1993 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1993 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1988 Nova Scotia general election 1988 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia May 25, 1993 members 1998 Nova Scotia general election 1998 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 75.39% 0.37 pp Lib NS Liberal nohash John Savage June 20, 1992 NS Liberal name Ran in Dartmouth South (won) 21 40 19 237,493 48.96% 9.59pp PC NS PC nohash Donald W. Cameron February 9, 1991 NS PC name Pictou East 28 9 19 150,862 31.09% 12.12pp 150x150px NS NDP nohash Alexa McDonough November 16, 1980 NS NDP name Halifax Fairview 2 3 1 85,946 17.72% 2.05pp 1993 Nova Scotia Election.png 300px Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties Premier Donald W. Cameron NS PC name John Savage Premier after election NS Liberal name The 1993 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 25, 1993, to elect members of the 56th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberals under John Savage won a landslide victory over the unpopular Progressive Conservatives under Premier Donald Cameron, while Alexa McDonough's NDP remained a distant third, winning three seats. Campaign The Progressive Conservatives, led by Donald Cameron, campaigned on his record of making 152 reforms since assuming office in 1991. Cameron slashed government spending, cutting out free coffee and rented plants in government offices.Nova Scotia Elections: A Savage sweep (Video) CBC Archives John Buchanan (served 1978 to 1990) suffered allegations of patronage which Cameron could not overcome during the election campaign. Cameron vowed to end patronage and balance the budget within three years or he would resign. However, Cameron made a controversial move by appointing two unelected women to his cabinet immediately prior to the election campaign.A Savage sweep in Nova Scotia (Article) CBC Archives Liberal leader John Savage promised to end pork-barrel politics and introduce a new style of governing focusing on job creation. Opinion polls + Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level Polling firmLast day of survey Source LANS PCNS NSNDP Other ME Margin of Error SampleElection 1993May 25, 199348.9631.0917.721.53OmnifactsJanuary 1992Many Nova Scotians undecided May 18, 1993 The Gazette B15428162OmnifactsDecember 1992Survey favours N.S. Grits December 30, 1992 The Globe and Mail A4502723N.S. awaits election call: Polls differ on Tories' chances January 6, 1993 The Globe and Mail A7 Cox KevinCorporate Research AssociatesDecember 1992423123OmnifactsJanuary 1992Tide turns for Nova Scotia Tories: Premier Don Cameron's party finally catches up to opposition in polls February 3, 1992 The Ottawa Citizen A2 Flaherty Elaine323335Election 1988September 6, 198839.3743.2115.671.19 Results Results by party + ↓ 40 9 3 Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic +Official results Election Returns 1993 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 10, 2021 June 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180618080257/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf dead PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1988DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalJohn Savage52212140+19237,49348.96%+9.59% NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeDonald Cameron5228249−19150,86231.09%-12.12% NS NDP rowNew DemocraticAlexa McDonough52233+185,94617.72%+2.05% NS Natural Law rowNatural Law1200001,6470.34%– NS Independent rowIndependent12120-15,7581.19%0.00% Vacant2 Total valid votes481,70699.30%-0.15%Blank and invalid ballots3,4100.70%+0.15%Total180525252–485,116100.00%–Registered voters / turnout654,28075.39%-0.37% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 48.96 PC NS PC 31.09 New Democratic NS NDP 17.72 Independent NS Independent 1.19 Natural Law NS Natural Law 0.34Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 76.92 PC NS PC 17.31 New Democratic NS NDP 5.77 Results by region Party nameHRMC.B.ValleyS. ShoreFundyCentralTotalParties winning seats in the legislature: NS Liberal rowLiberal Seats:13 104 65240 NS Liberal row Popular vote: 40.99% 65.94% 46.70% 52.22% 50.20% 48.93% 49.67% NS PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:1-31139 NS PC row Popular