2003 Nova Scotia general election
The 2003 Nova Scotia election was held on August 5, 2003 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier John Hamm, was reduced to a minority government.
Election
The election was called by 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 (NDP), led by Darrell Dexter, and the Liberal Party, led by Danny Graham.
Hamm's party ran on a policy of fiscal management, tax cuts, and on their record of fufilling 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 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 British subjects could vote (a tiny number can still vote provincially in Saskachewan if the were qualified in 1971).
General results
| Party | Leader | 1999 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%)
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Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 31 | 25 | -19.4% | 148,182 | 36.32% | New Democratic | Darrell Dexter | 11 | 15 | +36.3% | 126,479 | 31.00% | Liberal | Danny Graham | 7 | 12 | +71.4% | 128,417 | 31.47% | Other | 1 | - | 4,939 | 1.21% | |||
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| Total Seats | 52 | 52 | - | 408,017 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Riding Results
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis
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|Frank Chipman 2,795
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|Stephen McNeil 4,522
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|Adrian Nette 1,395
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|Harry Wilson (NSP) 195
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|Frank Chipman
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Angus MacIsaac 4,256
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|David Cameron 3,650
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|Terry O'Toole 1,755
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|Gene Purdy (Mar.) 560
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|Angus MacIsaac
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Chris d'Entremont 2,345
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|Aldric d'Entremont 1,946
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|Charles Muise 595
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Neil LeBlanc
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Peter Christie 4,114
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|Richard Zurawski 3,208
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|Bob Watson 2,055
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Peter Christie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre
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|Rita Tighe-MacLeod 373
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|Basil McGillivray 3,456
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|Frank Corbett 3,929
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Frank Corbett
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Cecil Clarke 3,754
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|Mike White 3,169
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|Cecil Snow 1,714
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Cecil Clarke
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova
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|Todd Marsman 684
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|Mel Crowe 3,094
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|Gordie Gosse 3,168
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Paul MacEwan
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South
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|John Morrison 1,677
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|Manning MacDonald 5,275
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|Mike McSween 2,759
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Manning MacDonald
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West
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|Ivan Doncaster 2,221
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Russell MacKinnon 4,616
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|Douglas MacKinlay 1,898
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Russell MacKinnon
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chester-St. Margaret's
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|John Chataway 3,451
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|Milt Larsen 2,243
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|Hinrich Bitter-Suermann 3,412
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|Sue Gault (NSP) 141
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|John Chataway
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare
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|Marc Boudreau 1,458
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|Wayne Gaudet 3,547
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|Don Melanson 780
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Wayne Gaudet
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Brooke Taylor 4,695
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|Joan Barnhill 908
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|Kathryn Belzer 1,694
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Brooke Taylor
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Bill Langille 3,324
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|John Davidson 2,183
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|Garfield Forrest 1,860
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Bill Langille
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour
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|Brian Thomas 2,387
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|Peter Foy 1,523
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|Darrell Dexter 4,977
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|Jessica Gould (NSP) 102
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|Darrell Dexter
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
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|Harry McInroy 1,641
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|Brian Churchill 1,121
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|Kevin Deveaux 3,597
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|Kailee MacPherson (NSP) 74
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|Kevin Deveaux
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland North
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Ernie Fage 4,609
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|Marsh Fox 1,389
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|Kim Cail 1,109
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|Jason Blanch (Ind.) 337
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Ernie Fage
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland South
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Murray Scott 4,898
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|Harriet McCready 1,109
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|Scott McKee 745
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Murray Scott
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East
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|Terry Degen 3,107
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|Debra Barlow 2,321
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|Joan Massey 3,272
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|Hugo St-Onge (Mar.) 101
Scott Anderson (NSP) 98
Sebastien Theriault (Ind.) 28
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Jim Smith
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North
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|Jane MacKay 1,900
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|Rosemary Godin 1,300
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|Jerry Pye 3,799
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|Pat Gould (NSP) 86
Marc-Andre Roy (Mar.) 75
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|Jerry Pye
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
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|Tim Olive 2,813
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|Colin MacEachern 2,218
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|Marilyn More 3,844
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Tim Olive
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby-Annapolis
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|Gordon Balser 2,339
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Harold Theriault Jr. 2,666
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|Deborah Trask 755
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|Gordon Reid (NSP) 91
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Gordon Balser
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eastern Shore
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Bill Dooks 3,073
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|Randy Carter 1,326
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|Sidney Prest 2,427
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Bill Dooks
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Glace Bay
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|Mark Bettens 1,351
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|David Wilson 4,420
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|Vince Hall 2,342
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Dave Wilson
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough-Sheet Harbour
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Ronnie Chisholm 2,587
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|Gordon MacDonald 2,199
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|Jim Boudreau 2,023
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Ronnie Chisholm
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic
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|Linda Mosher 2,996
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|Ian MacKinnon 2,382
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|Michelle Raymond 3,327
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|Gerald Rodgers (NSP) 191
