1988 Nova Scotia general election

Nova Scotia general election, 1988

September 6, 1988
52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   PC Lib Leader John Buchanan Vince MacLean Alexa McDonough Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since March 6, 1971 February 22, 1986 November 16, 1980 Leader's seat Halifax Atlantic Cape Breton South Halifax Chebucto Last election 42 6 3 Seats won 28 21 2 Seat change 14 15 1 Popular vote 204,150 186,007 74,038 Percentage 43.4% 39.6% 15.8% Swing 7.2% 8.3% 0.0
Premier before election John Buchanan Progressive Conservative Premier-designate John Buchanan Progressive Conservative

The 32nd Nova Scotia general election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the 55th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

Results

Results by party

	Party	Leader	1984	Seats won	% change	Popular vote	(%)
	Progressive Conservative	John Buchanan	42	28	-33.3%	204,150	43.4%
	Liberal	Vince MacLean	6	21	+250%	186,007	39.6%
	New Democratic	Alexa McDonough	3	2	-33.3%	74,038	15.8%	Other		1	1		5,638	1.2%
Total Seats			52	52		469,833	100%

* Vote share included in "other"

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
• Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Returns 1988" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-08-31.