vote: 29.83% 19.74% 36.43% 29.00% 37.21% 39.90% 31.11% NS NDP rowNew Democratic Party Seats:3-----3 NS NDP row Popular vote: 27.77% 13.72% 12.81% 11.91% 13.40% 10.47% 17.55%Parties not winning seats in the legislature: NS Natural Law rowNatural Law Popular vote: 0.52% N/A 0.43% N/A N/A N/A 0.34% NS Independent rowIndependents Popular vote: 0.89% 0.60% 3.62% 2.24% 0.27% 0.69% 1.18%Total seats: 1710776552 Retiring incumbents Liberal Jack Hawkins, Hants East Harold Huskilson, Shelburne Vince MacLean, Cape Breton South Progressive Conservative Roger Stuart Bacon, Cumberland East Art Donahoe, Halifax Citadel Ron Giffin, Truro-Bible Hill Jerry Lawrence, Halifax-St. Margaret's Jack MacIsaac, Pictou Centre David Nantes, Cole Harbour R. Colin Stewart, Colchester South Roland J. Thornhill, Dartmouth South Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis | |Greg Kerr3,38830.34% |NS Liberal background| |Earl Rayfuse7,02262.89% | |Margaret Wolfe7566.77% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare | |Guy LeBlanc2,85442.87% |NS Liberal background| |Wayne Gaudet3,46151.99% | |Christian Collin3425.14% | | | | |NS PC background| |Guy LeBlanc |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby—Annapolis | |Walter MacAlpine1,52118.72% |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. Casey5,80571.46% | |Susan Jamieson7979.81% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. CaseyDigby |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West |NS PC background| |Ron Russell4,15240.41% | |Mike Doyle4,10639.96% | |Dana Harvey1,88118.31% | | | |Donald L. McKay1361.32% |NS PC background| |Ron Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North |NS PC background| |George Archibald4,13742.62% | |Jennifer Foster3,98041.01% | |Cameron Jess1,50515.51% | |Anne Dow840.87% | | |NS PC background| |George Archibald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South | |Harry How2,94128.24% |NS Liberal background| |Robbie Harrison3,06929.46% | |Steve Mattson2,06419.82% | |Peter Cameron1020.98% | |Derrick Kimball2,24021.51% |NS Independent background| |Derrick Kimball |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West |NS PC background| |George Moody4,89553.08% | |Baden Thurber3,17834.46% | |Jacquie DeMestral1,05511.44% | |Christopher MacLean941.02% | | |NS PC background| |George Moody |} South Shore NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle | |Neil LeBlanc2,63344.28% |NS Liberal background| |Allister Surette3,09151.98% | |Dee Dee Daigle2223.73% | | | | |NS PC background| |Neil LeBlanc |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chester—St. Margaret's | |Aileen Heisler2,86729.49% |NS Liberal background| |Jim Barkhouse5,02551.69% | |Jack Ross1,64416.91% | | | |Malcolm Callaway1851.90% |NS Liberal background| |Jim BarkhouseLunenburg East |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg | |Al Mosher3,70938.26% |NS Liberal background| |Lila O'Connor3,98241.07% | |Wade Vernon Garrison1,48715.34% | |Walton Cook5175.33% | | |NS PC background| |Al MosherLunenburg Centre |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West | |Marie Dechman2,91028.09% |NS Liberal background| |Don Downe6,27660.59% | |Karen Reinhardt1,17211.31% | | | | |NS PC background| |Marie Dechman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens |NS PC background| |John Leefe3,52947.11% | |Marilyn Large3,26643.60% | |Anne Corbin6969.29% | | | | |NS PC background| |John Leefe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne | |Mary E. Rose2,00222.71% |NS Liberal background| |Clifford Huskilson5,43861.70% | |Kathleen K. Tudor6927.85% | | | |Kent A. Blades5075.75%James M. Harding1751.99% |NS Liberal background| |Harold Huskilson † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth | |Leroy Legere3,13832.08% |NS Liberal background| |Richie Hubbard5,19753.13% | |Ian MacPherson1,44714.79% | | | | |NS PC background| |Leroy Legere |} Fundy-Northeast NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley |NS PC background| |Ken Streatch4,22145.74% | |John David Tilley3,46337.52% | |Roger J. Hunka1,54516.74% | | | | |NS PC background| |R. Colin Stewart† Colchester South |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North | |Tom Taggart3,30635.02% |NS Liberal background| |Ed Lorraine5,12354.27% | |Patsy