This page lists the results of
leadership elections held by the
Nova Scotia Liberal Party
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, under the leadership of Zach ...
. Before 1930 leaders were chosen by the caucus.
1930 leadership convention
(Held on October 1, 1930)
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Angus Lewis Macdonald
Angus Lewis Macdonald (August 10, 1890 – April 13, 1954), popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became ...
314
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William Duff 110
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John James Kinley 64
(Note: Conflicting accounts exist of Kinley receiving 62 votes)
Developments 1940–1945
Macdonald resigned in 1940 to enter the federal cabinet and was succeeded as premier and party leader by
Alexander S. MacMillan on July 10 of that year. When MacMillan retired in 1945 Macdonald once again resumed the premiership.
1945 leadership convention
(Held on August 31, 1945)
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Angus Lewis Macdonald
Angus Lewis Macdonald (August 10, 1890 – April 13, 1954), popularly known as 'Angus L.', was a Canadian lawyer, law professor and politician from Nova Scotia. He served as the Liberal premier of Nova Scotia from 1933 to 1940, when he became ...
acclaimed
Macdonald died on April 13, 1954 and the cabinet chose
Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
to serve as interim leader and premier.
1954 leadership convention
(Held on September 9, 1954)
First Ballot:
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
216
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Arthur W. Mackenzie 89
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Henry Hicks 83
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Ronald Fielding 69
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Malcolm Patterson 54
*Hector Hill 36
Second Ballot (Hill eliminated):
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
238
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Henry Hicks 108
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Arthur W. Mackenzie 106
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Ronald Fielding 56
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Malcolm Patterson 42
Third Ballot (Patterson eliminated):
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
229
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Henry Hicks 178
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Arthur W. Mackenzie 98
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Ronald Fielding 33
Fourth Ballot (Fielding eliminated):
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Henry Hicks 263
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
224
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Arthur W. Mackenzie 54
Fifth Ballot (Mackenzie eliminated):
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Henry Hicks 312
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Harold Connolly
Harold Joseph Connolly (8 September 1901 – 17 May 1980) was a Canadian journalist, newspaper editor, and politician who served as the 15th premier of Nova Scotia in 1954.
Connolly was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Richard Joseph ...
229
1962 leadership convention
(Held on November 3, 1962)
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Earl Urquhart 314
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Gordon S. Cowan 303
1965 leadership convention
(Held on July 24, 1965)
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Gerald Regan
Gerald Augustine Paul Regan (February 13, 1928 – November 26, 2019) was a Canadian politician (as federal MP and later as Nova Scotia MLA), who served as the 19th premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978.
Early life and education
Regan was ...
379
*Robert Matheson 201
*Arthur Yates 8
Colin Chisholm withdrew before balloting.
1980 leadership convention
(Held on June 8, 1980)
First Ballot:
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Sandy Cameron
A.M. "Sandy" Cameron (December 16, 1938 – December 25, 2004) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1973 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Sco ...
340
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Vincent MacLean
Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage.
He was born in Sydney, Nova Scot ...
244
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Fraser Mooney
Joseph Fraser Mooney (February 24, 1927 – January 5, 2006) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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192
*Ken MacInnis 138
Second Ballot (MacInnis eliminated):
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Sandy Cameron
A.M. "Sandy" Cameron (December 16, 1938 – December 25, 2004) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1973 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Sco ...
412
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Vincent MacLean
Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage.
He was born in Sydney, Nova Scot ...
317
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Fraser Mooney
Joseph Fraser Mooney (February 24, 1927 – January 5, 2006) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Yarmouth in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1970 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
...
187
Third Ballot (Mooney eliminated):
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Sandy Cameron
A.M. "Sandy" Cameron (December 16, 1938 – December 25, 2004) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1973 to 1984. He was a member of the Nova Sco ...
558
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Vincent MacLean
Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage.
He was born in Sydney, Nova Scot ...
356
1986 leadership convention
(Held on February 22, 1986)
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Vincent MacLean
Vincent James MacLean (born December 8, 1944)Normandin, PG ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977'' was leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage.
He was born in Sydney, Nova Scot ...
1082
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Jim Cowan
James S. Cowan (born January 22, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer, a senator from Nova Scotia from 2005 to 2017, and was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 2008 to 2015 and leader of the Independent Liberal caucus until June 15, 2016. A ...
721
1992 leadership convention
A one member one vote telephone election. The first attempt at voting on June 6, 1992 was canceled when the telephone system crashed during voting and the results were thrown out. The incomplete results of that cancelled ballot were:
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John Savage 1721
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Don Downe
Donald Richard Downe (born 1951) is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Liberal member.
Early life
Downe was born in Charlottetown, Princ ...
1515
*Ken MacInnis 546
*John Drish 57
*George Hawkins 39
A second, successful, vote was made on June 20, 1992.
