2017 Nova Scotia general election explained
Election Name: | 2017 Nova Scotia general election |
Country: | Nova Scotia |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Party Colour: | no |
Party Name: | no |
Previous Election: | 2013 Nova Scotia general election |
Previous Year: | 2013 |
Election Date: | May 30, 2017 |
Next Election: | 2021 Nova Scotia general election |
Next Year: | 2021 |
Seats For Election: | All 51 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
Majority Seats: | 26 |
Turnout: | 53.35% 5.73 pp |
Leader1: | Stephen McNeil |
Leader Since1: | April 28, 2007 |
Leaders Seat1: | Annapolis |
Last Election1: | 33 seats, 45.71% |
Seats Before1: | 34 |
Seats1: | 27 |
Seat Change1: | 7 |
Popular Vote1: | 158,384 |
Percentage1: | 39.47% |
Swing1: | 6.24pp |
Map Size: | 420px |
Premier |
Before Election: | Stephen McNeil |
Posttitle: | Premier after election |
After Election: | Stephen McNeil |
Previous Mps: | 62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
Elected Mps: | members |
Next Mps: | 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
Leader2: | Jamie Baillie |
Leader Since2: | October 26, 2010 |
Leaders Seat2: | Cumberland South |
Last Election2: | 11 seats, 26.31% |
Seats Before2: | 10 |
Seats2: | 17 |
Seat Change2: | 7 |
Popular Vote2: | 143,353 |
Percentage2: | 35.73% |
Swing2: | 9.42pp |
Leader Since3: | February 27, 2016 |
Leaders Seat3: | Halifax Chebucto |
Last Election3: | 7 seats, 26.84% |
Seats Before3: | 5 |
Seats3: | 7 |
Seat Change3: | 2 |
Popular Vote3: | 86,299 |
Percentage3: | 21.51% |
Swing3: | 5.33pp |
The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolution to 27 seats.
Timeline
Changes in seats held (2014–2017)Seat | Before | Change |
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Date | Member | Party | Reason | Date | Member | Party |
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Hants West | June 13, 2014[5] | Chuck Porter | | Left party | | | |
Dartmouth South | March 16, 2015[6] | Allan Rowe | | Died in office | July 14, 2015[7] | Marian Mancini | |
Cape Breton Centre | April 2, 2015[8] | Frank Corbett | | Resignation | July 14, 2015 | David Wilton | |
Sydney-Whitney Pier | April 2, 2015 | Gordie Gosse | | Resignation | July 14, 2015 | Derek Mombourquette | |
Dartmouth East | November 5, 2015[9] | Andrew Younger | | Dismissed from Cabinet and caucus | | | |
Hants West | February 17, 2016[10] | Chuck Porter | | Joins Liberal caucus | | | |
Halifax Needham | April 12, 2016[11] | Maureen MacDonald | | Resignation | August 30, 2016[12] | Lisa Roberts | |
Dartmouth South | April 23, 2017 | Marian Mancini | | Resignation | | | | |
Party standings
Results by party
↓27 | 17 | 7 |
Liberal | Progressive Conservative | New Democratic | |
Summary of the 2017 Nova Scotia House of Assembly election[13] align=center colspan=13 | |
Party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | Seats |
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| ± | % | Change (pp) | 2013 | 2017 | ± | Stephen McNeil | 51 | 158,383 | 31,729 | 39.47 | | 33 | | 6 | Jamie Baillie | 51 | 143,354 | 33,902 | 35.73 | | 11 | | 6 | Gary Burrill | 51 | 86,299 | 25,323 | 21.51 | | 7 | | | Thomas Trappenberg | 32 | 11,127 | 7,599 | 2.77 | | Jonathan Geoffrey Dean | 15 | 1,632 | 1,632 | 0.41 | New | | 3 | 447 | 791 | 0.11 | -0.19 |
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Total | 203 | 401,242 | 100.00% |
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Rejected ballots | 2,123 | 1,016 |
Turnout | 403,365 | 15,726 | 53.35% | 4.85 |
Registered voters | 756,113 | 36,036 | |
Synopsis of results
Results by riding - 2017 Nova Scotia general election |
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Riding | Region | Winning party | Turnout [14] | Votes |
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2013 | 1st place | Votes | Share | Margin # | Margin % | 2nd place | Lib | PC | NDP | Grn | Atl | | Total |
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| Annapolis Valley | | | Lib | | | Lib | 6,410 | 64.73% | 4,893 | 49.41% | | | NDP | 58.86% | 6,410 | 1,480 | 1,517 | 366 | 130 | – | 9,903 |
| Central Nova | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,877 | 43.38% | 738 | 8.26% | | | PC | 62.08% | 3,877 | 3,139 | 1,815 | – | 106 | – | 8,937 |
| South Shore | | | PC | | | PC | 4,031 | 65.07% | 2,190 | 35.35% | | | Lib | 49.76% | 1,841 | 4,031 | 323 | – | – | – | 6,195 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 5,831 | 52.69% | 2,443 | 22.08% | | | PC | 51.50% | 5,831 | 3,388 | 1,362 | 485 | – | – | 11,066 |
