2024 Nova Scotia general election

The 2024 Nova Scotia general election was held on November 26, 2024, to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia. The election was held under first-past-the-post voting.

2024 Nova Scotia general election

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55 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 28 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	45.19% ( 9.88 pp)
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Tim Houston Claudia Chender Zach Churchill Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Leader since October 27, 2018 June 25, 2022 July 9, 2022 Leader's seat Pictou East Dartmouth South Yarmouth (lost re-election) Last election 31 seats, 38.44% 6 seats, 20.93% 17 seats, 36.67% Seats before 34 6 14 Seats won 43 9 2 Seat change 9 3 12 Popular vote 187,047 79,008 80,854 Percentage 52.49% 22.17% 22.69% Swing 14.05 pp 1.24 pp 13.98 pp
Results by riding Results by polling area
Premier before election Tim Houston Progressive Conservative Premier after election Tim Houston Progressive Conservative

The incumbent Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC) government, led by Premier Tim Houston since 2021, called a snap election and won a second consecutive majority government. It is the first time since 1984 that the PCs won over half of the popular vote, and a supermajority (i.e., greater than two-thirds) of seats in the General Assembly means that it can alter procedural rules without the collaboration of the other parties.^[1] In raw numbers (but not proportion of seats), this is the largest government caucus they have ever had. The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, led by Claudia Chender, formed the official opposition for the first time since 2006, though they narrowly came in third in votes. The Nova Scotia Liberal Party, led by Zach Churchill, recorded its worst result in party history.

This election had the lowest turnout in Nova Scotia history, with only 45% of those eligible participating. This was the first Nova Scotia general election where less than half of eligible voters cast their vote.^[2]

Background

During the 2021 election, the Progressive Conservatives included a commitment in their platform to introduce fixed election dates in the province. Under amendments to the provincial Elections Act introduced and passed in October 2021, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Nova Scotia general election was set as 15 July 2025 with all subsequent elections to take place on the third Tuesday in July of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.^[3] However, the general assembly may be dissolved earlier by order of the lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia on the advice of the premier, which was the case for this election.^[4][5]

Standings in the 64th General Assembly^[6]

Affiliation		House members
		2021 election results	At dissolution
	Progressive Conservative	31	34
	Liberal	17	14
	New Democratic	6	6
	Independent	1	1
	Vacant	0	0

Incumbents not running for reelection

The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the election:

Party		MLA	Riding
	Liberal	Rafah DiCostanzo	Clayton Park West[7]
		Tony Ince	Cole Harbour[7]
		Keith Irving	Kings South[8]
		Lorelei Nicoll	Cole Harbour-Dartmouth[7]
		Kelly Regan	Bedford Basin[9]
	New Democratic	Gary Burrill	Halifax Chebucto[10]
	PC	Keith Bain	Victoria-The Lakes[11]
		Steve Craig	Sackville-Cobequid[12]
		Pat Dunn	Pictou Centre[12]
		Larry Harrison	Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley[13]
		Allan MacMaster	Inverness[14]

Timeline

See also: 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia

• August 17, 2021 – The Progressive Conservative Association, led by Tim Houston, wins the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, the Liberal Party becomes the official opposition, and the New Democratic Party remains at third party status.
• October 23, 2021 - Anthony Edmonds is elected leader and Jo-Ann Roberts is elected deputy leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia.^[15]
• November 9, 2021 – Gary Burrill, leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, announces his resignation, triggering a leadership election for the party.^[16]
• December 16, 2021 – Nova Scotians United becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.^[17]
• January 5, 2022 – Iain Rankin, leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, announces his resignation, triggering a leadership election for the party.^[18]
• June 25, 2022 – Claudia Chender is elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.^[19]
• July 9, 2022 – Zach Churchill is elected leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.^[20]
• April 30, 2024 – The Atlantica Party is voluntarily deregistered by Elections Nova Scotia.^[21]
• October 22, 2024 – Liberal Fred Tilley crosses the floor to the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives.^[22]
• October 27, 2024 – Premier Tim Houston calls a general election for November 26, 2024.^[5]
• November 6, 2024 – Candidate nomination deadline.^[23]
• November 26, 2024 – General election held, resulting in a majority government for the Progressive Conservatives.

