The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17, 2021, to elect members to the 64th

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. In April 2019, the Electoral Boundaries Commission released its final report entitled, ''Balancing Effective Representation with Voter Parity''. The report recommended increasing the number of electoral districts from 51 to 55, including reinstating the four former districts of Argyle,

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, Preston and

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. In the fourth quarter of 2019, the House of Assembly passed the recommended electoral changes into law and they were put into effect in this election. In a major upset,

Tim Houston Timothy Jerome Houston (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Pr ...

led the Progressive Conservatives to power for the first time since

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, and with a

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for the first time since

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. With a popular vote share of 38.44%, the PCs won the smallest winning vote share of any majority government in Nova Scotian electoral history.

Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin (born September 7, 1969) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. She is an Independent member and represents the electoral district of Cumberland ...

’s victory in

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 ...

marked the first occasion since

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that an

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won election to the House of Assembly. A record number of four

Black Nova Scotians Black Nova Scotians (also known as African Nova Scotians and Afro-Nova Scotians) are Black Canadians whose ancestors primarily date back to the Colonial United States as slaves or freemen, later arriving in Nova Scotia, Canada, during the 18th ...

were elected MLAs; prior to this election, only five Black MLAs had ever been elected in Nova Scotia.

Timeline

* May 30, 2017 – The

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, led by

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 ...

, wins the

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, the Progressive Conservative Association stay as the official opposition, and 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 ...

remain at third party status. *January 24, 2018 -

Jamie Baillie Jamie Baillie (born April 28, 1966) is a Canadian former politician. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia from 2010 to 2018, and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2013 until January 2018, when he resigned ...

resigns as leader of the Progressive Conservative Association, and MLA

Karla MacFarlane Karla Michelle MacFarlane (born 1969) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, she represents the electoral d ...

becomes interim leader. *October 27, 2018 -

is elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Association. *August 6, 2020 - Premier

announces he will resign as leader of the Liberal Party and as Premier of Nova Scotia in early 2021. *February 6, 2021 -

Iain Rankin Iain Thomas Rankin (born April 9, 1983) is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Nova Scotia from February 23, 2021, to August 31, 2021. He serves in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, repr ...

is elected as leader of the Liberal Party. *February 23, 2021 -

is officially sworn in as the 29th Premier of Nova Scotia. *July 17, 2021 - Premier

calls a general election for August 17, 2021.

Leaders' debates

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Synopsis of results

Summary analysis

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the 2021 general election: Independent * Hugh MacKay (

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 ...

) Liberal Party *

Karen Casey Karen Lynn Casey (born April 24, 1947) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Colchester North in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, first as a Progressive Conservative (2006 to 2011), and then as member of the Lib ...

( Colchester North) *

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 ...

(

Preston-Dartmouth Preston-Dartmouth was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 as Dartmouth-Preston, with 100 per cent of the former district of Preston, 1 ...

) *

Lena Diab Lena Metlege Diab (born 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district of Halifax Armdale un ...

(

Halifax Armdale 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 northe ...

) *

Mark Furey Mark Ignatius Furey is a Canadian politician and retired police officer, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of L ...

(

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 ...

) *

Leo Glavine Leo A. Glavine (born 1948) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Kings West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 until his retirement from politics in 2021. He is a member of the Liberals. Early life Gl ...

(

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 ...

) *

Bill Horne William H. Horne (born March 28, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Waverley-Fa ...

(

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 los ...

) *

Geoff MacLellan Geoffrey Curtis MacLellan (born December 18, 1978) is a Canadian politician in the province of Nova Scotia. Political career He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on June 22, 2010, and represented the electoral di ...

(

Glace Bay Glace Bay (Scottish Gaelic: ''Glasbaidh'') is a community in the eastern part of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. It forms part of the general area referred to as Industrial Cape Breton. Formerly an incorporated t ...

) * Chuck Porter (

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 ...

) * Gordon Wilson (

Clare-Digby Clare-Digby was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Clare and 76 per cent of the former d ...

) New Democratic Party * Lisa Roberts (

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 ...

)

Candidates by constituency

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest NOTE: Candidates' names are as registered with Elections Nova Scotia

Annapolis Valley

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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 o ...

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Carman Kerr Carman Kerr is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Annapolis as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party The Nova Scotia Liberal Par ...

4,231
''49.62%'' , , Jennifer Ehrenfeld-Poole
2,753
''32.29%'' , , Cheryl Burbidge
1,127
''13.22%'' , , Krista Grear
306
''3.59%'' , , Mark Robertson
109
''1.28%'' , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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Ronnie LeBlanc Ronnie LeBlanc is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Clare as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. A fisherman by career, LeBl ...

