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The 38th Nova Scotia general election was held on June 9, 2009 to elect members of the 61st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on May 4, and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor Mayann Francis on May 5.[1] thereby triggering an election. The NDP won a majority government, forming government the first time in the province's history, and for the first time in an Atlantic Canadian province. The governing Progressive Conservatives were reduced to third place.
Campaign
The election campaign began on May 5, 2009, after the New Democrats and Liberals voted against the Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act, legislation that would have permitted the government to divert its revenues from oil and gas development in the Atlantic Ocean from debt payment, as required under current provincial law, to fund extra spending in the 2009 budget.[2] As the Progressive Conservatives won only a minority government in the 2006 election, at least one of the two opposition parties would have been required to vote in favour of (or abstain from voting on) the legislation for it to pass.
Timeline
- June 13, 2006 - Rodney MacDonald's Progressive Conservatives are elected to a minority government. Liberal leader Francis MacKenzie resigns.
- March 1, 2007 - NDP MLA Kevin Deveaux resigns his seat of Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
- April 28, 2007 - Stephen McNeil is elected leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party
- October 2, 2007 - Becky Kent of the NDP is elected in the Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage byelection.
- March 2, 2009 - Lunenburg MLA and Finance Minister Michael Baker dies.
- May 4, 2009 - Government is defeated on a budget bill (Bill 240 - Offshore Offset Revenues Expenditure Act (amendments to Provincial finance Act)).
- May 5, 2009 - Legislature is officially dissolved and writ of election dropped.
- May 19, 2009 - First official leaders' debate.
- June 2, 2009 - Second official leaders' debate.
- June 9, 2009 - Election Day – polls close at 7:00 PM ADT; CBC projects an NDP government at 7:30 PM ADT.[3]
Results by party
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dissolution | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change | ||||
| New Democratic | Darrell Dexter | 52 | 20 | 20 | 31 | +55.0% | 186,556 | 45.24% | +10.61% | |
| Liberal | Stephen McNeil | 52 | 9 | 9 | 11 | +22.2% | 112,160 | 27.20% | +3.76% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Rodney MacDonald | 52 | 23 | 21 | 10 | −56.5% | 101,203 | 24.54% | −15.03% | |
| Green | Ryan Watson | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 9,636 | 2.34% | +0.01% | |
| Independents | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 2,796 | 0.68% | +0.64% | ||
| Vacant | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 212 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0.0% | 411,310 | 100.00% | 0.00% | ||
Candidates lined up.[4]
Results by region
| Party name | HRM | C.B. | Valley | S. Shore | Fundy | Central | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parties winning seats in the legislature | |||||||||
| New Democratic Party | Seats: | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 31 | |
| Popular vote: | 54.07% | 40.16% | 27.05% | 43.03% | 41.76% | 50.10% | 45.26% | ||
| Liberal | Seats: | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 11 | |
| Popular vote: | 28.65% | 29.57% | 46.46% | 18.11% | 14.60% | 16.84% | 27.22% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Seats: | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Popular vote: | 14.36% | 28.34% | 23.89% | 36.08% | 37.44% | 31.32% | 24.52% | ||
| Parties not winning seats in the legislature | |||||||||
| Green | Popular vote: | 2.88% | 1.78% | 2.60% | 1.90% | 1.89% | 1.74% | 2.33% | |
| Independents | Popular vote: | 0.03% | 0.14% | N/A | 0.88% | 4.32% | N/A | 0.67% | |
| Total seats: | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 52 | ||
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Dates | Link | Prog. Cons. | New Democratic | Liberal | Green |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Election Results | June 9, 2009 | 24.54% | 45.24% | 27.20% | 2.34% | |
| Angus Reid Strategies | June 4, 2009 | 23% | 47% | 26% | 3% | |
| Corporate Research Associates | June 1, 2009 | HTML | 26% | 44% | 28% | 2% |
| Corporate Research Associates | May 7–16, 2009 | HTML | 28% | 37% | 31% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | February 2009 | HTML | 30% | 36% | 31% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | November 2008 | HTML | 33% | 37% | 27% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | August 2008 | HTML | 33% | 36% | 28% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | May 2008 | HTML | 27% | 38% | 30% | 4% |
| Corporate Research Associates | February 2008 | HTML | 32% | 37% | 28% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | November 2007 | HTML | 32% | 39% | 25% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | August 2007 | HTML | 32% | 35% | 28% | 5% |
| Corporate Research Associates | May 2007 | HTML | 29% | 37% | 26% | 7% |
| Corporate Research Associates | February 2007 | HTML | 35% | 36% | 25% | 3% |
| Corporate Research Associates | November 2006 | HTML | 32% | 37% | 26% | 4% |
| Corporate Research Associates | August 2006 | HTML | 33% | 35% | 24% | - |
| 2006 Election Results | June 2006 | 40% | 35% | 24% | 2% |
Riding results
- Winners are indicated by the party-coloured bar next to the winner's name.