Changes in seats held (2021–2024)

Seat	Before				Change
	Date	Member	Party	Reason	Date	Member	Party
Preston	April 1, 2023[24]	Angela Simmonds	█ Liberal	Resignation	August 8, 2023	Twila Grosse	█ PC
Halifax Atlantic	February 22, 2024[25]	Brendan Maguire	█ Liberal	Joined Progressive Conservative caucus			█ PC
Pictou West	April 12, 2024[26]	Karla MacFarlane	█ PC	Resignation	May 21, 2024	Marco MacLeod	█ PC
Northside-Westmount	October 22, 2024[27]	Fred Tilley	█ Liberal	Joined Progressive Conservative caucus			█ PC

Campaign

Contests

Candidate contests in the ridings^[28]

Candidates nominated	Ridings	Party
		PC	Lib	NDP	Green	Ind	Totals
3	30	30	30	29	0	1	90
4	24	24	24	24	22	2	96
5	1	1	1	1	1	1	5
Total	55	55	55	54	23	4	191

Leaders' debates

2024 Nova Scotia general election debates
Date	Organizers	Venue	Moderator(s)	P  Participant  A  Absent invitee  N  Non-invitee					Source
				PC	Liberal	NDP	Green	NSU
November 14, 2024	CBC Nova Scotia	CBC Studios, Halifax	Tom Murphy, Amy Smith	P Houston	P Churchill	P Chender	N Edmonds	N Baker	[29]
November 21, 2024	CTV Atlantic	CTV Studios, Halifax	Todd Battis	P Houston	P Churchill	P Chender	N Edmonds	N Baker	[30]

Results

Two judicial recounts took place in December:^[31]

Recount results

Constituency	Date held	Reason	Confirmed
Yarmouth	December 9	on request of the losing incumbent	Y[32]
Annapolis	December 10	automatic due to narrowness of margin	Y[33]

Results by party

Summary of the 2024 Nova Scotia House of Assembly election^[34]

Party		Leader	Candidates	Votes						Seats
				#	±	%	Change (pp)			2021	2024	±
	Progressive Conservative	Tim Houston	55	187,047	24,574	52.49	14.05			31	43 / 55	12
	Liberal	Zach Churchill	55	80,854	74,172	22.69	-13.98			17	2 / 55	15
	New Democratic	Claudia Chender	54	79,008	9,469	22.17	1.24			6	9 / 55	3
	Green	Anthony Edmonds	23	2,941	6,101	0.83	-1.31
	Independent		4	4,220	740	1.18	0.10			1	1 / 55
Total				354,070		100.00%
Rejected ballots				2,250	539
Turnout				356,320	66,392	45.19	9.88
Registered voters				788,427	20,809

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 2024 Nova Scotia general election^[28]

