1981 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1981 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1978 Nova Scotia general election 1978 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia October 6, 1981 members 1984 Nova Scotia general election 1984 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 74.17% 4.06pp 150x150px NS PC nohash John Buchanan March 6, 1971 NS PC name Halifax Atlantic 31 37 6 200,228 47.28% 1.80pp Lib NS Liberal nohash A.M. "Sandy" Cameron June 8, 1980 NS Liberal name Guysborough 17 13 4 139,604 32.96% 6.20pp 150x150px NS NDP nohash Alexa McDonough November 16, 1980 NS NDP name Ran in Halifax Chebucto (won) 4 1 3 76,289 18.01% 3.71pp Premier Premier after election John Buchanan NS PC name John Buchanan NS PC name The 1981 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 6, 1981, to elect members of the 53rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.Nova Scotia General Election, 1981 https://web.archive.org/web/20170111005759/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General January 11, 2017 Elections Nova Scotia It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. Results Results by party + ↓ 37 13 1 1 Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Independent +Official results Election Returns 1981 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 13, 2021 February 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208124724/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf dead Election Returns 1981 Recapitulation https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/RECAPS1981.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 13, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1978DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeJohn Buchanan52313437+6200,22847.28%+1.80% NS Liberal rowLiberalA.M. "Sandy" Cameron52171513-4139,60432.96%-6.20% NS NDP rowNew DemocraticAlexa McDonough52421-376,28918.01%+3.71% NS Independent rowIndependent601105,0021.18%+0.73% Vacant0 Total valid votes421,12399.43%+0.04%Blank and invalid ballots2,4030.57%-0.04%Total162525252–423,526100.00%–Registered voters / turnout570,98774.17%-4.06% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 47.28 Liberal NS Liberal 32.96 New Democratic NS NDP 18.01 Independent NS Independent 1.18Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 71.15 Liberal NS Liberal 25.00 New Democratic NS NDP 1.92 Independent NS Independent 1.92 Results by region Party nameHRMCape BretonAnnapolis ValleySouth ShoreFundy-NortheastCentral NovaTotalParties winning seats in the legislature NS PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:137644337 NS PC row Popular vote:47.87%40.16%51.61%49.85%49.22%52.25%47.28% NS Liberal rowLiberal Seats:03233213 NS Liberal row Popular vote:27.15%39.46%30.29%37.50%35.25%35.29%32.96% NS NDP rowNew Democratic Party Seats:1000001 NS NDP row Popular vote:24.89%15.31%18.10%12.65%15.44%11.79%18.01% NS Independent rowIndependents Seats:0100001 NS Independent row Popular vote:0.08%5.08%––0.10%0.67%1.18%Total seats:1411877552 Retiring incumbents Liberal Benoit Comeau, Clare 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 Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis East |NS PC background| |Gerry Sheehy3,70056.40% | |Hugh Laurence2,00630.58% | |Joan M. Boutilier85413.02% | | |NS PC background| |Gerry Sheehy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis West |NS PC background| |Greg Kerr2,78453.57% | |Herb Anderson1,89436.44% | |John R. Taylor5199.99% | | |NS PC background| |Greg Kerr |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare | |Guy LeBlanc2,17338.00% |NS Liberal background| |Chester Melanson2,22838.96% | |Paul Denis Comeau1,31723.03% | | |NS Liberal background| |Benoit Comeau† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby | |John Comeau2,64341.70% |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. Casey2,91846.04% | |Bill Redden77712.26% | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. Casey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West |NS PC background| |Ron Russell4,55451.51% | |Daniel J. McGrath2,66130.10% | |Alan Squires1,62618.39% | | |NS PC background| |Ron Russell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North |NS PC background| |Edward Twohig3,36943.61% | |Lennie White2,04126.42% | |Bob Levy2,31629.98% | | |NS PC background| |Edward Twohig |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South |NS PC background| |Harry How4,35665.47% | |Betty Deal93314.02% | |Evelyn Garbary1,36420.50% | | |NS PC background| |Harry How |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West |NS PC background| |George Moody5,28659.43% | |Dan Weir2,25925.40% | |Carolyn Queen1,34915.17% | | |NS PC background| |George Moody |} South Shore NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle | |Peter J. Boudreau2,09239.32% |NS