1999 Nova Scotia general election
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The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27, 1999, to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.
General results
[change | change source]Results by party
[change | change source]| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Dissolution | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Hamm | 52 | 14 | 13 | 30 | +130.8% | 169,383 | 39.20% | +9.43% | |
| New Democratic | Robert Chisholm | 52 | 19 | 19 | 11 | −42.11% | 129,474 | 29.97% | −4.67% | |
| Liberal | Russell MacLellan | 52 | 19 | 19 | 11 | −47.37% | 128,795 | 29.81% | −5.50% | |
| Nova Scotia Party | Jack Friis | 17 | * | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3,153 | 0.73% | * | |
| Independents | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | −100% | 1,278 | 0.29% | −0.00% | ||
| Total | 178 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 404,683 | 100% | ||||
- The Nova Scotia Party did not contest the 1998 general election.
Results by region
[change | change source]| Party name | HRM | C.B. | Valley | S. Shore | Fundy | Central | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parties winning seats in the legislature: | |||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Seats: | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | |
| Popular vote: | 36.64% | 17.26% | 48.06% | 46.24% | 55.96% | 46.00% | 39.20% | ||
| New Democratic Party | Seats: | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | |
| Popular vote: | 37.24% | 33.77% | 21.47% | 23.49% | 24.14% | 25.57% | 29.97% | ||
| Liberal | Seats: | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | |
| Popular vote: | 24.68% | 47.53% | 29.64% | 29.45% | 19.03% | 28.16% | 29.81% | ||
| Parties not winning seats in the legislature: | |||||||||
| Nova Scotia Party | Popular vote: | 1.35% | — | 0.83% | 0.82% | 0.21% | 0.27% | 0.73% | |
| Independents | Popular vote: | 0.09% | 1.44% | — | — | 0.66% | — | 0.29% | |
| Total seats: | 17 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 51 | ||
Retiring incumbents
[change | change source]- Liberal
- Laurie Montgomery, Annapolis
- Ed Lorraine, Colchester North
- Gerry Fogarty, Halifax Bedford Basin
- Francene Cosman, Bedford-Fall River
- Progressive Conservative
- Independent
Nominated candidates
[change | change source]Valley
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Annapolis | Frank Chipman | Tom Clahane | Stephen McNeil | Paul Mann | Laurie Montgomery † | |||||||
| Clare | Paul Comeau | Don Melanson | Wayne Gaudet | Anne Marie Boyer | Wayne Gaudet | |||||||
| Digby—Annapolis | Gordon Balser | Steve Downes | Vivian O'Neil | Gordon Balser | ||||||||
| Hants West | Ron Russell | Dick Terfry | Joe Robertson | Ron Russell | ||||||||
| Kings North | Mark Parent | Neil H. McNeil | Peter Hill | George Archibald † | ||||||||
| Kings South | David Morse | Mary DeWolfe | Robbie Harrison | Robbie Harrison | ||||||||
| Kings West | Jon Carey | Jacquie DeMestral | Don Clarke | Frances Adams | George Moody † | |||||||
South Shore
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Argyle | Neil LeBlanc | Belinda Tucker | Karen Kravfe | Oscar Harris | Neil LeBlanc | |||||||
| Chester—St. Margaret's | John Chataway | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | Karen Willis Duerden | Hinrich Bitter-Suermann | ||||||||
| Lunenburg | Michael Baker | Marilyn Crook | Lila O'Connor | Michael Baker | ||||||||
| Lunenburg West | Jerry Swain | Eric Hustvedt | Don Downe | Don Downe | ||||||||
| Queens | Kerry Morash | John Wiles | Eddie Whitty | John Leefe † | ||||||||
| Shelburne | Cecil O'Donnell | Dianne Nickerson | Clifford Huskilson | Clifford Huskilson | ||||||||
| Yarmouth | Richard Hurlburt | John Deveau | Phil DeMille | Brian W. Hurlburt | John Deveau | |||||||
Fundy
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley | Brooke Taylor | Jim Harpell | Leo Stacey | Brooke Taylor | ||||||||
| Colchester North | Bill Langille | Ralph Martin | John Davidson | Ed Lorraine † | ||||||||
| Cumberland North | Ernest Fage | Doug Wilson | Kathy Langille | Jason Blanch | Ernest Fage | |||||||
| Cumberland South | Murray Scott | Scott McKee | John Harrison | Murray Scott | ||||||||