Riding	Winning party												Turnout [a 1]	Votes
	2021		1st place		Votes	Share	Margin #	Margin %	2nd place		3rd place			PC	Lib	NDP	Grn	Ind	Total
Annapolis		Lib		PC	3,289	44.46%	8	0.11%		Lib		NDP	46.43%	3,289	3,281	689	138	–	7,397
Antigonish		PC		PC	5,202	64.82%	3,482	43.39%		Lib		NDP	52.37%	5,202	1,720	1,103	–	–	8,025
Argyle[a 2]		PC		PC	3,383	85.65%	2,944	74.53%		Lib		NDP	57.86%	3,383	439	67	61	–	3,950
Bedford Basin		Lib		PC	3,692	60.15%	2,382	38.81%		Lib		NDP	46.76%	3,692	1,310	1,136	–	–	6,138
Bedford South		Lib		PC	2,888	41.25%	102	1.46%		Lib		NDP	42.62%	2,888	2,786	1,243	85	–	7,002
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier		NDP		NDP	3,212	48.60%	536	8.11%		PC		Lib	45.00%	2,676	721	3,212	–	–	6,609
Cape Breton East		PC		PC	4,250	61.34%	2,513	36.27%		Lib		NDP	48.50%	4,250	1,737	942	–	–	6,929
Chester-St. Margaret's		PC		PC	4,806	58.21%	2,646	32.05%		Lib		NDP	50.36%	4,806	2,160	1,290	–	–	8,256
Clare[a 2]		Lib		PC	2,805	59.71%	1,015	21.60%		Lib		NDP	65.35%	2,805	1,790	103	–	–	4,698
Clayton Park West		Lib		PC	2,096	35.41%	86	1.45%		NDP		Lib	40.75%	2,096	1,813	2,010	–	–	5,919
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley		PC		PC	4,030	67.53%	2,919	48.91%		NDP		Lib	38.71%	4,030	827	1,111	–	–	5,968
Colchester North		PC		PC	4,282	67.79%	3,220	50.97%		NDP		Lib	39.96%	4,282	828	1,062	145	–	6,317
Cole Harbour		Lib		PC	1,986	42.28%	238	5.07%		NDP		Lib	46.58%	1,986	893	1,748	70	–	4,697
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth		Lib		PC	4,243	51.64%	2,164	26.34%		NDP		Lib	49.17%	4,243	1,894	2,079	–	–	8,216
Cumberland North		Ind		Ind	3,567	55.29%	1,373	21.28%		PC		Lib	45.44%	2,194	414	277	–	3,567	6,452
Cumberland South		PC		PC	3,442	77.21%	2,902	65.10%		Lib		NDP	38.07%	3,442	540	476[a 3]	–	–	4,458
Dartmouth East		PC		PC	3,167	44.17%	932	13.00%		NDP		Lib	49.48%	3,167	1,768	2,235	–	–	7,170
Dartmouth North		NDP		NDP	3,698	62.92%	2,345	39.90%		PC		Lib	36.36%	1,353	826	3,698	–	–	5,877
Dartmouth South		NDP		NDP	4,415	68.46%	2,966	45.99%		PC		Lib	47.43%	1,449	585	4,415	–	–	6,449
Digby-Annapolis		PC		PC	3,300	73.22%	2,446	54.27%		Lib		NDP	41.65%	3,300	854	353	–	–	4,507
Eastern Passage		PC		PC	2,754	63.75%	1,644	38.06%		Lib		Ind	40.82%	2,754	1,110	–	–	456[a 4]	4,320
Eastern Shore		PC		PC	4,690	62.05%	3,249	42.98%		Lib		NDP	42.90%	4,690	1,441	1,231	197	–	7,559
Fairview-Clayton Park		Lib		NDP	2,429	38.98%	406	6.52%		PC		Lib	39.63%	2,023	1,779	2,429	–	–	6,231
Glace Bay-Dominion		PC		PC	4,187	72.31%	3,178	54.89%		Lib		NDP	43.79%	4,187	1,009	594	–	–	5,790
Guysborough–Tracadie		PC		PC	3,128	77.46%	2,538	62.85%		Lib		NDP	50.86%	3,128	590	320	–	–	4,038
Halifax Armdale		Lib		NDP	2,521	39.40%	241	3.77%		PC		Lib	44.66%	2,280	1,597	2,521	–	–	6,398
Halifax Atlantic		Lib		PC	3,879	57.41%	1,996	29.54%		NDP		Lib	41.24%	3,879	911	1,883	84	–	6,757
