Nova Scotia general election, 1988
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The 32nd Nova Scotia general election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the 55th House of Assembly
of the Province of Nova Scotia
, Canada
. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
* Vote share included in "other"
55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between September 6, 1988 and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election...
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 | 1984 Nova Scotia general election, 1984 The 31st Nova Scotia general election was held on November 6, 1984 to elect members of the 54th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative 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:... |
42 | 28 | -33.3% | 43.4% |
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... |
Vincent MacLean Vincent MacLean Vincent James MacLean was leader of the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia in 1985 and again from 1986 to 1992. He was replaced by John Savage.... |
6 | 21 | +250% | 39.6% |
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... |
Alexa McDonough Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann Shaw McDonough OC is a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Canada, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's leader in 1980... |
3 | 2 | -33.3% | 15.8% |
Cape Breton Labour Cape Breton Labour Party The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada that advocated separate provincial status for Cape Breton, which is the northern part of the Province of Nova Scotia.-Founding:... |
Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan Paul MacEwan is a former politician in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, and long-time member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.-Biography:... |
1 | 1 | 0% | * |
Other | 0 | 0 | 1.1% | ||||||||
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| Total Seats | 52 | 52 | 100% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||