2009 Nova Scotia general election

2009 Nova Scotia general election
← 2006
52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Premier before election; Rodney MacDonald; Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia	Premier-designate ; Darrell Dexter; New Democratic Party

The 2009 Nova Scotia general election, in the Province of Nova Scotia was held on June 9, 2009. The government was defeated on a money bill on May 4, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Mayann Francis on May 5.^[1]

Campaign

The election campaign began on May 5, 2009, after the New Democrats and Liberals voted against the Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act, legislation that would have permitted the government to divert its revenues from oil and gas development in the Atlantic Ocean from debt payment, as required under current provincial law, to fund extra spending in the 2009 budget.^[2] As the Progressive Conservatives won only a minority government in the 2006 election, at least one of the two opposition parties would have been required to vote in favour of the legislation for it to pass.

Timeline

June 13, 2006 - Rodney MacDonald's Progressive Conservatives are elected to a minority government. Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie resigns.
March 1, 2007 - NDP MLA Kevin Deveaux resigns his seat of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
April 28, 2007 - Stephen McNeil is elected leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
October 2, 2007 - Becky Kent of the NDP is elected in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection.
March 2, 2009 - Lunenburg MLA and Finance Minister Michael Baker dies.
May 4, 2009 - Government is defeated on a budget bill (Bill 240 - Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act (amendments to Provincial finance Act)).
May 5, 2009 - Legislature is officially dissolved and writ of election dropped.
May 19, 2009 - First official leaders' debate.
June 2, 2009 - Second official leaders' debate.
June 9, 2009 - Election Day – polls close at 7:00 PM ADT; CBC projects an NDP government at 7:30 PM ADT.^[3]

Results by party

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	2006	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row	New Democratic	Darrell Dexter	52	20	20	31	+55.0%	186,163	45.26%	+10.63% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal	Stephen McNeil	52	9	9	11	+22.2%	111,961	27.22%	+3.78% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Progressive Conservative	Rodney MacDonald	52	23	21	10	−56.5%	100,836	24.52%	−15.05% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row	Green	Ryan Watson	52	0	0	0	0.0%	9,581	2.33%	0.00% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independents	4	0	1	0	0.0%	2,769	0.67%	+0.63%
	Vacant				1
Total			212	52	52	52	0.0%	411,310	100.00%	0.00%

Candidates lined up.^[4]

Results by region

Party name	HRM	C.B.	Valley	S. Shore	Fundy	Central	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row								New Democratic Party	Seats:	14	2	2	5	4	4	31 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row	Popular vote:	54.07%	40.16%	27.05%	43.03%	41.76%	50.10%	45.26% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Liberal	Seats:	4	3	4	-	-	-	11 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row	Popular vote:	28.65%	29.57%	46.46%	18.11%	14.60%	16.84%	27.22% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	-	4	1	2	2	1	10 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row	Popular vote:	14.36%	28.34%	23.89%	36.08%	37.44%	31.32%	24.52%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green/row								New Democratic Party	Green	Popular vote:	2.88%	1.78%	2.60%	1.90%	1.89%	1.74%	2.33% Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independents	Popular vote:	0.03%	0.14%	N/A	0.88%	4.32%	Liberal	N/A	0.67%															Progressive Conservative
Total seats:	18	9	7	7	6	5	52

Opinion polls

Polling firm	Dates	Link	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives\|Prog. Cons.	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP\|New Democratic	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal\|Liberal	Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Green\|Green
2009 Election Results	June 9, 2009	[3]	24.5%	45.3%	27.2%	2.3%
Angus Reid Strategies	June 4, 2009	PDF	23%	47%	26%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	June 1, 2009	HTML	26%	44%	28%	2%
Corporate Research Associates	May 7-16, 2009	HTML	28%	37%	31%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	February 2009	HTML	30%	36%	31%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	November 2008	HTML	33%	37%	27%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	August 2008	HTML	33%	36%	28%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	May 2008	HTML	27%	38%	30%	4%
Corporate Research Associates	February 2008	HTML	32%	37%	28%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	November 2007	HTML	32%	39%	25%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	August 2007	HTML	32%	35%	28%	5%
Corporate Research Associates	May 2007	HTML	29%	37%	26%	7%
Corporate Research Associates	February 2007	HTML	35%	36%	25%	3%
Corporate Research Associates	November 2006	HTML	32%	37%	26%	4%
Corporate Research Associates	August 2006	HTML	33%	35%	24%	-
2006 Election Results	June 2006	[4]	40%	35%	24%	2%

Riding results

Winners are indicated by the party-coloured bar next to the winner's name.
bold denotes a cabinet minister or party leader
† denotes an incumbent not seeking re-election