Halifax Chebucto		NDP		NDP	3,682	53.99%	2,105	30.87%		PC		Lib	53.60%	1,577	1,441	3,682	120	–	6,820
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island		NDP		NDP	3,903	52.67%	1,995	26.92%		PC		Lib	41.73%	1,908	1,440	3,903	159	–	7,410
Halifax Needham		NDP		NDP	5,126	68.03%	3,847	51.06%		PC		Lib	43.49%	1,279	1,003	5,126	127	–	7,535
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville		Lib		PC	3,508	46.31%	403	5.32%		Lib		NDP	47.99%	3,508	3,105	895	67	–	7,575
Hants East		PC		PC	4,614	62.69%	2,918	39.65%		NDP		Lib	38.66%	4,614	1,050	1,696	–	–	7,360
Hants West		PC		PC	4,253	52.59%	1,632	20.18%		Lib		NDP	45.91%	4,253	2,621	1,120	–	93	8,087
Inverness		PC		PC	4,058	57.63%	1,959	27.82%		Lib		NDP	48.93%	4,058	2,099	884	–	–	7,041
Kings North		PC		PC	4,047	53.67%	1,952	25.89%		NDP		Lib	44.17%	4,047	1,260	2,095	139	–	7,541
Kings South		Lib		PC	3,372	41.77%	1,046	12.96%		NDP		Lib	46.03%	3,372	2,230	2,326	144	–	8,072
Kings West		PC		PC	5,226	72.78%	4,152	57.82%		Lib		NDP	39.68%	5,226	1,074	714	167	–	7,181
Lunenburg		PC		PC	4,308	60.16%	2,812	39.27%		Lib		NDP	46.54%	4,308	1,496	1,185	172	–	7,161
Lunenburg West		PC		PC	4,239	56.28%	1,937	25.72%		Lib		NDP	43.98%	4,239	2,302	846	145	–	7,532
Northside-Westmount		Lib		PC	4,978	67.89%	3,303	45.05%		Lib		NDP	45.05%	4,978	1,675	679	–	–	7,332
Pictou Centre		PC		PC	3,741	67.61%	2,769	50.05%		Lib		NDP	41.11%	3,741	972	820	–	–	5,533
Pictou East		PC		PC	4,424	78.89%	3,768	67.19%		NDP		Lib	46.40%	4,424	528	656	–	–	5,608
Pictou West		PC		PC	4,325	74.08%	3,547	60.76%		Lib		NDP	47.74%	4,325	778	620	115	–	5,838
Preston[a 5]		Lib		PC	2,139	51.41%	925	22.23%		NDP		Lib	37.88%	2,139	739	1,214	69	–	4,161
Queens		PC		PC	3,461	79.93%	2,974	68.68%		Lib		NDP	46.65%	3,461	487	382	–	–	4,330
Richmond[a 2]		PC		PC	3,496	70.84%	2,275	46.10%		Lib		NDP	61.13%	3,496	1,221	218	–	–	4,935
Sackville-Cobequid		PC		NDP	2,834	44.78%	63	1.00%		PC		Lib	42.26%	2,771	724	2,834	–	–	6,329
Sackville-Uniacke		PC		PC	2,925	48.99%	396	6.63%		NDP		Lib	42.58%	2,925	517	2,529	–	–	5,971
Shelburne		PC		PC	3,092	76.80%	2,610	64.83%		NDP		Lib	34.32%	3,092	452	482	–	–	4,026
Sydney-Membertou		Lib		Lib	3,691	45.05%	786	9.59%		PC		NDP	53.01%	2,905	3,691	1,513	85	–	8,194
Timberlea-Prospect		Lib		Lib	4,969	54.89%	2,079	22.96%		PC		NDP	49.54%	2,890	4,969	1,062	132	–	9,053
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River		PC		PC	4,034	67.76%	2,967	49.84%		NDP		Lib	35.27%	4,034	852	1,067	–	–	5,953
Victoria-The Lakes		PC		PC	3,685	65.45%	2,467	43.82%		Lib		NDP	42.93%	3,685	1,218	510	113	104	5,630
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank		PC		PC	4,653	56.70%	3,018	36.77%		Lib		NDP	45.20%	4,653	1,635	1,575	344	–	8,207
Yarmouth		Lib		PC	3,663	48.32%	16	0.21%		Lib		NDP	52.26%	3,663	3,647	208	62	–	7,580