| Cape Breton | | | NDP | | | NDP | 3,419 | 43.77% | 796 | 10.19% | | | Lib | 59.68% | 2,623 | 1,770 | 3,419 | – | – | – | 7,812 |
| Cape Breton | | | Lib | | | PC | 3,337 | 43.57% | 21 | 0.27% | | | Lib | 68.56% | 3,316 | 3,337 | 1,006 | – | – | – | 7,659 |
| South Shore | | | NDP | | | Lib | 3,112 | 35.46% | 91 | 1.04% | | | NDP | 57.03% | 3,112 | 2,230 | 3,021 | 413 | – | – | 8,776 |
| Annapolis Valley | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,044 | 50.49% | 1,761 | 21.99% | | | PC | 56.08% | 4,044 | 2,283 | 1,682 | – | – | – | 8,009 |
| Central Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,035 | 46.05% | 1,731 | 19.75% | | | PC | 49.64% | 4,035 | 2,304 | 1,764 | 506 | 154 | – | 8,763 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,654 | 46.49% | 429 | 5.46% | | | PC | 54.57% | 3,654 | 3,225 | 980 | – | – | – | 7,859 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | PC | | | PC | 3,655 | 50.57% | 1,708 | 23.63% | | | Lib | 51.18% | 1,947 | 3,655 | 1,625 | – | – | – | 7,227 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | PC | 2,682 | 36.40% | 97 | 1.32% | | | Lib | 48.98% | 2,585 | 2,682 | 1,759 | 343 | – | – | 7,369 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,583 | 36.85% | 380 | 3.91% | | | PC | 53.95% | 3,583 | 3,203 | 2,552 | 385 | – | – | 9,723 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | Lib | | | PC | 3,632 | 51.66% | 919 | 13.07% | | | Lib | 53.30% | 2,713 | 3,632 | 496 | – | 84 | 106 | 7,031 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | PC | | | PC | 3,536 | 51.49% | 757 | 11.02% | | | Lib | 62.37% | 2,779 | 3,536 | 398[15] | – | 154 | – | 6,867 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | PC | 3,309 | 41.15% | 191 | 2.38% | | | Lib | 54.31% | 3,118 | 3,309 | 964 | 650 | – | – | 8,041 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | NDP | 2,771 | 39.36% | 329 | 4.67% | | | Lib | 42.65% | 2,442 | 1,384 | 2,771 | 318 | 126 | – | 7,041 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | NDP | 3,545 | 39.65% | 197 | 2.20% | | | Lib | 50.83% | 3,348 | 1,418 | 3,545 | 506 | 123 | – | 8,940 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,527 | 37.71% | 503 | 7.51% | | | PC | 53.67% | 2,527 | 2,024 | 1,780 | 221 | – | 149 | 6,701 |
| Central Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,925 | 39.90% | 735 | 10.03% | | | NDP | 41.93% | 2,925 | 1,839 | 2,190 | 376 | – | – | 7,330 |
| Cape Breton | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,317 | 46.65% | 379 | 5.33% | | | PC | 57.42% | 3,317 | 2,938 | 718 | – | 137 | – | 7,110 |
| Central Nova | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,565 | 43.09% | 71 | 1.19% | | | PC | 58.47% | 2,565 | 2,494 | 894 | – | – | – | 5,953 |
| Central Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,962 | 44.58% | 864 | 13.00% | | | NDP | 53.48% | 2,962 | 1,253 | 2,098 | 246 | 85 | – | 6,644 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,219 | 55.48% | 2,491 | 32.76% | | | NDP | 50.03% | 4,219 | 1,300 | 1,728 | 357 | – | – | 7,604 |
| Central Halifax | | | Lib | | | NDP | 4,197 | 46.15% | 624 | 6.86% | | | Lib | 51.88% | 3,573 | 963 | 4,197 | 361 | – | – | 9,094 |
| Central Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,419 | 41.28% | 801 | 13.67% | | | NDP | 39.34% | 2,419 | 1,480 | 1,618 | 343 | – | – | 5,860 |
| Central Halifax | | | NDP | | | NDP | 3,880 | 51.36% | 1,805 | 23.89% | | | Lib | 45.89% | 2,075 | 1,135 | 3,880 | 465 | – | – | 7,555 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,432 | 46.69% | 1,011 | 13.76% | | | PC | 57.08% | 3,432 | 2,421 | 1,157 | 340 | – | – | 7,350 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,923 | 43.67% | 819 | 9.12% | | | PC | 48.06% | 3,923 | 3,104 | 1,508 | 449 | – | – | 8,984 |
| Annapolis Valley | | | PC | | | Lib | 4,589 | 54.87% | 2,173 | 25.98% | | | PC | 53.94% | 4,589 | 2,416 | 1,042 | 243 | 73 | – | 8,363 |
| Cape Breton | | | PC | | | PC | 4,687 | 61.90% | 2,340 | 30.90% | | | Lib | 66.22% | 2,347 | 4,687 | 538 | – | – | – | 7,572 |
| Annapolis Valley | | | PC | | | PC | 3,823 | 45.94% | 1,039 | 12.49% | | | Lib | 52.19% | 2,784 | 3,823 | 1,347 | 295 | 72 | – | 8,321 |
| Annapolis Valley | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,269 | 46.71% | 1,773 | 19.40% | | | PC | 52.26% | 4,269 | 2,496 | 1,921 | 337 | 116 | – | 9,139 |
| Annapolis Valley | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,190 | 52.45% | 1,175 | 14.71% | | | PC | 52.29% | 4,190 | 3,015 | 536 | 247 | – | – | 7,988 |
| South Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,110 | 39.45% | 673 | 8.54% | | | PC | 55.47% | 3,110 | 2,437 | 2,336 | – | – | – | 7,883 |
