Nova Scotia general election, 2006

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The 2006 election (more formally 60th Nova Scotia general election), in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada was held on June 13, 2006 to elect members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Premier Rodney MacDonald, who led a Progressive Conservative minority government in the legislature, called for the election on May 13, 2006, hoping for a majority government to better advance his agenda and a clear mandate for himself as he had not yet fought an election as leader. Ultimately, MacDonald was returned to power leading another, slightly smaller, minority government against a strengthened New Democratic Party sitting as the Official Opposition and a weakened Liberal Party. Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie was defeated in his riding of Bedford.

Contents 1 Timeline 2 Results 2.1 Results by party 2.2 Results by region 3 Opinion polls 4 Riding results 4.1 Valley 4.2 South Shore 4.3 Fundy 4.4 Central Halifax 4.5 Suburban Halifax 4.6 Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore 4.7 Central Nova 4.8 Cape Breton 5 Shifts in Control 6 External links 7 Reference

[edit] Timeline

• September 29, 2005 - Premier John Hamm, leader of the Progressive Conservative minority government, announces his intent to resign as soon as the party chooses a new leader.
• February 11, 2006 - Rodney MacDonald is elected to replace Hamm as leader.
• February 24, 2006 - MacDonald becomes Premier and his cabinet is sworn in.
• May 9, 2006 - MacDonald's government introduces an "election-style" budget in the legislature. [1]
• May 13, 2006 - MacDonald asks Lieutenant Governor Myra Freeman to call an election. Upon his advice, Freeman sets the date for June 13, 2006.
• June 13, 2006:

20:00 ADT - CBC projects a PC government

20:14 ADT - CBC projects a PC minority government

20:20 ADT - The riding of Bedford is called for the Tories, defeating Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie.

20:35 ADT - In delivering his consession speech, Francis MacKenzie announced that it was "the end of the road," and that he planned to meet with the Liberal President within a week.

21:33 ADT - CBC officially declares a PC minority government on their website [2]

[edit] Results

The Progressive Conservatives gained several points in the popular vote, but made a net loss of two seats, with losses to the NDP partially countered by the PCs doubling their representation on MacDonald's native Cape Breton Island at the expense of the Liberals. The gap between the Liberals and NDP also significantly increased, in both the popular vote and seat count; while the Liberals and NDP had previously been nearly even, the NDP gained a significant advantage on the Liberals and moved into position as the primary opposition to the governing PCs.

[edit] Results by party

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				2003	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change
	Progressive Conservative	Rodney MacDonald	52	25	25	23	-8.0%	160,119	39.57%	+3.33%
	New Democratic	Darrell Dexter	52	15	15	20	+33.3%	140,128	34.63%	+3.52%
	Liberal	Francis MacKenzie	51	12	10	9	-10.0%	94,872	23.44%	-7.99%
	Green	Nick Wright	52	*	-	-	-	9,411	2.33%	*
	Independents		3	0	1	-	-100%	153	0.04%
	Vacant				1
Total			210	52	52	52		404,683

* The Greens did not contest the 2003 election.

[edit] Results by region

Party name			HRM	C.B.	Valley	S. Shore	Fundy	Central	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	3	4	3	5	5	3	23
		Popular vote:	31.22%	42.62%	36.14%	49.08%	54.06%	42.90%	39.59%
	New Democratic Party	Seats:	13	2	-	2	1	2	20
		Popular vote:	46.57%	25.58%	23.44%	32.29%	26.49%	34.44%	34.50%
	Liberal	Seats:	2	3	4	-	-	-	9
		Popular vote:	19.29%	29.80%	38.35%	16.46%	16.70%	21.03%	23.56%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature:
	Green	Popular vote:	2.92%	1.83%	2.07%	2.16%	2.72%	1.58%	2.31%
	Independents	Popular vote:	-	0.17%	-	-	0.03%	0.05%	0.04%
Total seats:			18	9	7	7	6	5	52

[edit] Opinion polls

Polling Firm	Date
Corporate Research Associates	June 5	38	36	20
Corporate Research Associates	May 23	34	27	30
Corporate Research Associates	February 2006	36	29	27
Corporate Research Associates	November 2005	35	32	28
Corporate Research Associates	November 2005	35	32	28
Corporate Research Associates	November 2005	35	32	28
Corporate Research Associates	August 2005	31	32	26
Corporate Research Associates	May 2005	36	30	27
Corporate Research Associates	March 2005	38	24	30
Corporate Research Associates	December 2004	35	28	30
Corporate Research Associates	September 2004	29	30	31
Corporate Research Associates	May 2004	28	33	30
Corporate Research Associates	February 2004	31	30	28
Corporate Research Associates	November 2003	28	32	29
Last election (August 5 2003)		36.3	31	31.4