1. including spoilt ballots
2. Historically Acadian riding
3. Larry Duchesne was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island and leader of the Prince Edward Island New Democratic Party.
4. Tammy Jakeman was previously an NDP candidate in 2021.
5. Historically Black riding

  = 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

  = Previously a member of another provincial/territorial legislature

Comparative analysis for ridings (2024 vs 2021)

Analytical charts

Ternary plots of election results

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Electoral districts won identified by PC (blue), Liberal (red) and NDP (orange).

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  2024 (by party finishing second)

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Turnout, winning shares and swings

Summary of riding results by turnout, vote share for winning candidate, and swing (vs 2021)^{[28][a 1]}

Riding and winning party				Turnout				Vote share[a 2]				Swing[a 3]
				%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)			From	To	Change (pp)
Annapolis		PC	Gain	46.43	-11.37			44.46	12.17			Lib	PC	-8.72
Antigonish		PC	Hold	52.37	-12.41			64.82	14.84			Lib	PC	12.62
Argyle		PC	Hold	57.86	-9.68			85.65	3.29			Lib	PC	3.26
Bedford Basin		PC	Gain	46.76	-8.85			60.15	34.39			Lib	PC	-31.96
Bedford South		PC	Gain	42.62	-13.41			41.25	11.51			Lib	PC	-8.55
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier		NDP	Hold	45.00	-8.66			48.60	6.45			Lib	NDP	18.07
Cape Breton East		PC	Hold	48.50	-12.92			61.34	15.07			Lib	PC	13.37
Chester-St. Margaret's		PC	Hold	50.36	-12.12			58.21	18.15			Lib	PC	14.80
Clare		PC	Gain	65.35	-2.49			59.71	16.28			Lib	PC	-14.04
Clayton Park West		PC	Gain	40.75	-11.88			35.41	10.64			Lib	PC	-13.80
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley		PC	Hold	38.71	-13.65			67.53	12.40			Lib	PC	12.08
Colchester North		PC	Hold	39.96	-16.71			67.79	14.61			Lib	PC	16.67
Cole Harbour		PC	Gain	46.58	-6.72			42.28	10.30			Lib	PC	-15.52
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth		PC	Gain	49.17	-12.45			51.64	21.90			Lib	PC	-25.54
Cumberland North		Ind	Hold	45.44	-13.15			55.29	1.41			Lib	Ind	13.32
Cumberland South		PC	Hold	38.07	-14.05			77.21	8.74			Lib	PC	7.90
Dartmouth East		PC	Hold	49.48	-7.96			44.17	5.18			Lib	PC	7.60
Dartmouth North		NDP	Hold	36.36	-9.66			62.92	13.17			Lib	NDP	15.30
Dartmouth South		NDP	Hold	47.43	-5.53			68.46	10.33			Lib	NDP	11.70
Digby-Annapolis		PC	Hold	41.65	-11.33			73.22	23.67			Lib	PC	19.89
Eastern Passage		PC	Hold	40.82	-11.83			63.75	18.93			Lib	PC	9.72
Eastern Shore		PC	Hold	42.90	-14.02			62.05	16.22			Lib	PC	15.61
Fairview-Clayton Park		NDP	Gain	39.63	-7.95			38.98	1.87			Lib	NDP	-5.91
Glace Bay-Dominion		PC	Hold	43.79	-15.58			72.31	37.71			NDP	PC	30.85
Guysborough–Tracadie		PC	Hold	50.86	-15.95			77.46	14.08			Lib	PC	14.91
Halifax Armdale		NDP	Gain	44.66	-9.36			39.40	5.32			Lib	NDP	-10.36
Halifax Atlantic		PC	Gain	41.24	-6.03			57.41	37.84			Lib	NDP	-23.40
Halifax Chebucto		NDP	Hold	53.60	-8.41			53.99	2.00			Lib	NDP	6.50
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island		NDP	Hold	41.73	-7.19			52.67	10.36			Lib	NDP	13.87
Halifax Needham		NDP	Hold	43.49	-9.85			68.03	9.06			Lib	NDP	12.41
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville		PC	Gain	47.99	-9.44			46.31	10.61			Lib	PC	-7.84
Hants East		PC	Hold	38.66	-12.53			62.69	25.33			Lib	PC	23.71
Hants West		PC	Hold	45.91	-10.07			52.59	9.48			Lib	PC	9.32
Inverness		PC	Hold	48.93	-12.65			57.63	1.78			Lib	PC	3.97
Kings North		PC	Hold	44.17	-11.13			53.67	8.96			Lib	PC	10.77
Kings South		PC	Gain	46.03	-9.67			41.77	8.59			Lib	PC	-12.54
Kings West		PC	Hold	39.68	-16.97			72.78	23.33			Lib	PC	24.95
Lunenburg		PC	Hold	46.54	-11.60			60.16	18.15			Lib	PC	15.91
Lunenburg West		PC	Hold	43.98	-11.67			56.28	11.86			Lib	PC	8.12
Northside-Westmount		PC	Gain	45.05	-8.29			67.89	31.38			Lib	PC	-27.70
Pictou Centre		PC	Hold	41.11	-15.96			67.61	11.84			Lib	PC	12.60
Pictou East		PC	Hold	46.40	-15.04			78.89	9.21			Lib	PC	11.12
Pictou West		PC	Hold	47.74	-14.36			74.08	10.47			Lib	PC	9.27
Preston		PC	Gain	37.88	-8.90			51.41	22.72			Lib	PC	-24.17
Queens		PC	Hold	46.65	-11.71			79.93	9.56			Lib	PC	9.35
Richmond		PC	Hold	61.13	-10.48			70.84	19.98			Lib	PC	16.04
Sackville-Cobequid		NDP	Gain	42.26	-9.48			44.78	12.19			PC	NDP	-5.87
Sackville-Uniacke		PC	Hold	42.58	-8.86			48.99	5.16			Lib	PC	14.65
Shelburne		PC	Hold	34.32	-20.18			76.80	14.24			Lib	PC	13.39
Sydney-Membertou		Lib	Hold	53.01	0.35			45.05	-9.22			NDP	Lib	0.30
Timberlea-Prospect		Lib	Hold	49.54	-6.14			54.89	0.51			Lib	PC	-3.53
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River		PC	Hold	35.27	-15.84			67.76	19.92			Lib	PC	17.91
Victoria-The Lakes		PC	Hold	42.93	-8.57			65.45	11.08			Lib	PC	11.82
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank		PC	Hold	45.20	-11.35			56.70	16.32			Lib	PC	16.38
Yarmouth		PC	Gain	52.26	-2.91			48.32	11.30			Lib	PC	-9.75

1. "41st Provincial General Election". electionsns.ca. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
2. Share won by winning candidate, with difference noted from share achieved by the same party in 2021.
3. Positive indicates improvement to standing of party winning in 2021; negative points to 2021's second-place party being swung to.