Forrest1,01010.70% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Ed Lorraine |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland North | |Ernie Fage4,35440.63% |NS Liberal background| |Ross Bragg5,60552.31% | |Curtis Leland Bird7567.06% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Ross BraggCumberland West |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland South | |Mac Bennett1,57017.69% |NS Liberal background| |Guy Brown6,71375.63% | |Douglas Meekins4314.86% | | | |Philip T. Donkin1621.83% |NS Liberal background| |Guy BrownCumberland Centre |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |Stephen MacKeil3,65737.43% |NS Liberal background| |Bob Carruthers4,29543.97% | |Terry MacLean1,81718.60% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Jack Hawkins † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro—Bible Hill | |Jack Coupar4,13438.36% |NS Liberal background| |Eleanor Norrie4,32140.10% | |Rick Bowden2,32121.54% | | | | |NS PC background| |Ron Giffin † |} Central Halifax NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Bedford Basin | |Joel Matheson4,27037.63% |NS Liberal background| |Gerry Fogarty4,67641.21% | |Clarrie MacKinnon2,32320.47% | |Pulkesh Lakhanpal770.68% | | |NS PC background| |Joel Matheson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto | |J. Clair Callaghan2,90327.07% |NS Liberal background| |Jay Abbass3,90636.42% | |Eileen O'Connell3,80035.43% | |Christopher Collrin1161.08% | | |NS NDP background| |Alexa McDonough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel |NS PC background| |Terry Donahoe4,58439.23% | |Liz Crocker4,50538.55% | |Mary Sparling2,43320.82% | |Gilles Bigras780.67% | |Jan Morrison850.73% |NS PC background| |Art Donahoe † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Fairview | |Rosanna Liberatore2,07819.75% | |Art Flynn3,55833.82% |NS NDP background| |Alexa McDonough4,78945.52% | |Mark Hawkins960.91% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham | |Ron Walter Milsom1,85218.48% |NS Liberal background| |Gerry O'Malley4,52745.18% | |Innis MacDonald3,55535.48% | |Ian Temple850.85% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gerry O'Malley |} Suburban Halifax NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford—Fall River | |Peter J. Kelly4,40140.57% |NS Liberal background| |Francene Cosman4,79444.19% | |Ryan Kidney1,65315.24% | | | | |NS PC background| |Ken StreatchBedford-Musquodoboit Valley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic | |Kevin Umlah2,73125.16% | |Randy Ball4,05337.34% |NS NDP background| |Robert Chisholm4,07137.50% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Robert Chisholm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville—Beaver Bank | |Stephen Taylor2,35326.93% |NS Liberal background| |Bill MacDonald3,62041.43% | |Frank Sutherland2,76431.64% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville—Cobequid | |George Mansfield2,31322.00% | |Don Boutilier3,15930.04% |NS NDP background| |John Holm5,04447.97% | | | | |NS NDP background| |John HolmSackville |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Timberlea—Prospect | |Debi Forsyth-Smith2,74430.54% |NS Liberal background| |Bruce Holland3,47038.62% | |Bill Estabrooks2,77230.85% | | | | |NS PC background| |Jerry Lawrence † Halifax-St. Margaret's |- |} Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage | |John Gold3,40934.89% |NS Liberal background| |Dennis Richards4,70248.13% | |Ash Shaikh1,50115.36% | |Helen Creighton1581.62% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |Michael L. MacDonald2,90531.31% |NS Liberal background| |Alan Mitchell4,07943.97% | |Gail Cann2,29324.72% | | | | |NS PC background| |David Nantes † Cole Harbour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East | |Gwen Haliburton2,42927.46% |NS Liberal background| |Jim Smith4,91255.53% | |Owen Hertzman1,50417.00% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Jim Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North | |Mike Brownlow2,32727.11% |NS Liberal background| |Sandy Jolly3,30138.46% | |Jerry Pye2,87833.53% | |Monique Poudrette770.90% | | |NS Liberal background| |Sandy Jolly |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South | |Colin May3,09131.47% |NS Liberal background| |John Savage4,34644.25% | |Don