• Corporate Research Associates website

[edit] Riding results

• bold denotes a cabinet minister or party leader
• italics denotes a candidate who has not yet been formally nominated by his or her party
• † denotes an incumbent not seeking re-election

[edit] Valley

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Annapolis		Blair Hannam 2041		Calum MacKenzie 1391		Stephen McNeil 4668		Ken McGowan 206				Stephen McNeil
Clare		Arnold LeBlanc 1622		Paul Comeau 1269		Wayne Gaudet 2803		Diane Doucet-Bean 82				Wayne Gaudet
Digby-Annapolis		Jimmy MacAlpine 2178		Andrew Oliver 663		Harold Theriault, Jr. 3029		Namron Bean 92				Harold Theriault, Jr.
Hants West		Chuck Porter 2974		Sean Bennett 2486		Paula Lunn 2921		Sam Schurman 206				Ron Russell†
Kings North		Mark Parent 4138		Jim Morton 2171		Madonna Spinazola 1758		Christopher Alders 195				Mark Parent
Kings South		David Morse 3832		David Mangle 3130		Ray Savage 1753		Steven McGowan 226				David Morse
Kings West		John Prall 2801		Greg Hubbert 1590		Leo Glavine 3940		Nistal Prem de Boer 112				Leo Glavine

[edit] South Shore

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Argyle		Chris d'Entremont 3158		Charles Muise 531		Christian Surette 913		Patricia Saunders 66				Chris d'Entremont
Chester-St. Margaret's		Judy Streatch 3950		Jane Matheson 2838		Rick Fraughton 2192		Joanne MacKinnon 282				Judy Streatch
Lunenburg		Michael Baker 3969		Chris Heide 2790		Rick Welsford 1200		Stuart Simpson 196				Michael Baker
Lunenburg West		Carolyn Bolivar-Getson 3637		Bill Smith 3299		Martin Bell 1324		Brendan MacNeill 157				Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Queens		Kerry Morash 2998		Vicki Conrad 3054				Margaret Whitney 119				Kerry Morash
Shelburne		Eddie Nickerson 2373		Sterling Belliveau 2438		Kirk Cox 1790		Derek Jones 141				Cecil O'Donnell†
Yarmouth		Richard Hurlburt 5170		John Deveau 1667		Dolores Atwood 1051		Matt Granger 152				Richard Hurlburt

[edit] Fundy

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley		Brooke Taylor 4790		Gary Burrill 1891		Carolyn Matthews 707		Leona MacLeod 160				Brooke Taylor
Colchester North		Karen Casey 3899		Rob Assels 1511		Bob Taylor 1979		Judy Davis 176				Bill Langille †
Cumberland North		Ernest Fage 4640		Kim Cail 1085		Bruce Alan Fage 1480		Darryl Whetter 202				Ernest Fage
Cumberland South		Murray Scott 5087		Andrew Kernohan 753		Mary Dee MacPherson 691		James Dessart 92		David Raymond Amos 13		Murray Scott
Hants East		Wayne Fiander 2715		John MacDonnell 4712		Malcolm MacKay 1237		Michael Hartlan 404				John MacDonnell
Truro-Bible Hill		Jamie Muir 3711		Jim Harpell 2220		Ronald Chisholm 1679		Barton Cutten 217				Jamie Muir

[edit] Central Halifax

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Halifax Chebucto		Sean Phillips 1720		Howard Epstein 4216		Peter Verner 1481		Christopher Harborne 369				Howard Epstein
Halifax Citadel		Bill Black 2721		Leonard Preyra 2932		Devin Maxwell 1182		Nick Wright 299				Vacant
Halifax Clayton Park		Mary Ann McGrath 2450		Linda Power 3060		Diana Whalen 3404		Sheila Richardson 228				Diana Whalen
Halifax Fairview		Bruce MacCharles 1653		Graham Steele 4162		Cecil MacDougall 1029		Jennifer Legere 255				Graham Steele
Halifax Needham		Andrew Black 1287		Maureen MacDonald 4431		Errol Gaum 1233		Amanda Myers 349				Maureen MacDonald

