1999 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1999 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1998 Nova Scotia general election 1998 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia July 27, 1999 members 2003 Nova Scotia general election 2003 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats were needed for a majority 68.12% 1.35pp 150x150px NS PC nohash John Hamm October 28, 1995 NS PC name Pictou Centre 14 30 16 169,383 38.93% 9.33pp 150x150px NS NDP nohash Robert Chisholm March 30, 1996 NS NDP name Halifax Atlantic 19 11 8 129,474 29.76% 4.67pp 150x150px NS Liberal nohash Russell MacLellan July 12, 1997 NS Liberal name Cape Breton North 19 114 April 2000 deferred by-election for Cape Breton East seat, won by Liberal candidate 8 128,795 29.60% 5.50pp NsElectoralMap1999.png 300px Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties(Halifax is A - Cape Breton is B) Premier Russell MacLellan NS Liberal name John Hamm Premier after election NS PC name 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. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party, led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals. Campaign The Halifax Daily News ran an article which asked each party leader personal questions, including one about whether the candidate had ever been convicted of a criminal offence. NDP Leader Robert Chisholm said no in response, however, several days later it was revealed that Chisholm had a past criminal record for driving under the influence of alcohol when he was 19 years old. Chisholm claimed that he lied because he did not want his daughter to find out about his past.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chisholm-admits-to-drunk-driving-conviction-1.180833 Chisholm admits to drunk driving conviction 23 July 1996 28 October 2023 CBC News Results Results by party + ↓ 30 11 11 Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal +Official resultsSummary, by Political Affiliation of Valid Votes Cast and Candidates Elected Provincial General Elections, 1960-1999 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/stats-1999-cast2.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 11, 2021Elections Returns 1999 Recapitulation https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/RECAPS1999.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 11, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1998DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeJohn Hamm52141330+16169,38338.93%+9.33% NS NDP rowNew DemocraticRobert Chisholm52191911-8129,47429.76%-4.67% NS Liberal rowLiberalRussell MacLellan52191911-8128,79529.60%-5.50% NS Nova Scotia rowNova Scotia PartyJack Friis1700003,1530.72%– NS Independent rowIndependent501001,2780.29%0.00% Vacant0 Total valid votes432,08399.31%+0.12%Blank and invalid ballots2,9830.69%+0.12%Total178525252–435,066100.00%–Registered voters / turnout638,65568.12%-1.35% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 38.93 New Democratic NS NDP 29.76 Liberal NS Liberal 29.60 Nova Scotia Party NS Nova Scotia 0.72 Independent NS Independent 0.29 Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 57.69 New Democratic NS NDP 21.15 Liberal NS Liberal 21.15 Results by region Party nameHRMC.B.ValleyS. ShoreFundyCentralTotalParties winning seats in the legislature: NS PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:71665530 NS PC row Popular vote: 36.64%17.26%48.06%46.24%55.96%46.00%38.93% NS NDP rowNew Democratic Party Seats:91——1—11 NS NDP row Popular vote: 37.24%33.77%21.47%23.49%24.14%25.57%29.76% NS Liberal rowLiberal Seats:1811——11 NS Liberal row Popular vote: 24.68%47.53%29.64%29.45%19.03%28.16%29.60%Parties not winning seats in the legislature: NS Nova Scotia row-name Popular vote: 1.35%—0.83%0.82%0.21%0.27%0.72% NS Independent rowIndependents Popular vote: 0.09%1.44% — —0.66%—0.29%Total seats: 179776552 Retiring incumbents Liberal Laurie Montgomery, Annapolis Ed Lorraine, Colchester North Gerry Fogarty, Halifax Bedford Basin Francene Cosman, Bedford-Fall River Progressive Conservative George Archibald, Kings North George Moody, Kings West John Leefe, Queens Independent Reeves Matheson, Cape Breton East 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 Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis | |Stephen McNeil3,26535.22% | |Tom Clahane 1,70818.43% |NS PC background| |Frank Chipman4,02643.43% | |Paul Mann 2712.92% | | |NS Liberal background| |Laurie Montgomery † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare |NS Liberal background| |Wayne Gaudet2,70543.76% | |Don Melanson 1,07817.44% | |Paul Comeau 2,35538.10% | |Anne Marie Boyer 430.70% | | |NS Liberal background| |Wayne Gaudet |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby—Annapolis | |Vivian O'Neil1,55024.09% | |Steve Downes 1,10517.17% |NS PC background| |Gordon Balser3,78058.74% | | | | |NS PC background| |Gordon Balser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West | |Joe Robertson2,01522.25% | |Dick Terfry 1,76419.48% |NS PC background| |Ron Russell 5,27658.27% | | | | |NS PC background| |Ron Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North | |Peter Hill1,97522.42% | |Neil H. McNeil 2,51328.53% |NS PC background| |Mark Parent4,32149.05% | | | | |NS PC background| |George Archibald † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South | |Robbie Harrison3,21333.23% | |Mary DeWolfe 2,56726.55% |NS PC background| |David Morse 3,89040.23% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Robbie Harrison |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West | |Don Clarke2,34628.70% | |Jacquie DeMestral 1,62919.93% |NS PC background| |Jon Carey4,03349.34% | |Frances Adams 1662.03% | | |NS PC background| |George Moody† |} South Shore NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle | |Karen Kravfe82015.55% | |Belinda Tucker 3436.51% |NS PC background| |Neil LeBlanc4,06077.01% | |Oscar Harris 490.93% | | |NS PC background| |Neil LeBlanc |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chester—St. Margaret's | |Karen Willis Duerden1,97121.28% | |Hinrich Bitter-Suermann 3,09833.45% |NS PC background| |John Chataway 4,19345.27% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Hinrich Bitter-Suermann |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg | |Lila O'Connor2,34426.29% | |Marilyn B. Crook1,98222.23% |NS PC background| |Michael Baker4,59051.48% | | | | |NS PC background| |Michael Baker |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West |NS Liberal background| |Don Downe4,24845.46% | |Eric Hustvedt 1,84619.75% | |Jerry Swain3,25134.79% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Don Downe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |Eddie Whitty1,29620.77% | |John Wiles 1,49824.00% |NS PC background| |Kerry Morash 3,44755.23% | | | | |NS PC background| |John Leefe † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne | |Clifford Huskilson3,20641.54% | |Dianne Nickerson 1,30616.92% |NS PC background| |Cecil O'Donnell 3,20641.54% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Clifford Huskilson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth | |Phil DeMille2,60528.21% | |John Deveau 3,07933.34% |NS PC background| |Richard Hurlburt 3,14134.02% | |Brian W. Hurlburt 4094.43% | | |NS NDP background| |John Deveau |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley | |Leo Stacey1,05212.97% | |Jim Harpell 1,59119.62% |NS PC background| |Brooke Taylor 5,46567.40% | | | | |NS PC background| |Brooke Taylor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North | |John Davidson2,27427.03% | |Ralph Martin 2,41128.66% |NS PC background| |Bill Langille3,72844.31% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Ed Lorraine † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland North | |Kathy Langille1,59519.02% | |Doug Wilson 85610.21% |NS PC background| |Ernie Fage5,93670.78% | | | | |NS PC background| |Ernie Fage |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland South | |John Harrison1,00013.39% | |Scott McKee94112.60% |NS PC background| |Murray Scott5,52774.01% | | | | |NS PC background| |Murray Scott |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |Sara Stewart2,15023.33% |NS NDP background| |John MacDonell 3,98543.25% | |Reese Morash 3,07933.42% | | | | |NS NDP background| |John MacDonell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro—Bible Hill | |Matthew Graham1,61318.21% | |Ibel Scammell2,49928.21% |NS PC background| |Jamie Muir 4,74753.58% | | | | |NS PC background| |Jamie Muir |} Central Halifax NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Bedford Basin | |Jack Hardiman2,93527.74% | |Errol Gaum 2,94627.85% |NS PC background| |Mary Ann McGrath4,48942.43% | |Janice Lively 2091.98% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gerry Fogarty † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto | |Royden Trainer2,28627.27% |NS NDP background| |Howard Epstein 3,15937.69% | |Sean Phillips2,81133.54% | |Hilda M. Stevens 1261.50% | | |NS NDP background| |Howard Epstein |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel | |Ed Kinley2,75229.88% | |Peter Delefes2,95832.11% |NS PC background| |Jane Purves3,39236.83% | |Grace Patterson 520.56% | |Art Canning 570.62% |NS NDP background| |Peter Delefes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Fairview | |Greta Murtagh1,88824.15% |NS NDP background| |Eileen O'Connell 3,61546.23% | |Narayana Swamy2,11727.08% | |Maria Alexandridis 1992.55% | | |NS NDP background| |Eileen O'Connell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham | |Mike Rogers1,97025.12% |NS NDP background| |Maureen MacDonald 3,52544.95% | |Linda Carvery 2,18527.86% | |Scott Higgins 1622.07% | | |NS NDP background| |Maureen MacDonald |} Suburban Halifax NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford—Fall River | |Gerry St. Armand2,19719.17% | |Jane Earle 2,70023.55% |NS PC background| |Peter Christie6,56657.28% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Francene Cosman † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic | |David Melnick1,45816.53% |NS NDP background| |Robert Chisholm 4,26648.37% | |Bruce Cooke 2,79431.68% | |Gerald Rodgers 2342.65% | |Golda M. Redden 680.77% |NS NDP background| |Robert Chisholm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville—Beaver Bank | |Bill MacDonald2,27625.86% | |Rosemary Godin 2,95133.53% |NS PC background| |Barry Barnet3,57340.60% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Rosemary Godin |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville—Cobequid | |Kevin Perkins1,23514.59% |NS NDP background| |John Holm 4,78756.57% | |Wade Marshall2,44028.83% | | | | |NS NDP background| |John Holm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Timberlea—Prospect | |Vicki Brown2,17123.34% |NS NDP background| |Bill Estabrooks 4,35646.83% | |Ken Fralick 2,60027.95% | |Ken Bumstead 1741.87% | | |NS NDP background| |Bill Estabrooks |- |} Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour—Eastern Passage | |Colin MacEachern2,21623.39% |NS NDP background| |Kevin