2,322
''49.89%'' , , Carl Deveau
2,021
''43.43%'' , , Cameron Pye
153
''3.29%'' , , Claire McDonald
158
''3.39%'' , , , , , Gordon Wilson†
''

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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 th ...

, , Jimmy MacAlpine
1,865
''35.06%'' , , ,

Jill Balser Jill S. Balser is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Digby-Annapolis as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova S ...

2,636
''49.55%'' , , Michael Carty
626
''11.77%'' , , Jessica Walker
113
''2.12%'' , , Tyler Ducharme
80
''1.50%'' , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Brian Casey
3,827
''41.58%'' , , ,

Melissa Sheehy-Richard Melissa Sheehy-Richard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

3,968
''43.11%'' , , Caet Moir
1,015
''11.03%'' , , Jenn Kang
273
''2.97%'' , , Gordon J. Berry
121
''1.31%'' , , , Chuck Porter† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings North Kings North is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The electoral district was formed through redistribution in 1956. It was previously part of the district of Ki ...

, , Geof Turner
2,602
''29.29%'' , , ,

John Lohr John Abraham Lohr (born 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of ...

3,971
''44.70%'' , , Erin Patterson
1,876
''21.12%'' , , Doug Hickman
391
''4.40%'' , , Paul Dunn
43
''0.48%'' , , , John Lohr , - , 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 ...

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Keith Irving Keith Irving (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Kings South. Irving has p ...

4,049
''44.11%'' , ,

Derrick Kimball Derrick John Kimball (born November 20, 1954) is a lawyer and former political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings South in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 to 1993 as a Progressive Conservative member. Early life an ...

3,046
''33.18%'' , , Mercedes Brian
1,808
''19.70%'' , , Barry Leslie
276
''3.01%'' , , , , , Keith Irving , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Emily Lutz
3,856
''41.52%'' , , , Chris Palmer
4,592
''49.45%'' , , Jason Langille
549
''5.91%'' , , Sue Earle
216
''2.33%'' , , Rick Mehta
74
''0.80%'' , , ,

†

South Shore

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Argyle , , Nick d'Entremont
635
''14.33%'' , , ,

Colton LeBlanc Colton Fraser LeBlanc (born 1992)''

Argyle-Barrington Argyle-Barrington was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding was created in 2012 with 100 per cent of the former district of Argyle and 52 per cent of the f ...

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, , Jacob Killawee
3,556
''37.61%'' , , ,

Danielle Barkhouse Danielle Barkhouse is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Chester-St. Margaret's as a member of the Progressive Conservative Associatio ...

3,788
''40.06%'' , , Amy Stewart Reitsma
1,626
''17.20%'' , , Jessica Alexander
417
''4.41%'' , , Steven Foster
68
''0.72%'' , , , Hugh MacKay† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , ,

Suzanne Lohnes-Croft Suzanne Lohnes-Croft is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election and was re-elected in 2017. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, she represented the electoral district o ...

2,915
''34.55%'' , , ,

Susan Corkum-Greek Susan Corkum-Greek is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Lunenburg as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova ...

3,544
''42.01%'' , , Alison Smith
1,750
''20.74%'' , , Thomas Trappenberg
171
''2.03%'' , , John Giannakos
57
''0.68%'' , , , Suzanne Lohnes-Croft , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Jennifer Naugler
3,197
''34.94%'' , , ,

Becky Druhan Rebecca (Becky) Druhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Lunenburg West as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association o ...

4,065
''44.42%'' , , Merydie Ross
1,709
''18.68%'' , , Eric Wade
180
''1.97%'' , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , Susan MacLeod
1,051
''20.39%'' , , ,

Kim Masland Kimberly "Kim" Dawn Masland (born 1970)''

Queens-Shelburne Queens-Shelburne 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 2012 with 89 per cent of the former district of Queens, 46 per cent of the former ...

'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Penny Smith
1,483
''23.76%'' , , , Nolan Young
3,905
''62.56%'' , , Darren Stoddard
753
''12.06%'' , , Steve Hirchak
101
''1.62%'' , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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

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Zach Churchill Zachariah Churchill (born May 25, 1984) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia. He serves as the member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Yarmouth, first elected in 2010. Early life and education Churchill graduated from Saint Mary's U ...

4,344
''56.32%'' , , Candice Clairmont
2,856
''37.03%'' , , SJ Rogers
322
''4.17%'' , , Adam Randall
191
''2.48%'' , , , , , Zach Churchill

Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The district was created in 1978 from Colchester, and was called Colchester South until 1993 ...