| South Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,839 | 47.10% | 1,578 | 19.36% | | | PC | 50.51% | 3,839 | 2,261 | 1,690 | 361 | – | – | 8,151 |
| Cape Breton | | | PC | | | PC | 5,941 | 63.46% | 3,956 | 42.26% | | | Lib | 56.62% | 1,985 | 5,941 | 1,436 | – | – | – | 9,362 |
| Central Nova | | | PC | | | PC | 3,773 | 52.36% | 1,746 | 24.23% | | | Lib | 55.79% | 2,027 | 3,773 | 1,406 | – | – | – | 7,206 |
| Central Nova | | | PC | | | PC | 5,275 | 73.88% | 3,974 | 55.66% | | | Lib | 59.90% | 1,301 | 5,275 | 564 | – | – | – | 7,140 |
| Central Nova | | | PC | | | PC | 4,333 | 62.44% | 3,031 | 43.68% | | | NDP | 62.08% | 1,143 | 4,333 | 1,302 | 161 | – | – | 6,939 |
| Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 2,572 | 51.33% | 1,459 | 29.12% | | | NDP | 44.28% | 2,572 | 1,105 | 1,113 | 221 | – | – | 5,011 |
| South Shore | | | NDP | | | PC | 3,244 | 43.82% | 941 | 12.71% | | | Lib | 52.70% | 2,303 | 3,244 | 1,581 | 275 | – | – | 7,403 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | PC | 2,923 | 43.58% | 768 | 11.45% | | | Lib | 48.47% | 2,155 | 2,923 | 1,332 | 231 | 66 | – | 6,707 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | NDP | | | NDP | 3,465 | 44.17% | 1,427 | 18.19% | | | Lib | 50.95% | 2,038 | 1,991 | 3,465 | 262 | 88 | – | 7,844 |
| Cape Breton | | | PC | | | PC | 6,370 | 67.73% | 4,149 | 44.11% | | | Lib | 60.76% | 2,221 | 6,370 | 814 | – | – | – | 9,405 |
| Cape Breton | | | NDP | | | Lib | 3,656 | 38.72% | 160 | 1.69% | | | NDP | 52.62% | 3,656 | 2,290 | 3,496 | – | – | – | 9,442 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 4,272 | 49.90% | 2,242 | 26.19% | | | PC | 53.58% | 4,272 | 2,030 | 1,804 | 337 | 118 | – | 8,561 |
| Fundy-Northeast | | | NDP | | | NDP | 3,455 | 43.95% | 943 | 12.00% | | | PC | 48.43% | 1,894 | 2,512 | 3,455 | – | – | – | 7,861 |
| Cape Breton | | | Lib | | | PC | 4,373 | 59.55% | 2,404 | 32.74% | | | Lib | 58.52% | 1,969 | 4,373 | 544 | 265 | – | 192 | 7,343 |
| Suburban Halifax | | | Lib | | | Lib | 3,160 | 37.94% | 65 | 0.78% | | | PC | 55.47% | 3,160 | 3,095 | 1,567 | 506 | – | – | 8,328 |
| South Shore | | | Lib | | | Lib | 5,364 | 68.16% | 3,357 | 42.66% | | | PC | 57.12% | 5,364 | 2,007 | 243 | 256 | – | – | 7,870 | |
= Open seat
= Turnout is above provincial average
= Winning candidate was in previous Legislature
= Incumbent had switched allegiance
= Previously incumbent in another riding
= Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
= Incumbency arose from byelection gain
= Other incumbents renominated
= Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= Multiple candidates
Retiring incumbents
- Liberal
- New Democratic
- Independent
Nominated candidates
Annapolis Valley
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis|||Stephen McNeil
6,410
64.73%||Ginny Hurlock[21]
1,480
14.94%||Colin Sproul[22]
1,517
15.32%
||Zac Crockatt
366
3.70%||Kent Robinson
130
1.31%|||Stephen McNeil|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare-Digby|||Gordon Wilson
4,044
50.49%||Normand Cormier
2,283
28.51%|| Harold Neil[23]
1,682
21.00%|||||||Gordon Wilson|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West|||Chuck Porter
4,589
54.87%||Janice Munroe Dodge[24]
2,416
28.89%||Lalia Kerr
1,042
12.46%||Torin Buzek[25]
243
2.91%||Edward Boucher
73
0.87%|||Chuck Porter|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North||Geof Turner[26]
2,784
33.46%|||John Lohr
3,823
45.94%||Ted Champion
1,347
16.19%||Mary Lou Harley
295
3.55%||Bryden Deadder
72
0.87%|||John Lohr|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South|||Keith Irving
4,269
46.71%||Peter Harrison
2,496
27.31%||Stephen Schneider
1,921
21.02%||Sheila Richardson[25]
337
3.69%||Joel Hirtle
116
1.27%|||Keith Irving|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West|||Leo Glavine
4,190
52.45%||Chris Palmer[27]
3,015
37.74%||Cheryl Burbidge
536
6.71%||Madeline Taylor
247
3.09%|||||Leo Glavine|}
South Shore
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Argyle-Barrington||Louis d'Entremont[28]
1,841
29.72%|||Chris d'Entremont
4,031
65.07%||Greg Foster[23]
323
5.21%|||||Chris d'Entremont|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Chester-St. Margaret's|||Hugh MacKay
3,112
35.46%||Julie Chaisson
2,230
25.41%||Denise Peterson-Rafuse
3,021
34.42%||Harry Ward[25]
413
4.71%|||Denise Peterson-Rafuse|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg|||Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
3,110
39.45%||Brian Pickings[29]
2,437
30.91%||Marc Breaugh[30]
