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1981 Nova Scotia general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1981 Nova Scotia general election | |
| country | Nova Scotia | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1978 Nova Scotia general election | |
| previous_year | 1978 | |
| outgoing_members | 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
| election_date | October 6, 1981 | |
| elected_mps | members | |
| next_election | 1984 Nova Scotia general election | |
| next_year | 1984 | |
| seats_for_election | 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| majority_seats | 27 | |
| turnout | 74.17% 4.06pp | |
| image1 | [[File:John Buchanan portrait 1973.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | John Buchanan | |
| leader_since1 | March 6, 1971 | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Halifax Atlantic | |
| last_election1 | 31 | |
| seats1 | 37 | |
| seat_change1 | 6 | |
| popular_vote1 | 200,228 | |
| percentage1 | 47.28% | |
| swing1 | 1.80pp | |
| image2 | Lib | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | A.M. "Sandy" Cameron | |
| leader_since2 | June 8, 1980 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Guysborough | |
| last_election2 | 17 | |
| seats2 | 13 | |
| seat_change2 | 4 | |
| popular_vote2 | 139,604 | |
| percentage2 | 32.96% | |
| swing2 | 6.20pp | |
| image3 | [[File:Alexa McDonough cropped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour3 | ||
| leader3 | Alexa McDonough | |
| leader_since3 | November 16, 1980 | |
| party3 | ||
| leaders_seat3 | Ran in Halifax Chebucto (won) | |
| last_election3 | 4 | |
| seats3 | 1 | |
| seat_change3 | 3 | |
| popular_vote3 | 76,289 | |
| percentage3 | 18.01% | |
| swing3 | 3.71pp | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | John Buchanan | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | John Buchanan | |
| after_party |
The 1981 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 6, 1981, to elect members of the 53rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.
Results
Results by party
| Progressive Conservative | Liberal | New Democratic | Independent |
|---|
| Party | Party leader | # of | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidates | Seats | Popular vote | 1978 | Dissolution]] | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 52 | 31 | 34 | 37 | +6 | 200,228 | 47.28% | +1.80% | Liberal | A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |
| Vacant | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total valid votes | 421,123 | 99.43% | +0.04% | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 2,403 | 0.57% | -0.04% | ||||||||
| Total | 162 | 52 | 52 | 52 | – | 423,526 | 100.00% | – | |||
| Registered voters / turnout | 570,987 | 74.17% | -4.06% |
Results by region
| Party name | HRM | Cape Breton | Annapolis Valley | South Shore | Fundy-Northeast | Central Nova | Total | Parties winning seats in the legislature | Total seats: | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 52 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Seats: | 13 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 37 | Popular vote: | 47.87% | 40.16% | 51.61% | 49.85% | 49.22% | 52.25% | 47.28% |
Retiring incumbents
;Liberal
- Benoit Comeau, Clare
Nominated candidates
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
|- || |Gerry Sheehy 3,700 56.40% | |Hugh Laurence 2,006 30.58% | |Joan M. Boutilier 854 13.02% | | ||
| Gerry Sheehy |
|---|
| Greg Kerr |
| 2,784 |
| 53.57% |
| |Herb Anderson 1,894 36.44% | |John R. Taylor 519 9.99% | | ||