, , Rhonda MacLellan
1,913
''25.62%'' , , , Larry Harrison
4,117
''55.13%'' , , Janet Moulton
1,438
''19.26%'' , , , , , , , , , Larry Harrison , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Colchester North , , Merlyn Smith
2,681
''31.84%'' , , ,

Tom Taggart Tom Taggart is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.Harry Sullivan"PC's Tom Taggart claims victory in Colchester North by 53 per cent" ''SaltWire Network'', August ...

4,477
''53.18%'' , , Sean Foley
955
''11.34%'' , , Ivan Drouin
252
''2.99%'' , , Stephan Sante
54
''0.64%'' , , , , ,

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Bill Casey William D. Casey (born February 19, 1945) is a Canadian politician from Nova Scotia who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. First elected as a Progressive Conservative in 1988, he later sat as Conservative ...

2,488
''31.65%'' , , David Wightman
569
''7.24%'' , , Lauren Skabar
569
''7.24%'' , , , , , , ,

4,235
''53.87%'' , , , Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin , - , 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 Cumber ...

, , Rollie Lawless
1,092
''19.17%'' , , ,

Tory Rushton Tory Rushton (born 1979) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a byelection on June 19, 2018. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he represents the electoral district of Cumberland South Cumbe ...

3,900
''68.47%'' , ,

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

524
''9.20%'' , , Nicholas Hendren
180
''3.16%'' , , , , , , , Tory Rushton , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hants East Hants East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly since 2013 has been Margaret Miller of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. The ...

, , Michael Blois
3,239
''36.36%'' , , ,

John A. MacDonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...

3,328
''37.36%'' , , Abby Cameron
2,142
''24.05%'' , , Simon Greenough
199
''2.23%'' , , , , , , , Vacant , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River 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 wa ...

, , Tamara Tynes Powell
2,541
''30.21%'' , , ,

Dave Ritcey David Mark Ritcey (born October 10, 1971)Clayton Park West Clayton Park is a community within Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. History The community of Clayton Park is named after a family that owned property in the area extending up the southern slope of Geizer's Hill. On 12 July 1962, the Clayton Par ...

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Rafah DiCostanzo Rafah DiCostanzo (born May 2, 1962) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. Early life and education DiCostanzo was born in Baghdad, Iraq. She moved to Great Britain as a t ...

3,603
''47.60%'' , , Nargis DeMolitor
1,875
''24.77%'' , , Reena Davis
1,836
''24.25%'' , , Richard Zurawski
210
''2.77%'' , , Helen Lau
46
''0.61%'' , , , , , Rafah DiCostanzo , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Fairview-Clayton Park Fairview-Clayton Park 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 2012 with 45 per cent of the former district of Halifax Fairview, 39 per cent o ...

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Patricia Arab Patricia Anne ArabHalifax Armdale 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 northe ...

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Ali Duale Ali Duale is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.Jo-Ann Roberts Jo-Ann Roberts (born 1956) is a Canadian politician and former journalist who served as the interim leader of the Green Party of Canada from November 4, 2019 to October 3, 2020, having been appointed upon Elizabeth May stepping down from the ...

202
''2.65%'' , , , , Stephen Chafe
63
''0.83%'' , , ,

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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 ...

, , Jackie Kinley
2,478
''32.14%'' , , John Wesley Chisholm
911
''11.81%'' , , ,

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4,009
''51.99%'' , , Lily Barraclough
313
''4.06%'' , , , , , , , Gary Burrill , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Halifax Citadel-Sable Island is a provincial electoral district in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its current Member of the Legislative Assembly is Lisa Lachance of the Nova Scotia New ...

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Labi Kousoulis Labi Kousoulis (born 1971) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Halifax Citadel-Sabl ...

2,956
''36.82%'' , , Sheri Morgan
1,425
''17.75%'' , , ,

Lisa Lachance Lisa Lachance is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. She represents the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party ...

3,397
''42.31%'' , , Noah Hollis
250
''3.11%'' , , , , , , , Labi Kousoulis , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Colin Coady
2,617
''29.07%'' , , Scott Ellis
904
''10.04%'' , , ,

Suzy Hansen Suzy Hansen (born 1978) is an American writer. Her book ''Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-America World'' was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Early life and education Hansen was born in Wal ...

5,308
''58.96%'' , , Kai Trappenberg
173
''1.92%'' , , , , , , , Lisa Roberts†

Suburban Halifax

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Bedford Basin Bedford Basin is a large enclosed bay, forming the northwestern end of Halifax Harbour on Canada's Atlantic coast. It is named in honour of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford. Geography Geographically, the basin is situated entirely within the ...