Annapolis Valley

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis | |Kent Robinson
971 - (11.05 %) | |Henry Spurr
1,176 - (13.38 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Stephen McNeil
6,446 - (73.32 %) | |Jamie E.L. Spinney
198 - (2.25 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Stephen McNeil |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare | |Jimmy Doucet
459 - (8.75 %) | |Paul Comeau
1,326 - (25.29 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Wayne Gaudet
3,392 - (64.68 %) | |Diane Bean
67 - (1.28 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Wayne Gaudet |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby-Annapolis | |Cindy Nesbitt
846 - (15.49 %) | |Sherri Oliver
1,025 - (18.76 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Harold Theriault
3,514 - (64.32 %) | |Namron Bean
78 - (1.43 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Harold Theriault |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Chuck Porter
3,374 - (37.31 %) | |Barbara Gallagher
2,401 - (26.55 %) | |Paula Lunn
3,065 - (33.89 %) | |Sheila Richardson
204 - (2.26 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Chuck Porter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North | |Mark Parent
3,079 - (36.08 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Jim Morton
3,535 - (41.43 %) | |Shirley Fisher
1,541 - (18.06 %) | |Anna-Maria Galante-Ward
378 - (4.43 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Mark Parent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South | |David Morse
2,764 - (28.20 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Ramona Jennex
4,038 - (41.20 %) | |Paula Howatt
2,639 - (26.93 %) | |Brendan MacNeill
360 - (3.67 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |David Morse |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West | |Chris Palmer
1,668 - (20.31 %) | |Carol Tobin
1,398 - (17.03 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Leo Glavine
4,996 - (60.85 %) | |Nistal Prem de Boer
149 - (1.81 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Leo Glavine |}

South Shore

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Chris d'Entremont
2,817 - (64.14 %) | |Melvin Huskins
759 - (17.28 %) | |Lionel LeBlanc
742 - (16.89 %) | |Barbara Lake
74 - (1.68 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Chris d'Entremont |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chester-St. Margaret's | |Judy Streatch
2,762 - (27.47 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Denise Peterson-Rafuse
4,835 - (48.09 %) | |Jo-Ann Grant
2,122 - (21.11 %) | |Ryan Cameron
335 - (3.33 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Judy Streatch |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg | |Peter Zwicker
2,049 - (27.45 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Pam Birdsall
3,644 - (48.82 %) | |Rick Welsford
1,190 - (15.94 %) | |Jason Remai
124 - (1.66 %) | |Milton Countway
457 - (6.12 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |align=center|(vacant)^a |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West | |Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
3,045 - (33.50 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Gary Ramey
3,600 - (39.60 %) | |Mark Furey
2,297 - (25.27 %) | |Emily Richardson
148 - (1.63 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Carolyn Bolivar-Getson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |Kerry Morash
1,926 - (28.76 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Vicki Conrad
4,012 - (59.91 %) | |Wayne Henley
674 - (10.06 %) | |Stuart Simpson
85 - (1.27 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Vicki Conrad |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne | |Eddie Nickerson
1,637 - (23.59 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Sterling Belliveau
3,844 - (55.41 %) | |Darian Huskilson
1,356 - (19.54 %) | |Robin Smith
101 - (1.46 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Sterling Belliveau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Richard Hurlburt
4,537 - (61.34 %) | |David Olie
1,696 - (22.93 %) | |David Mooney
1,041 - (14.07 %) | |Ronald Mills
123 - (1.66 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Richard Hurlburt |}

^a - Previously held by Progressive Conservative Michael Baker, who died in office on March 2, 2009.

Fundy-Northeast

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | |Steve Streatch
2,151 - (28.99 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Gary Burrill
3,568 - (48.09 %) | |Willie Versteeg
1,529 - (20.61 %) | |Margaret Whitney
172 - (2.32 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Brooke Taylor† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Karen Casey
3,784 - (50.16 %) | |Arthur Hartlen
2,354 - (31.20 %) | |Lorenda Ebbett
1,243 - (16.48 %) | |Judy Davis
163 - (2.16 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Karen Casey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland North | |Keith Hunter
1,359 - (17.22 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Brian Skabar
3,170 - (40.16 %) | |Brent Noiles
1,073 - (13.59 %) | |Aviva Silburt
127 - (1.61 %) | |Ernest Fage
2,164 - (27.42 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independent| |Ernest Fage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland South |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Murray Scott
4,353 - (67.94 %) | |Don Tabor
1,641 - (25.61 %) | |Joseph Archibald
325 - (5.07 %) | |Danny Melvin
88 - (1.37 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Murray Scott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |Todd Williams
1,510 - (16.25 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |John MacDonell
6,052 - (65.14 %) | |Maurice Rees
1,498 - (16.12 %) | |Emerich Winkler
231 - (2.49 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |John MacDonell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro-Bible Hill | |Hughie MacIsaac
2,607 - (30.42 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Lenore Zann
4,147 - (48.40 %) | |Bob Hagell
1,651 - (19.27 %) | |Kaleigh Brinkhurst
164 - (1.91 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Jamie Muir † |}

