The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th 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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. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18, and the

Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaidh Alba Nuadh), or Legislative Assembly, is the deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Nova Scotia of the province of Nova Scotia ...

was dissolved by

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James Kinley John James Kinley (23 September 1925 – 1 May 2012) was a Canadian engineer, industrialist and the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia since confederation. Early life Kinley was born in Lunenburg, the son of politician John James Kin ...

. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.

Campaign

The

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ran an article which asked each party leader personal questions, including one about whether the candidate had ever been convicted of a criminal offence. NDP Leader Robert Chisholm said no in response, however, several days later it was revealed that Chisholm had a past criminal record for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was 19 years old. Chisholm claimed that he lied because he did not want his daughter to find out about his past.Chisholm admits to drunk driving conviction
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Results

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Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

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 from 1998 to 1999, representing the electoral ...

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...

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 t ...

, Colchester North *

Gerry Fogarty Gerald "Gerry" Fogarty is a former sportscaster and politician. He was the last Speaker of the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia to be appointed by the Premier rather than elected by his peers. Before politics Fogarty was a Halifax, Nova Scotia b ...

Halifax Bedford Basin Clayton Park West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 1978 as Halifax Bedford Basin from a portion of Halifax Cobequid. In 2003, the ...

* Francene Cosman, Bedford-Fall River ;Progressive Conservative * George Archibald, Kings North *

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 No ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

;Independent * Reeves Matheson,

Cape Breton East 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 Conse ...

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

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, , Stephen McNeil
3,265
35.22% , , Tom Clahane
1,708
18.43% , , ,

Frank Chipman Frank Chipman (born January 31, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Born in 1947 in Middle ...

4,026
43.43% , , Paul Mann
271
2.92% , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , ,

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

2,705
43.76% , , Don Melanson
1,078
17.44% , , Paul Comeau
2,355
38.10% , , Anne Marie Boyer
43
0.70% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby—Annapolis , , Vivian O'Neil
1,550
24.09% , , Steve Downes
1,105
17.17% , , ,

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 ...

3,780
58.74% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants West , , Joe Robertson
2,015
22.25% , , Dick Terfry
1,764
19.48% , , ,

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 Fo ...

5,276
58.27% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings North , , Peter Hill
1,975
22.42% , , Neil H. McNeil
2,513
28.53% , , , Mark Parent
4,321
49.05% , , , , , , , George Archibald † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings South , , Robbie Harrison
3,213
33.23% , , Mary DeWolfe
2,567
26.55% , , ,

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 ca ...

3,890
40.23% , , , , , , , Robbie Harrison , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Don Clarke
2,346
28.70% , , Jacquie DeMestral
1,629
19.93% , , ,

Jon Carey Jon Carey (born February 19, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Carey ...

4,033
49.34% , , Frances Adams
166
2.03% , , , , ,

†

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Karen Kravfe
820
15.55% , , Belinda Tucker
343
6.51% , , ,

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 ...

4,060
77.01% , , Oscar Harris
49
0.93% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Chester—St. Margaret's , , Karen Willis Duerden
1,971
21.28% , ,

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, Göttingen ...

3,098
33.45% , , ,

John Chataway John Edward Chataway (March 3, 1947 – December 31, 2004) was a Canadian politician and Progressive Conservative Member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly for Chester-St. Margaret's from July 1999 until his death, and a cabinet ministe ...

4,193
45.27% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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 unsu ...

2,344
26.29% , , Marilyn B. Crook
1,982
22.23% , , , Michael Baker
4,590
51.48% , , , , , , , Michael Baker , - , 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, LaH ...

, , , Don Downe
4,248
45.46% , , Eric Hustvedt
1,846
19.75% , , Jerry Swain
3,251
34.79% , , , , , , , Don Downe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Eddie Whitty
1,296
20.77% , , John Wiles
1,498
24.00% , , , Kerry Morash
3,447
55.23% , , , , , , ,

† , - , 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 a ...

3,206
41.54% , , Dianne Nickerson
1,306
16.92% , , ,

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 ...

3,206
41.54% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , , Phil DeMille
2,605
28.21% , ,

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 e ...

