Nova Scotia general election, 1998

Nova Scotia general election, 1998

March 24, 1998

52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Russell MacLellan Robert Chisholm John Hamm Party Liberal New Democratic Progressive Conservative Leader's seat Cape Breton North Halifax Atlantic Pictou Centre Last election 40 3 9 Seats won 19 19 14 Seat change 21 16 5 Popular vote 158,620 155,361 133,540 Percentage 35.34% 34.62% 29.75% Swing 14.36% 16.92% 3.35%

Premier before election Russell MacLellan Liberal Premier-designate Russell MacLellan Liberal

The 34th Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.

Results

Results by party

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1993	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change
	Liberal	Russell MacLellan	52	40	37	19	-52.5%	158,620	35.34%	-14.36%
	New Democratic	Robert Chisholm	52	3	4	19	+533.3%	155,361	34.62%	+16.92%
	Progressive Conservative	John Hamm	52	9	11	14	+55.6%	133,540	29.75%	-3.35%
	Independent Candidates		7	-	-	-	-	1,325	0.30%
Total			163	52	52	52		448,846	100%

Results by region

Party name			HRM	C.B.	Valley	S. Shore	Fundy	Central	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:
	Liberal	Seats:	4	7	3	2	1	2	19
		Popular vote:	34.46%	44.91%	32.54%	35.30%	29.31%	31.42%	35.34%
	New Democratic Party	Seats:	13	3	-	1	1	1	19
		Popular vote:	43.94%	38.02%	25.44%	28.09%	25.57%	27.41%	34.62%
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	-	-	4	4	4	2	14
		Popular vote:	21.47%	16.16%	41.66%	36.46%	44.98%	41.17%	29.75%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature:
	Independents	Popular vote:	0.13%	0.91%	0.36%	0.15%	0.14%	-	0.30%
Total seats:			17	10	7	7	6	5	52

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-01.