2,336
29.63%|||||Suzanne Lohnes-Croft|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West|||Mark Furey
3,839
47.10%||Carole Hipwell
2,261
27.74%||Lisa Norman
1,690
20.73%||Michael Sheppard
361
4.43%|||Mark Furey|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens-Shelburne||Vernon Oickle[31]
2,303
31.11%|||Kim Masland[32]
3,244
43.82%||John Davis
1,581
21.36%||Kathaleen Milan[25]
275
3.71%|||Sterling Belliveau†|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth|||Zach Churchill
5,364
68.16%||Mitch Bonnar[33]
2,007
25.50%||David Olie[23]
243
3.09%||Jim Laverie
256
3.25%|||Zach Churchill|}
Fundy-Northeast
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley||Matthew Rushton
1,947
26.94%|||Larry Harrison
3,655
50.57%||Janet Moulton
1,625
22.49%|||||||||Larry Harrison|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester North|||Karen Casey
3,654
46.49%||Rebecca Taylor
3,225
41.04%||James Finnie[34]
980
12.47%|||||||||Karen Casey|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland North||Terry Farrell
2,713
38.59%|||Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin[35]
3,632
51.66%||Earl Dow
496
7.05%||||Bill Archer
84
1.19%||Richard Plett
106
1.51%|||Terry Farrell|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland South||Kenny John Jackson[36]
2,779
40.47%|||Jamie Baillie
3,536
51.49%||Larry Duchesne[37]
398
5.80%||||Thor Lengies
154
2.24%|||||Jamie Baillie|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East|||Margaret Miller
3,923
43.67%||John A. MacDonald
3,104
34.55%||Liam Crouse
1,508
16.79%||Jenn Kang
449
5.00%|||||||Margaret Miller|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River||Craig Johnson[38]
1,894
24.09%||Keltie Jones[39]
2,512
31.96%|||Lenore Zann
3,455
43.95%|||||||||Lenore Zann|}
Central Halifax
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clayton Park West|||Rafah DiCostanzo
4,035
46.05%||Paul Kimball[40]
2,304
26.29%||Rana Zaman
1,764
20.13%||Thomas Trappenberg[25]
506
5.77%||Jonathan Dean
154
1.76%|||Diana Whalen†|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Fairview-Clayton Park|||Patricia Arab
2,925
39.90%||Paul Beasant[41]
1,839
25.09%||Joanne Hussey
2,190
29.88%||Charlene Boyce[25]
376
5.13%|||||Patricia Arab|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Armdale|||Lena Diab
2,962
44.58%||Sylvia Gillard
1,253
18.86%||David Wheeler[42]
2,098
31.58%||Marc-André Tremblay
246
3.70%||Michael McLeod
85
1.28%|||Lena Diab|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto||Joachim Stroink
3,573
39.29%||John Wesley Chisholm[43]
963
10.59%|||Gary Burrill
4,197
46.15%||Casey Meijer[25]
361
3.97%|||||Joachim Stroink|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel-Sable Island|||Labi Kousoulis
2,419
41.28%||Rob Batherson
1,480
25.26%||Glenn Walton
1,618
27.61%||Martin Willison[25]
343
5.85%|||||Labi Kousoulis|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham||Melinda Daye[44]
2,075
27.47%||Matthew Donahoe
1,135
15.02%|||Lisa Roberts
3,880
51.36%||Andrew Jamieson
465
6.15%|||||Lisa Roberts|}
Suburban Halifax
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Bedford|||Kelly Regan
5,831
52.69%||Valerie White[45]
3,388
30.62%||Blake Wright
1,362
12.31%||Michealle Hanshaw
485
4.38%|||||Kelly Regan|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic|||Brendan Maguire
4,219
55.48%||Bruce Holland[46] [47]
1,300
17.10%||Trish Keeping
1,728
22.72%||Chelsey Carter[25]
357
4.69%|||||Brendan Maguire|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hammonds Plains-Lucasville|||Ben Jessome
3,432
46.69%||Matt Whitman[48]
2,421
32.94%||Paul McGuinness
1,157
15.74%||Jessica Alexander[25]
340
4.63%|||||Ben Jessome|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville-Beaver Bank||Stephen Gough
2,155
32.13%|||Brad Johns[49]
2,923
43.58%||Dennis Kutchera
1,332
19.86%||Michael Montgomery[25]
231
3.44%||Rita Billington
66
0.98%|||Stephen Gough|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sackville-Cobequid||Michel Hindlet[50]
2,038
25.98%||John Giannakos[51]
1,991
25.38%|||Dave Wilson
3,465
44.17%||Tanner Montgomery
262
3.34%||Cathy Morgan
88
1.12%|||Dave Wilson|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Timberlea-Prospect|||Iain Rankin
4,272
49.90%||Tim Kohoot
2,030
23.71%||Linda Moxsom Skinner
1,804
21.07%||Kai Trappenberg[25]
337
3.94%||Matt Mansfield
118
1.38%|||Iain Rankin|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank|||Bill Horne
3,160
37.94%||Dan McNaughton[52]
3,095
37.16%||Trevor Sanipass
1,567
18.82%| |Anthony Edmonds[25]
506
6.08%|||||Bill Horne|}