Chard2,22122.61% | |Alexander J. Gillis1631.66% | | |NS PC background| |Roland J. Thornhill † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eastern Shore | |Tom McInnis3,52340.72% |NS Liberal background| |Keith Colwell3,76043.46% | |Gary Moore1,36915.82% | | | | |NS PC background| |Tom McInnisHalifax Eastern Shore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Preston | |Darryl Gray1,01620.94% |NS Liberal background| |Wayne Adams1,87238.57% | |Yvonne Atwell58412.03% | | | |David Hendsbee1,38128.46% |NS Vacant background| |New riding |} Central Nova NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish | |Liz Chisholm3,19628.26% |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis7,29264.48% | |Marion MacDonald8217.26% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough—Port Hawkesbury | |Chuck MacNeil4,24243.20% |NS Liberal background| |Ray White5,48756.55% | |Frank X. Fraser98210.12% | | | | |NS PC background| |Chuck MacNeilGuysborough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre |NS PC background| |John Hamm4,84047.40% | |Mary Daley4,36442.73% | |Cecil MacNeil1,0089.87% | | | | |NS PC background| |Jack MacIsaac † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron4,44647.05% | |Wayne Fraser3,72939.46% | |Dave Peters1,27513.49% | | | | |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West |NS PC background| |Donald P. McInnes4,03245.72% | |Rob McDowell3,34737.95% | |Sonny Campbell1,09712.44% | | | |Edward MacMaster3433.89% |NS PC background| |Donald P. McInnes |} Cape Breton NS PC Liberal NDP Natural Law Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Julien Frison1,01210.99% |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacNeil5,64461.28% | |Victor Tomiczek2,55427.73% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacNeil |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East | |Greg Hicks1,06910.38% |NS Liberal background| |John MacEachern7,56673.50% | |Terry McVarish1,65916.12% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |John MacEachern |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North | |Brian Young3,91136.43% |NS Liberal background| |Ron Stewart5,45950.85% | |Archie MacKinnon1,28912.01% | | | |Ron Laffin760.71% |NS PC background| |Brian Young |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova | |Joe Currie4435.34% |NS Liberal background| |Paul MacEwan6,81682.22% | |Blair Riley1,03112.44% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Paul MacEwan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South | |Norm Ferguson2,01520.59% |NS Liberal background| |Manning MacDonald5,62957.52% | |Peter Mancini2,14321.90% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Vince MacLean † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton—The Lakes | |Lauchie G. Leslie1,26413.79% |NS Liberal background| |Bernie Boudreau6,59171.90% | |Helen MacDonald1,31214.31% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Bernie Boudreau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West | |Victor Hanham2,05519.56% |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacKinnon7,35570.01% | |Daniel O'Connor7777.40% | | | |Wendy MacKenzie3183.03% |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacKinnon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness | |Frank Crowdis2,94430.51% |NS Liberal background| |Charles MacArthur5,80460.15% | |Mary T. Goodwin9029.35% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Charles MacArthurInverness North |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond | |Chuck Boudreau1,58721.70% |NS Liberal background| |Richie Mann5,44074.40% | |Wilf Cude2853.90% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Richie Mann |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria | |Walter S. Brett1,48828.78% |NS Liberal background| |Kennie MacAskill3,11960.32% | |Gerald Yetman4148.01% | | | |Stemer MacLeod1502.90% |NS Liberal background| |Kennie MacAskill |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf 1993 Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer Queen's Printer June 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180618080257/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201993.pdf 1993 Nova Scotia general election General election Nova Scotia general election