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1984 Nova Scotia general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1984 Nova Scotia general election | |
| country | Nova Scotia | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| party_colour | no | |
| party_name | no | |
| previous_election | 1981 Nova Scotia general election | |
| previous_year | 1981 | |
| outgoing_members | 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia | |
| election_date | November 6, 1984 | |
| elected_mps | [members](54th-general-assembly-of-nova-scotia) | |
| next_election | 1988 Nova Scotia general election | |
| next_year | 1988 | |
| seats_for_election | 52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly | |
| majority_seats | 27 | |
| turnout | 67.52% 6.65pp | |
| image1 | [[File:John Buchanan portrait 1973.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour1 | ||
| leader1 | John Buchanan | |
| leader_since1 | March 6, 1971 | |
| party1 | ||
| leaders_seat1 | Halifax Atlantic | |
| last_election1 | 37 | |
| seats1 | 42 | |
| seat_change1 | 5 | |
| popular_vote1 | 209,298 | |
| percentage1 | 50.41% | |
| swing1 | 3.13pp | |
| image2 | **Lib** | |
| colour2 | ||
| leader2 | A.M. "Sandy" Cameron | |
| leader_since2 | June 8, 1980 | |
| party2 | ||
| leaders_seat2 | Guysborough *(lost re-election)* | |
| last_election2 | 13 | |
| seats2 | 6 | |
| seat_change2 | 7 | |
| popular_vote2 | 129,310 | |
| percentage2 | 31.15% | |
| swing2 | 1.81pp | |
| image4 | [[File:Alexa McDonough cropped.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour4 | ||
| leader4 | Alexa McDonough | |
| leader_since4 | November 16, 1980 | |
| party4 | ||
| leaders_seat4 | Halifax Chebucto | |
| last_election4 | 1 | |
| seats4 | 3 | |
| seat_change4 | 2 | |
| popular_vote4 | 65,876 | |
| percentage4 | 15.87% | |
| swing4 | 2.14pp | |
| image5 | [[File:Paul MacEwan portrait 1973.jpg | 150x150px]] |
| colour5 | ||
| leader5 | Paul MacEwan | |
| leader_since5 | 1982 | |
| party5 | ||
| leaders_seat5 | Cape Breton Nova | |
| last_election5 | *New Party* | |
| seats5 | 1 | |
| seat_change5 | 1 | |
| popular_vote5 | 8,322 | |
| percentage5 | 2.00% | |
| swing5 | 2.00pp | |
| title | Premier | |
| posttitle | Premier after election | |
| before_election | John Buchanan | |
| before_party | ||
| after_election | John Buchanan | |
| after_party |
The 1984 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.
Results
Results by party
| **Progressive Conservative** | **Liberal** | **New Democratic** | **Labour** |
|---|
| Party | Party leader | # of | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidates | Seats | Popular vote | [1981](1981-nova-scotia-general-election) | Dissolution]] | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) | ||
| Progressive Conservative | John Buchanan | 52 | 37 | 38 | 42 | +5 | 209,298 | 50.41% | +3.13% | Liberal | A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |
| Vacant | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total valid votes | 413,436 | 99.58% | +0.15% | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 1,724 | 0.42% | +0.15% | ||||||||
| **Total** | **174** | **52** | **52** | **52** | – | **415,160** | **100.00%** | – | |||
| Registered voters / turnout | 614,899 | 67.52% | -6.65% |
Retiring incumbents
;Liberal
- Joseph H. Casey, Digby
- Hugh Tinkham, Argyle
;Progressive Conservative
- Ron Barkhouse, Lunenburg East
- D. L. George Henley, Cumberland West
- Edward Twohig, Kings North
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 3,736 56.02% | |Nita M. Irvine 2,011 30.15% | |Joan M. Boutilier 922 13.83% | | | | ||
| Gerry Sheehy |
|---|
| Greg Kerr |
| 2,809 |
| 53.68% |