Liberal background| |Hugh Tinkham2,87253.97% | |Roy Sonny Murphy3576.71% | | |NS Liberal background| |Hugh Tinkham Yarmouth |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg Centre |NS PC background| |Bruce Cochran5,37454.40% | |Alan V. Parish3,35533.96% | |Neil Theriault1,15011.64% | | |NS PC background| |Bruce Cochran |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg East |NS PC background| |Ron Barkhouse2,80255.49% | |Dave Cook1,18023.37% | |Janet Mooney1,06821.15% | | |NS PC background| |Ron Barkhouse |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West |NS PC background| |Mel Pickings3,87553.66% | |Pauline Himmelman2,31932.11% | |Carl E. Simpson1,02714.22% | | |NS PC background| |Mel Pickings |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens |NS PC background| |John Leefe4,11465.19% | |Mervin W. Hartlen1,51123.94% | |David K. Sampson68610.87% | | |NS PC background| |John Leefe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne | |Warren Doane3,44042.21% |NS Liberal background| |Harold Huskilson3,76546.20% | |Laurie Hitchens94511.60% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harold Huskilson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth | |Benoit Robichaud3,38940.39% |NS Liberal background| |Fraser Mooney3,86846.10% | |Hartley Wickens1,13413.51% | | |NS Liberal background| |Fraser Mooney |} Fundy-Northeast NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North | |Bill Campbell3,17142.40% |NS Liberal background| |Ed Lorraine3,18242.55% | |Allan Marchbank1,12615.06% | | |NS PC background| |Bill Campbell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester South |NS PC background| |R. Colin Stewart3,28156.48% | |Laurence Mersereau Nason1,68328.97% | |Chester Rice79913.75% | |Bob Kirk460.79% |NS PC background| |R. Colin Stewart |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre | |Arthur L. Brennan1,46933.86% |NS Liberal background| |Guy Brown2,57959.45% | |Florence Welton2906.69% | | |NS Liberal background| |Guy Brown |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East |NS PC background| |Roger Stuart Bacon4,66353.08% | |Shelagh Frances Rayworth2,41327.47% | |Hal Davidson1,70919.45% | | |NS PC background| |Roger Stuart Bacon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West |NS PC background| |D. L. George Henley2,74554.12% | |Bartley Babineau1,71733.85% | |Doug Meekins61012.03% | | |NS PC background| |D. L. George Henley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |G. Patrick Hunt2,98338.39% |NS Liberal background| |Jack Hawkins3,04139.13% | |Harry McNeil1,74722.48% | | |NS PC background| |G. Patrick Hunt |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro—Bible Hill |NS PC background| |Ron Giffin5,02461.55% | |Sylvia Roy2,09725.69% | |Tom Barron1,04112.75% | | |NS PC background| |Ron Giffin |} Central Halifax NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Bedford Basin |NS PC background| |Joel Matheson6,08749.41% | |John Genik3,24026.30% | |Peter Delefes2,99324.29% | | |NS PC background| |Joel Matheson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto | |Dugger McNeil3,39435.04% | |Walter Fitzgerald2,40724.84% |NS NDP background| |Alexa McDonough3,88640.12% | | |NS Liberal background| |Walter Fitzgerald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel |NS PC background| |Art Donahoe4,14144.55% | |Brenda Shannon2,69028.94% | |Tom Sinclair-Faulkner2,46526.52% | | |NS PC background| |Art Donahoe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Cornwallis |NS PC background| |Terry Donahoe4,92746.79% | |Dean Salsman2,86727.22% | |Michael Coyle2,73725.99% | | |NS PC background| |Terry Donahoe |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham |NS PC background| |Edmund L. Morris3,30038.05% | |Dan Clarke2,80132.30% | |Phil Davis2,57229.66% | | |NS PC background| |Edmund L. Morris |} Suburban Halifax NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley |NS PC background| |Ken Streatch4,92957.62% | |Dwight Isenor2,24626.26% | |Bruce Carroll1,37916.12% | | |NS PC background| |Ken Streatch |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic |NS PC background| |John Buchanan6,02360.29% | |Roma J. Aiken1,74417.46% | |Rene Quigley2,10821.10% | |Art Canning1151.15% |NS PC background| |John Buchanan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax-St. Margaret's |NS PC background| |Jerry Lawrence4,86050.26% | |Helena Poirier2,61727.06% | |Lillian Viau2,19322.68% | | |NS PC background| |Jerry Lawrence |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville |NS PC background| |Malcolm A. MacKay4,68742.55% | |Murdock MacKay3,47831.58% | |John Holm2,84925.87% | | |NS PC background| |Malcolm A. MacKay |} Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour |NS PC background| |David Nantes4,60551.20% | |Rae Austin2,22924.78% | |Steve MacDonald2,16024.02% | | |NS PC background| |David