| Greg Kerr |
|---|
| |Guy LeBlanc 2,173 38.00% || |Chester Melanson 2,228 38.96% | |Paul Denis Comeau 1,317 23.03% | | ||
| Benoit Comeau† |
|---|
| |John Comeau 2,643 41.70% || |Joseph H. Casey 2,918 46.04% | |Bill Redden 777 12.26% | | ||
| Joseph H. Casey |
|---|
| Ron Russell |
| 4,554 |
| 51.51% |
| |Daniel J. McGrath 2,661 30.10% | |Alan Squires 1,626 18.39% | | ||
| Ron Russell |
|---|
| Edward Twohig |
| 3,369 |
| 43.61% |
| |Lennie White 2,041 26.42% | |Bob Levy 2,316 29.98% | | ||
| Edward Twohig |
|---|
| Harry How |
| 4,356 |
| 65.47% |
| |Betty Deal 933 14.02% | |Evelyn Garbary 1,364 20.50% | | ||
| Harry How |
|---|
| George Moody |
| 5,286 |
| 59.43% |
| |Dan Weir 2,259 25.40% | |Carolyn Queen 1,349 15.17% | | || |George Moody |}
South Shore
|- | |Peter J. Boudreau 2,092 39.32% || |Hugh Tinkham 2,872 53.97% | |Roy Sonny Murphy 357 6.71% | | || |Hugh Tinkham Yarmouth |- || |Bruce Cochran 5,374 54.40% | |Alan V. Parish 3,355 33.96% | |Neil Theriault 1,150 11.64% | | ||
| Bruce Cochran |
|---|
| Ron Barkhouse |
| 2,802 |
| 55.49% |
| |Dave Cook 1,180 23.37% | |Janet Mooney 1,068 21.15% | | ||
| Ron Barkhouse |
|---|
| Mel Pickings |
| 3,875 |
| 53.66% |
| |Pauline Himmelman 2,319 32.11% | |Carl E. Simpson 1,027 14.22% | | ||
| Mel Pickings |
|---|
| John Leefe |
| 4,114 |
| 65.19% |
| |Mervin W. Hartlen 1,511 23.94% | |David K. Sampson 686 10.87% | | ||
| John Leefe |
|---|
| |Warren Doane 3,440 42.21% || |Harold Huskilson 3,765 46.20% | |Laurie Hitchens 945 11.60% | | ||
| Harold Huskilson |
|---|
| |Benoit Robichaud 3,389 40.39% || |Fraser Mooney 3,868 46.10% | |Hartley Wickens 1,134 13.51% | | || |Fraser Mooney |}
Fundy-Northeast
|- | |Bill Campbell 3,171 42.40% || |Ed Lorraine 3,182 42.55% | |Allan Marchbank 1,126 15.06% | | ||
| Bill Campbell |
|---|
| R. Colin Stewart |
| 3,281 |
| 56.48% |
| |Laurence Mersereau Nason 1,683 28.97% | |Chester Rice 799 13.75% | |Bob Kirk 46 0.79% ||
| R. Colin Stewart |
|---|
| |Arthur L. Brennan 1,469 33.86% || |Guy Brown 2,579 59.45% | |Florence Welton 290 6.69% | | ||
| Guy Brown |
|---|
| Roger Stuart Bacon |
| 4,663 |
| 53.08% |
| |Shelagh Frances Rayworth 2,413 27.47% | |Hal Davidson 1,709 19.45% | | ||
| Roger Stuart Bacon |
|---|
| D. L. George Henley |
| 2,745 |
| 54.12% |
| |Bartley Babineau 1,717 33.85% | |Doug Meekins 610 12.03% | | ||
| D. L. George Henley |
|---|
| |G. Patrick Hunt 2,983 38.39% || |Jack Hawkins 3,041 39.13% | |Harry McNeil 1,747 22.48% | | ||
| G. Patrick Hunt |
|---|
| Ron Giffin |
| 5,024 |
| 61.55% |
| |Sylvia Roy 2,097 25.69% | |Tom Barron 1,041 12.75% | | || |Ron Giffin |}
Central Halifax
|- || |Joel Matheson 6,087 49.41% | |John Genik 3,240 26.30% | |Peter Delefes 2,993 24.29% | | ||
| Joel Matheson |
|---|
| |Dugger McNeil 3,394 35.04% | |Walter Fitzgerald 2,407 24.84% || |Alexa McDonough 3,886 40.12% | | ||
| Walter Fitzgerald |
|---|
| Art Donahoe |
| 4,141 |
| 44.55% |
| |Brenda Shannon 2,690 28.94% | |Tom Sinclair-Faulkner 2,465 26.52% | | ||
| Art Donahoe |
|---|
| Terry Donahoe |
| 4,927 |
| 46.79% |
| |Dean Salsman 2,867 27.22% | |Michael Coyle 2,737 25.99% | | ||
| Terry Donahoe |
|---|
| Edmund L. Morris |
| 3,300 |
| 38.05% |
| |Dan Clarke 2,801 32.30% | |Phil Davis 2,572 29.66% | | || |Edmund L. Morris |}
Suburban Halifax
|- || |Ken Streatch 4,929 57.62% | |Dwight Isenor 2,246 26.26% | |Bruce Carroll 1,379 16.12% | | ||
| Ken Streatch |
|---|
| John Buchanan |
| 6,023 |
| 60.29% |
| |Roma J. Aiken 1,744 17.46% | |Rene Quigley 2,108 21.10% | |Art Canning 115 1.15% ||
| John Buchanan |
