The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5,2003,to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party,led by Premier John Hamm,was reduced to a minority government.
Alexa Ann McDonough was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major,recognized political party in Nova Scotia,when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's (NSNDP) leader in 1980.
The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party is a social democratic,progressive provincial party in Nova Scotia,Canada. It is the provincial entity of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) in 1932,and became the New Democratic Party in 1961. It became the governing party of Nova Scotia following the 2009 Nova Scotia election,winning 31 seats in the Legislature,under the leadership of Premier Darrell Dexter. It is the first New Democratic Party in Atlantic Canada to form a government,and the second to form a government in a province east of Manitoba. The party lost government at the 2013 election,losing 24 seats,including Dexter's seat. Gary Burrill,the party’s leader from 2016 to 2022,is credited with bringing the party back to its left-wing roots. The party currently holds six seats in the Legislature and has been led by Claudia Chender since June 2022.
The Cape Breton Labour Party was a social democratic provincial political party in Nova Scotia,Canada,which drew most of its support from Cape Breton Island,the northern part of the province of Nova Scotia.
James Hermiston Aitchison was a Canadian academic and politician and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Gordon Leonard Gosse Jr. was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Cape Breton Nova and Sydney-Whitney Pier in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 2003 to 2015. He was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
Glace Bay-Dominion is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia,Canada,that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Paul MacEwan was a politician from Cape Breton Island,Nova Scotia,Canada. His 33 years in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly made him the longest constinuous serving Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Nova Scotia history. He was a contentious politician,who seemed to court controversy. So much so,he was kicked out of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP) while he was a sitting member of the assembly in 1980 and caused them to lose official party status without him. He formed his own political party,the Cape Breton Labour Party,to contest the 1984 provincial election. He served one-term as its leader,before the party disintegrated because of financial issues. He eventually joined the Liberal Party of Nova Scotia,and became a Liberal member of the legislature. In 1993,he became the Speaker of the House of Assembly. His term as the speaker was marked with many controversies around bias and partisanship. His final years in the legislature saw him take prominent roles as Party Whip for the Liberals. After several health issues,he decided to not run for office again in 2003. He retired and lived another 14 years before finally succumbing to health issues in 2017,at age 74 in Sydney.
Francis "Frank" Corbett is a former Deputy Premier of Nova Scotia.
The 1999 Nova Scotia general election was held on July 27,1999,to elect members of the 58th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia,Canada. The government was defeated on a money bill on June 18,and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly was dissolved by Lieutenant Governor James Kinley. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party,led by Dr. John Hamm. They received a majority of 30 seats compared to 11 seats by the NDP and 11 by the Liberals.
Donald MacDonald was a Canadian social democratic politician and trade unionist who led the Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was elected as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1941. In 1968 he was elected President of the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
Alfred Wallace MacLeod is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. He is a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
Harold David Wilson is a former Canadian politician and radio personality. He represented the electoral district of Glace Bay in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2010. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He resigned his Glace Bay seat on March 11,2010,amid controversy,refusing to meet with the provincial auditor general about his MLA expense claims.
Helen MacDonald is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1997 to 1999. She was a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
The 2013 Nova Scotia general election was held on October 8,2013,to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30,2017,to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Cape Breton East is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia,Canada,that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conservative Party.
The election for the leadership of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party was triggered on November 16,2013,following Darrell Dexter's resignation after losing the seat he contested in the 2013 election. The party elected Gary Burrill as their new leader on February 27,2016,following a one-member one-vote election held during a convention at the Holiday Inn Harbourview in Dartmouth.
The 2021 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 17,2021,to elect members to the 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia.