| Hants East | Reese Morash | John MacDonell | Sara Stewart | Ken Smith | John MacDonell | |||||||
| Truro—Bible Hill | Jamie Muir | Ibel Scammell | Matthew Graham | Jamie Muir | ||||||||
Central Halifax
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Halifax Bedford Basin | Mary Ann McGrath | Errol Gaum | Jack Hardiman | Janice Lively | Gerry Fogarty † | |||||||
| Halifax Chebucto | Sean Phillips | Howard Epstein | Royden Trainer | Hilda M. Stevens | Howard Epstein | |||||||
| Halifax Citadel | Jane Purves | Peter Delefes | Ed Kinley | Grace Patterson | Art Canning | Peter Delefes | ||||||
| Halifax Fairview | Narayana Swamy | Eileen O'Connell | Greta Murtagh | Maria Alexandridis | Eileen O'Connell | |||||||
| Halifax Needham | Linda Carvery | Maureen MacDonald | Mike Rogers | Scott Higgins | Maureen MacDonald | |||||||
Suburban Halifax
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Bedford—Fall River | Peter Christie | Jane Earle | Gerry St. Armand | Francene Cosman † | ||||||||
| Halifax Atlantic | Bruce Cooke | Robert Chisholm | David Melnick | Gerald Rodgers | Golda M. Redden | Robert Chisholm | ||||||
| Sackville—Beaver Bank | Barry Barnet | Rosemary Godin | Bill MacDonald | Rosemary Godin | ||||||||
| Sackville—Cobequid | Wade Marshall | John Holm | Kevin Perkins | John Holm | ||||||||
| Timberlea—Prospect | Ken Fralick | Bill Estabrooks | Vicki Brown | Ken Bumstead | Bill Estabrooks | |||||||
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage | Nadune Cooper Mont | Kevin Deveaux | Colin MacEachern | Kevin Deveaux | ||||||||
| Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | Greg Frampton | Darrell Dexter | Peter Foy | Rufus Peacock | Darrell Dexter | |||||||
| Dartmouth East | Terry Degen | Heather Henderson | Jim Smith | Jim Smith | ||||||||
| Dartmouth North | Jane MacKay | Jerry Pye | Frank Cameron | Susan Livingstone | Jerry Pye | |||||||
| Dartmouth South | Tim Olive | Don Chard | Audrey Goodyer | Don Chard | ||||||||
| Eastern Shore | Bill Dooks | Mary-Alice Tzagarakis | Keith Colwell | Jack Friis | Keith Colwell | |||||||
| Preston | David Hendsbee | Yvonne Atwell | Wendell Thomas | Yvonne Atwell | ||||||||
Central Nova
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Antigonish | Angus MacIsaac | Charlene Long | Hyland Fraser | Hyland Fraser | ||||||||
| Guysborough—Port Hawkesbury | Ron Chisholm | Wendy Panagopoulos | Ray White | Ray White | ||||||||
| Pictou Centre | John Hamm | Jeff Callaghan | Marie Maxwell | John Hamm | ||||||||
| Pictou East | Jim DeWolfe | Andy Thompson | Lynn MacDonald | Jim DeWolfe | ||||||||
| Pictou West | Muriel Baillie | Charlie Parker | Paul Landry | D. Ed Berringer | Charlie Parker | |||||||
Cape Breton
[change | change source]| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Nova Scotia | Independent | ||||||||
| Cape Breton Centre | John Morrissey | Frank Corbett | Susan Deruelle Marsh | Frank Corbett | ||||||||
| Cape Breton East | Brad Kerr | Cecil Saccary | David Wilson | Gerard Burke | Reeves Matheson † | |||||||
| Cape Breton North | Murray Johnston | Archie MacKinnon | Russell MacLellan | Russell MacLellan | ||||||||
| Cape Breton Nova | Harold Dorrington | Gordie Gosse | Paul MacEwan | Paul MacEwan | ||||||||
| Cape Breton South | Leland Lewis | Elizabeth Cusack | Manning MacDonald | Manning MacDonald | ||||||||
| Cape Breton—The Lakes | Ken Langley | Helen MacDonald | Brian Boudreau | Helen MacDonald | ||||||||
| Cape Breton West | Joe Boudreau | Brian Slaney | Russell MacKinnon | Russell MacKinnon | ||||||||
| Inverness | Rodney MacDonald | Roy Yipp | Charlie MacDonald | Charlie MacDonald | ||||||||
| Richmond | Joseph MacPhee | Wilma Conrod | Michel Samson | Michel Samson | ||||||||
| Victoria | Anna Curtis-Steele | Nancy MacKeigan | Kennie MacAskill | Osborne Burke
Stemer MacLeod |
Kennie MacAskill | |||||||
- In the riding of Shelburne, the Returning Officer had to cast the tie-breaking vote.
- In the riding of Cape Breton East, New Democrat Cecil Saccary's 5-vote lead, after a judicial recount, became a 5-vote lead for the Liberal's Dave Wilson. A judge then decided to throw out the results of the general election; a by-election was held several months later to fill the seat.
References
[change | change source]- Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-03. Retrieved 2013-10-01.