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2017 Nova Scotia general election

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All 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
26 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.35% Decrease 5.73 pp
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Stephen McNeil Jamie Baillie Gary Burrill
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since April 28, 2007 October 26, 2010 February 27, 2016
Leader's seat Annapolis Cumberland South Halifax Chebucto
Last election 33 seats, 45.71% 11 seats, 26.31% 7 seats, 26.84%
Seats before 34 10 5
Seats won 27 17 7
Seat change Decrease 7 Increase 7 Increase 2
Popular vote 158,384 143,353 86,299
Percentage 39.47% 35.73% 21.51%
Swing Decrease 6.24pp Increase 9.42pp Decrease 5.33pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.

Premier before election

Stephen McNeil
Liberal

Premier after election

Stephen McNeil
Liberal

The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolution to 27 seats.

Timeline

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Changes in seats held (2014–2017)
Seat Before Change
Date Member Party Reason Date Member Party
Hants West June 13, 2014[5] Chuck Porter  PC Left party  Independent
Dartmouth South March 16, 2015[6] Allan Rowe  Liberal Died in office July 14, 2015[7] Marian Mancini  New Democratic
Cape Breton Centre April 2, 2015[8] Frank Corbett  New Democratic Resignation July 14, 2015 David Wilton  Liberal
Sydney-Whitney Pier April 2, 2015 Gordie Gosse  New Democratic Resignation July 14, 2015 Derek Mombourquette  Liberal
Dartmouth East November 5, 2015[9] Andrew Younger  Liberal Dismissed from Cabinet and caucus  Independent
Hants West February 17, 2016[10] Chuck Porter  Independent Joins Liberal caucus  Liberal
Halifax Needham April 12, 2016[11] Maureen MacDonald  New Democratic Resignation August 30, 2016[12] Lisa Roberts  New Democratic
Dartmouth South April 23, 2017 Marian Mancini  New Democratic Resignation  Vacant

Party standings

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Results by party

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27 17 7
Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Summary of the 2017 Nova Scotia House of Assembly election[13]
Party Leader Candidates Votes Seats
# ± % Change (pp) 2013 2017 ±
Liberal Stephen McNeil 51 158,383 31,729Decrease 39.47 -6.23
 
33
27 / 51
6Decrease
Progressive Conservative Jamie Baillie 51 143,354 33,902Increase 35.73 9.41 9.41
 
11
17 / 51
6Increase
New Democratic Gary Burrill 51 86,299 25,323Decrease 21.51 -5.33
 
7
7 / 51
Steady
Green Thomas Trappenberg 32 11,127 7,599Increase 2.77 1.92 1.92
 
Atlantica Jonathan Geoffrey Dean 15 1,632 1,632Increase 0.41 New
Independent 3 447 791Decrease 0.11 -0.19
Total 203 401,242 100.00%
Rejected ballots 2,123 1,016Decrease
Turnout 403,365 15,726Decrease 53.35% 4.85Decrease
Registered voters 756,113 36,036Increase


Synopsis of results

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Results by riding - 2017 Nova Scotia general election[13]
Riding Region Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes
2013 1st place Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
2nd place Lib PC NDP Grn Atl Ind Total
 
