1978 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1978 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1974 Nova Scotia general election 1974 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia September 19, 1978 members 1981 Nova Scotia general election 1981 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 78.23% 0.34pp 150x150px NS PC nohash John Buchanan March 6, 1971 NS PC name Halifax Atlantic 12 31 19 203,500 45.48% 7.17pp 150x150px NS Liberal nohash Gerald Regan July 24, 1965 NS Liberal name Halifax Needham 31 17 14 175,218 39.16% 8.41pp 150x150px NS NDP nohash Jeremy Akerman November 9, 1968 NS NDP name Cape Breton East 3 4 1 63,979 14.30% 1.43pp Premier Premier after election Gerald Regan NS Liberal name John Buchanan NS PC name The 1978 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 19, 1978, to elect members of the 52nd House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party. Results Results by party + ↓ 31 17 4 Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic +Official results Election Returns 1978 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 13, 2021 February 8, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240208124837/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf dead Election Returns 1978 Recapitulation https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/RECAPS1978.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 13, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1974DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeJohn Buchanan52121231+19203,50045.48%+7.17% NS Liberal rowLiberalGerald Regan52313017-14175,21839.16%-8.41% NS NDP rowNew DemocraticJeremy Akerman52334+163,97914.30%+1.43% NS Independent rowIndependent600002,0080.45%-0.06% Vacant1 Total valid votes444,70599.39%+0.13%Blank and invalid ballots2,7390.61%-0.13%Total162464652+6447,444100.00%–Registered voters / turnout542,54778.23%While 447,444 votes were cast, only 424,418 electors voted as Inverness and Yarmouth electors voted for two candidates.+0.34% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 45.48 Liberal NS Liberal 39.16 New Democratic NS NDP 14.30 Independent NS Independent 0.45Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px PC NS PC 59.62 Liberal NS Liberal 32.69 New Democratic NS NDP 7.69 Results by region Party nameHRMCape BretonAnnapolis ValleySouth ShoreFundy-NortheastCentral NovaTotalParties winning seats in the legislature NS PC rowProgressive Conservative Seats:120646331 NS PC row Popular vote:52.01%31.95%51.35%44.73%50.28%48.32%45.48% NS Liberal rowLiberal Seats:27231217 NS Liberal row Popular vote:34.50%42.78%40.27%44.10%40.66%36.74%39.16% NS NDP rowNew Democratic Party Seats:0400004 NS NDP row Popular vote:12.99%25.27%8.38%9.48%8.91% 14.48%14.30%Parties not winning seats in the legislature NS Independent row-name Popular vote:0.49%––1.68%0.14%0.46%0.45%Total seats:1411877552 Retiring incumbents Liberal Melinda MacLean, Colchester Leonard L. Pace, Halifax-St. Margaret's Progressive Conservative John Wickwire, Queens 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 PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis East | |Carl L. Bruce2,47036.37% |NS PC background| |Gerry Sheehy3,86356.88% | |Roger A. Boutilier4586.74% | | |NS PC background| |Gerry Sheehy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis West | |Peter M. Nicholson2,32943.78% |NS PC background| |Greg Kerr2,69050.56% | |Larry Duchesne3015.66% | | |NS Liberal background| |Peter M. Nicholson |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare |NS Liberal background| |Benoit Comeau2,96356.47% | |Gerald J.B. Comeau1,89636.13% | |Sylvio Gagnon3887.39% | | |NS Liberal background| |Benoit Comeau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. Casey3,04851.56% | |John Comeau2,60344.03% | |John Gray2614.41% | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph H. Casey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West | |Robert D. Lindsay3,48538.08% |NS PC background| |Ron Russell4,87253.23% | |Bill Shiers7958.69% | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert D. Lindsay |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North | |Glenn Ells3,28342.77% |NS PC background| |Edward Twohig3,74448.78% | |Donald C. Fraser6498.45% | | |NS Liberal background| |Glenn Ells |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South | |Wilbur H. Starratt1,52622.66% |NS PC background| |Harry How4,21462.58% | |Donald F. Archibald99414.76% | | |NS PC background| |Harry How |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West | |Frank Bezanson3,55937.71% |NS PC background| |George Moody5,01153.09% | |William