- bold denotes a cabinet minister or party leader
- † denotes an incumbent not seeking re-election
Annapolis Valley
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Annapolis | Kent Robinson 971 - (11.10%) |
Henry Spurr 1,131 - (12.93%) |
Stephen McNeil 6,446 - (73.70%) |
Jamie Spinney 198 - (2.26%) |
Stephen McNeil | |||||||
| Clare | Jimmy Doucet 459 - (8.75%) |
Paul Comeau 1,326 - (25.29%) |
Wayne Gaudet 3,392 - (64.68%) |
Diane Bean 67 - (1.28%) |
Wayne Gaudet | |||||||
| Digby-Annapolis | Cindy Nesbitt 852 - (15.39%) |
Sherri Oliver 1,092 - (19.73%) |
Harold Theriault 3,514 - (63.48%) |
Namron Bean 78 - (1.41%) |
Harold Theriault | |||||||
| Hants West | Chuck Porter 3,364 - (37.24%) |
Barbara Gallagher 2,401 - (26.58%) |
Paula Lunn 3,065 - (33.93%) |
Sheila Richardson 204 - (2.26%) |
Chuck Porter | |||||||
| Kings North | Mark Parent 3,079 - (36.08%) |
Jim Morton 3,535 - (41.43%) |
Shirley Fisher 1,541 - (18.06%) |
Anna-Maria Galante-Ward 378 - (4.43%) |
Mark Parent | |||||||
| Kings South | David Morse 2,759 - (28.14%) |
Ramona Jennex 4,038 - (41.18%) |
Paula Howatt 2,639 - (26.91%) |
Brendan MacNeill 369 - (3.76%) |
David Morse | |||||||
| Kings West | Chris Palmer 1,667 - (20.20%) |
Carol Tobin 1,422 - (17.23%) |
Leo Glavine 5,015 - (60.77%) |
Nistal Prem de Boer 149 - (1.81%) |
Leo Glavine | |||||||
South Shore
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Argyle | Chris d'Entremont 2,818 - (64%) |
Melvin Huskins 759 - (17.24%) |
Lionel LeBlanc 752 - (17.08%) |
Barbara Lake 74 - (1.68%) |
Chris d'Entremont | |||||||
| Chester-St. Margaret's | Judy Streatch 2,762 - (27.47%) |
Denise Peterson-Rafuse 4,835 - (48.09%) |
Jo-Ann Grant 2,122 - (21.11%) |
Ryan Cameron 335 - (3.33%) |
Judy Streatch | |||||||
| Lunenburg | Peter Zwicker 2,399 - (28.30%) |
Pam Birdsall 4,069 - (48.01%) |
Rick Welsford 1,374 - (16.21%) |
Jason Remai 145 - (1.71%) |
Milton Countway 489 - (5.77%) |
(vacant)a | ||||||
| Lunenburg West | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson 3,045 - (33.50%) |
Gary Ramey 3,600 - (39.60%) |
Mark Furey 2,297 - (25.27%) |
Emily Richardson 148 - (1.63%) |
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | |||||||
| Queens | Kerry Morash 1,936 - (28.87%) |
Vicki Conrad 4,012 - (59.82%) |
Wayne Henley 674 - (10.05%) |
Stuart Simpson 85 - (1.27%) |
Vicki Conrad | |||||||
| Shelburne | Eddie Nickerson 1,637 - (23.59%) |
Sterling Belliveau 3,844 - (55.41%) |
Darian Huskilson 1,356 - (19.54%) |
Robin Smith 101 - (1.46%) |
Sterling Belliveau | |||||||
| Yarmouth | Richard Hurlburt 4,537 - (61.34%) |
David Olie 1,696 - (22.93%) |
David Mooney 1,041 - (14.07%) |
Ronald Mills 123 - (1.66%) |
Richard Hurlburt | |||||||
- ^a - Previously held by Progressive Conservative Michael Baker, who died in office on March 2, 2009.