Annapolis Annapolis Valley   Lib   Lib 6,410 64.73% 4,893 49.41%   NDP 58.86% 6,410 1,480 1,517 366 130 9,903
Antigonish Central Nova   Lib   Lib 3,877 43.38% 738 8.26%   PC 62.08% 3,877 3,139 1,815 106 8,937
Argyle-Barrington South Shore   PC   PC 4,031 65.07% 2,190 35.35%   Lib 49.76% 1,841 4,031 323 6,195
Bedford Suburban Halifax   Lib   Lib 5,831 52.69% 2,443 22.08%   PC 51.50% 5,831 3,388 1,362 485 11,066
Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton   NDP   NDP 3,419 43.77% 796 10.19%   Lib 59.68% 2,623 1,770 3,419 7,812
Cape Breton-Richmond Cape Breton   Lib   PC 3,337 43.57% 21 0.27%   Lib 68.56% 3,316 3,337 1,006 7,659
Chester-St. Margaret's South Shore   NDP   Lib 3,112 35.46% 91 1.04%   NDP 57.03% 3,112 2,230 3,021 413 8,776
Clare-Digby Annapolis Valley   Lib   Lib 4,044 50.49% 1,761 21.99%   PC 56.08% 4,044 2,283 1,682 8,009
Clayton Park West Central Halifax   Lib   Lib 4,035 46.05% 1,731 19.75%   PC 49.64% 4,035 2,304 1,764 506 154 8,763
Colchester North Fundy-Northeast   Lib   Lib 3,654 46.49% 429 5.46%   PC 54.57% 3,654 3,225 980 7,859
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Fundy-Northeast   PC   PC 3,655 50.57% 1,708 23.63%   Lib 51.18% 1,947 3,655 1,625 7,227
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   PC 2,682 36.40% 97 1.32%   Lib 48.98% 2,585 2,682 1,759 343 7,369
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   Lib 3,583 36.85% 380 3.91%   PC 53.95% 3,583 3,203 2,552 385 9,723
Cumberland North Fundy-Northeast   Lib   PC 3,632 51.66% 919 13.07%   Lib 53.30% 2,713 3,632 496 84 106 7,031
Cumberland South Fundy-Northeast   PC   PC 3,536 51.49% 757 11.02%   Lib 62.37% 2,779 3,536 398[a 2] 154 6,867
Dartmouth East Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   PC 3,309 41.15% 191 2.38%   Lib 54.31% 3,118 3,309 964 650 8,041
Dartmouth North Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   NDP 2,771 39.36% 329 4.67%   Lib 42.65% 2,442 1,384 2,771 318 126 7,041
Dartmouth South Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   NDP 3,545 39.65% 197 2.20%   Lib 50.83% 3,348 1,418 3,545 506 123 8,940
Eastern Shore Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   Lib 2,527 37.71% 503 7.51%   PC 53.67% 2,527 2,024 1,780 221 149 6,701
Fairview-Clayton Park Central Halifax   Lib   Lib 2,925 39.90% 735 10.03%   NDP 41.93% 2,925 1,839 2,190 376 7,330
Glace Bay Cape Breton   Lib   Lib 3,317 46.65% 379 5.33%   PC 57.42% 3,317 2,938 718 137 7,110
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie Central Nova   Lib   Lib 2,565 43.09% 71 1.19%   PC 58.47% 2,565 2,494 894 5,953
Halifax Armdale Central Halifax   Lib   Lib 2,962 44.58% 864 13.00%   NDP 53.48% 2,962 1,253 2,098 246 85 6,644
Halifax Atlantic Suburban Halifax   Lib   Lib 4,219 55.48% 2,491 32.76%   NDP 50.03% 4,219 1,300 1,728 357 7,604
Halifax Chebucto Central Halifax   Lib   NDP 4,197 46.15% 624 6.86%   Lib 51.88% 3,573 963 4,197 361 9,094
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Central Halifax   Lib   Lib 2,419 41.28% 801 13.67%   NDP 39.34% 2,419 1,480 1,618 343 5,860
Halifax Needham Central Halifax   NDP   NDP 3,880 51.36% 1,805 23.89%   Lib 45.89% 2,075 1,135 3,880 465 7,555
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Suburban Halifax   Lib   Lib 3,432 46.69% 1,011 13.76%   PC 57.08% 3,432 2,421 1,157 340 7,350
Hants East Fundy-Northeast   Lib   Lib 3,923 43.67% 819 9.12%   PC 48.06% 3,923 3,104 1,508 449 8,984
Hants West Annapolis Valley   PC   Lib 4,589 54.87% 2,173 25.98%   PC 53.94% 4,589 2,416 1,042 243 73 8,363
Inverness Cape Breton   PC   PC 4,687 61.90% 2,340 30.90%   Lib 66.22% 2,347 4,687 538 7,572
Kings North Annapolis Valley   PC   PC 3,823 45.94% 1,039 12.49%   Lib 52.19% 2,784 3,823 1,347 295 72 8,321
Kings South Annapolis Valley   Lib   Lib 4,269 46.71% 1,773 19.40%   PC 52.26% 4,269 2,496 1,921 337 116 9,139
Kings West Annapolis Valley   Lib   Lib 4,190 52.45% 1,175 14.71%   PC 52.29% 4,190 3,015 536 247 7,988
Lunenburg South Shore   Lib   Lib 3,110 39.45% 673 8.54%   PC 55.47% 3,110 2,437 2,336 7,883
Lunenburg West South Shore   Lib   Lib 3,839 47.10% 1,578 19.36%   PC 50.51% 3,839 2,261 1,690 361 8,151
Northside-Westmount Cape Breton   PC   PC 5,941 63.46% 3,956 42.26%   Lib 56.62% 1,985 5,941 1,436 9,362
Pictou Centre Central Nova   PC   PC 3,773 52.36% 1,746 24.23%   Lib 55.79% 2,027 3,773 1,406 7,206
Pictou East Central Nova   PC   PC 5,275 73.88% 3,974 55.66%   Lib 59.90% 1,301 5,275 564 7,140
Pictou West Central Nova   PC   PC 4,333 62.44% 3,031 43.68%   NDP 62.08% 1,143 4,333 1,302 161 6,939
Preston-Dartmouth Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore   Lib   Lib 2,572 51.33% 1,459 29.12%   NDP 44.28% 2,572 1,105 1,113 221 5,011
Queens-Shelburne South Shore   NDP   PC 3,244 43.82% 941 12.71%   Lib 52.70% 2,303 3,244 1,581 275 7,403
Sackville-Beaver Bank Suburban Halifax   Lib   PC 2,923 43.58% 768 11.45%   Lib 48.47% 2,155 2,923 1,332 231 66 6,707
Sackville-Cobequid Suburban Halifax   NDP   NDP 3,465 44.17% 1,427 18.19%   Lib 50.95% 2,038 1,991 3,465 262 88 7,844
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Cape Breton   PC   PC 6,370 67.73% 4,149 44.11%   Lib 60.76% 2,221 6,370 814 9,405
Sydney-Whitney Pier Cape Breton   NDP   Lib 3,656 38.72% 160 1.69%   NDP 52.62% 3,656 2,290 3,496 9,442
Timberlea-Prospect Suburban Halifax   Lib   Lib 4,272 49.90% 2,242 26.19%   PC 53.58% 4,272 2,030 1,804 337 118 8,561
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Fundy-Northeast   NDP   NDP 3,455 43.95% 943 12.00%   PC 48.43% 1,894 2,512 3,455 7,861
Victoria-The Lakes Cape Breton   Lib   PC 4,373 59.55% 2,404 32.74%   Lib 58.52% 1,969 4,373 544 265 192 7,343
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Suburban Halifax   Lib   Lib 3,160 37.94% 65 0.78%   PC 55.47% 3,160 3,095 1,567 506 8,328
Yarmouth South Shore   Lib   Lib 5,364 68.16% 3,357 42.66%   PC 57.12% 5,364 2,007 243 256 7,870
  1. ^ including spoilt ballots
  2. ^ Larry Duchesne was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party.
  = Open seat
  = Turnout is above provincial average
  = Winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = Incumbent had switched allegiance
  = Previously incumbent in another riding
  = Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = Incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = Other incumbents renominated
  = Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Multiple candidates