| |Herb Anderson 2,019 38.58% | |Howard Langille 405 7.74% | | | | ||
| Greg Kerr |
|---|
| Guy LeBlanc |
| 3,094 |
| 50.33% |
| |Chester Melanson 2,784 45.29% | |Alain Chabot 269 4.38% | | | | ||
| Chester Melanson |
|---|
| Merryl Lawton |
| 3,451 |
| 60.66% |
| |Paul Scovil 1,657 29.13% | |Susan Jamieson 581 10.21% | | | | ||
| Joseph H. Casey† |
|---|
| Ron Russell |
| 4,634 |
| 55.65% |
| |Robert D. Lindsay 2,535 30.44% | |Alan St. C. Squires 1,158 13.91% | | | | ||
| Ron Russell |
|---|
| George Archibald |
| 3,655 |
| 49.57% |
| |Bob Wilson 1,858 25.20% | |Don Fraser 1,860 25.23% | | | | ||
| Edward Twohig† |
|---|
| |Paul Kinsman 3,673 45.31% | |Alan Sponagle 625 7.71% || |Bob Levy 3,694 45.57% | | | |Doug Milligan 114 1.41% ||
| Paul Kinsman |
|---|
| George Moody |
| 5,273 |
| 60.45% |
| |Doug McKeil 2,546 29.19% | |Ted Davis 904 10.36% | | | | || |George Moody |}
South Shore
|- || |Neil LeBlanc 2,894 52.51% | |J. Donald Doucette 2,422 43.95% | |Lawrence Meuse 195 3.54% | | | | ||
| Hugh Tinkham† |
|---|
| Maxine Cochran |
| 5,239 |
| 56.60% |
| |Linton M. Wentzell 2,669 28.83% | |Angus J. Fields 1,349 14.57% | | | | ||
| Maxine Cochran |
|---|
| |David Hatt 1,764 32.10% || |Jim Barkhouse 2,696 49.06% | |Janet Mooney 1,035 18.84% | | | | ||
| Ron Barkhouse† |
|---|
| Mel Pickings |
| 3,435 |
| 51.25% |
| |Caroll W. Young 2,162 32.25% | |Martha Laurence 1,106 16.50% | | | | ||
| Mel Pickings |
|---|
| John Leefe |
| 3,661 |
| 59.92% |
| |Hugh Mosher 1,532 25.07% | |Bill Zimmerman 917 15.01% | | | | ||
| John Leefe |
|---|
| |Ron Leary 3,659 43.88% || |Harold Huskilson 3,843 46.09% | |Laurie Hitchens 601 7.21% | | | |Etheren Goreham 235 2.82% ||
| Harold Huskilson |
|---|
| Alex McIntosh |
| 4,400 |
| 49.16% |
| |Fraser Mooney 3,755 41.96% | |Brian Doucette 795 8.88% | | | | || |Fraser Mooney |}
Fundy-Northeast
|- || |Jack Coupar 3,796 46.65% | |Ed Lorraine 3,636 44.68% | |Alan M. Marchbank 706 8.68% | | | | ||
| Ed Lorraine |
|---|
| R. Colin Stewart |
| 3,572 |
| 63.85% |
| |Fred A. Kennedy 1,530 27.35% | |Bernard A. Gay 492 8.80% | | | | ||
| R. Colin Stewart |
|---|
| |Douglas Marshall 1,804 41.03% || |Guy Brown 2,436 55.40% | |Stanley H. McCormick 157 3.57% | | | | ||
| Guy Brown |
|---|
| Roger Stuart Bacon |
| 4,837 |
| 61.35% |
| |Ira Drysdale 2,349 29.79% | |Barbara Anne Marsden 698 8.85% | | | | ||
| Roger Stuart Bacon |
|---|
| Gardner Hurley |
| 2,503 |
| 51.77% |
| |Gary Gordon 1,845 38.16% | |Sandy Graham 487 10.07% | | | | ||
| D. L. George Henley† |
|---|
| Cora Etter |
| 3,730 |
| 48.57% |
| |Jack Hawkins 3,192 41.57% | |Herbert H. Radley 757 9.86% | | | | ||
| Jack Hawkins |
|---|
| Ron Giffin |
| 5,008 |
| 61.03% |
| |Kirby Eileen Grant 2,253 27.46% | |Andy Belliveau 945 11.52% | | | | || |Ron Giffin |}
Central Halifax
|- || |Joel Matheson 5,613 47.32% | |Alan Weeks 2,224 18.75% | |Paul Fiander 4,024 33.93% | | | | ||
| Joel Matheson |
|---|
| |Helen Gillis 2,630 29.85% | |Dan Clarke 1,806 20.50% || |Alexa McDonough 4,374 49.65% | | | | ||
| Alexa McDonough |
|---|
| Art Donahoe |
| 3,652 |
| 40.40% |
| |John Godfrey 2,524 27.92% | |Eileen O'Connell 2,864 31.68% | | | | ||
| Art Donahoe |
|---|
| Terry Donahoe |
| 5,273 |
| 47.80% |
| |Dale Godsoe 2,753 24.96% | |Tim Hill 3,005 27.24% | | | | ||
| Terry Donahoe |
|---|
| Edmund L. Morris |
| 3,173 |
| 39.97% |
| |Walter Fitzgerald 2,208 27.81% | |Maureen MacDonald 2,514 31.67% | |Beatrice Kaizer 44 0.55% | | || |Edmund L. Morris |}
Suburban Halifax
|- || |Ken Streatch 4,953 59.98% | |John M. Dillon 1,755 21.25% | |Susan Coldwell 1,468 17.78% | |Alfred Nieforth 82 0.99% | | ||
| Ken Streatch |
|---|
| John Buchanan |
| 5,528 |
| 58.37% |