Central Halifax

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto | |David Atchison
544 - (6.91 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Howard Epstein
4,446 - (56.47 %) | |Jane Spurr
2,535 - (32.20 %) | |Chris Hanlon
348 - (4.42 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Howard Epstein |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel | |Ted Larsen
1,001 - (13.00 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Leonard Preyra
3,824 - (49.65 %) | |Gerry Walsh
2,548 - (33.08 %) | |Ryan Watson
329 - (4.27 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Leonard Preyra |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Clayton Park | |Debbie Hum
1,084 - (10.56 %) | |Linda Power
3,924 - (38.24 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Diana Whalen
5,030 - (49.02 %) | |Amanda Hester
172 - (1.68 %) | |Jonathan Dean
51 - (0.50 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Diana Whalen |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Fairview | |Paul Henderson
893 - (12.17 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Graham Steele
4,675 - (63.69 %) | |Brad Armitage
1,544 - (21.04 %) | |Jane Hester
228 - (3.11 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| | Graham Steele |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham | |Jason Cameron
486 - (6.18 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Maureen MacDonald
5,337 - (67.83 %) | |Graham Estabrooks
1,670 - (21.23 %) | |Kris MacLellan
375 - (4.77 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Maureen MacDonald |}

Suburban Halifax

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford-Birch Cove | |Len Goucher
2,268 - (20.75 %) | |Brian Mosher
3,552 - (32.50 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Kelly Regan
4,861 - (44.48 %) | |Neil Green
248 - (2.27 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Len Goucher |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic | |Brian Phillips
942 - (11.06 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Michèle Raymond
5,194 - (61.00 %) | |Jim Hoskins
2,003 - (23.52 %) | |Anthony Rosborough
376 - (4.42 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Michele Raymond |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville | |Barry Barnet
2,218 - (23.05 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Mat Whynott
4,815 - (50.03 %) | |Patrick Doyle
2,381 - (24.74 %) | |Shawn Redmond
210 - (2.18 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Barry Barnet |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville-Cobequid | |Jessica Alexander
976 - (12.46 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Dave Wilson
5,120 - (65.34 %) | |Scott Hemming
1,548 - (19.75 %) | |Ian Charles
192 - (2.45 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Dave Wilson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Timberlea-Prospect | |Gina Byrne
764 - (8.69 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Bill Estabrooks
6,174 - (70.21 %) | |Lisa Mullin
1,596 - (18.15 %) | |Tom Trappenberg
259 - (2.95 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Bill Estabrooks |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | |Gary Hines
1,696 - (18.45 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Percy Paris
5,007 - (54.47 %) | |Bill Horne
2,290 - (24.91 %) | |Damon Loomer
199 - (2.16 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Percy Paris |}

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour | |Mike Josey
930 - (10.95 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Darrell Dexter
5,847 - (68.83 %) | |Tony Ince
1,519 - (17.88 %) | |Donna Toews
199 - (2.34 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Darrell Dexter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | |Lloyd Jackson
1,074 - (15.90 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Becky Kent
4,402 - (65.17 %) | |Orest Ulan
1,054 - (15.60%) | |Denise Menard
225 - (3.33 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Becky Kent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East | |Bert Thompson
873 - (9.66 %) | |Joan Massey
3,903- (43.21 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Andrew Younger
4,073 - (45.09 %) | |Anna Mukpo
184 - (2.04%) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Joan Massey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North | |David Losey
568 - (7.94 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Trevor Zinck
4,058 - (56.74 %) | |Jim Smith
2,321 - (32.45 %) | |Alex Donaldson
205 - (2.78 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Trevor Zinck |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South-Portland Valley | |George Jordan
1,389 - (13.59 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Marilyn More
5,579 - (54.57 %) | |Colin Hebb
2,946 - (28.81 %) | |David Croft
310 - (3.03 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Marilyn More |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eastern Shore | |Bill Dooks
2,517 - (34.38 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Sid Prest
3,627 - (49.54 %) | |Loretta Halleran
986 - (13.47 %) | |Michael Marshall
192 - (2.62 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Bill Dooks |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Preston | |Dwayne Provo
1,240 - (27.43 %) | |Janet Sutcliffe
1,316 - (29.11 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Keith Colwell
1,908 - (42.2 %) | |Sarah Densmore
57 - (1.26 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Keith Colwell |}