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Kelly Regan Kelly Maureen Regan (née Smith) MLA (born 4 February 1961) is a Canadian politician who has served in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly since 2009, most recently as the MLA for Bedford Basin. She was first elected as the Member for Bedford-Bi ...

3,700
''50.87%'' , , Nick Driscoll
1,874
''25.76%'' , , Jacob Wilson
1,554
''21.36%'' , , Madeline Taylor
146
''2.01%'' , , , , , , , Kelly Regan
''

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Bedford South , , , Braedon Clark
3,568
''45.37%'' , , Sura Hadad
2,338
''29.73%'' , , David Paterson
1,763
''22.42%'' , , Ron G. Parker
140
''1.78%'' , , Alan Nightingale
55
''0.70%'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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

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Brendan Maguire Brendan Oliver Maguire (born August 29, 1975) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Ha ...

4,213
''55.22%'' , , Tim Cranston
1,493
''19.57%'' , , Shauna Hatt
1,740
''22.81%'' , , Sarah Weston
183
''2.40%'' , , , , , , , Brendan Maguire , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Hammonds Plains-Lucasville 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 2012 with 43 per cent of the former district of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sac ...

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Ben Jessome Benjamin Thomas JessomeSackville-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 ...

, , Mary LeRoy
1,701
''21.51%'' , , , Steve Craig
3,426
''43.33%'' , , Lara Fawthrop
2,577
''32.59%'' , , Ian Dawson
203
''2.57%'' , , , , , , , Steve Craig , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Sackville-Uniacke Sackville-Uniacke is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was created as Sackville-Beaver Bank in 2012 from parts of much of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville and part of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank. The riding also exist ...

, , Donalda MacIsaac
2,323
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Brad Johns Bradley "Brad" Harris Johns (born March 5) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the el ...

3,104
''43.82%'' , , Thomas Hill
1,535
''21.67%'' , , Carson LeQuesne
121
''1.71%'' , , , , , , , Brad Johns
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Sackville-Beaver Bank Sackville-Uniacke is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada. It was created as Sackville-Beaver Bank in 2012 from parts of much of Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville and part of Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank. The riding also existe ...

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Timberlea-Prospect Timberlea—Prospect 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 Iain Rankin of the Nova Scotia Liberal ...

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5,181
''54.38%'' , , Bill Healy
2,320
''24.35%'' , , Raymond Theriault
1,647
''17.29%'' , , Harry Ward
250
''2.62%'' , , Dessire G. Miari
40
''0.42%'' , , Dawn Edith Penney
90
''0.94%'' , , , Iain Rankin , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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3,546
''36.36%'' , , ,

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3,938
''40.38%'' , , Christina McCarron
1,581
''16.21%'' , , Anthony Edmonds
617
''6.33%'' , , Shawn Whitford
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Tony Ince Tony Ince (born 1958) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cole Harbour for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party where he defeated the in ...

2,118
''39.75%'' , , Darryl Johnson
1,704
''31.98%'' , , Jerome Lagmay
1,431
''26.86%'' , , , , Chris Kinnie
75
''1.41%'' , , , Tony Ince
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Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Cole Harbour is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1978, Halifax Cobequid was divided into four separate ridings, one of which was named Cole Harbour. Upon the ...

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5,144
''52.24%'' , , Karina Sanford
2,929
''29.75%'' , , Melody Pentland
1,558
''15.82%'' , , Rana Zaman
215
''2.18%'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Dartmouth East Dartmouth East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is located in the community of Dartmouth, in the urban area of Halifax. In 1978, the district was ...

, , D'Arcy Poultney
2,900
''34.68%'' , , ,

Tim Halman Timothy Halman (born 1977)Dartmouth North , , Pam Cooley
2,361
''31.48%'' , , Lisa Coates
1,278
''17.04%'' , , , Susan Leblanc
3,731
''49.75%'' , , Carolyn Marshall
129
''1.72%'' , , , , , Susan Leblanc , - , 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 ...

, , Lesley MacKay
1,603
''22.14%'' , , Chris Curtis
1,262
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Claudia Chender Claudia Chender (born 1977)Eastern Passage Eastern Passage is an unincorporated suburban community in Halifax Regional Municipality Nova Scotia, Canada. Eastern Passage has historically been tied to the fishing industry. Its waterfront has several small wharves and piers. The constru ...

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Joyce Treen Colleen Joyce TreenBarbara Adams
2,469
''44.82%'' , , Tammy Jakeman
1,222
''22.18%'' , , Corey Myers
374
''6.79%'' , , , , , Barbara Adams
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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 ...