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage||Joyce Treen
2,585
35.08%|||Barbara Adams[53]
2,682
36.40%||Nancy Jakeman
1,759
23.87%||Rebecca Mosher
343
4.65%|||||||Joyce Treen|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cole Harbour-Portland Valley|||Tony Ince
3,583
36.85%||Chris Mont
3,203
32.94%||Andre Cain
2,552
26.25%||Melanie Mulrooney
385
3.96%|||||||Tony Ince|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth East||Edgar Burns
3,118
38.78%|||Tim Halman
3,309
41.15%||Bill McEwen
964
11.99%||Matthew Richey
650
8.08%|||||||Andrew Younger†|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke| Dartmouth North||Joanne Bernard
2,442
34.68%||Melanie Russell[54]
1,384
19.66%|||Susan Leblanc
2,771
39.36%||Tyler Colbourne[25]
318
4.52%||David Boyd
126
1.79%|||||Joanne Bernard|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South||Vishal Bhardwaj[55]
3,348
37.45%||Jad Crnogorac[56]
1,418
15.86%|||Claudia Chender[57]
3,545
39.65%||June Trenholm
506
5.66%||Jim Murray [58]
123
1.38%||||Vacant†|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Eastern Shore|||Kevin Murphy
2,527
37.71%||Patricia Auchnie
2,024
30.20%||Devin Ashley
1,780
26.56%||Andy Berry
221
3.30%||||Randy Carter
149
2.22%|||Kevin Murphy|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Preston-Dartmouth|||Keith Colwell
2,572
51.33%||Irvine Carvery
1,105
22.05%||Shelley Fashan
1,113
22.21%||Aaron Alexander
221
4.41%|||||||Keith Colwell|}
Central Nova
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish|||Randy Delorey
3,877
43.38%||Ray Mattie[59]
3,139
35.12%||Moraig MacGillivray[60]
1,815
20.31%||||Ryan Smyth [61]
106
1.19%|||Randy Delorey|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie|||Lloyd Hines
2,565
43.09%||Rob Wolf[62]
2,494
41.89%||Marney Simmons
894
15.02%|||||||Lloyd Hines|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre||Jeff Davis[63]
2,027
28.13%|||Pat Dunn
3,773
52.36%||Henderson Paris[64]
1,406
19.51%|||||||Pat Dunn|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East||John Fraser
1,30118.22%|||Tim Houston
5,275
73.88%||Deborah Stiles
564
7.90%|||||||Tim Houston|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West||Ben MacLean
1,143
16.47%|||Karla MacFarlane
4,333
62.44%||Shawn McNamara[65]
1,302
18.76%||Cecile Vigneault
161
2.32%|||||Karla MacFarlane|}
Cape Breton
|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre||David Wilton
2,623
33.58%||Louie Piovesan
1,770
22.66%|||Tammy Martin[66]
3,419
43.77%|||||||||David Wilton|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton-Richmond||Michel Samson
3,316
43.30%|||Alana Paon[67]
3,337
43.57%||Larry Keating[68]
1,006
13.13%|||||||||Michel Samson|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Glace Bay|||Geoff MacLellan
3,317
46.65%||John White[69]
2,938
41.32%||Lois MacDougall
718
10.10%||||Steven MacNeil
137
1.93%|||||Geoff MacLellan|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness||Bobby Morris[70]
2,347
31.00%|||Allan MacMaster
4,687
61.90%||Michelle Smith
538
7.11%|||||||||Allan MacMaster|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Northside-Westmount||John Higgins[50]
1,985
21.20%|||Eddie Orrell
5,941
63.46%||Ronald Crowther[71]
1,436
15.34%|||||||||Eddie Orrell|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg||Katherine MacDonald[72]
2,221
23.62%|||Alfie MacLeod
6,370
67.73%||Bill Matheson
814
8.65%|||||||||Alfie MacLeod|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Sydney-Whitney Pier|||Derek Mombourquette
3,656
38.72%||Laurie MacIntosh
2,290
24.25%||Madonna Doucette[71]
3,496
37.03%|||||||||Derek Mombourquette|-|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria-The Lakes||Pam Eyking
1,969
26.81%|||Keith Bain[73]
4,373
59.55%||Lisa Bond
544
7.41%||Adrianna MacKinnon[25] [74]
265
3.61%||||Stemer MacLeod
192
2.61%|||Pam Eyking|}
Opinion polls
Notes and References
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- Web site: Nova Scotia's New Democrats elect Gary Burrill as new leader. CBC News. February 27, 2016. March 2, 2016. March 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301055316/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ndp-leadership-nova-scotia-zann-burrill-wilson-1.3465722. live.
- Web site: Chief Electoral Officer approves registration of Atlantic Party Association. Elections Nova Scotia. June 28, 2016. 2016-07-04. 2016-10-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013165131/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/PRESS%20RELEASE-%20Elections%20Nova%20Scotia%20-%20Atlantica%20Party%20Registration%20-June%2028%202016.pdf. live.
