Nova Scotia general election, 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election

2009 ← October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) → 40th

outgoing members ← → members

in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority Opinion polls Turnout 59.08%   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Stephen McNeil Jamie Baillie Darrell Dexter Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since April 28, 2007 October 26, 2010 June 2, 2002 Leader's seat Annapolis Cumberland South Cole Harbour ran in Cole Harbour-Portland Valley (lost) Last election 11 seats, 27.20% 10 seats, 24.54% 31 seats, 45.24% Seats before 12 7 31 Seats won 33 11 7 Seat change 21 4 24 Popular vote 190,112 109,452 111,622 Percentage 45.71% 26.31% 26.84% Swing 18.51pp 1.77pp 18.40pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.

Premier before election Darrell Dexter New Democratic Premier-elect Stephen McNeil Liberal

Darrell Dexter
New Democratic

Stephen McNeil
Liberal

The 2013 Nova Scotia general election, formally the 39th Nova Scotia general election, was held on October 8, 2013, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

The result of the election was a Liberal victory under the leadership of Stephen McNeil, with the Liberals winning their first election since 1998. The Progressive Conservatives under the leadership of Jamie Baillie improved on their 2009 results and formed the official opposition, despite winning fewer votes than the New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP, which had won power for the first time in 2009 under the leadership of Darrell Dexter was reduced to third place and became the first one-term government since 1882. Dexter was defeated in the riding he contested in Cole Harbour-Portland Valley by Liberal candidate Tony Ince.

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