Share changes by party

Share change analysis by party and riding (2024 vs 2021)

Riding	PC			Liberal				NDP
	%	Change (pp)		%	Change (pp)			%	Change (pp)
Annapolis	44.46	12.17		44.36	-5.27			9.31	-3.90
Antigonish	64.82	14.84		21.43	-10.39			13.74	-2.73
Argyle	85.65	3.29		11.11	-3.22			1.70	0.27
Bedford Basin	60.15	34.39		21.34	-29.52			18.51	-2.86
Bedford South	41.25	11.51		39.79	-5.58			17.75	-4.67
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier	40.49	24.17		10.91	-29.70			48.60	6.45
Cape Breton East	61.34	15.07		25.07	-11.66			13.60	-3.41
Chester-St. Margaret's	58.21	18.15		26.16	-11.45			15.63	-1.57
Clare	59.71	16.28		38.10	-11.79			2.19	-1.10
Clayton Park West	35.41	10.64		30.63	-16.97			33.96	9.70
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	67.53	12.40		13.86	-11.76			18.62	-0.64
Colchester North	67.79	14.61		13.11	-18.74			16.81	5.47
Cole Harbour	42.28	10.30		19.01	-20.74			37.22	10.36
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth	51.64	21.90		23.05	-29.19			25.30	9.48
Cumberland North	34.00	26.77		6.42	-25.23			4.29	-2.95
Cumberland South	77.21	8.74		12.11	-7.06			10.68	1.48
Dartmouth East	44.17	5.18		24.66	-10.02			31.17	7.56
Dartmouth North	23.02	5.98		14.05	-17.43			62.92	13.17
Dartmouth South	22.47	5.04		9.07	-13.07			68.46	10.33
Digby-Annapolis	73.22	23.67		18.95	-16.11			7.83	-3.93
Eastern Passage	63.75	18.93		25.69	-0.52			–	-22.18
Eastern Shore	62.05	16.22		19.06	-14.99			16.29	-1.10
Fairview-Clayton Park	32.47	10.12		28.55	-9.96			38.98	1.87
Glace Bay-Dominion	72.31	37.71		17.43	-13.72			10.26	-23.98
Guysborough–Tracadie	77.46	14.08		14.61	-15.74			7.92	3.15
Halifax Armdale	35.64	13.54		24.96	-15.39			39.40	5.32
Halifax Atlantic	57.41	37.84		13.48	-41.74			27.87	5.06
Halifax Chebucto	23.12	11.31		21.13	-11.01			53.99	2.00
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island	25.75	8.00		19.43	-17.39			52.67	10.36
Halifax Needham	16.97	6.93		13.31	-15.76			68.03	9.06
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville	46.31	10.61		40.99	-5.07			11.82	-4.79
Hants East	62.69	25.33		14.27	-22.09			23.04	-1.00
Hants West	52.59	9.48		32.41	-9.17			13.85	2.82
Inverness	57.63	1.78		29.81	-6.15			12.56	4.37
Kings North	53.67	8.96		16.71	-12.58			27.78	6.66
Kings South	41.77	8.59		27.63	-16.49			28.82	9.12
Kings West	72.78	23.33		14.96	-26.56			9.94	4.03
Lunenburg	60.16	18.15		20.89	-13.66			16.55	-4.19
Lunenburg West	56.28	11.86		30.56	-4.37			11.23	-7.44
Northside-Westmount	67.89	31.38		22.85	-24.02			9.26	-7.37
Pictou Centre	67.61	11.84		17.57	-13.36			14.82	3.07
Pictou East	78.89	9.21		9.42	-13.04			11.70	4.61
Pictou West	74.08	10.47		13.33	-8.08			10.62	-1.74
Preston	51.41	22.72		17.76	-25.62			29.18	1.25
Queens	79.93	9.56		11.25	-9.14			8.82	2.56
Richmond	70.84	19.98		24.74	-12.11			4.42	-0.61
Sackville-Cobequid	43.78	0.45		11.44	-10.07			44.78	12.19
Sackville-Uniacke	48.99	5.16		8.66	-24.14			42.35	20.68
Shelburne	76.80	14.24		11.23	-12.53			11.97	-0.09
Sydney-Membertou	35.45	18.00		45.05	-9.22			18.46	-9.82
Timberlea-Prospect	31.92	7.57		54.89	0.51			11.73	-5.55
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River	67.76	19.92		14.31	-15.89			17.92	1.30
Victoria-The Lakes	65.45	11.08		21.63	-12.57			9.06	-0.58
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank	56.70	16.32		19.92	-16.44			19.19	2.98
Yarmouth	48.32	11.30		48.11	-8.21			2.74	-1.43

