The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the 59th 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 ...

, Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier John Hamm, was reduced to a

minority government A minority government, minority cabinet, minority administration, or a minority parliament is a government and Cabinet (government), cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or Coalition government, coalition of parties do ...

Campaign

The election was called by Progressive Conservatives, who decided to hold a rare summer election in the hope of strengthening their hold on the legislature. Running against them were the

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...

(NDP), led by Darrell Dexter, and the Liberal Party, led by

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. Hamm's party ran on a policy of fiscal management,

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s, and on their record of fulfilling most of their promises. While the NDP agreed in principle to tax cuts, their main cause was the creation of a public auto insurance company. The Liberals were the only party to criticize the tax cuts. For the most part, the campaign was quiet and uneventful. Hamm received criticism for a great number of spending programs, including a $150 tax rebate cheque sent to Nova Scotians right before the election. The party was also criticized for holding an election in the summer when most people have other concerns. Darrell Dexter's friendly, non-confrontational style, was popular with many voters, and was a marked change from his party's usually strident socialism. Danny Graham, a young leader, was popular, but failed to make much of a mark. The election was considered a mild failure for the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, and something of a success for the NDP. This election is also notable for being one of the last Canadian provincial elections in which

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s could vote (a tiny number can still vote provincially in

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if they were qualified in 1971).Voters' List Being Prepared In New Way
Nova Scotia Government

General results

Results by party

* The Marijuana Party did not contest the 1999 general election.

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal * Don Downe,

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 ...

* Jim Smith,

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 sou ...

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

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

;Progressive Conservative *

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 ...

, Argyle * Muriel Baillie, Pictou West ;New Democratic * Robert Chisholm,

Halifax Atlantic Halifax Atlantic is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Brendan Maguire of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. ...

John 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 ...

Sackville-Cobequid Sackville—Cobequid 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 when the former district of Halifax Cobequid was redistributed. In 1993 ...

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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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 ...

2,795
31.42% , , Adrian Nette
1,395
15.68% , , ,

Stephen McNeil Stephen McNeil (born November 10, 1964) is a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Nova Scotia, from 2013 to 2021. He also represented the riding of Annapolis in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2021 and was the le ...

4,522
50.83% , , Harry Wilson
185
2.08% , , , , , , ,

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, , Marc Boudreau
1,456
25.26% , , Don Melanson
760
13.19% , , ,

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 Conc ...

3,547
61.55% , , , , , , , , ,

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Digby-Annapolis Digby—Annapolis is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada which existed between 1993 and 2013 and since 2021. It elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district includes the Municipality of the ...

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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 bor ...

2,339
39.98% , , Deborah Trask
755
12.90% , , , Harold Theriault
2,666
45.56% , , Gordon D. Reid
91
1.56% , , , , , , ,

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Hants West Hants West is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district has existed since 1949. Prior to that it, along with Hants East, were a part of the district of Hants ...

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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 ...

3,871
46.15% , , Sean Bennett
2,200
26.23% , , Randy Matheson
2,118
25.25% , , Connie Brauer
51
0.61% , , Chummy Anthony
148
1.76% , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings North , , , Mark Parent
4,063
50.20% , , Jim Morton
2,340
28.91% , , Michael Landry
1,533
18.94% , , , , Ben Friesen
157
1.94% , , , , , Mark Parent , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings South , , ,

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 ...

3,347
37.65% , , David Mangle
2,794
31.43% , , Maura Ryan
2,682
30.17% , , Victor Harris
67
0.75% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings West , , Jon Carey
2,929
35.51% , , Greg Hubbert
2,275
27.58% , , , Leo Glavine
3,045
36.91% , , , , , , , , , Jon Carey

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , ,

Chris d'Entremont Christopher André d'Entremont (born October 31, 1969) is a Canadian politician who has represented West Nova in the House of Commons since 2019, as a member of the Conservative Party. Before entering federal politics, he represented the Argyle- ...

