Nova Scotia general election, 1993

Nova Scotia general election, 1993

May 25, 1993

52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader John Savage Donald William Cameron Alexa McDonough Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader's seat Dartmouth South Pictou East Halifax Fairview Last election 21 28 2 Seats won 40 9 3 Seat change 19 19 1 Popular vote 243,298 152,383 85,946 Percentage 49.70% 31.1% 17.70% Swing 10.10% 12.3% 1.90%

Premier before election Donald W. Cameron Progressive Conservative Premier-designate John Savage Liberal

The 33rd Nova Scotia general election was held on May 25, 1993 to elect members of the 56th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberals under John Savage won a landslide victory over the unpopular Progressive Conservatives under Premier Donald Cameron, while Alexa McDonough's NDP remained a distant third, winning three seats.

Results

Results by party

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1988	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change
	Liberal	John Savage	52	21	21	40	+90.5%	243,298	49.7%	+10.1%
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Cameron	52	28	24	9	-62.5%	152,383	31.1%	-12.3%
	New Democratic	Alexa McDonough	52	2	3	3	-	85,946	17.7%	+1.9%
	Natural Law		12	-	-	-	-	1,647	0.3%	-
	Independents		12	1	2	-	-	5,758	1.2%	-
	Vacant				2
Total			180	52	52	52		483,227	-

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-01.