Deveaux 3,72139.27% | |Nadine Cooper Mont3,53937.35% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Kevin Deveaux |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth—Cole Harbour | |Peter Foy2,15025.79% |NS NDP background| |Darrell Dexter 3,16437.95% | |Greg Frampton 2,75032.98% | |Rufus Peacock 2743.29% | | |NS NDP background| |Darrell Dexter |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East |NS Liberal background| |Jim Smith 2,97537.39% | |Heather Henderson 2,27228.55% | |Terry Degen2,71034.06% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Jim Smith |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North | |Frank Cameron1,74624.74% |NS NDP background| |Jerry Pye 3,10544.01% | |Jane MacKay2,06029.20% | |Susan Livingstone 1452.05% | | |NS NDP background| |Jerry Pye |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South | |Audrey Goodyer2,32225.83% | |Don Chard 3,01133.50% |NS PC background| |Tim Olive 3,65640.67% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Don Chard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eastern Shore | |Keith Colwell2,69531.01% | |Mary-Alice Tzagarakis 1,97022.67% |NS PC background| |Bill Dooks3,63741.85% | |Jack Friis 3884.46% | | |NS Liberal background| |Keith Colwell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Preston | |Wendell Thomas50913.38% | |Yvonne Atwell 1,49639.32% |NS PC background| |David Hendsbee1,80047.31% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Yvonne Atwell |} Central Nova NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish | |Hyland Fraser4,05839.18% | |Charlene Long 2,22921.52% |NS PC background| |Angus MacIsaac4,07039.30% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Hyland Fraser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough—Port Hawkesbury | |Ray White3,15140.19% | |Wendy Panagopoulos 1,26716.16% |NS PC background| |Ron Chisholm3,28541.90% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Ray White |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre | |Marie Maxwell 1,17113.78% | |Jeff Callaghan 1,85021.76% |NS PC background| |John Hamm5,47964.46% | | | | |NS PC background| |John Hamm |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East | |Lynn MacDonald1,28515.76% | |Andy Thompson 2,38829.30% |NS PC background| |Jim DeWolfe4,47854.94% | | | | |NS PC background| |Jim DeWolfe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West | |Paul Landry2,10925.47% | |Charlie Parker 2,95535.69% |NS PC background| |Muriel Baillie3,10237.46% | |D. Ed Berringer 1141.38% | | |NS NDP background| |Charlie Parker |} Cape Breton NS Liberal NDP PC Nova Scotia Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Susan Deruelle Marsh 2,98539.94% |NS NDP background| |Frank Corbett 4,04254.09% | |John Morrissey4465.97% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Frank Corbett |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East |NS Liberal background| |Dave Wilson3,70440.12% | |Cecil Saccary 3,69940.06% | |Brad Kerr 1,04311.30% | | | |Gerard Burke 7878.52% |NS Independent background| |Reeves Matheson † |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacLellan 4,22248.69% | |Archie MacKinnon 2,58729.83% | |Murray Johnston1,86321.48% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacLellan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova |NS Liberal background| |Paul MacEwan4,00453.44% | |Gordie Gosse 3,25343.42% | |Harold Dorrington2353.14% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Paul MacEwan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South |NS Liberal background| |Manning MacDonald5,35662.90% | |Elizabeth Cusack 2,45128.78% | |Leland Lewis7088.31% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Manning MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton—The Lakes |NS Liberal background| |Brian Boudreau3,71543.70% | |Helen MacDonald3,61442.51% | |Ken Langley1,17313.80% | | | | |NS NDP background| |Helen MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacKinnon5,09451.83% | |Brian Slaney 3,35934.18% | |Joe Boudreau1,37513.99% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Russell MacKinnon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness | |Charlie MacDonald3,54939.27% | |Roy Yipp 1,61217.84% |NS PC background| |Rodney MacDonald 3,87642.89% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Charlie MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Michel Samson3,10547.01% | |Wilma Conrod 1,59524.15% | |Joseph MacPhee1,90528.84% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Michel Samson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |Kennie MacAskill2,26349.46% | |Nancy MacKeigan 77216.87% | |Anna Curtis-Steele1,17425.66% | | | |Osborne Burke2295.01%Stemer MacLeod1372.99% |NS Liberal background| |Kennie MacAskill |} See also List of Nova Scotia general elections List of Nova Scotia political parties References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Fifth General Election: Volume 1 https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40243301_1179 1999 Halifax Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer Elections Nova Scotia Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the thirty-fifth provincial general election, July 27, 1999: Volume 3 2000 Halifax https://archive.org/details/micro_IA40243301_2267 Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer Elections Nova Scotia External links Halifax Herald 1999 election website via Internet Archive. 1999 Nova Scotia general General election Nova Scotia general election