2,345
47.99% , , Charles Muise
595
12.18% , , Aldric Benoit d'Entremont
1,946
39.83% , , , , , , , , ,

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

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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 minister. ...

3,451
37.30% , ,

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 ...

3,412
36.87% , , Mitt Larsen
2,249
24.31% , , Sue Gault
141
1.52% , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , , Michael Baker
3,734
46.36% , , Chris Heide
2,625
32.59% , , Jim Davis
1,695
21.05% , , , , , , , , , Michael Baker , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
3,111
39.68% , , David Ferguson
2,180
27.80% , , John MacDonald
2,550
32.52% , , , , , , , , , Don Downe † , - , 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 ...

, , , Kerry Morash
2,721
44.19% , , Vicki Conrad
2,300
37.35% , , Win Seaton
1,137
18.46% , , , , , , , , , Kerry Morash , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , ,

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 ...

3,702
48.59% , , Kendall Stoddard
810
10.63% , ,

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 ...

3,107
40.78% , , , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , , Richard Hurlburt
4,656
56.48% , , Gillian Rowley
1,142
13.85% , , Phil DeMille
2,446
29.67% , , , , , , , , , Richard Hurlburt

Fundy-Northeast

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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 ...

4,695
64.34% , , Kathryn Belzer
1,694
23.22% , , Joan Barnhill
908
12.44% , , , , , , , , ,

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

Bill Langille Harold William Langille (January 18, 1944 – April 12, 2020) was a tree farmer, police officer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2006 as a Progressi ...

3,324
45.12% , , Garfield Forrest
1,860
25.25% , , John Davidson
2,183
29.63% , , , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland North , , ,

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 ...

4,609
61.95% , , Kim Cail
1,105
14.85% , , Marsh G. Fox
1,389
18.67% , , , , , , Jason Blanch
337
4.53% , , ,

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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 Cumberlan ...

, , , Murray Scott
4,898
71.69% , , Scott McKee
745
10.90% , , Harriet McCready
1,189
17.40% , , , , , , , , , Murray Scott , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants East , , Mary Lou LeRoy
1,640
19.54% , , ,

John MacDonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell of Greenfield (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was an aide-de-camp to British Major General Sir Isaac Brock during the War of 1812, dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. Life He was born on 19 Apri ...

4,783
56.97% , , Larry Matthews
1,866
22.23% , , Ken Smith
106
1.26% , , , , , , ,

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Truro-Bible Hill Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district was created in 1978 and was named Truro-Bible Hill until it was ...

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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 ...

3,862
47.11% , , Jim Harpell
2,314
28.23% , , Jeff Yuill
2,021
24.66% , , , , , , , , ,

Central Halifax

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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 ...

, , Sandy Phillips
1,983
23.72% , , ,

Howard Epstein Howard Michael Epstein (born January 17, 1949) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, lawyer and part-time law professor. Early life and career Born in Halifax (former city), Halifax, Nova Scotia, he is an environmentalist, serving as the direc ...

3,682
44.04% , , Kenzie MacKinnon
2,592
31.00% , , Scott Higgins
103
1.23% , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Jane Purves
2,466
30.27% , ,

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

2,542
31.20% , , ,

3,042
37.34% , , James A. C. Marchoine
38
0.47% , , Michael R. Patriquen
59
0.72% , , , , , Jane Purves , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Clayton Park 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 ...

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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 ...

3,034
34.37% , , Roberta Morrison
2,312
26.19% , , ,

Diana Whalen Diana Caroline Whalen (born November 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Halifax Clayton Park in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003-2013, and Clayton Park West from 2013-2017, as a member of the ...

3,329
37.71% , , , , , , Greg Lavern
152
1.72% , , ,

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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 ...

, , Bruce MacCharles
1,684
22.45% , , ,

Graham Steele Graham J. Steele (July 8, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian lawyer, author, and former politician, having represented the constituency of Halifax Fairview in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2001-2013 for the Nova Scotia New Democrat ...

