Nova Scotia general election, 1988

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Nova Scotia general election, 1988
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  1984 September 6, 1988 1993  

52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
PC
Lib
Alexa McDonough cropped.jpg
Leader John Buchanan Vince MacLean Alexa McDonough
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since March 6, 1971 February 22, 1986 November 16, 1980
Leader's seat Halifax Atlantic Cape Breton South Halifax Chebucto
Last election4263
Seats won28212
Seat changeDecrease2.svg14Increase2.svg15Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote204,150186,00774,038
Percentage43.4%39.6%15.8%
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Premier before election

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

Premier-designate

John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative

The 32nd 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.

55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between September 6, 1988, and April 16, 1993, its membership being set in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election. Roger Bacon replaced John Buchanan as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and Premier in 1990.

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).

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, with 70% of citizens residing within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

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Results

Results by party

 PartyLeader 1984 Seats won% changePopular vote(%)
  Progressive Conservative John Buchanan 4228-33.3%204,15043.4%
  Liberal Vince MacLean 621+250%186,00739.6%
  New Democratic Alexa McDonough 32-33.3%74,03815.8%
    Other115,6381.2%
Total Seats5252469,833100%

* Vote share included in "other"

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