| |David C. Melnick 1,888 19.93% | |Rene Quigley 1,942 20.50% | | | |Arthur R. Canning 113 1.19% ||
| John Buchanan |
|---|
| Jerry Lawrence |
| 5,141 |
| 57.39% |
| |Michael N. Kelly 1,559 17.40% | |Lillian Viau 2,258 25.21% | | | | ||
| Jerry Lawrence |
|---|
| |Malcolm A. MacKay 2,997 26.49% | |Bill MacDonald 3,763 33.26% || |John Holm 4,555 40.26% | | | | ||
| Malcolm A. MacKay |
|---|
| } |
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
|- || |David Nantes 5,283 61.49% | |Dennis F. Cuvelier 1,614 18.78% | |Les MacDougall 1,695 19.73% | | | | ||
| David Nantes |
|---|
| |Richard L. Weldon 3,101 33.84% || |Jim Smith 4,004 43.70% | |Gerry Legere 2,058 22.46% | | | | ||
| Richard L. Weldon |
|---|
| Laird Stirling |
| 3,200 |
| 43.45% |
| |Pat Connolly 2,150 29.20% | |Chester Sanford 1,938 26.32% | |Ron Bugbee 76 1.03% | | ||
| Laird Stirling |
|---|
| Roland J. Thornhill |
| 4,534 |
| 58.20% |
| |Don Walker 1,666 21.39% | |Fred Lutley 1,590 20.41% | | | | ||
| Roland J. Thornhill |
|---|
| Tom McInnis |
| 5,395 |
| 62.74% |
| |Paul MacKenzie 2,151 25.01% | |Kevin Wilson 1,053 12.25% | | | | ||
| Tom McInnis |
|---|
| } |
Central Nova
|- | |Liz Chisholm 4,854 44.89% || |Bill Gillis 5,167 47.78% | |Bill Woodfine 793 7.33% | | | | ||
| Bill Gillis |
|---|
| Chuck MacNeil |
| 3,859 |
| 50.70% |
| |A.M. "Sandy" Cameron 3,469 45.57% | |Elsie Richard 284 3.73% | | | | ||
| A.M. "Sandy" Cameron |
|---|
| Jack MacIsaac |
| 6,596 |
| 67.11% |
| |Bob Leahy 2,103 21.40% | |Kim Murray 1,130 11.50% | | | | ||
| Jack MacIsaac |
|---|
| Donald Cameron |
| 4,367 |
| 63.75% |
| |Scott Johnston 1,754 25.61% | |Larry Duchesne 729 10.64% | | | | ||
| Donald Cameron |
|---|
| Donald P. McInnes |
| 3,844 |
| 59.78% |
| |Bob Naylor 1,932 30.05% | |Lynn Curwin-Porteous 486 7.56% | | | |Franklin R. Fiske 168 2.61% || |Donald P. McInnes |}
Cape Breton
|- || |Mike Laffin 4,586 58.83% | |A. Beaver Parsons 1,264 16.22% | |Angus Grant 743 9.53% | |Dan MacKinnon 1,202 15.42% | | ||
| Mike Laffin |
|---|
| Donnie MacLeod |
| 9,822 |
| 96.33% |
| |Cha Keliher 3,579 33.62% | |Jim Jobe 555 5.21% | |Blair Matheson 1,724 16.20% | | ||
| Donnie MacLeod |
|---|
| Brian Young |
| 6,431 |
| 70.01% |
| |Hank Lamond 1,637 17.82% | |Tom Rose 709 7.72% | |M.J. Julian 409 4.45% | | ||
| Brian Young |
|---|
| |Jim Neville 1,747 23.87% | |John Ryan 1,066 14.56% | |Alex MacIsaac 674 9.21% || |Paul MacEwan 3,832 52.36% | | ||
| Paul MacEwan |
|---|
| |Murdock Smith 5,049 42.04% || |Vince MacLean 5,961 49.63% | |John Chisholm 633 5.27% | |Kim MacEwan 367 3.06% | | ||
| Vince MacLean |
|---|
| John Newell |
| 4,535 |
| 51.29% |
| |John Coady 3,338 37.75% | |Richard Fogarty 813 9.19% | |Mary Strickland 156 1.76% | | ||
| John Newell |
|---|
| "Big" Donnie MacLeod |
| 9,822 |
| 96.33% |
| |Russell MacKinnon 3,925 40.04% | |Terry Crawley 582 5.94% | |Linda Martin 261 2.66% | | ||
| "Big" Donnie MacLeod |
|---|
| Norman J. MacLean |
| 3,475 |
| 45.57% |
| |John Archie MacKenzie 3,209 42.08% | |Ben Boucher 913 11.97% | |Nancy Thomas 29 0.38% | | ||
| John Archie MacKenzie |
|---|
| Billy Joe MacLean |
| 3,349 |
| 63.44% |
| |Danny Graham 1,736 32.83% | |Al MacKinnon 246 4.65% | |Laddie Golemiec 33 0.62% | | ||
| Billy Joe MacLean |
|---|
| Greg MacIsaac |
| 3,262 |
| 47.20% |
| |Richie Mann 2,790 40.37% | |Shirley McNamara 828 11.98% | |Ken Covey 31 0.45% | | ||
| Greg MacIsaac |
|---|
| Fisher Hudson |
| 2,498 |
| 50.76% |
| |Elmourne K. MacKinnon 1,960 39.83% | |Fraser Patterson 387 7.86% | |Bernice MacLean 76 1.54% | | || |Fisher Hudson |}
References
References
- "Election Returns 1984". Elections Nova Scotia.
- "Election Returns 1984 Recapitulation". Elections Nova Scotia.
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