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
New Democratic
Independent

Nominated candidates

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Annapolis Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Annapolis Stephen McNeil
6,410
64.73%
Ginny Hurlock[19]
1,480
14.94%
Colin Sproul[20]
1,517
15.32%
Zac Crockatt
366
3.70%
Kent Robinson
130
1.31%
Stephen McNeil
Clare-Digby Gordon Wilson
4,044
50.49%
Normand Cormier
2,283
28.51%
Harold Neil[21]
1,682
21.00%
Gordon Wilson
Hants West Chuck Porter
4,589
54.87%
Janice Munroe Dodge[22]
2,416
28.89%
Lalia Kerr
1,042
12.46%
Torin Buzek[23]
243
2.91%
Edward Boucher
73
0.87%
Chuck Porter
Kings North Geof Turner[24]
2,784
33.46%
John Lohr
3,823
45.94%
Ted Champion
1,347
16.19%
Mary Lou Harley
295
3.55%
Bryden Deadder
72
0.87%
John Lohr
Kings South Keith Irving
4,269
46.71%
Peter Harrison
2,496
27.31%
Stephen Schneider
1,921
21.02%
Sheila Richardson[23]
337
3.69%
Joel Hirtle
116
1.27%
Keith Irving
Kings West Leo Glavine
4,190
52.45%
Chris Palmer[25]
3,015
37.74%
Cheryl Burbidge
536
6.71%
Madeline Taylor
247
3.09%
Leo Glavine