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|Robert Chisholm
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto
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|Sandy Phillips 1,983
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|Kenzie MacKinnon 2,592
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Howard Epstein 3,682
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|Scott Higgins (NSP) 103
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|Howard Epstein
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel
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|Jane Purves 2,466
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Danny Graham 3,042
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|Peter Delefes 2,542
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|Michael Patriquen (Mar.) 58
James Marchoine (NSP) 38
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jane Purves
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Clayton Park
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|Mary Ann McGrath 3,034
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Diana Whalen 3,329
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|Roberta Morrison 2,312
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|Greg Lavern (Ind.) 152
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Mary Ann McGrath
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Fairview
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|Bruce MacCharles 1,684
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|Susan Hayes 2,284
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|Graham Steele 3,439
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|David Boyd (NSP) 94
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|Graham Steele
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham
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|Linda Carvery 1,377
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|Mike Rogers 2,178
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|Maureen MacDonald 3,709
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|Blair Baxter (NSP) 116
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|Maureen MacDonald
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Barry Barnet 3,322
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|Pam Streeter 2,419
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|Brenda Haley 2,229
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|Melanie Patriquen (Mar.) 105
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|Barry Barnet
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
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|Mary Lou LeRoy 1,640
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|Larry Matthews 1,866
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|John MacDonnell 4,783
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|Ken Smith (NSP) 106
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|John MacDonnell
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Ron Russell 3,871
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|Randy Matheson 2,118
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|Sean Bennett 2,200
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|Chummy Anthony (Mar.) 148
Connie Brauer (NSP) 51
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|Ron Russell
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Rodney MacDonald 5,398
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|Debbie Gillis 3,871
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|Tim Murphy 1,277
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Rodney MacDonald
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Mark Parent 4,063
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|Michael Landry 1,533
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|Jim Morton 2,340
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|Ben Friesen (Mar.) 157
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Mark Parent
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|David Morse 3,347
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|Maura Ryan 2,682
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|David Mangle 2,794
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|Victor Harris (NSP) 67
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|David Morse
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
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|Jon Carey 2,929
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Leo Glavine 3,045
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|Greg Hubbert 2,275
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jon Carey
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Michael Baker 3,734
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|Jim Davis 1,695
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|Chris Heide 2,625
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Michael Baker
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Carolyn Bolivar-Getson 3,111
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|John MacDonald 2,550
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|David Ferguson 2,180
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|John Hamm 4,262
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|Tim Daley 1,789
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|Alexander MacIsaac 1,571
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|Darryl Gallivan (Mar.) 170
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|John Hamm
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jim DeWolfe 3,295
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|John Fraser 2,239
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|Bob Matheson 1,329
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jim DeWolfe
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
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|Paul Veniot 2,530
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|Ed MacMaster 1,639
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Charlie Parker 3,410
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|Doug Corbett (Ind.) 163
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Muriel Baillie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Preston
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|David Hendsbee 1,361
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Keith Colwell 1,411
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|Doug Sparks 1,331
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|Marc-Boris St-Maurice (Mar.) 50
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|David Hendsbee
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Kerry Morash 2,721
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|Winston Seaton 1,137
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|Vicki Conrad 2,300
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Kerry Morash
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
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|Richie Cotton 1,850
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Michel Samson 3,047
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|Clair Rankin 1,036
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Michael Samson
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville-Cobequid
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|John Giannakos 2,426
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|Bob Harvey 2,147
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Dave Wilson 3,881
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|Michael Patriquen (Mar.) 97
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|John Holm
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Cecil O'Donnell 3,702
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|Clifford Huskilson 3,107
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|Kendall Stoddard 810
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Cecil O'Donnell
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Timberlea-Prospect
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|Barry Fraser 1,535
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|Bruce Holland 1,829
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Bill Estabrooks 5,049
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP|
|Bill Estabrooks
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro-Bible Hill
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jamie Muir 3,862
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|Jeff Yuill 2,021
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|Jim Harpell 2,314
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Jamie Muir
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria-The Lakes
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|Keith Bain 2,086
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Gerald Sampson 2,284
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|Nancy MacKeigan 934
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|Brian Boudreau (Ind.) 750
Stemer MacLeod (Ind.) 264
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal|
|Kenny MacAskill
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Gary Hines 3,141
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|David Morrigan 2,240
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|Percy Paris 2,778
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|Heather Sawers (NSP) 94
Alex Neron (Mar.) 86
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Peter Christie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Richard Hurlburt 4,656
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|Phil DeMille 2,446
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|Gillian Rowley 1,142
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|Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative|
|Richard Hurlburt
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See also
Reference
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
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| Municipal elections | |
| Referendums | |
See also: List of Nova Scotia by-elections | |
