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The 42nd Nova Scotia general election will be held on or before 15 July 2025 to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. During the 2021 election, the Progressive Conservatives included a commitment in their platform to introduce fixed election dates in the province. Under amendments to the provincial Elections Act introduced and passed in October 2021, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Nova Scotia general election is set as 15 July 2025 with all subsequent elections to take place on the third Tuesday in July of the fourth calendar year following the previous election. [1] The general assembly may be dissolved earlier by order of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia due to a motion of no confidence or on the advice of the premier. Premier Tim Houston, whose government passed the fixed election date law, indicated in June 2024 that he may call an election earlier than the fixed date. [2]
Seat | Before | Change | |||||
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Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party | |
Preston | April 1, 2023 [10] | Angela Simmonds | █ Liberal | Resignation | August 8, 2023 | Twila Grosse | █ PC |
Halifax Atlantic | February 22, 2024 [11] | Brendan Maguire | █ Liberal | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | █ PC | ||
Pictou West | April 12, 2024 [12] | Karla MacFarlane | █ PC | Resignation | May 21, 2024 | Marco MacLeod | █ PC |
Affiliation | House members | ||
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2021 election results | Current standings | ||
Progressive Conservative | 31 | 33 | |
Liberal | 17 | 15 | |
New Democratic | 6 | 6 | |
Independent | 1 | 1 | |
Vacant | 0 | 0 |
The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the next general election:
Liberal
New Democratic
Progressive Conservative
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in a nomination contest
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | Independent | |||||||||
Annapolis | Cheryl Burbidge [20] | Anthony Edmonds [21] | Carman Kerr | |||||||||||
Clare | Ryan Robicheau [22] | Ronnie LeBlanc [23] | Ronnie LeBlanc | |||||||||||
Digby-Annapolis | Jill Balser [24] | Joey Amero [25] | Julie White [23] | Jill Balser | ||||||||||
Hants West | Melissa Sheehy-Richard [26] | Brian Casey [27] | Melissa Sheehy-Richard | |||||||||||
Kings North | John Lohr [28] | Richelle Brown-Redden [29] | Gillian Yorke [30] | John Lohr | ||||||||||
Kings South | Michael Hamm [23] | Keith Irving† | ||||||||||||
Kings West | Chris Palmer [31] | Chris Palmer |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Argyle | Colton LeBlanc [32] | Lorelei Murphy [33] | Colton LeBlanc | |||||||||
Chester-St. Margaret's | Danielle Barkhouse [34] | Laura Mulrooney [35] | Danielle Barkhouse | |||||||||
Lunenburg | Susan Corkum-Greek [36] | Susan Corkum-Greek | ||||||||||
Lunenburg West | Becky Druhan [37] | Jonathan Crouse [38] | Becky Druhan | |||||||||
Queens | Kim Masland [39] | Brian Skabar [30] | Kim Masland | |||||||||
Shelburne | Nolan Young [40] | Nolan Young | ||||||||||
Yarmouth | Nick Hilton [41] | Zach Churchill [42] | Zach Churchill |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | Independent | |||||||||
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Larry Harrison | |||||||||||||
Colchester North | Tom Taggart [43] | Tom Taggart | ||||||||||||
Cumberland North | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin [23] | Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin | ||||||||||||
Cumberland South | Tory Rushton [44] | Liam MacDonald [23] | Tory Rushton | |||||||||||
Hants East | John A. MacDonald [45] | Abby Cameron [30] | John A. MacDonald | |||||||||||
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Dave Ritcey [46] | Dave Ritcey |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Clayton Park West | Rafah DiCostanzo | |||||||||||
Fairview-Clayton Park | Patricia Arab [47] | Patricia Arab | ||||||||||
Halifax Armdale | Craig Myra [48] | Ali Duale [49] | Rod Wilson [20] | Ali Duale | ||||||||
Halifax Chebucto | Gerard Bray [50] | Gary Burrill† | ||||||||||
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Rob Grace [51] | Lisa Lachance | ||||||||||
Halifax Needham | Suzy Hansen |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Bedford Basin | Kelly Regan† | |||||||||||
Bedford South | Braedon Clark [52] | Braedon Clark | ||||||||||
Halifax Atlantic | Brendan Maguire [53] | Philip Chisholm [23] | Brendan Maguire | |||||||||
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Ben Jessome | |||||||||||
Sackville-Cobequid | Steve Craig† | |||||||||||
