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1988 Nova Scotia general election
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September 6, 1988 |
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← 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia
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52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority |
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Premier before election
John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative
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Premier after election
John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative
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The 1988 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.
John Dunsworth, who would later gain fame for playing alcoholic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the TV series Trailer Park Boys, stood as the NDP candidate in Halifax Bedford Basin. He finished in third place with a little over 19% of the vote. His underdog campaign was later the subject of a short documentary.
Results
Results by party
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Party |
Leader |
1984 |
Seats won |
% change |
Popular vote |
(%) |
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Progressive Conservative |
John Buchanan |
42 |
28 |
-33.3% |
204,150 |
43.4% |
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Liberal |
Vince MacLean |
6 |
21 |
+250% |
186,007 |
39.6% |
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New Democratic |
Alexa McDonough |
3 |
2 |
-33.3% |
74,038 |
15.8% |
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Other |
1 |
1 |
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5,638 |
1.2% |
Total Seats |
52 |
52 |
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469,833 |
100% |
* Vote share included in "other"
Popular vote |
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PC |
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43.45% |
Liberal |
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39.59% |
New Democratic |
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15.76% |
Others |
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1.20% |
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Seats summary |
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PC |
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53.85% |
Liberal |
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40.38% |
New Democratic |
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3.85% |
Others |
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1.92% |
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