- Web site: Nova Scotia election to be held Tuesday, May 30 . Woodbury . Richard . 30 April 2017 . . 30 April 2017 . 12 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112030757/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-election-2017-announcement-mcneil-government-1.4087578 . live .
- Web site: Chuck Porter leaves PC caucus, cites leadership as a factor. CBC News. December 6, 2014. June 13, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203636/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chuck-porter-leaves-pc-caucus-cites-leadership-as-a-factor-1.2674567. live.
- Web site: Dartmouth South MLA Allan Rowe dies. The Chronicle Herald. March 16, 2015. March 30, 2015. September 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180929072752/http://www.thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1274921-dartmouth-south-mla-allan-rowe-dies/. live.
- Web site: Nova Scotia Liberals win 2 byelections, lose Dartmouth South. CBC News. July 14, 2015. July 15, 2015. September 20, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150920133406/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nova-scotia-liberals-win-2-byelections-lose-dartmouth-south-1.3152389. live.
- Web site: NDP MLAs Gordie Gosse, Frank Corbett resign. The Chronicle Herald. April 2, 2015. April 2, 2015. April 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402195901/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1278289-ndp-mlas-gordie-gosse-frank-corbett-resign. live.
- Web site: Environment Minister Andrew Younger fired from Liberal cabinet, caucus. CBC News. November 5, 2015. March 2, 2016. January 28, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160128080846/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/stephen-mcneil-holds-press-conference-1.3306731. live.
- Web site: Chuck Porter, former Progressive Conservative MLA, joins Liberals. CBC News. February 17, 2016. March 2, 2016. January 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116005829/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/chuck-porter-joins-liberal-caucus-1.3451445. live.
- Web site: Maureen MacDonald retires from provincial politics after 18 years as MLA. CBC News. April 12, 2016. April 12, 2016. April 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160415193304/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/maureen-macdonald-ndp-resign-1.3531491. live.
- Web site: Lisa Roberts wins Halifax Needham byelection for Nova Scotia's NDP. CBC News. August 30, 2016. August 31, 2016. September 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160901044445/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-needham-byelection-polls-close-1.3741684. live.
- Web site: May 30th, 2017 - 40th Nova Scotia Provincial General Election. . electionsnovascotia.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. June 25, 2024.
- including spoilt ballots
- [Larry Duchesne]
- Web site: Justice Minister Diana Whalen says she will not run in next election. CBC News. March 24, 2017. March 24, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324180655/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/diana-whalen-election-politics-justice-minister-1.2781464. live.
- Web site: Health issues keep Deputy Premier Diana Whalen on sidelines for next election. The Chronicle Herald. March 24, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325040952/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1453372-health-issues-keep-deputy-premier-diana-whalen-on-sidelines-for-next-election. March 25, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Queens Shelburne MLA Sterling Belliveau announces he won't run again. Queen's County Advance. June 16, 2016. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160617142445/http://www.theadvance.ca/news/local/2016/6/16/queens-shelburne-mla-sterling-belliveau-announces-he-won-t-run-a.html. June 17, 2016. dead.
- Web site: New Democrat MLA Marian Mancini will not run again. CBC News. November 10, 2016. November 10, 2016. November 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161111060133/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/marian-mancini-dartmouth-south-politics-legislature-ndp-1.3845016. live.
- Web site: 'Bizarre' end as Andrew Younger withdraws from Dartmouth East race. CBC News. May 3, 2017. May 3, 2017. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170504154121/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/andrew-younger-resigns-dartmouth-east-independent-election-1.4097684. live.
- Web site: Ginny Hurlock named Annapolis PC candidate. Kings County News. March 24, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324231115/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/news/local/2017/3/24/ginny-hurlock-named-annapolis-pc-candidate.html. March 24, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Lobster fisherman to run for NDP. The Chronicle Herald. March 8, 2017. March 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170310183623/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1447821-lobster-fisherman-to-run-for-ndp. March 10, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Ollie, Foster, Neil To Become Candidates For Provincial NDP. Y95 Yarmouth. March 1, 2017. March 24, 2017.
- Web site: Summerville's Janice Munroe Dodge to represent Hants West Tories. The Register/Advertiser. August 5, 2016. August 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807150954/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/News/Local/2016-08-05/article-4608120/Summervilles-Janice-Munroe-Dodge-to-represent-Hants-West-Tories/1. August 7, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Candidates. Green Party of Nova Scotia. May 2, 2017. May 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170515170034/http://greenpartyns.ca/candidates/. live.
- Web site: Geof Turner selected as Liberal candidate for Kings North. Kings County News. March 9, 2017. March 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309212724/http://www.kingscountynews.ca/news/local/2017/3/9/geof-turner-selected-as-liberal-candidate-for-kings-north.html. March 9, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Palmer to carry PC banner in Kings West. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. January 31, 2017. February 1, 2017. April 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170425200836/http://pcparty.ns.ca/palmer-to-carry-pc-banner-in-kings-west/. live.
- Web site: d'Entremont Gets Nod For Liberals In Argyle-Barrington. Y95 Yarmouth. March 21, 2017. March 24, 2017. March 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170322202937/http://cjls.com/news/419125006/dentremont-gets-nod-liberals-argyle-barrington. live.