3,079
33.34% , , , Richard Hurlburt
3,141
34.02% , , Brian W. Hurlburt
409
4.43% , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley , , Leo Stacey
1,052
12.97% , , Jim Harpell
1,591
19.62% , , ,

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 ...

5,465
67.40% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , John Davidson
2,274
27.03% , , Ralph Martin
2,411
28.66% , , , Bill Langille
3,728
44.31% , , , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland North , , Kathy Langille
1,595
19.02% , , Doug Wilson
856
10.21% , , ,

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 ...

5,936
70.78% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 Cumberl ...

, , John Harrison
1,000
13.39% , , Scott McKee
941
12.60% , , , Murray Scott
5,527
74.01% , , , , , , , Murray Scott , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants East , , Sara Stewart
2,150
23.33% , , , John MacDonell
3,985
43.25% , , Reese Morash
3,079
33.42% , , , , , , , John MacDonell , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Truro—Bible Hill , , Matthew Graham
1,613
18.21% , , Ibel Scammell
2,499
28.21% , , ,

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 play ...

4,747
53.58% , , , , , , ,

Central Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Jack Hardiman
2,935
27.74% , , Errol Gaum
2,946
27.85% , , ,

Mary Ann McGrath Mary Ann McGrath (born March 23, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Bedford Basin in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of No ...

4,489
42.43% , , Janice Lively
209
1.98% , , , , ,

† , - , 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 ...

, , Royden Trainer
2,286
27.27% , , , Howard Epstein
3,159
37.69% , , Sean Phillips
2,811
33.54% , , Hilda M. Stevens
126
1.50% , , , , , Howard Epstein , - , 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 ...

, ,

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 ...

2,752
29.88% , ,

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 ...

2,958
32.11% , , ,

Jane Purves Jane Stopford Purves (July 22, 1949 – June 1, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 1999 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel as a member of the ...

3,392
36.83% , , Grace Patterson
52
0.56% , , Art Canning
57
0.62% , , ,

, - , 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 ...

, , Greta Murtagh
1,888
24.15% , , , Eileen O'Connell
3,615
46.23% , , Narayana Swamy
2,117
27.08% , , Maria Alexandridis
199
2.55% , , , , , 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 ...

, , Mike Rogers
1,970
25.12% , , ,

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 ...

3,525
44.95% , , Linda Carvery
2,185
27.86% , , Scott Higgins
162
2.07% , , , , ,

Suburban Halifax

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford—Fall River , , Gerry St. Armand
2,197
19.17% , , Jane Earle
2,700
23.55% , , , Peter Christie
6,566
57.28% , , , , , , , Francene Cosman † , - , 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. ...

, , David Melnick
1,458
16.53% , , , Robert Chisholm
4,266
48.37% , , Bruce Cooke
2,794
31.68% , , Gerald Rodgers
234
2.65% , , Golda M. Redden
68
0.77% , , , 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 ...

2,276
25.86% , ,

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 ...

2,951
33.53% , , ,

Barry Barnet Barry Barnet (born June 13, 1961) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Sackville-Beaver Bank and Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. He was a member of the Progr ...

3,573
40.60% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Sackville—Cobequid , , Kevin Perkins
1,235
14.59% , , ,

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 ...

4,787
56.57% , , Wade Marshall
2,440
28.83% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Timberlea—Prospect , , Vicki Brown
2,171
23.34% , , ,

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 ...

4,356
46.83% , , Ken Fralick
2,600
27.95% , , Ken Bumstead
174
1.87% , , , , ,

, -

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage , , Colin MacEachern
2,216
23.39% , , ,

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 ...

3,721
39.27% , , Nadune Cooper Mont
3,539
37.35% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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 '' ...

, , Peter Foy
2,150
25.79% , , ,

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 ...

3,164
37.95% , , Greg Frampton
2,750
32.98% , , Rufus Peacock
274
3.29% , , , , ,

, - , 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
2,975
37.39% , , Heather Henderson
2,272
28.55% , , Terry Degen
2,710
34.06% , , , , , , , Jim Smith , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Dartmouth North , , Frank Cameron
1,746
24.74% , , ,

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 ...