|---|
| Jerry Lawrence |
| 4,860 |
| 50.26% |
| |Helena Poirier 2,617 27.06% | |Lillian Viau 2,193 22.68% | | ||
| Jerry Lawrence |
|---|
| Malcolm A. MacKay |
| 4,687 |
| 42.55% |
| |Murdock MacKay 3,478 31.58% | |John Holm 2,849 25.87% | | || |Malcolm A. MacKay |}
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
|- || |David Nantes 4,605 51.20% | |Rae Austin 2,229 24.78% | |Steve MacDonald 2,160 24.02% | | ||
| David Nantes |
|---|
| Richard L. Weldon |
| 4,253 |
| 42.51% |
| |Jim Smith 3,351 33.50% | |Gerry Legere 2,400 23.99% | | ||
| Richard L. Weldon |
|---|
| Laird Stirling |
| 3,925 |
| 46.17% |
| |Don Valardo 2,419 28.46% | |Mark Flannigan 2,157 25.37% | | ||
| Laird Stirling |
|---|
| Roland J. Thornhill |
| 4,215 |
| 46.81% |
| |Will Chisholm 2,463 27.35% | |John Lewis Bregante 2,327 25.84% | | ||
| Roland J. Thornhill |
|---|
| Tom McInnis |
| 5,639 |
| 59.32% |
| |Angus MacNeil 2,302 24.22% | |Bruce Beasley 1,565 16.46% | | ||
| Tom McInnis |
|---|
| } |
Central Nova
|- | |Angus MacIsaac 4,271 43.90% || |Bill Gillis 4,522 46.47% | |John Arthur Murphy 937 9.63% | | ||
| Bill Gillis |
|---|
| |Jim Johnson 3,119 42.76% || |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron 3,723 51.03% | |Art Livingston 453 6.21% | | ||
| A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |
|---|
| Jack MacIsaac |
| 6,673 |
| 59.62% |
| |Tom DeWolfe 2,634 23.53% | |Kim Murray 1,885 16.84% | | ||
| Jack MacIsaac |
|---|
| Donald Cameron |
| 4,347 |
| 60.88% |
| |Harold Lowe 1,833 25.67% | |Hasse Lindblad 960 13.45% | | ||
| Donald Cameron |
|---|
| Donald P. McInnes |
| 3,473 |
| 53.24% |
| |Doris Rink 2,066 31.67% | |Jim Scanlan 702 10.76% | |Franklin R. Fiske 282 4.32% || |Donald P. McInnes |}
Cape Breton
|- || |Mike Laffin 3,276 39.49% | |Art MacDonald 2,208 26.62% | |Buddy MacEachern 2,812 33.90% | | ||
| Buddy MacEachern |
|---|
| Donnie MacLeod |
| 4,699 |
| 45.55% |
| |Shelly McNeil 3,053 29.59% | |Joe Kanary 1,849 17.92% | |Blair Matheson 716 6.94% ||
| Donnie MacLeod |
|---|
| Brian Young |
| 4,187 |
| 43.51% |
| |Nash Brogan 3,128 32.51% | |Len J. Arsenault 2,307 23.98% | | ||
| Len J. Arsenault |
|---|
| |Russell Brake 1,487 19.42% | |Earle Tubrett 2,307 30.13% | |Tony Gale 173 2.26% || |Paul MacEwan 3,691 48.20% ||
| Paul MacEwan |
|---|
| |Murray Hannem 3,824 32.16% || |Vince MacLean 6,633 55.78% | |Linda Gallant 1,435 12.07% | | ||
| Vince MacLean |
|---|
| |John Newell 3,316 41.51% || |Ossie Fraser 3,436 43.01% | |Douglas D. MacDonald 1,237 15.48% | | ||
| Ossie Fraser |
|---|
| "Big" Donnie MacLeod |
| 4,125 |
| 42.59% |
| |David Muise 3,735 38.56% | |Elizabeth Cusack Walsh 1,826 18.85% | | ||
| David Muise |
|---|
| |Daniel Rankin 3,160 42.17% || |John Archie MacKenzie 3,770 50.31% | |Eleanor Joyce Gillis 564 7.53% | | || |John Archie MacKenzie Inverness |- || |Billy Joe MacLean 2,469 46.82% | |William MacEachern 2,407 45.65% | |Bill Martin 397 7.53% | | || |William MacEachern Inverness |- || |Greg MacIsaac 3,173 46.03% | |John E. LeBrun 2,821 40.93% | |Shirley McNamara 899 13.04% | | ||
| John E. LeBrun |
|---|
| Fisher Hudson |
| 2,357 |
| 50.02% |
| |Merrill D. Buchanan 1,952 41.43% | |Frank Reid 251 5.33% | |Duncan J. Beaton 152 3.23% || |Fisher Hudson |}
References
References
- [http://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201981.pdf Nova Scotia General Election, 1981] Elections Nova Scotia
- "Election Returns 1981". Elections Nova Scotia.
- "Election Returns 1981 Recapitulation". Elections Nova Scotia.
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