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green
Argyle-Barrington Louis d'Entremont[26]
1,841
29.72%
Chris d'Entremont
4,031
65.07%
Greg Foster[21]
323
5.21%
Chris d'Entremont
Chester-St. Margaret's Hugh MacKay[27]
3,112
35.46%
Julie Chaisson
2,230
25.41%
Denise Peterson-Rafuse
3,021
34.42%
Harry Ward[23]
413
4.71%
Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Lunenburg Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
3,110
39.45%
Brian Pickings[28]
2,437
30.91%
Marc Breaugh[29]
2,336
29.63%
Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Lunenburg West Mark Furey
3,839
47.10%
Carole Hipwell
2,261
27.74%
Lisa Norman
1,690
20.73%
Michael Sheppard
361
4.43%
Mark Furey
Queens-Shelburne Vernon Oickle[30]
2,303
31.11%
Kim Masland[31]
3,244
43.82%
John Davis
1,581
21.36%
Kathaleen Milan[23]
275
3.71%
Sterling Belliveau
Yarmouth Zach Churchill
5,364
68.16%
Mitch Bonnar[32]
2,007
25.50%
David Olie[21]
243
3.09%
Jim Laverie
256
3.25%
Zach Churchill

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley Matthew Rushton
1,947
26.94%
Larry Harrison
3,655
50.57%
Janet Moulton
1,625
22.49%
Larry Harrison
Colchester North Karen Casey
3,654
46.49%
Rebecca Taylor
3,225
41.04%
James Finnie[33]
980
12.47%
Karen Casey
Cumberland North Terry Farrell
2,713
38.59%
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin[34]
3,632
51.66%
Earl Dow
496
7.05%
Bill Archer
84
1.19%
Richard Plett
106
1.51%
Terry Farrell
Cumberland South Kenny John Jackson[35]
2,779
40.47%
Jamie Baillie
3,536
51.49%
Larry Duchesne[36]
398
5.80%
Thor Lengies
154
2.24%
Jamie Baillie
Hants East Margaret Miller
3,923
43.67%
John A. MacDonald
3,104
34.55%
Liam Crouse
1,508
16.79%
Jenn Kang
449
5.00%
Margaret Miller
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River Craig Johnson[37]
1,894
24.09%
Keltie Jones[38]
2,512
31.96%
Lenore Zann
3,455
43.95%
Lenore Zann

Central Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Clayton Park West Rafah DiCostanzo
4,035
46.05%
Paul Kimball[39]
2,304
26.29%
Rana Zaman
1,764
20.13%
Thomas Trappenberg[23]
506
5.77%
Jonathan Dean
154
1.76%
Diana Whalen
Fairview-Clayton Park Patricia Arab
2,925
39.90%
Paul Beasant[40]
1,839
25.09%
Joanne Hussey
2,190
29.88%
Charlene Boyce[23]
376
5.13%
Patricia Arab
Halifax Armdale Lena Diab
2,962
44.58%
Sylvia Gillard
1,253
18.86%
David Wheeler[41]
2,098
31.58%
Marc-André Tremblay
246
3.70%
Michael McLeod
85
1.28%
Lena Diab
Halifax Chebucto Joachim Stroink
3,573
39.29%
John Wesley Chisholm[42]
963
10.59%
Gary Burrill
4,197
46.15%
Casey Meijer[23]
361
3.97%
Joachim Stroink
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island Labi Kousoulis
2,419
41.28%
Rob Batherson
1,480
25.26%
Glenn Walton
1,618
27.61%
Martin Willison[23]
343
5.85%
Labi Kousoulis
Halifax Needham Melinda Daye[43]
2,075
27.47%
Matthew Donahoe
1,135
15.02%
Lisa Roberts
3,880
51.36%
Andrew Jamieson
465
6.15%
Lisa Roberts