First Ballot:
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John Savage 3312
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Don Downe
Donald Richard Downe (born 1951) is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Liberal member.
Early life
Downe was born in Charlottetown, Princ ...
2832
*Ken MacInnis 755
*John Drish 60
*George Hawkins 39
Second Ballot (Hawkins eliminated. Drish and MacInnis withdrew):
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John Savage 3688
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Don Downe
Donald Richard Downe (born 1951) is a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1993 to 2003 as a Liberal member.
Early life
Downe was born in Charlottetown, Princ ...
3311
1997 leadership convention
(Held on July 12, 1997)
First Ballot:
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Russell MacLellan
Russell Gregoire MacLellan (born January 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999.
Early life
MacLellan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Federal politics
He was first elected to the Hou ...
4978
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Bernie Boudreau
James Bernard Boudreau (born July 25, 1944) is a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Provincial politics
Boudreau was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from Cape Breton The Lakes in the 1988 provincial election. He was re-elected in 199 ...
3235
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Roseanne Skoke
Roseanne Skoke (born September 11, 1954) was the Liberal MP for the riding of Central Nova from 1993 to 1997.
Political career
Central Nova had been considered a safe Progressive Conservative riding, but its popular MP, Elmer MacKay, did not ...
1698
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Bruce Holland 264
Second Ballot (Holland eliminated):
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Russell MacLellan
Russell Gregoire MacLellan (born January 16, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999.
Early life
MacLellan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Federal politics
He was first elected to the Hou ...
5539
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Bernie Boudreau
James Bernard Boudreau (born July 25, 1944) is a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Provincial politics
Boudreau was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from Cape Breton The Lakes in the 1988 provincial election. He was re-elected in 199 ...
3148
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Roseanne Skoke
Roseanne Skoke (born September 11, 1954) was the Liberal MP for the riding of Central Nova from 1993 to 1997.
Political career
Central Nova had been considered a safe Progressive Conservative riding, but its popular MP, Elmer MacKay, did not ...
1189
2002 leadership convention
(Held on April 13, 2002)
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6846
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Francis MacKenzie
Francis MacKenzie (born May 7, 1960) is a former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the leadership for the party on October 23, 2004.
Early life
Following graduation from St. Francis Xavier University in 1982, MacKenzie worked in On ...
3855
*Bruce Graham 835
2004 leadership convention
(Held on October 23, 2004)
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Francis MacKenzie
Francis MacKenzie (born May 7, 1960) is a former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He won the leadership for the party on October 23, 2004.
Early life
Following graduation from St. Francis Xavier University in 1982, MacKenzie worked in On ...
5047
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Richie Mann
Richard W. "Richie" Mann (born 1954) is a retired Canadian politician, trades person and current lobbyist/business person in Nova Scotia.
Mann was born and educated in St. Peter's and began a career in 1971 with Swedish pulp and paper company ...
2389
2007 leadership convention
(Held April 28, 2007)
First Ballot:
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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 ...
571
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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 ...
402
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Mike Smith 255
*Kenzie MacKinnon 169
Second Ballot (MacKinnon eliminated and Smith withdrew. Both support Whalen):
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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 ...
718
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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 ...
650
2021 leadership convention
(Held February 6, 2021)
The election was conducted on a
One Member One Vote
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basis, weighted so that each electoral district being allocated 100 points, which were distributed proportionally according to each candidate's level of support.
:First ballot (points)
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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 ...
2,206.00 (40.11%)
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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 ...
2,023.69 (36.79%)
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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 ...
1,270.31 (23.10%)
(Delorey Eliminated)
:Second Ballot (points)
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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 ...
2,882.31 (52.41%)
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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 ...
2,617.69 (47.59%)
2022 leadership convention
{{Main, 2022 Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership election
(Held July 9, 2022)
The election was conducted on a
One Member One Vote
In the parliamentary politics of the United Kingdom and Canada, one member, one vote (OMOV) is a method of selecting party leaders, and determining party policy, by a direct vote of the members of a political party. Traditionally, these objectives ...
basis, weighted so that each electoral district being allocated 100 points, which were distributed proportionally according to each candidate's level of support.
:First ballot (points)
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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 ...
3,580 (65.09%)
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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.[Leadership convention {{Politics of Canada
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Nova Scotia Liberal Party
The Nova Scotia Liberal Party is a centrist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada and the provincial section of the Liberal Party of Canada. The party currently forms the Official Opposition in Nova Scotia, under the leadership of Zach ...
References
*Beck, J. Murray, ‘’Politics of Nova Scotia’’, vol.2. Four East Publications, 1988.
*Carty, Kenneth R et al., ‘’Leaders and Parties in Canadian Politics: Experiences of the Provinces’’. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Canada, 1992.
*Stewart,Ian and Stewart, David K., ‘’Conventional choices: Maritime leadership politics’’. University of British Columbia Press, 2007.
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