Central Nova

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Angus MacIsaac
3,613 - (38.08 %) | |Maurice Smith
3,338 - (35.18 %) | |Miles Tompkins
2,378 - (25.06 %) | |Rebecca Mosher
160 - (1.69 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Angus MacIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough-Sheet Harbour | |Ron Chisholm
1,750 - (24.91 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Jim Boudreau
3,621 - (51.55 %) | |Lloyd Hines
1,573 - (22.39 %) | |Amy Florian
80 - (1.14 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Ron Chisholm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre | |Pat Dunn
3,519 - (44.64 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Ross Landry
3,650 - (46.3 %) | |Neil MacIsaac
567 - (7.19 %) | |Jim Lindsey
147 - (1.86 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Pat Dunn |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East | |J. Ed. MacDonald
1,984 - (25.94 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Clarrie MacKinnon
4,894 - (63.98 %) | |Francois Rochon
642 - (8.39 %) | |Robbie White
129 - (1.69 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Clarrie MacKinnon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West | |Leonard Fraser
1,466 - (19.99 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Charlie Parker
4,226 - (57.63 %) | |Paul Landry
1,471 - (20.06 %) | |Chelsea Richardson
170 - (2.32 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Charlie Parker |}

Cape Breton

Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 4plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Chris Ryan
507 - (7.61 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Frank Corbett
5,258 - (78.9 %) | |Joe MacPherson
797 - (11.96 %) | |Chris Alders
102 - (1.53 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Frank Corbett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Cecil Clarke
3,476 - (44.68 %) | |Russell MacDonald
3,312 - (42.58 %) | |Ken Jardine
891 - (11.45 %) | |Chris Milburn
100 - (1.29 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Cecil Clarke |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova | |Cory Hann
276 - (4.15 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Gordie Gosse
4,734 - (71.11 %) | |Donnie Morrison
1,554 - (23.34 %) | |Michael Milburn
93 - (1.4 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP| |Gordie Gosse |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South | |Steve Tobin
1,388 - (15.13 %) | |Wayne McKay
3,332 - (36.33 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Manning MacDonald
4,278 - (46.65 %) | |Cathy Theriault
173 - (1.89 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Manning MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Alfie MacLeod
3,986 - (43.88 %) | |Delton MacDonald
2,750 - (30.28 %) | |Josephine Kennedy
2,206 - (24.29 %) | |Michael Parsons
141 - (1.55 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Alfie MacLeod |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Glace Bay | |Tom MacPherson
836 - (11.68 %) | |Myrtle Campbell
2,854 - (39.86 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |David Wilson
3,397 - (47.44 %) | |Todd Pettigrew
73 - (1.02 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| | David Wilson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Rodney MacDonald
5,412 - (56.05 %) | |Michael MacIsaac
2,016 - (20.88 %) | |Shaun Bennett
1,920 - (19.89 %) | |Nathalie Arsenault
307 - (3.18 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Rodney MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond | |John Greene
1,045 - (17.91 %) | |Clair Rankin
1,477 - (25.31 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Michel Samson
3,228 - (55.31 %) | |John Percy
86 - (1.47 %) | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Michel Samson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria-The Lakes |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Keith Bain
2,417 - (38.68 %) | |Fraser Patterson
1,680 - (26.88 %) | |Gerald Sampson
1,912 - (30.6 %) | |James V. O'Brien
143 - (2.29 %) | |Stemer MacLeod
97 - (1.55 %) |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives| |Keith Bain |}

Shifts in control

Progressive Conservative to NDP

References

^ "Nova Scotia goes to the polls June 9". The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2009.
^ "Ready to vote? Nova Scotia's minority Tory government falls". cbc.ca, May 4, 2009.
^ [1], CBC, June 9, 2009.
^ [2], additional text.

Bibliography

Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2006-12-02.

External links

Elections Nova Scotia
CBC: Nova Scotia Votes 2009
Nodice.ca - Nova Scotia Provincial Election 2009
[5] - Chronicle Herald
[6]

[1] "Nova Scotia goes to the polls June 9". The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2009.

[2] "Ready to vote? Nova Scotia's minority Tory government falls". cbc.ca, May 4, 2009.

[3] [1], CBC, June 9, 2009.

[test-4] [2], additional text.

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Municipal elections	1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Referendums	1929 2004
See also: List of Nova Scotia by-elections

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v t e Politics of Nova Scotia
The Crown	Sovereign King Charles III
Lieutenant-Governor	Arthur LeBlanc Former lieutenant-governors
Premier	Tim Houston Former premiers Executive Council (Cabinet)
Opposition leader	Zach Churchill Former opposition leaders
House of Assembly	Current members Past General Assemblies
Speaker of the Assembly	Danielle Barkhouse Former Speakers
Political parties	Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Green Nova Scotians United
Elections	2021 general election Past elections
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