Nova Scotia general election, 1984

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1984 Nova Scotia general election
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52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
27 seats were needed for a majority

 First partySecond party
 
PC
Lib
Leader John Buchanan A.M. "Sandy" Cameron
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since March 6, 1971 June 8, 1980
Leader's seat Halifax Atlantic Guysborough
(lost re-elction)
Last election3713
Seats won426
Seat changeIncrease2.svg5Decrease2.svg7
Percentage50.6%31.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg4.8%Decrease2.svg1.9%
 Third partyFourth party
  Alexa McDonough cropped.jpg
CBL
Leader Alexa McDonough Paul MacEwan
Party New Democratic Cape Breton Labour
Leader since November 16, 1980 1982
Leader's seat Halifax Chebucto Cape Breton Nova
Last election1N/A
Seats won31
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Percentage15.9%2.0%
SwingDecrease2.svg2.2%Increase2.svg2.0%
Premier before election

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

The 31st 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.

54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between November 6, 1984, and July 30, 1988, its membership being set in the 1984 Nova Scotia general election.

Nova Scotia Province of Canada

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).

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Results

Results by party

 PartyLeader 1981 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
  Progressive Conservative John Buchanan 3742+14%209,29850.6%
  Liberal A.M. "Sandy" Cameron 136-54%129,31031.3%
  New Democratic Alexa McDonough 13+300%65,87615.9%
     Cape Breton Labour Paul MacEwan 110%8,3222.0%
    Other006300.2%
Total Seats5252413,436100%

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