Nova Scotia Liberal Party leadership elections

This page lists the results of leadership elections held by the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. Before 1930 leaders were chosen by the caucus.

(Held on October 1, 1930)

(Note: Conflicting accounts exist of Kinley receiving 62 votes)

Macdonald resigned in 1940 to enter the federal cabinet and was succeeded as premier and party leader by Alexander S. MacMillan on July 10 of that year. When MacMillan retired in 1945 Macdonald once again resumed the premiership.

(Held on August 31, 1945)

Macdonald died on April 13, 1954 and the cabinet chose Harold Connolly to serve as interim leader and premier.

(Held on September 9, 1954)

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (Hill eliminated):

Third Ballot (Patterson eliminated):

Fourth Ballot (Fielding eliminated):

Fifth Ballot (Mackenzie eliminated):

(Held on November 3, 1962)

(Held on July 24, 1965)

Colin Chisholm withdrew before balloting.

(Held on June 8, 1980)

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (MacInnis eliminated):

Third Ballot (Mooney eliminated):

(Held on February 22, 1986)

A one member one vote telephone election. The first attempt at voting on June 6, 1992 was canceled when the telephone system crashed during voting and the results were thrown out. The incomplete results of that cancelled ballot were:

A second, successful, vote was made on June 20, 1992.

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (Hawkins eliminated. Drish and MacInnis withdrew):

(Held on July 12, 1997)

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (Holland eliminated):

(Held on April 13, 2002)

(Held on October 23, 2004)

(Held April 28, 2007)

First Ballot:

Second Ballot (MacKinnon eliminated and Smith withdrew. Both support Whalen):

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