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3,169
''34.06%'' , , ,

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4,264
''45.82%'' , , Deirdre Dwyer
1,618
''17.39%'' , , Cheryl Atkinson
254
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Angela Simmonds Angela Eve Simmonds (born October 12, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.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 ...

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Randy Delorey Randy Delorey is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. He was one of three candidates to succeed Stephen McNeil as the leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and Premier ...

2,997
''31.82%'' , , , Michelle Thompson
4,707
''49.98%'' , , Moraig MacGillivray
1,552
''16.48%'' , , Will Fraser
128
''1.36%'' , , Ryan Smyth
34
''0.36%'' , , , , , Randy Delorey , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Guysborough-Tracadie 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 ...

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Lloyd Hines Lloyd P. Hines is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represented the electoral district of Guysborough–Eastern Shore– ...

1,571
''30.35%'' , , ,

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3,281
''63.39%'' , , Matt Stickland
247
''4.77%''
, , Gabe Bruce
77
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Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie 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 to ...

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Pictou Centre Pictou Centre is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Members of the Legislative Assembly This riding has elected the following Members of the Legislative Assembly: ...

, , Jim McKenna
2,269
30.93% , , , Pat Dunn
4,092
55.77% , , Vernon Theriault
862
''11.75%'' , , Laura Moore
114
''1.55%'' , , , , , , , Pat Dunn , - , 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 ...

, , Joe MacDonald
1,585
''22.46%'' , , ,

4,918
''69.68%'' , , Joy Polley
500
''7.08%'' , , , , Jonathan Geoffrey Dean
55
''0.78%'' , , , , , Tim Houston , - , 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 ...

, , Mary Wooldridge-Elliott
1,510
''21.41%'' , , ,

4,487
''63.62%'' , , Rick Parker
872
''12.36%'' , , Clare Brett
124
''1.76%'' , , , , John A. Clark
60
''0.85%'' , , , Karla MacFarlane

Cape Breton

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Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Co ...

, , Michelle Wilson
3,188
''40.61%'' , , Bryden Mombourquette
1,281
''16.32%'' , , ,

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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 ...

'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , , Heather Peters
3,094
''36.73%'' , , ,

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Glace Bay-Dominion Glace Bay-Dominion 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 2021 is John White of the Progressive Conservative Party of No ...

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2,479
''31.15%'' , , , John White
2,754
''34.61%'' , , John Morgan
2,725
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, , Damian MacInnis
3,112
''35.96%'' , , ,

Allan MacMaster Allan Gerard MacMaster (born September 26, 1974) is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Early life and career He is th ...

4,833
''55.85%'' , , Joanna Clark
708
''8.18%'' , , , , , , , Allan MacMaster , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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

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Fred Tilley Fred Tilley is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Northside-Westmount as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Prior to becoming ...

4,030
''46.86%'' , , Murray Ryan
3,140
''36.51%'' , , Jennifer Morrison
1,430
''16.63%'' , , , , , , , Murray Ryan , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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2,009
''36.85%'' , , ,

Trevor Boudreau Trevor Boudreau is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election. He represents the riding of Richmond as a member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia ...

2,773
''50.86%'' , , Bryson Syliboy
274
''5.03%'' , , , ,

Alana Paon Alana Paon (born June 26, 1971) is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2017 provincial election representing the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond. She was a member of the Progressive Conse ...

396
''7.26%'' , , , Alana Paon
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Cape Breton-Richmond Richmond is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Replacing the former district of Richmond-Cape Breton West, it was created in 1933 when the counties of Cape Breto ...

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Derek Mombourquette Derek Mombourquette (born July 14, 1980) is a Canadian politician. He represents the district of Sydney-Whitney Pier as a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Early life and education Mombourquette attended Cape Breton University, serving ...

4,561
''54.27%'' , , Pauline Singer
1,467
''17.45%'' , , Madonna Doucette
2,377
''28.28%'' , , , , , , , Derek Mombourquette
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Sydney-Whitney Pier Sydney-Membertou is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was created in 2012 as Sydney-Whtiney Pier from 79% of Cape Breton Nova and 59% of Cape Breton South. Fo ...

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Victoria-The Lakes Victoria—The Lakes 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 2017 election has been Keith Bain of the Progress ...

, , Nadine Bernard
2,224
''34.20%'' , , ,

Keith Bain Keith Leslie Bain (born October 24, 1952) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Victoria-The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2006 to 2013 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. Bain first ran ...

3,536
''54.37%'' , , Adrianna MacKinnon
627
''9.64%'' , , , , Stemer MacLeod
116
''1.78%'' , , , Keith Bain

Opinion polls

;Voting intentions in Nova Scotia since the 2017 election

References

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