Nantes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East |NS PC background| |Richard L. Weldon4,25342.51% | |Jim Smith3,35133.50% | |Gerry Legere2,40023.99% | | |NS PC background| |Richard L. Weldon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North |NS PC background| |Laird Stirling3,92546.17% | |Don Valardo2,41928.46% | |Mark Flannigan2,15725.37% | | |NS PC background| |Laird Stirling |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South |NS PC background| |Roland J. Thornhill4,21546.81% | |Will Chisholm2,46327.35% | |John Lewis Bregante2,32725.84% | | |NS PC background| |Roland J. Thornhill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Eastern Shore |NS PC background| |Tom McInnis5,63959.32% | |Angus MacNeil2,30224.22% | |Bruce Beasley1,56516.46% | | |NS PC background| |Tom McInnis |- |} Central Nova NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish | |Angus MacIsaac4,27143.90% |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis4,52246.47% | |John Arthur Murphy9379.63% | | |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough | |Jim Johnson3,11942.76% |NS Liberal background| |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron3,72351.03% | |Art Livingston4536.21% | | |NS Liberal background| |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre |NS PC background| |Jack MacIsaac6,67359.62% | |Tom DeWolfe2,63423.53% | |Kim Murray1,88516.84% | | |NS PC background| |Jack MacIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron4,34760.88% | |Harold Lowe1,83325.67% | |Hasse Lindblad96013.45% | | |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West |NS PC background| |Donald P. McInnes3,47353.24% | |Doris Rink2,06631.67% | |Jim Scanlan70210.76% | |Franklin R. Fiske2824.32% |NS PC background| |Donald P. McInnes |} Cape Breton NS PC Liberal NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre |NS PC background| |Mike Laffin3,27639.49% | |Art MacDonald2,20826.62% | |Buddy MacEachern2,81233.90% | | |NS NDP background| |Buddy MacEachern |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East |NS PC background| |Donnie MacLeod4,69945.55% | |Shelly McNeil3,05329.59% | |Joe Kanary1,84917.92% | |Blair Matheson7166.94% |NS PC background| |Donnie MacLeod |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |NS PC background| |Brian Young4,18743.51% | |Nash Brogan3,12832.51% | |Len J. Arsenault2,30723.98% | | |NS NDP background| |Len J. Arsenault |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova | |Russell Brake1,48719.42% | |Earle Tubrett2,30730.13% | |Tony Gale1732.26% |NS Independent background| |Paul MacEwan3,69148.20% |NS Independent background| |Paul MacEwan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South | |Murray Hannem3,82432.16% |NS Liberal background| |Vince MacLean6,63355.78% | |Linda Gallant1,43512.07% | | |NS Liberal background| |Vince MacLean |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton—The Lakes | |John Newell3,31641.51% |NS Liberal background| |Ossie Fraser3,43643.01% | |Douglas D. MacDonald1,23715.48% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ossie Fraser |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS PC background| |"Big" Donnie MacLeod4,12542.59% | |David Muise3,73538.56% | |Elizabeth Cusack Walsh1,82618.85% | | |NS Liberal background| |David Muise |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness North | |Daniel Rankin3,16042.17% |NS Liberal background| |John Archie MacKenzie3,77050.31% | |Eleanor Joyce Gillis5647.53% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Archie MacKenzie Inverness |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness South |NS PC background| |Billy Joe MacLean2,46946.82% | |William MacEachern2,40745.65% | |Bill Martin3977.53% | | |NS Liberal background| |William MacEachern Inverness |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS PC background| |Greg MacIsaac3,17346.03% | |John E. LeBrun2,82140.93% | |Shirley McNamara89913.04% | | |NS Liberal background| |John E. LeBrun |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS PC background| |Fisher Hudson2,35750.02% | |Merrill D. Buchanan1,95241.43% | |Frank Reid2515.33% | |Duncan J. Beaton1523.23% |NS PC background| |Fisher Hudson |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirtieth General Election https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf 1981 Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer Queen's Printer July 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170731073330/http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf Further reading Byers R. B. Canadian annual review of politics and public affairs. 1981 1984 University of Toronto Press Toronto 978-1-4426-7195-9 https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_p3y6 registration 1981 Nova Scotia general election General election Nova Scotia general election