Nova Scotia general election, 1978
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The 29th 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.
52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia
53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between October 6, 1981 and November 6, 1984, its membership being set in the 1981 Nova Scotia general election. John M...
of the Province of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
| Party | Leader | 1974 Nova Scotia general election, 1974 The 28th Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the 51st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.... |
Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) |
Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan John Buchanan John MacLennan Buchanan, PC, QC is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 20th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1978 to 1990 and as a member of the Senate of Canada from 1990 to 2006.-Early life:... |
12 | 31 | +158% | 45.8% |
Liberal Liberal Party of Nova Scotia The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia is a political party in Nova Scotia, Canada.-Origins:The party is descended from the pre-Confederation Reformers in Nova Scotia who coalesced around Joseph Howe demanding the institution of responsible government... |
Gerald Regan Gerald Regan Gerald Augustine Regan, PC is a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1970 to 1978.... |
31 | 17 | -45% | 39.4% |
New Democratic Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is aligned with the federal New Democratic Party . Originally founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in 1932, it became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing... |
Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Akerman Jeremy Bernard Akerman is a former Canadian politician, writer and actor and a former leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.-Biography:... |
3 | 4 | +33% | 14.4% |
Other | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0.4% | ||||||
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| Total Seats | 46 | 52 | 100% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||