Fundy-Northeast
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Steve Streatch 2,265 - (29.07%) |
Gary Burrill 3,697 - (48.09%) |
Willie Versteeg 1,649 - (21.16%) |
Margaret Whitney 181 - (2.32%) |
Brooke Taylor† | |||||||
| Colchester North | Karen Casey 3,811 - (50.25%) |
Arthur Hartlen 2,362 - (31.14%) |
Lorenda Ebbett 1,250 - (16.48%) |
Judy Davis 161 - (2.12%) |
Karen Casey | |||||||
| Cumberland North | Keith Hunter 1,359 - (17.23%) |
Brian Skabar 3,170 - (40.19%) |
Brent Noiles 1,073 - (13.60%) |
Aviva Silburt 127 - (1.61%) |
Ernest Fage 2,159 - (27.37%) |
Ernest Fage | ||||||
| Cumberland South | Murray Scott 4,334 - (67.66%) |
Don Tabor 1,659 - (25.90%) |
Joseph Archibald 325 - (5.07%) |
Danny Melvin 88 - (1.37%) |
Murray Scott | |||||||
| Hants East | Todd Williams 1,567 - (16.82%) |
John MacDonell 6,052 - (64.96%) |
Maurice Rees 1,467 - (15.75%) |
Emerich Winkler 231 - (2.48%) |
John MacDonell | |||||||
| Truro-Bible Hill | Hughie MacIsaac 2,544 - (30.23%) |
Lenore Zann 4,070 - (48.37%) |
Bob Hagell 1,643 - (19.52%) |
Kaleigh Brinkhurst 158 - (1.88%) |
Jamie Muir† | |||||||
Central Halifax
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Halifax Chebucto | David Atchison 544 - (6.91%) |
Howard Epstein 4,446 - (56.47%) |
Jane Spurr 2,535 - (32.20%) |
Chris Hanlon 348 - (4.42%) |
Howard Epstein | |||||||
| Halifax Citadel | Ted Larsen 1,000 - (12.99%) |
Leonard Preyra 3,785 - (49.17%) |
Gerry Walsh 2,584 - (33.57%) |
Ryan Watson 329 - (4.27%) |
Leonard Preyra | |||||||
| Halifax Clayton Park | Debbie Hum 1,084 - (10.56%) |
Linda Power 3,924 - (38.24%) |
Diana Whalen 5,030 - (49.02%) |
Amanda Hester 172 - (1.68%) |
Jonathan Dean 51 - (0.50%) |
Diana Whalen | ||||||
| Halifax Fairview | Paul Henderson 893 - (12.16%) |
Graham Steele 4,680 - (63.71%) |
Brad Armitage 1,544 - (21.02%) |
Jane Hester 229 - (3.12%) |
Graham Steele | |||||||
| Halifax Needham | Jason Cameron 536 - (6.76%) |
Maureen MacDonald 5,336 - (67.30%) |
Graham Estabrooks 1,690 - (21.31%) |
Kris MacLellan 367 - (4.63%) |
Maureen MacDonald | |||||||
Suburban Halifax
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Bedford-Birch Cove | Len Goucher 2,268 - (20.75%) |
Brian Mosher 3,552 - (32.50%) |
Kelly Regan 4,861 - (44.48%) |
Neil Green 248 - (2.27%) |
Len Goucher | |||||||
| Halifax Atlantic | Brian Phillips 965 - (11.22%) |
Michèle Raymond 5,243 - (61.09%) |
Jim Hoskins 2,003 - (23.29%) |
Anthony Rosborough 378 - (4.40%) |
Michele Raymond | |||||||
| Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville | Barry Barnet 2,218 - (23.05%) |
Mat Whynott 4,815 - (50.03%) |
Patrick Doyle 2,381 - (24.74%) |
Shawn Redmond 210 - (2.18%) |
Barry Barnet | |||||||
| Sackville-Cobequid | Jessica Alexander 976 - (12.46%) |
Dave Wilson 5,120 - (65.34%) |
Scott Hemming 1,548 - (19.75%) |
Ian Charles 192 - (2.45%) |
Dave Wilson | |||||||
| Timberlea-Prospect | Gina Byrne 795 - (9.10%) |
Bill Estabrooks 6,174 - (70.70%) |
Lisa Mullin 1,535 - (17.58%) |
Tom Trappenberg 229 - (2.62%) |
Bill Estabrooks | |||||||
| Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Gary Hines 1,696 - (18.45%) |
Percy Paris 5,007 - (54.47%) |
Bill Horne 2,290 - (24.91%) |
Damon Loomer 199 - (2.16%) |
Percy Paris | |||||||
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Cole Harbour | Mike Josey 939 - (11.05%) |
Darrell Dexter 5,849 - (68.82%) |
Tony Ince 1,509 - (17.76%) |
Donna Toews 202 - (2.38%) |
Darrell Dexter | |||||||
| Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | Lloyd Jackson 1,074 - (15.90%) |
Becky Kent 4,402 - (65.17%) |
Orest Ulan 1,054 - (15.60%) |
Denise Menard 225 - (3.33%) |
Becky Kent | |||||||
| Dartmouth East | Bert Thompson 873 - (9.66%) |
Joan Massey 3,908 - (42.95%) |
Andrew Younger 4,133 - (45.43%) |
Anna Mukpo 184 - (2.02%) |
Joan Massey | |||||||
| Dartmouth North | David Losey 568 - (7.95%) |
Trevor Zinck 4,053 - (56.75%) |
Jim Smith 2,316 - (32.43%) |
Alex Donaldson 205 - (2.87%) |
Trevor Zinck | |||||||
| Dartmouth South-Portland Valley | George Jordan 1,389 - (13.58%) |
Marilyn More 5,583 - (54.59%) |
Colin Hebb 2,946 - (28.8%) |
David Croft 310 - (3.03%) |
Marilyn More | |||||||
| Eastern Shore | Bill Dooks 2,557 - (34.69%) |
Sid Prest 3,628 - (49.22%) |
Loretta Halleran 992 - (13.46%) |
Michael Marshall 194 - (2.63%) |
Bill Dooks | |||||||
| Preston | Dwayne Provo 1,076 - (24.83%) |
Janet Sutcliffe 1,314 - (30.33%) |
Keith Colwell 1,888 - (43.57%) |
Sarah Densmore 55 - (1.27%) |
Keith Colwell | |||||||
Central Nova
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Antigonish | Angus MacIsaac 3,613 - (38.08%) |
Maurice Smith 3,338 - (35.18%) |
Miles Tompkins 2,378 - (25.06%) |
Rebecca Mosher 160 - (1.69%) |
Angus MacIsaac | |||||||
| Guysborough-Sheet Harbour | Ron Chisholm 1,750 - (24.96%) |
Jim Boudreau 3,621 - (51.64%) |
Lloyd Hines 1,558 - (22.22%) |
Amy Florian 83 - (1.18%) |
Ron Chisholm | |||||||
| Pictou Centre | Pat Dunn 3,519 - (44.64%) |
Ross Landry 3,650 - (46.3%) |
Neil MacIsaac 567 - (7.19%) |
Jim Lindsey 147 - (1.86%) |
Pat Dunn | |||||||
| Pictou East | J. Ed. MacDonald 1,984 - (25.94%) |
Clarrie MacKinnon 4,893 - (63.98%) |
Francois Rochon 642 - (8.39%) |
Robbie White 129 - (1.69%) |
Clarrie MacKinnon | |||||||
| Pictou West | Leonard Fraser 1,466 - (19.99%) |
Charlie Parker 4,226 - (57.63%) |
Paul Landry 1,471 - (20.06%) |
Chelsea Richardson 170 - (2.32%) |
Charlie Parker | |||||||
Cape Breton
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | Liberal | Green | Other | ||||||||
| Cape Breton Centre | Chris Ryan 479 - (7.33%) |
Frank Corbett 5,096 - (80.14%) |
Joe MacPherson 685 - (10.77%) |
Chris Alders 99 - (1.56%) |
Frank Corbett | |||||||
| Cape Breton North | Cecil Clarke 3,477 - (44.47%) |
Russell MacDonald 3,312 - (42.36%) |
Ken Jardine 921 - (11.78%) |
Chris Milburn 108 - (1.38%) |
Cecil Clarke | |||||||
| Cape Breton Nova | Cory Hann 276 - (4.14%) |
Gordie Gosse 4,735 - (71.07%) |
Donnie Morrison 1,549 - (23.25%) |
Michael Milburn 102 - (1.53%) |
Gordie Gosse | |||||||
| Cape Breton South | Steve Tobin 1,387 - (15.12%) |
Wayne McKay 3,332 - (36.33%) |
