Athletic as a trainee, turning professional in ...

4,396
47.83% , , Randy MacDonald
1,951
21.23% , , Maria Coady
2,274
24.74% , , Ed MacDonald
569
6.19% , , ,

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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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Michel Samson Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

3,230
48.40% , , Frank Sutherland
1,392
20.86% , , Wilma Conrod
2,051
30.74% , , , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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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Kennie MacAskill Kenneth MacAskill (born August 12, 1933) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Born in 1933, MacAski ...

2,405
48.08% , , Dan Chiasson
1,524
30.47% , , Ruth Schneider
887
17.73% , , Stemer MacLeod
186
3.72% , , ,

References

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1998 Campaign News
Archived from Halifax Chronicle Herald {{NS Elections

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently s ...

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