1981 Nova Scotia general election

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.

1981 Nova Scotia general election
October 6, 1981
52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority
Turnout74.17% 4.06pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
PC
Lib
Leader John Buchanan A.M. "Sandy" Cameron Alexa McDonough
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since March 6, 1971 June 8, 1980 November 16, 1980
Leader's seat Halifax Atlantic Guysborough Ran in Halifax Chebucto (won)
Last election 31 17 4
Seats won 37 13 1
Seat change 6 4 3
Popular vote 200,228 139,604 76,289
Percentage 47.28% 32.96% 18.01%
Swing 1.80pp 6.20pp 3.71pp
Premier before election

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

 Premier after election

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.