Manning MacDonald 4,278 - (46.65%) |
Cathy Theriault 174 - (1.9%) |
Manning MacDonald | |||||||
| Cape Breton West | Alfie MacLeod 3,962 - (43.47%) |
Delton MacDonald 2,797 - (30.69%) |
Josephine Kennedy 2,212 - (24.27%) |
Michael Parsons 174 - (1.9%) |
Alfie MacLeod | |||||||
| Glace Bay | Tom MacPherson 810 - (11.41%) |
Myrtle Campbell 2,829 - (39.84%) |
David Wilson 3,380 - (47.6%) |
Todd Pettigrew 82 - (1.15%) |
David Wilson | |||||||
| Inverness | Rodney MacDonald 5,402 - (56.17%) |
Michael MacIsaac 1,971 - (20.49%) |
Shaun Bennett 1,905 - (19.81%) |
Nathalie Arsenault 339 - (3.53%) |
Rodney MacDonald | |||||||
| Richmond | John Greene 1,045 - (17.92%) |
Clair Rankin 1,477 - (25.33%) |
Michel Samson 3,228 - (55.36%) |
John Percy 81 - (1.39%) |
Michel Samson | |||||||
| Victoria-The Lakes | Keith Bain 2,417 - (38.68%) |
Fraser Patterson 1,680 - (26.88%) |
Gerald Sampson 1,912 - (30.6%) |
James V. O'Brien 143 - (2.29%) |
Stemer MacLeod 97 - (1.55%) |
Keith Bain | ||||||
Shifts in control
Progressive Conservative to NDP
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | NDP | |||||
| Kings North | 2006 | Mark Parent | 2009 | Jim Morton | Mark Parent | |
| Kings South | 2006 | David Morse | 2009 | Ramona Jennex | David Morse | |
| Chester-St. Margaret's | 2006 | Judy Streatch | 2009 | Denise Peterson-Rafuse | Judy Streatch | |
| Lunenburg | 2006 | Peter Zwicker | 2009 | Pam Birdsall | (vacant) | |
| Lunenburg West | 2006 | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | 2009 | Gary Ramey | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | |
| Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | 2006 | Steve Streatch | 2009 | Gary Burrill | Brooke Taylor | |
| Truro-Bible Hill | 2006 | Hughie MacIsaac | 2009 | Lenore Zann | Jamie Muir | |
| Hammonds Plains-Upper Sackville | 2006 | Barry Barnet | 2009 | Mat Whynott | Barry Barnet | |
| Eastern Shore | 2006 | Bill Dooks | 2009 | Sid Prest | Bill Dooks | |
| Guysborough-Sheet Harbour | 2006 | Ron Chisholm | 2009 | Jim Boudreau | Ron Chisholm | |
| Pictou Centre | 2006 | Pat Dunn | 2009 | Ross Landry | Pat Dunn | |
Independent to NDP
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independents | NDP | |||||
| Cumberland North | 2007 | Ernest Fage | 2009 | Brian Skabar | Ernest Fage | |
Progressive Conservative to Liberal
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Liberal | |||||
| Bedford-Birch Cove | 2006 | Len Goucher | 2009 | Kelly Regan | Len Goucher | |
NDP to Liberal
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Liberal | |||||
| Dartmouth East | 2006 | Joan Massey | 2009 | Andrew Younger | Joan Massey | |
References
- ↑ "Nova Scotia goes to the polls June 9". The Globe and Mail, May 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Ready to vote? Nova Scotia's minority Tory government falls". cbc.ca, May 4, 2009.
- ↑ , CBC, June 9, 2009.
- ↑ , additional text.
Bibliography
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-09-30.
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