3,439
45.85% , , Susan Hayes
2,284
30.45% , , David F. Boyd
94
1.25% , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Linda Carvery
1,377
18.66% , , , Maureen MacDonald
3,709
50.26% , , Mike Rogers
2,178
29.51% , , Blair Baxter
116
1.57% , , , , , , , Maureen MacDonald

Suburban Halifax

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, , , Peter G. Christie
4,114
43.87% , , Bob Watson
2,055
21.92% , , Richard Zurawski
3,208
34.21% , , , , , , , , , Peter G. Christie , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Linda Mosher
2,996
33.68% , , , Michele Raymond
3,327
37.40% , , Ian MacKinnon
2,382
26.78% , , Gerald Rodgers
191
2.15% , , , , , , , Robert Chisholm † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hammonds Plains Upper Sackville , , ,

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 Progre ...

3,322
41.14% , , Brenda Haley
2,229
27.60% , , Pam Streeter
2,419
29.96% , , , , Melanie Patriquen
105
1.30% , , , , ,

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, , John Giannakos
2,426
28.37% , , , Dave Wilson
3,881
45.39% , , Bob Harvey
2,147
25.11% , , , , Michael D. Patriquen
97
1.13% , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Timberlea-Prospect , , Barry Fraser
1,535
18.25% , , , Bill Estabrooks
5,049
60.01% , , Bruce Holland
1,829
21.74% , , , , , , , , , Bill Estabrooks , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2003 from Bedford-Fall River and Sackville-Beaver Bank. In 2013, it lost ...

, , , Gary Hines
3,141
37.67% , ,

Percy Paris Percy Alonzo Paris is a Canadians, Canadian former politician from Nova Scotia. He represented the constituency of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party between 2006-2013. ...

2,778
33.31% , , David E. Merrigan
2,240
26.86% , , Heather Sawers
94
1.13% , , Alex Neron
86
1.03% , , , , , Gary Hines

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cole Harbour , , Brian Thomas
2,387
26.55% , , , Darrell Dexter
4,977
55.37% , , Peter Foy
1,523
16.94% , , Jessica Gould
102
1.13% , , , , , , , Darrell Dexter , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Henry McInroy
1,641
24.02% , , , Kevin Deveaux
3,997
58.50% , , Brian Churchill
1,121
16.41% , , Kallee A. McPherson
74
1.08% , , , , , , , Kevin Deveaux , - , 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 ...

, , Terry Degen
3,107
34.80% , , ,

Joan Massey Joan Massey (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian politician, who was a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly representing the riding of Dartmouth East for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2009. Born in Dartmouth, Nova Scoti ...

3,272
36.65% , , Debra Barlow
2,321
26.00% , , Scott Anderson
98
1.10% , , Hugo St-Onge
101
1.13% , , Sebastien Theriault
28
0.31% , , , Jim Smith † , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth North Dartmouth North is a provincial electoral district in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created, under the name Dartmouth City North, in 1966 when Halifax County Dartmout ...

, , Jane MacKay
1,900
26.54% , , ,

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 ...

3,799
53.06% , ,

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 ...

1,300
18.16% , , Pat Gould
86
1.20% , , Marc-Andre Roy
75
1.05% , , , , ,

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Dartmouth South-Portland Valley 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 ...

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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 ...

2,813
31.70% , , ,

Marilyn More Marilyn More is a Canadian retired educator and politician from Nova Scotia. A resident of Dartmouth, More worked as a teacher. Political career More was first elected to political office in 1978, when she became the first woman to be elected ...

3,844
43.31% , , Collin A. MacEachern
2,218
24.99% , , , , , , , , ,

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Eastern Shore Eastern Shore may refer to: * Eastern Shore (Nova Scotia), a region * Eastern Shore (electoral district), a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia * Eastern Shore of Maryland, a region * Eastern Shore of Virginia, a region * Eastern Shore (Al ...

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Bill Dooks Bill Dooks (born January 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who served as the Progressive Conservative member for Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. Born in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dooks worked in ...