Suburban Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Bedford Kelly Regan
5,831
52.69%
Valerie White[44]
3,388
30.62%
Blake Wright
1,362
12.31%
Michealle Hanshaw
485
4.38%
Kelly Regan
Halifax Atlantic Brendan Maguire
4,219
55.48%
Bruce Holland[45][46]
1,300
17.10%
Trish Keeping
1,728
22.72%
Chelsey Carter[23]
357
4.69%
Brendan Maguire
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville Ben Jessome
3,432
46.69%
Matt Whitman[47]
2,421
32.94%
Paul McGuinness
1,157
15.74%
Jessica Alexander[23]
340
4.63%
Ben Jessome
Sackville-Beaver Bank Stephen Gough
2,155
32.13%
Brad Johns[48]
2,923
43.58%
Dennis Kutchera
1,332
19.86%
Michael Montgomery[23]
231
3.44%
Rita Billington
66
0.98%
Stephen Gough
Sackville-Cobequid Michel Hindlet[27]
2,038
25.98%
John Giannakos[49]
1,991
25.38%
Dave Wilson
3,465
44.17%
Tanner Montgomery
262
3.34%
Cathy Morgan
88
1.12%
Dave Wilson
Timberlea-Prospect Iain Rankin
4,272
49.90%
Tim Kohoot
2,030
23.71%
Linda Moxsom Skinner
1,804
21.07%
Kai Trappenberg[23]
337
3.94%
Matt Mansfield
118
1.38%
Iain Rankin
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Bill Horne
3,160
37.94%
Dan McNaughton[50]
3,095
37.16%
Trevor Sanipass
1,567
18.82%
Anthony Edmonds[23]
506
6.08%
Bill Horne

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage Joyce Treen
2,585
35.08%
Barbara Adams[51]
2,682
36.40%
Nancy Jakeman
1,759
23.87%
Rebecca Mosher
343
4.65%
Joyce Treen
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley Tony Ince
3,583
36.85%
Chris Mont
3,203
32.94%
Andre Cain
2,552
26.25%
Melanie Mulrooney
385
3.96%
Tony Ince
Dartmouth East Edgar Burns
3,118
38.78%
Tim Halman
3,309
41.15%
Bill McEwen
964
11.99%
Matthew Richey
650
8.08%
Andrew Younger
Dartmouth North Joanne Bernard
2,442
34.68%
Melanie Russell[52]
1,384
19.66%
Susan Leblanc
2,771
39.36%
Tyler Colbourne[23]
318
4.52%
David Boyd
126
1.79%
Joanne Bernard
Dartmouth South Vishal Bhardwaj[53]
3,348
37.45%
Jad Crnogorac[54]
1,418
15.86%
Claudia Chender[55]
3,545
39.65%
June Trenholm
506
5.66%
Jim Murray [56]
123
1.38%
Vacant†
Eastern Shore Kevin Murphy
2,527
37.71%
Patricia Auchnie
2,024
30.20%
Devin Ashley
1,780
26.56%
Andy Berry
221
3.30%
Randy Carter
149
2.22%
Kevin Murphy
Preston-Dartmouth Keith Colwell
2,572
51.33%
Irvine Carvery
1,105
22.05%
Shelley Fashan
1,113
22.21%
Aaron Alexander
221
4.41%
Keith Colwell

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica
Antigonish Randy Delorey
3,877
43.38%
Ray Mattie[57]
3,139
35.12%
Moraig MacGillivray[58]
1,815
20.31%
Ryan Smyth [59]
106
1.19%
Randy Delorey
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie Lloyd Hines
2,565
43.09%
Rob Wolf[60]
2,494
41.89%
Marney Simmons
894
15.02%
Lloyd Hines
Pictou Centre Jeff Davis[61]
2,027
28.13%
Pat Dunn
3,773
52.36%
Henderson Paris[62]
1,406
19.51%
Pat Dunn
Pictou East John Fraser
1,30118.22%
Tim Houston
5,275
73.88%
Deborah Stiles
564
7.90%
Tim Houston
Pictou West Ben MacLean
1,143
16.47%
Karla MacFarlane
4,333
62.44%
Shawn McNamara[63]
1,302
18.76%
Cecile Vigneault
161
2.32%
Karla MacFarlane

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC NDP Green Atlantica Independent
Cape Breton Centre David Wilton
2,623
33.58%
Louie Piovesan
1,770
22.66%
Tammy Martin[64]
3,419
43.77%
David Wilton
Cape Breton-Richmond Michel Samson
3,316
43.30%
Alana Paon[65]
3,337
43.57%
Larry Keating[66]
1,006
13.13%
Michel Samson
Glace Bay Geoff MacLellan
3,317
46.65%
John White[67]
2,938
41.32%
Lois MacDougall
718
10.10%
Steven MacNeil
137
1.93%
Geoff MacLellan
Inverness Bobby Morris[68]
2,347
31.00%
Allan MacMaster
4,687
61.90%
Michelle Smith
538
7.11%
Allan MacMaster
Northside-Westmount John Higgins[27]
1,985
21.20%
Eddie Orrell
5,941
63.46%
Ronald Crowther[69]
1,436
15.34%
Eddie Orrell
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Katherine MacDonald[70]
2,221
23.62%
Alfie MacLeod
6,370
67.73%
Bill Matheson
814
8.65%
Alfie MacLeod
Sydney-Whitney Pier Derek Mombourquette
3,656
38.72%
Laurie MacIntosh
2,290
24.25%
Madonna Doucette[69]
3,496
37.03%
Derek Mombourquette
Victoria-The Lakes Pam Eyking
1,969
26.81%
Keith Bain[71]
4,373
59.55%
Lisa Bond
544
7.41%
Adrianna MacKinnon[23][72]
265
3.61%
Stemer MacLeod
192
2.61%
Pam Eyking