- Web site: Progressive Conservatives nominate Brian Pickings in Lunenburg. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. July 26, 2016. July 27, 2016. August 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816143847/http://pcparty.ns.ca/progressive-conservatives-nominate-brian-pickings-in-lunenburg/. live.
- Web site: Breaugh gets nod for NDP in Lunenburg. The Chronicle Herald. January 22, 2017. January 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170125205741/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1434564-breaugh-gets-nod-for-ndp-in-lunenburg. January 25, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Oickle wins Queens/Shelburne riding nomination. South Coast Today. December 3, 2016. December 5, 2016. December 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220145338/http://www.southcoasttoday.ca/content/oickle-wins-queensshelburne-riding-nomination. live.
- Web site: Kim Masland acclaimed as P.C. candidate. Queens County Advance. October 5, 2016. October 6, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161006064852/http://www.theadvance.ca/news/local/2016/10/5/kim-masland-acclaimed-as-p-c--candidate.html. October 6, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Businessman Mitch Bonnar to carry PC banner in Yarmouth. Progressive Association of Nova Scotia. April 27, 2017. April 27, 2017. April 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170429105254/http://pcparty.ns.ca/businessman-mitch-bonnar-carry-pc-banner-yarmouth/. live.
- Web site: James Finnie to run for NDP in Colchester North. Truro Daily News. January 18, 2017. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235448/http://www.trurodaily.com/news/politics/2017/1/18/james-finnie-to-run-for-ndp-in-colchester-north.html. February 1, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Smith-McCrossin acclaimed as Tory candidate in Cumberland North. Cumberland News Now. May 26, 2016. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160527140954/http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/News/Local/2016-05-26/article-4540569/Smith-McCrossin-acclaimed-as-Tory-candidate-in-Cumberland-North/1. May 27, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Jackson receives third kick at the can as Liberal nominee. Amherst News. February 5, 2017. February 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080231/http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/news/local/2017/2/5/jackson-receives-third-kick-at-the-can-as-liberal-nominee.html. February 11, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Duchesne to represent NDP in Cumberland South. Cumberland News Now. February 1, 2017. February 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075916/http://www.cumberlandnewsnow.com/news/local/2017/2/1/duchesne-to-represent-ndp-in-cumberland-south.html. February 11, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Johnson chosen candidate for local Liberal association in next provincial election. Truro Daily News. September 9, 2016. September 11, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160911175732/http://www.trurodaily.com/News/Local/2016-09-09/article-4637161/Johnson-chosen-candidate-for-local-Liberal-association-in-next-provincial-election/1. September 11, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Jones wins PC nomination in Truro. The Chronicle Herald. March 1, 2017. March 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170303054058/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1446435-jones-wins-pc-nomination-in-truro. March 3, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Filmmaker picked by PCs, takes aim at Liberals. The Chronicle Herald. October 14, 2016. October 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203240/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1405880-filmmaker-picked-by-pcs-takes-aim-at-liberals. October 18, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Constituency and candidate notes. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. February 8, 2017. February 9, 2017. February 11, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211080534/https://4pc.pcparty.ns.ca/page/news/ezlist_item_0158a491-b284-43a3-b4d9-70a4fc110bd9.aspx?_s. live.
- Web site: Former CBU President David Wheeler to run for the NDP. Cape Breton Post. April 6, 2017. April 8, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170406223019/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/4/6/former-cbu-president-david-wheeler-to-run-for-the-ndp.html. April 6, 2017. dead.
- Web site: John Wesley Chisholm is Progressive Conservative Candidate in Halifax Chebucto. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. July 6, 2016. July 6, 2016. August 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804134303/http://pcparty.ns.ca/john-wesley-chisholm-is-progressive-conservative-candidate-in-halifax-chebucto/. live.
- Web site: Melinda Daye chosen as Liberal Candidate for Halifax-Needham. The Chronicle Herald. February 28, 2017. February 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301015346/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1445462-melinda-daye-chosen-as-liberal-candidate-for-halifax-needham. March 1, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Seniors advocate Valerie White will campaign for PCs in Bedford. The Chronicle Herald. June 8, 2016. June 18, 2016. August 13, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813091900/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1370832-seniors-advocate-valerie-white-will-campaign-for-pcs-in-bedford. live.
- Web site: Bruce Holland to carry PC banner in Halifax Atlantic. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. April 20, 2017. April 21, 2017. April 22, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422054436/http://pcparty.ns.ca/bruce-holland-carry-pc-banner-halifax-atlantic/. live.
- Web site: Former Liberal MLA named PC candidate for Halifax Atlantic. The Chronicle Herald. April 20, 2017. April 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422043024/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1461468-former-liberal-mla-named-pc-candidate-for-halifax-atlantic. April 22, 2017. dead.
- Web site: It's official: Matt Whitman to carry PC banner in Hammonds Plains-Lucasville. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. February 27, 2017. February 27, 2017. February 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228100358/http://pcparty.ns.ca/official-matt-whitman-carry-pc-banner-hammonds-plains-lucasville/. live.
- Web site: Johns nominated for PCs in Sackville-Beaver Bank. The Chronicle Herald. March 9, 2017. March 10, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170310015405/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1449129-johns-nominated-for-pcs-in-sackville-beaver-bank. March 10, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Liberal candidates. Nova Scotia Liberal Party. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170301005639/https://liberal.ns.ca/people/liberal-candidates/. 2017-03-01. dead.