3,073
45.02% , ,

Sid Prest Sidney Wilson Prest (1943–2015) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2009 provincial election. He was a lifelong resident of Mooseland, Nova Scotia, and represented the electoral district of ...

2,427
35.56% , , Randy Carter
1,326
19.43% , , , , , , , , ,

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Preston Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to: Places England *Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement **The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement **County Boro ...

, , David Hendsbee
1,361
32.77% , , Douglas Sparks
1,331
32.05% , , , Keith Colwell
1,411
33.98% , , , ,

Marc-Boris St-Maurice Marc-Boris St-Maurice (b. 1969) is an activist, politician and Canadian musician, who has campaigned for many years for the legalization of cannabis, and to facilitate access to the drug for health reasons. He lives in Montreal, Quebec. Music ca ...

50
1.20% , , , , , David Hendsbee

Central Nova

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

4,256
41.64% , , Terry O'Toole
1,755
17.17% , , David Allister Cameron
3,650
35.71% , , , , Gene Purdy
560
5.48% , , , , ,

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Guysborough-Sheet Harbour Guysborough-Tracadie is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 1867 as Guysborough. It included all of Guysborough County and elected two members t ...

, , , Ron Chisholm
2,587
37.99% , , Jim Boudreau
2,023
29.71% , , Gordon MacDonald
2,199
32.30% , , , , , , , , , Ron Chisholm , - , 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: ...

, , , John Hamm
4,262
54.70% , , Alexander MacIsaac
1,571
20.16% , , Tim Daley
1,789
22.96% , , , , Darryl Gallivan
170
2.18% , , , , , John Hamm , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou East , , , Jim DeWolfe
3,295
44.15% , , Bob Matheson
1,929
25.85% , , John Fraser
2,239
30.00% , , , , , , , , , Jim DeWolfe , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou West , , Paul Veniot
2,530
32.68% , , ,

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 ...

3,410
44.05% , , Ed MacMaster
1,639
21.17% , , , , , , Doug Corbett
163
2.11% , , , Muriel Baillie †

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 ...

, , Rita Tighe-MacLeod
373
4.81% , , ,

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. Ea ...

3,929
50.64% , , Basil McGillivray
3,456
44.55% , , , , , , , , ,

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Cape Breton North Northside-Westmount is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1933, the County of Cape Breton was divided into five electoral districts, one of which was Cape Bre ...

, , , Cecil Clarke
3,754
43.46% , , Cecil Snow
1,714
19.84% , , Mike White
3,169
36.69% , , , , , , , , , Cecil Clarke , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Todd Marsman
684
9.85% , , ,

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 membe ...

3,168
45.61% , , Mel Crowe
3,094
44.54% , , , , , , , , ,

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , John Morrison
1,677
17.27% , , Mike MacSween
2,759
28.41% , , ,

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 ...

5,275
54.32% , , , , , , , , ,

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Cape Breton West Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conser ...

, , Ivan Doncaster
2,221
25.51% , , Douglas MacKinlay
1,868
21.46% , , ,

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. ...

4,616
53.03% , , , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Glace Bay , , Mark Bettens
1,351
16.65% , , Vince Hall
2,342
28.87% , , , Dave Wilson
4,420
54.48% , , , , , , , , , Dave Wilson , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

, , , Rodney MacDonald
5,398
51.19% , , Tim Murphy
1,277
12.11% , , Debbie Gillis
3,871
36.71% , , , , , , , , , Rodney MacDonald , - , 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, ...

, , Richie Cotton
1,850
31.18% , , Clair Rankin
1,036
17.46% , , ,

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. S ...

3,047
51.36% , , , , , , , , ,

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Victoria-The Lakes , , Keith Bain
2,036
32.48% , , Nancy MacKeigan
934
14.90% , , , Gerald Sampson
2,284
36.44% , , , , , , Brian Boudreau
750
11.97%
Stemer MacLeod
264
4.21% , , , Brian Boudreau

References

External links

CBC Nova Scotia Votes 2003
via Internet Archive. {{NS Elections Nova Scotia general

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Campaign

General 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

Further reading

External links