Sackville-Uniacke | Brad Johns [54] | Brad Johns | ||||||||||
Timberlea-Prospect | Rose Gillam [20] | Iain Rankin | ||||||||||
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Brian Wong [55] | Elizabeth Booth [56] | Donna McCarthy [20] | Brian Wong |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Cole Harbour | Leah Martin [57] | Tony Ince [58] | Alec Stratford [59] | Tony Ince | ||||||||
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | Lorelei Nicoll | |||||||||||
Dartmouth East | Tim Halman [60] | Stacy Chesnutt [61] | Holly Fraughton [30] | Tim Halman | ||||||||
Dartmouth North | Susan Leblanc | |||||||||||
Dartmouth South | Corey Myers [23] | Claudia Chender | ||||||||||
Eastern Passage | Barbara Adams [62] | Tammy Jakeman [20] | Barbara Adams | |||||||||
Eastern Shore | Kent Smith [63] | Doyle Safire [23] | Kent Smith | |||||||||
Preston | Twila Grosse [64] | Bobby Taylor [65] | Twila Grosse |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Antigonish | Michelle Thompson [66] | Sheila Sears [67] | Michelle Thompson | |||||||||
Guysborough-Tracadie | Greg Morrow [68] | Greg Morrow | ||||||||||
Pictou Centre | Danny MacGillivray [69] | Kristopher MacFarlane [23] | Mary Stewart [30] | Pat Dunn† | ||||||||
Pictou East | Tim Houston [70] | Tim Houston | ||||||||||
Pictou West | Marco MacLeod [71] | Mary Wooldridge-Elliott [23] | Marco MacLeod |
Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||||
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PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | United | ||||||||
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | Kendra Coombes | |||||||||||
Cape Breton East | Brian Comer [72] | Brian Comer | ||||||||||
Glace Bay-Dominion | John White [73] | John White | ||||||||||
Inverness | Allan MacMaster [74] | Joanna Clark [30] | Allan MacMaster | |||||||||
Northside-Westmount | Fred Tilley [75] | Fred Tilley | ||||||||||
Richmond | Trevor Boudreau [76] | Rochelle Heudes [23] | Trevor Boudreau | |||||||||
Sydney-Membertou | Alison Aho [77] | Derek Mombourquette | ||||||||||
Victoria-The Lakes | Dianne Timmins [78] | Keith Bain† |
Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | PC | Liberal | NDP | Green | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead |
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Narrative Research | 31 Jul – 14 Aug 2024 | [p 1] | 53 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 1 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 29 |
Narrative Research | 7–29 May 2024 | [p 2] | 50 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 2 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 27 |
Narrative Research | 6–17 Feb 2024 | [p 3] | 49 | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 24 |
Narrative Research | 1–21 Nov 2023 | [p 4] | 52 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 30 |
Narrative Research | 1–14 Aug 2023 | [p 5] | 47 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 2 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 23 |
Narrative Research | 3–16 May 2023 | [p 6] | 39 | 31 | 24 | 5 | 1 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 8 |
Narrative Research | 8–23 Feb 2023 | [p 7] | 46 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 2 | ±4.6% | 450 | Telephone | 21 |
Narrative Research | 2–28 Nov 2022 | [p 8] | 42 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 1 | ±4.0% | 605 | Telephone | 15 |
Narrative Research | 4–23 Aug 2022 | [p 9] | 43 | 30 | 22 | 4 | 1 | ±4.0% | 585 | Telephone | 13 |
Angus Reid | 7–13 Jun 2022 | [p 10] | 46 | 21 | 27 | 3 | 2 | ±5.0% | 330 | Online | 24 |
Narrative Research | 3–22 May 2022 | [p 11] | 42 | 27 | 25 | 4 | 1 | ±5.0% | 380 | Telephone | 15 |
Abacus Data | 14–21 Apr 2022 | [p 12] | 39 | 31 | 23 | N/A | 7 | ±4.4% | 500 | Online | 8 |
Angus Reid | 10–15 Mar 2022 | [p 13] | 47 | 25 | 22 | 2 | 5 | ±5.0% | 366 | Online | 22 |
Narrative Research | 8–23 Feb 2022 | [p 14] | 44 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 2 | ±4.9% | 396 | Telephone | 17 |
Angus Reid | 7–12 Jan 2022 | [p 15] | 38 | 28 | 26 | 1 | 6 | ±6.0% | 320 | Online | 10 |
MQO Research | 14–24 Nov 2021 | [p 16] | 41 | 23 | 27 | 5 | 3 | ±4.9% | 400 | Telephone | 14 |
Narrative Research | 4–21 Nov 2021 | [p 17] | 42 | 26 | 24 | 5 | 3 | ±4.2% | 557 | Telephone | 16 |
Angus Reid | 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2021 | [p 18] | 39 | 21 | 32 | 4 | 5 | N/A | 264 | Online | 7 |
2021 general election | 17 Aug 2021 | [p 19] | 38.43 | 36.67 | 20.94 | 2.14 | 1.41 | — | 422,754 | — | 1.76 |
Polling firm | Dates conducted | Link | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead | ||||
PC | Liberal | NDP | Green |
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