1978 Nova Scotia general election
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52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 19, 1978, to elect members of the 52nd House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Party | Leader | 1974 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | ||||||||
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Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 12 | 31 | +158% | 203,500 | 45.8% | ||||||||
Liberal | Gerald Regan | 31 | 17 | -45% | 175,218 | 39.4% | ||||||||
New Democratic | Jeremy Akerman | 3 | 4 | +33% | 63,979 | 14.4% | Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 2,008 | 0.4% | ||
Total Seats | 46 | 52 | 444,705 | 100% |
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-02.