Candidates by constituency

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election

Annapolis Valley

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green		Independent
Annapolis		David Bowlby[35]		Carman Kerr[13]		Cheryl Burbidge[36]		Sara Adams[13]				Carman Kerr
Clare		Ryan Robicheau[37]		Ronnie LeBlanc[13]		Dre Taylor[13]						Ronnie LeBlanc
Digby-Annapolis		Jill Balser[38]		Joey Amero[39]		Shannon Long[13]						Jill Balser
Hants West		Melissa Sheehy-Richard[40]		Brian Casey[41]		Simon Greenough[42]				James Omand[13]		Melissa Sheehy-Richard
Kings North		John A. Lohr[43]		Richelle Brown Redden[44]		Gillian Yorke[45]		Dave Lowe[13]				John Lohr
Kings South		Julie Vanexan[13]		Mike Hamm[13]		Ramona Jennex[42]		Sheila G. Richardson[13]				Keith Irving†
Kings West		Chris Palmer[46]		Brad Beardsley[47]		Paul Doerr[13]		Madeline Taylor[13]				Chris Palmer

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green
Argyle		Colton LeBlanc[48]		Lorelei Murphy[49]		Lauren Skabar[42]		Lynette Amirault[13]		Colton LeBlanc
Chester-St. Margaret's		Danielle Barkhouse[50]		Laura Mulrooney[51]		Brendan Mosher[52]				Danielle Barkhouse
Lunenburg		Susan Corkum-Greek[53]		Melissa Duggan[54]		Nick Jennery[42]		Frank Fawson[13]		Susan Corkum-Greek
Lunenburg West		Becky Druhan[55]		Jonathan Crouse[56]		Nicholas Piovesan[13]		Mitchell Thomas-Langford[13]		Becky Druhan
Queens		Kim Masland[57]		Cathy DeRome[47]		Brian Skabar[45]				Kim Masland
Shelburne		Nolan Young[58]		Debbie Muise[13]		Bridget Taylor[13]				Nolan Young
Yarmouth		Nick Hilton[59]		Zach Churchill[47]		Gillian Rowley[13]		Adam Randall[60]		Zach Churchill

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green		Independent
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley		Scott Armstrong[13]		Gwynneth (Gwyn) Bellefontaine[47]		Janet Moulton[42]						Larry Harrison†
Colchester North		Tom Taggart[61]		Dustin Rekunyk[13]		Christina McCarron[42]		Jillian Foster[13]				Tom Taggart
Cumberland North		Bill Dowe[62]		Kurt Ditner[13]		Tyson Boyd[13]				Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin[13]		Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin
Cumberland South		Tory Rushton[63]		Liam MacDonald[13]		Larry Duchesne[42]						Tory Rushton
Hants East		John A. MacDonald[64]		Shannon MacWilliam[13]		Abby Cameron[45]						John A. MacDonald
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River		Dave Ritcey[65]		Frank Johnston[13]		Cailen Pygott[13]						Dave Ritcey

Central Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green
Clayton Park West		Adegoke Fadare[66]		Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon[13]		Wendy Hood-Morris[67]				Rafah DiCostanzo†
Fairview-Clayton Park		Nicole Mosher[13]		Patricia Arab[68]		Lina Hamid[42]				Patricia Arab
Halifax Armdale		Craig Myra[69]		Ali Duale[70]		Rod Wilson[36]				Ali Duale
Halifax Chebucto		Tonya Malay[13]		Gerard Bray[71]		Krista Gallagher[42]		Jonathan Bradet-Legris[13]		Gary Burrill†
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island		Eleanor Humphries[13]		Rob Grace[72]		Lisa Lachance[42]		Karen Beazley[13]		Lisa Lachance
Halifax Needham		Trayvone Clayton[73]		Jon Frost[13]		Suzy Hansen[42]		Amethyste Hamel-Gregory[13]		Suzy Hansen

Suburban Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green
Bedford Basin		Tim Outhit[13]		Doris Robbins[47]		Ryan Lutes[42]				Kelly Regan†
Bedford South		Damian Stoilov[13]		Braedon Clark[74]		Isaac G. Wilson[13]		Ron G. Parker[13]		Braedon Clark
Halifax Atlantic		Brendan Maguire[75]		Phil Chisholm[13]		Cathy Cervin[76]		Gadfly Stratton[13]		Brendan Maguire
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville		Rick Burns[77]		Ben Jessome[13]		Terry J. Eyland[13]		Roger Croll[13]		Ben Jessome
Sackville-Cobequid		Paul Russell[78]		Agatha Bourassa[13]		Paul Wozney[79]				Steve Craig†
Sackville-Uniacke		Brad Johns[80]		Thomas Trappenberg[81]		Lisa Blackburn[82]				Brad Johns
Timberlea-Prospect		Trish MacDonald[83]		Iain Rankin[13]		Rose Gillam[36]		Jane Matheson[13]		Iain Rankin
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank		Brian Wong[84]		Elizabeth Booth[85]		Donna McCarthy[36]		Anthony Edmonds[13]		Brian Wong