- Web site: Giannakos to carry PC banner in Sackville-Cobequid. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. August 9, 2016. August 9, 2016. August 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820220231/http://pcparty.ns.ca/giannakos-to-carry-pc-banner-in-sackville-cobequid/. live.
- Web site: McNaughton to carry PC banner. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. February 22, 2017. February 22, 2017. February 23, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170223090912/http://pcparty.ns.ca/mcnaughton-to-carry-pc-banner/. live.
- Web site: Barbara Adams to carry PC banner for Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. August 26, 2016. August 26, 2016. October 12, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012193036/http://pcparty.ns.ca/barbara-adams-to-carry-pc-banner-for-cole-harbour-eastern-passage/. live.
- Web site: Russell to carry PC banner in Dartmouth North. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. August 9, 2016. August 9, 2016. August 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820200943/http://pcparty.ns.ca/russell-to-carry-pc-banner-in-dartmouth-north/. live.
- Web site: Liberals pick candidate for Dartmouth South. The Chronicle Herald. January 20, 2017. February 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206211007/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1434152-liberals-pick-candidate-for-dartmouth-south. February 6, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Former Saint Mary's basketball star Jad Crnogorac to run for Tories. The Chronicle Herald. March 24, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325041902/http://thechronicleherald.ca/metro/1453357-former-saint-mary%E2%80%99s-basketball-star-jad-crnogorac-to-run-for-tories. March 25, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Claudia Chender to run for NDP in Dartmouth South. Nova Scotia NDP. March 3, 2017. March 3, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040016/https://nsndp.ca/ns/claudia-chender-to-run-for-ndp-in-dartmouth-south. 2017-03-04. dead.
- Web site: The Atlantica Party registers its first candidate - Atlantica Party . 2017-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316113456/http://www.atlanticaparty.ca/blog_0061 . 2017-03-16 . dead .
- Web site: Musician, entrepreneur Ray Mattie running for PCs. The Chronicle Herald. November 9, 2016. November 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161109201815/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1413934-musician-entrepreneur-ray-mattie-running-for-pcs. November 9, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Provincial NDP chooses Antigonish candidate. 101.5 The Hawk. July 27, 2016. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170131170158/http://www.1015thehawk.com/index.php/2016072773439/Local-News/provincial-ndp-chooses-antigonish-candidate.html. 2017-01-31. dead.
- Web site: Ryan Smyth is the Atlantica Party candidate for Antigonish - Atlantica Party . 2017-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170426061630/http://www.atlanticaparty.ca/blog_0068 . 2017-04-26 . dead .
- Web site: Rob Wolf to run for PCs in Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie. Guysborough Journal. September 22, 2016. September 23, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160923025254/http://www.guysboroughjournal.com/article1.php?ID=146. live.
- Web site: Jeff Davis gets Liberal nomination for Pictou Centre. The News. New Glasgow. December 7, 2016. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20161208141001/http://www.ngnews.ca/news/local/2016/12/7/jeff-davis-gets-liberal-nomination-for-pictou-centre.html. December 8, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Henderson Paris nominated as Pictou Centre NDP candidate. The News. New Glasgow. March 17, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324175748/http://www.ngnews.ca/news/local/2017/3/17/henderson-paris-nominated-as-pictou-centre-ndp-candidate.html. March 24, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Former Pictou town councilor to run for NDP in next provincial election. The News. New Glasgow. February 1, 2017. February 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170211075141/http://www.ngnews.ca/news/local/2017/2/1/former-pictou-town-councilor-to-run-for-ndp-in-next-provincial-e.html. February 11, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Martin Gets NDP Nomination. The Coast 89.7 FM. September 2, 2016. September 7, 2016. September 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160903181738/http://coastalradio.ca/martin-gets-ndp-nomination/. live.
- Web site: Alana Paon to run in next election. Cape Breton Post. February 27, 2017. February 28, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170228062715/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/2/27/alana-paon-to-run-in-next-election.html. February 28, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Keating to represent NDP in Cape Breton-Richmond. The Reporter. April 6, 2017. April 8, 2017. April 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111321/http://porthawkesburyreporter.com/keating-represent-ndp-cape-breton-richmond/. live.
- Web site: John White to carry PC banner in Glave Bay. Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia. March 23, 2017. March 24, 2017. March 25, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325094051/http://pcparty.ns.ca/john-white-carry-pc-banner-glace-bay/. live.
- Web site: Liberal candidate chosen in Inverness. Cape Breton Post. March 6, 2017. March 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023712/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/3/6/liberal-candidate-chosen-in-inverness.html. March 19, 2017. dead.
- Web site: NDP nominates candidates in Sydney-Whitney Pier and Northside-Westmount. Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. March 20, 2017. March 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181013/https://nsndp.ca/ns/ndp-nominates-candidates-in-sydney-whitney-pier-and-northside-westmount. 2017-03-24. dead.
- Web site: Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg Liberals name MacDonald their candidate. Cape Breton Post. March 14, 2017. March 18, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170319023835/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/3/14/sydney-river-mira-louisbourg-liberals-name-macdonald-their-candi.html. March 19, 2017. dead.
- Web site: Bain attempts comeback. Cape Breton Post. May 26, 2016. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160607225020/http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-05-26/article-4540763/Bain-attempts-comeback/1. June 7, 2016. dead.
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