Opinion polls

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Five-day average of Nova Scotia opinion polls from April 30, 2017, to the election on May 30, 2017. Each line corresponds to a political party.

Polling Firm Last Day of Polling Link Liberal PC NDP Green
Forum Research May 29, 2017 [2] 38 35 23 4
Mainstreet Research May 28, 2017 [3] 41 33 22 4
Corporate Research Associates May 25, 2017 [4] 41 31 24 4
Corporate Research Associates May 24, 2017 [5][permanent dead link] 40 32 25 3
Mainstreet Research May 23, 2017 [6] 37 34 25 4
Corporate Research Associates May 23, 2017 [7] 40 32 23 4
Corporate Research Associates May 22, 2017 [8][permanent dead link] 40 32 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 21, 2017 [9] 40 31 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 20, 2017 [10] 40 32 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 19, 2017 [11][permanent dead link] 42 31 24 3
Corporate Research Associates May 18, 2017 [12] 39 31 28 3
Corporate Research Associates May 17, 2017 [13][permanent dead link] 39 31 27 3
Forum Research May 16, 2017 [14] 37 35 25 4
Corporate Research Associates May 16, 2017 [15] 42 29 27 3
Corporate Research Associates May 15, 2017 [16] 43 28 26 3
Corporate Research Associates May 14, 2017 [17][permanent dead link] 42 29 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 13, 2017 [18] 42 30 25 3
Corporate Research Associates May 12, 2017 [19] 42 30 25 2
Mainstreet Research May 11, 2017 [20] 40 30 24 5
Corporate Research Associates May 11, 2017 [21][permanent dead link] 41 29 27 2
Corporate Research Associates May 10, 2017 [22] 38 31 28 2
Corporate Research Associates May 9, 2017 [23] 37 32 27 3
Corporate Research Associates May 8, 2017 [24] 40 32 25 2
Corporate Research Associates May 7, 2017 [25] 46 29 24 2
Corporate Research Associates May 6, 2017 [26] 45 30 23 1
Corporate Research Associates May 4, 2017 [27] 45 31 24 1
Forum Research May 3, 2017 [28] 41 32 25
Mainstreet Research May 2, 2017 [29] 42 29 25 4
MQO Research April 10, 2017 [30] 43 27 24 3
Corporate Research Associates March 1, 2017 [31] Archived 2017-03-14 at the Wayback Machine 44 28 23 5
MQO Research January 15, 2017 [32] 58 21 18 3
Corporate Research Associates November 29, 2016 [33] Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine 56 20 19 4
MQO Research October 15, 2016 [34] 53 25 16 5
Corporate Research Associates August 31, 2016 [35] Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine 56 22 19 2
MQO Research July 19, 2016 [36] 63 17 16 3
Corporate Research Associates May 31, 2016 [37] Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine 59 21 18 2
MQO Research April 9, 2016 [38] 59 17 20 3
Corporate Research Associates March 1, 2016 [39] Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine 56 23 16 5
Corporate Research Associates December 1, 2015 [40] Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine 64 17 17 2
Corporate Research Associates September 2, 2015 [41] Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine 50 20 28 2
Corporate Research Associates June 1, 2015 [42] Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine 50 19 27 3
Corporate Research Associates February 28, 2015 [43] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine 58 20 18 3
Corporate Research Associates November 26, 2014 [44] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine 64 18 15 3
Corporate Research Associates September 1, 2014 [45] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine 62 20 14 3
Corporate Research Associates May 27, 2014 [46] Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine 57 21 19 3
Corporate Research Associates February 28, 2014 [47] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine 60 20 18 2
Corporate Research Associates November 28, 2013 [48] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine 58 19 19 3
Election 2013 October 8, 2013 HTML 45.71 26.31 26.84 0.85

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