Nova Scotia general election, 1998

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March 24, 1998

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

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Russell MacLellan	Robert Chisholm	John Hamm
Party	Liberal	New Democratic	Progressive Conservative
Leader's seat	Cape Breton North	Halifax Atlantic	Pictou Centre
Last election	40	3	9
Seats won	19	19	14
Seat change	21	16	5
Popular vote	158,620	155,361	133,540
Percentage	35.34%	34.62%	29.75%
Swing	14.36%	16.92%	3.35%

Premier before election

Russell MacLellan
Liberal

Premier-designate

Russell MacLellan
Liberal

The 34th Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.

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