3,105
44.01% , , Jane MacKay
2,060
29.20% , , Susan Livingstone
145
2.05% , , , , ,

, - , 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 ...

, , Audrey Goodyer
2,322
25.83% , ,

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 ...

3,011
33.50% , , ,

Tim Olive Timothy A. Olive (born December 19, 1946) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Dartmouth South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova S ...

3,656
40.67% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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 to ...

2,695
31.01% , , Mary-Alice Tzagarakis
1,970
22.67% , , , Bill Dooks
3,637
41.85% , , Jack Friis
388
4.46% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Preston , , Wendell Thomas
509
13.38% , , Yvonne Atwell
1,496
39.32% , , ,

David Hendsbee David Hendsbee (born April 9, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Preston in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia. Today he s ...

1,800
47.31% , , , , , , , Yvonne Atwell

Central Nova

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

4,058
39.18% , , Charlene Long
2,229
21.52% , , ,

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 ...

4,070
39.30% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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 guit ...

3,151
40.19% , , Wendy Panagopoulos
1,267
16.16% , , ,

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 ...

3,285
41.90% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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: ...

, , Marie Maxwell
1,171
13.78% , , Jeff Callaghan
1,850
21.76% , , ,

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 ...

5,479
64.46% , , , , , , ,

, - , 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 ...

, , Lynn MacDonald
1,285
15.76% , , Andy Thompson
2,388
29.30% , , , Jim DeWolfe
4,478
54.94% , , , , , , , Jim DeWolfe , - , 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 ...

, , Paul Landry
2,109
25.47% , ,

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 ...

2,955
35.69% , , ,

Muriel Baillie Muriel "Fluff" Baillie (July 4, 1935 – September 22, 2018) was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Pictou West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative ...

3,102
37.46% , , D. Ed Berringer
114
1.38% , , , , ,

Cape Breton

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Centre , , Susan Deruelle Marsh
2,985
39.94% , , ,

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 ...

4,042
54.09% , , John Morrissey
446
5.97% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Dave Wilson
3,704
40.12% , , Cecil Saccary
3,699
40.06% , , Brad Kerr
1,043
11.30% , , , , Gerard Burke
787
8.52% , , , Reeves Matheson † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton North , , ,

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 ...

4,222
48.69% , , Archie MacKinnon
2,587
29.83% , , Murray Johnston
1,863
21.48% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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
4,004
53.44% , ,

Gordie Gosse Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. (August 22, 1955 – November 14, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a memb ...

3,253
43.42% , , Harold Dorrington
235
3.14% , , , , , , , 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 ...

5,356
62.90% , , Elizabeth Cusack
2,451
28.78% , , Leland Lewis
708
8.31% , , , , , , ,

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Brian Boudreau Brian Vincent Boudreau (July 19, 1954 – October 12, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2003. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Libe ...

3,715
43.70% , , Helen MacDonald
3,614
42.51% , , Ken Langley
1,173
13.80% , , , , , , , 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. ...

5,094
51.83% , , Brian Slaney
3,359
34.18% , , Joe Boudreau
1,375
13.99% , , , , , , ,

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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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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 ...

3,549
39.27% , , Roy Yipp
1,612
17.84% , , ,

Rodney MacDonald Rodney Joseph MacDonald (born January 2, 1972) is a Canadian politician, educator and musician who served as the 26th premier of Nova Scotia from 2006 to 2009 and as MLA for the riding of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 ...

3,876
42.89% , , , , , , ,

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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. ...

3,105
47.01% , , Wilma Conrod
1,595
24.15% , , Joseph MacPhee
1,905
28.84% , , , , , , ,

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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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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 ...

2,263
49.46% , , Nancy MacKeigan
772
16.87% , , Anna Curtis-Steele
1,174
25.66% , , , , Osborne Burke
229
5.01%
Stemer MacLeod
137
2.99% , , ,

References

External links

Elections Nova Scotia

Halifax Herald 1999 election website
via Internet Archive. {{NS Elections

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Nova Scotia general

General election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

Nova Scotia general election

Campaign

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Central Halifax

Suburban Halifax

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Cape Breton

See also

References

External links