J. Dyer8699.21% | | |NS Liberal background| |Frank Bezanson |} South Shore NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg Centre | |Jack Pelley3,15630.23% |NS PC background| |Bruce Cochran5,76455.22% | |Scott D. Miller4254.07% | |Walton Cook1,09410.48% |NS PC background| |Bruce Cochran |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg East | |Wally MacDonald1,41728.01% |NS PC background| |Ron Barkhouse3,38666.93% | |Robert Whiting Sr.2565.06% | | |NS PC background| |Ron Barkhouse |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West | |Maurice DeLory2,79136.54% |NS PC background| |Mel Pickings3,90751.15% | |G.M. Dean94112.32% | | |NS Liberal background| |Maurice DeLory |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |Keith Wyer2,44033.85% |NS PC background| |John Leefe3,80052.72% | |A.J. d'Entremont96813.43% | | |NS PC background| |John Wickwire† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Harold Huskilson3,93245.06% | |A. Etheren Goreham3,68242.20% | |Jane A. Strange1,11212.74% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harold Huskilson |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth |NS Liberal background| |Fraser Mooney7,56829.25% | |Dorothy M. Crosby4,38916.96% | |Hartley Wickens1,2684.90% | | |NS Liberal background| |Fraser Mooney |- |NS Liberal background| |Hugh Tinkham7,33928.36% | |Harold H. Hanf4,12215.93% | |Charles Paddock1,1904.60% | | |NS Liberal background| |Hugh Tinkham |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North | |Floyd Tucker3,02343.30% |NS PC background| |Bill Campbell3,44749.37% | |Peter Robben5127.33% | | |NS Liberal background| |Floyd Tucker Colchester |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester South | |Ed Lorraine2,18738.11% |NS PC background| |R. Colin Stewart3,23056.28% | |Chester Rice3225.61% | | |NS Liberal background| |Melinda MacLean† Colchester |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre |NS Liberal background| |Guy Brown2,51553.75% | |Russell Fisher1,35428.94% | |Dennis R. Calder81017.31% | | |NS Liberal background| |Guy Brown |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East | |Norman J. Mansour3,23434.15% |NS PC background| |Roger Stuart Bacon4,95552.33% | |Francis Soontiens1,28013.52% | | |NS PC background| |Roger Stuart Bacon |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West | |Duncan Lake2,29243.72% |NS PC background| |D. L. George Henley2,63350.23% | |John S. Edgecombe3176.05% | | |NS PC background| |D. L. George Henley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |Jack Hawkins3,29442.15% |NS PC background| |G. Patrick Hunt4,03551.63% | |Clair White4866.22% | | |NS Liberal background| |Jack Hawkins |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro—Bible Hill | |Peter Wilson3,16037.04% |NS PC background| |Ron Giffin4,71355.24% | |Tom Barron5896.90% | |Bob Kirk700.82% |NS Vacant background| |New riding |} Central Halifax NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Bedford Basin | |Wilfred Moore4,08135.08% |NS PC background| |Joel Matheson6,32554.36% | |Tom Orman1,22910.56% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto |NS Liberal background| |Walter Fitzgerald3,99844.28% | |Margaret Stanbury3,73341.34% | |Donald F. Mielke1,29814.38% | | |NS Liberal background| |Walter Fitzgerald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel | |Ronald Wallace3,52537.82% |NS PC background| |Art Donahoe3,78040.56% | |Michael Bradfield2,01521.62% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ronald Wallace |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Cornwallis | |George M. Mitchell3,10431.77% |NS PC background| |Terry Donahoe4,44645.51% | |Michael Coyle2,22022.72% | | |NS Liberal background| |George M. Mitchell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham |NS Liberal background| |Gerald Regan3,55343.38% | |Pat Curran3,41641.70% | |James Miller1,22214.92% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gerald Regan |} Suburban Halifax NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley | |Jim MacLean2,74332.65% |NS PC background| |Ken Streatch4,95158.93% | |Gerald B. Hoganson7088.43% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic | |Jerry F. Blom2,30322.28% |NS PC background| |John Buchanan6,62864.13% | |Susan Holtz1,27412.33% | |Art Canning1311.27% |NS PC background| |John Buchanan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax-St. Margaret's | |Terry Tingley3,14932.45% |NS PC background| |Jerry Lawrence5,27754.38% | |Garry Richard Craig1,27813.17% | | |NS Liberal background| |Leonard L. Pace† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville | |George Doucet3,55434.47% |NS PC background| |Malcolm A. MacKay5,24750.89% | |Doug MacDonald9909.60% | |Evan Morgan5195.03% |NS Liberal background| |George Doucet Halifax Cobequid |} Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour | |Peter Sawler2,78235.59% |NS PC background| |David Nantes4,27854.73% | |Daniel laFitte7579.68% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East | |Barbara Hart3,48836.27% |NS PC background| |Richard L. Weldon5,09853.02% | |Gabriel Des Rochers1,03010.71% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North | |Glen M. Bagnell2,92733.94% |NS PC background| |Laird Stirling4,56152.89% | |Nick Rolls1,13513.16% | | |NS Liberal background| |Glen M. Bagnell |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South | |Norman Crawford2,36525.38% |NS PC background| |Roland J. Thornhill5,53059.35% | |Mike Marshall1,42315.27% | | |NS PC background| |Roland J. Thornhill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Eastern Shore | |Alexander Garnet Brown3,91140.07% |NS PC background| |Tom McInnis5,29854.28% | |Daniel Matheson5525.66% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander Garnet Brown |- |} Central Nova NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis4,68949.82% | |Bill McNeil3,71339.45% | |John Arthur Murphy1,01010.73% | | |NS Liberal background| |Bill Gillis |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron3,30647.87% | |Jim Johnson3,29347.68% | |Kevin Patrick Keeping3074.45% | | |NS Liberal background| |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre | |Erskine Cumming2,31320.00% |NS PC background| |Jack MacIsaac6,05652.36% | |Austin Sutton3,06826.52% | |Jim Beck1301.12% |NS PC background| |Jack MacIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East | |W.G. Bill Munro2,36432.30% |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron4,31558.96% | |Bill Mitton6398.73% | | |NS PC background| |Donald Cameron |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West | |Dan Reid2,73540.61% |NS PC background| |Donald P. McInnes2,88842.89% | |John McDonald1,04715.55% | |Lloyd H. MacLellan640.95% |NS Liberal background| |Dan Reid |} Cape Breton NS Liberal PC NDP Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Francis MacLean2,99336.96% | |Peter MacKinnon1,51018.65% |NS NDP background| |Buddy MacEachern3,59444.39% | | |NS NDP background| |Buddy MacEachern |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East | |Vincent Kachafanas3,10927.21% | |Frank Edwards3,18227.85% |NS NDP background| |Jeremy Akerman5,13544.94% | | |NS NDP background| |Jeremy Akerman |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North | |Barry LeBlanc2,78228.17% | |Tom MacKeough3,21532.56% |NS NDP background| |Len J. Arsenault3,87839.27% | | |NS PC background| |Tom MacKeough |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova | |Earle Tubrett2,86734.60% | |Percy Gaum1,50218.12% |NS NDP background| |Paul MacEwan3,91847.28% | | |NS NDP background| |Paul MacEwan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South |NS Liberal background| |Vince MacLean7,04159.84% | |Donald C. MacNeil2,76123.46% | |Sandy MacNeil1,96516.70% | | |NS Liberal background| |Vince MacLean |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton—The Lakes |NS Liberal background| |Ossie Fraser3,47346.26% | |Jim MacDonald2,64235.19% | |Irene LeBlanc1,39318.55% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS Liberal background| |David Muise3,66436.80% | |"Big" Donnie MacLeod3,08130.95% | |Frank Boone3,21132.25% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ossie Fraser |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |William MacEachern6,27027.10% | |Bernie MacLean5,41223.39% | |Archie A. Chisholm6442.78% | | |NS Liberal background| |William MacEachern |- |NS Liberal background| |John Archie MacKenzie5,63224.34% | |Bill MacIsaac4,61419.94% | |Joyce Campbell5632.43% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Archie MacKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Gaston LeBlanc3,28749.39% | |Eva Landry2,44636.75% | |Bruce Wright92213.85% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gaston LeBlanc |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |Peter John Nicholson2,19948.29% | |Catherine MacNeil Jankowski1,99243.74% | |Steve Lake3637.97% | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf 1978 Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer Queen's Printer June 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180618175839/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201978.pdf Category:1978 elections in Canada 1978 Category:1978 in Nova Scotia Category:September 1978 in Canada