[edit] Suburban Halifax

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Bedford		Len Goucher 4090		John Buckland 2019		Francis MacKenzie 3286		Mary McLaughlan 192				Peter Christie †
Halifax Atlantic		Bruce Cooke 2690		Michele Raymond 4144		Jim Hoskins 1281		Rebecca Mosher 304				Michele Raymond
Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville		Barry Barnet 3704		Mat Whynott 3188		Pam Streeter 1766		Scott Cleghorn 167				Barry Barnet
Sackville-Cobequid		Steve Craig 2499		Dave Wilson 4475		David Major 1055		Elizabeth Nicolson 184				Dave Wilson
Timberlea-Prospect		Jaunita Cirtwell 2034		Bill Estabrooks 5316		Lisa Mullin 851		Thomas Trappenberg 217				Bill Estabrooks
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank		Gary Hines 3275		Percy Paris 3782		Thomas Deal 909		William Lang 186				Gary Hines

[edit] Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Cole Harbour		Sheila McKeand 1527		Darrell Dexter 5264		Stephen Beehan 1851		Michael McFadden 205				Darrell Dexter
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage		Don McIver 1194		Kevin Deveaux 4086		Brian Churchill 903		Beverly Woodfield 155				Kevin Deveaux
Dartmouth East		Jim Cormier 2942		Joan Massey 3822		Tracey Devereaux 1842		Elizabeth Perry 229				Joan Massey
Dartmouth North		Troy Myers 1895		Trevor Zinck 3384		Ian Murray 1365		Alex Donaldson 227				Jerry Pye†
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley		Tim Olive 3043		Marilyn More 4493		Brian Hiltz 1509		Daniel Melvin 339				Marilyn More
Eastern Shore		Bill Dooks 3232		Sidney Prest 2871		Judith Cabrita 746		Elizabeth van Dreunen 181				Bill Dooks
Preston		Dwayne Provo 1610		Douglas Sparks 843		Keith Colwell 1853		David Farrell 82				Keith Colwell

[edit] Central Nova

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Antigonish		Angus MacIsaac 4662		Andrew MacDonald 1480		Danny MacIsaac 2987		Judy Dowden 180				Angus MacIsaac
Guysborough-Sheet Harbour		Ronnie Chisholm 2765		Jim Boudreau 2540		David Horton 1378		Marike Finaly-de Monchy 88				Ronnie Chisholm
Pictou Centre		Pat Dunn 3901		Danny MacGillivray 2344		Troy MacCulloch 1057		Samuel M. Clark 94		Dennis Tate 20		John Hamm†
Pictou East		Sue Uhren 2654		Clarrie MacKinnon 2761		Dan Walsh 2000		John A. Clark 102				Jim DeWolfe†
Pictou West		Ronald Baillie 2584		Charlie Parker 4173		Sandy MacKay 698		Douglas Corbett 147				Charlie Parker

[edit] Cape Breton

Electoral District	Candidates											Incumbent
		Prog. Cons.		NDP		Liberal		Green		Other
Cape Breton Centre		Darren Bruckschwaiger 2274		Frank Corbett 3482		Laura Lee MacDonald 2154		Frances Oomen 79				Frank Corbett
Cape Breton North		Cecil Clarke 4285		Russell MacDonald 2195		Fred Tilley 1868		Mark Doucet 125				Cecil Clarke
Cape Breton Nova		Todd Marsman 855		Gordie Gosse 4315		Mel Crowe 1794		Chris Milburn 119				Gordie Gosse
Cape Breton South		Scott Boyd 3260		Jamie Crane 2160		Manning MacDonald 4383		Stephen Doucet 273				Manning MacDonald
Cape Breton West		Alfie MacLeod 4738		Terry Crawley 1344		Dave LeBlanc 2479		Michael Milburn 230				Russell MacKinnon†
Glace Bay		Mark Bettens 2074		Myrtle Campbell 2234		David Wilson 3327		Todd Pettigrew 88				David Wilson
Inverness		Rodney MacDonald 7992		Tim Murphy 1438		Mary MacLennan 1748		John Gibson 146				Rodney MacDonald
Richmond		John Greene 2268		Mary Pat Cude 529		Michel Samson 2722		Noreen Hartlen 88				Michel Samson
Victoria-The Lakes		Keith Bain 3001		Joan O'Liari 755		Gerald Sampson 2272		Michelle Smith 173		Stemer MacLeod 120		Gerald Sampson

[edit] Shifts in Control

From Progressive Conservative to NDP

• Queens
• Shelburne
• Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
• Pictou East

From Liberal to NDP

• Halifax Citadel

From Liberal to Progressive Conservative

• Victoria-The Lakes

From Independent to Progressive Conservative

• Cape Breton West (Voted Liberal in 2003)

[edit] External links

• CBC: Nova Scotia Votes 2006
• Nodice Elections: Nova Scotia
• Riding Results Tracker

[edit] Reference

• Government of Nova Scotia. Election Summary From 1867 - 2006 (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.

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