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green		Independent
Cole Harbour		Leah Martin[86]		Tania Meloni[13]		Alec Stratford[87]		John E. McStay[13]				Tony Ince†
Cole Harbour-Dartmouth		Brad McGowan[13]		Vishal Bhardwaj[13]		Kayley Dixon[88]						Lorelei Nicoll†
Dartmouth East		Timothy Halman[89]		Stacy Chesnutt[90]		Holly Fraughton[45]						Tim Halman
Dartmouth North		Karina Sanford[91]		Pam Cooley[13]		Susan Leblanc[42]						Susan Leblanc
Dartmouth South		Bea MacGregor[13]		Barb Henderson[13]		Claudia Chender[42]						Claudia Chender
Eastern Passage		Barbara Adams[92]		Chris Peters[13]						Tammy Jakeman[a]		Barbara Adams
Eastern Shore		Kent Smith[94]		Doyle Safire[13]		Don Carney[13]		Kevin Conrod[95]				Kent Smith
Preston		Twila Grosse[96]		Carlo Simmons[13]		Colter (C.C.) Simmonds[42]		Andre Anderson[13]				Twila Grosse

Central Nova

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green
Antigonish		Michelle Thompson[97]		Sheila Sears[98]		John MacIsaac[99]				Michelle Thompson
Guysborough-Tracadie		Greg Morrow[100]		George Grant[13]		Deborah Martinello[13]				Greg Morrow
Pictou Centre		Danny MacGillivray[101]		Kris MacFarlane[13]		Mary Stewart[45]				Pat Dunn†
Pictou East		Tim Houston[102]		Stephanie Quinn[13]		Vernon Theriault[42]				Tim Houston
Pictou West		Marco MacLeod[103]		Mary Wooldridge-Elliott[13]		Carol Ferguson[13]		Clare Brett[13]		Marco MacLeod

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates										Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Green		Independent
Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier		Darren O'Quinn[104]		Joleen Magliaro[47]		Kendra Coombes[42]						Kendra Coombes
Cape Breton East		Brian Comer[105]		Joe Ward[13]		Isabelle Lalonde[13]						Brian Comer
Glace Bay-Dominion		John White[106]		David Alexander MacLeod[13]		Kathy Chapman[13]						John White
Inverness		Kyle MacQuarrie[107]		Jaime Beaton[108]		Joanna Clark[45]						Allan MacMaster†
Northside-Westmount		Fred Tilley[13]		Danny Laffin[13]		Katelyn Armstrong[13]						Fred Tilley
Richmond		Trevor Boudreau[109]		Rochelle Heudes[13]		Marc Currie[13]						Trevor Boudreau
Sydney-Membertou		Brian MacArthur[110]		Derek Mombourquette[13]		Alison Aho[111]		Steven McGrath[13]				Derek Mombourquette
Victoria-The Lakes		Dianne Timmins[112]		Stephen MacAskill[13]		Samuel Stirling[13]		Adrianna MacKinnon[13]		Stemer MacLeod[13]		Keith Bain†

Opinion polls

Voting intentions in Nova Scotia since the 2021 election

Opinion polls
Polling firm	Dates conducted	Link	PC	Liberal	NDP	Green	Others	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling method	Lead
2024 general election	26 Nov 2024	[p 1]	52.50	22.73	22.15	0.83	1.17	—	357,048	—	29.77
Forum Research	23–25 Nov 2024	[p 2]	47	23	27	2	1	±3.0%	1,472	IVR	20
Liaison Strategies	23–24 Nov 2024	[p 3]	51	20	25	2	2	±3.99%	602	IVR	26
Mainstreet Research	21–23 Nov 2024	[p 4]	54	18	25	—	4	±3.6%	743	SMS to online	29
Abacus Data	21–23 Nov 2024	[p 5]	48	22	28	1	—	±3.8%	645	Online	20
MQO Research	14–20 Nov 2024	[p 6]	51	22	24	2	1	±4.4%	392	Online	27
Narrative Research	4–17 Nov 2024	[p 7]	44	24	28	3	1	±4.3%	526	Telephone	16
Cardinal Research	7–15 Nov 2024	[p 8]	48	26	20	3	3	±3.5%	799	Telephone	22
Abacus Data	7–10 Nov 2024	[p 9]	47	25	23	4	—	±4.1%	600	Online	22
MQO Research	3–10 Nov 2024	[p 10]	47	20	24	7	2	±5.0%	396	Online	23
Mainstreet Research	1–2 Nov 2024	[p 11]	50	22	25	—	3	±3.9%	635	Smart IVR	25
Abacus Data	28–31 Oct 2024	[p 12]	45	25	26	4	—	±4.1%	600	Online	19
Liaison Strategies	28–29 Oct 2024	[p 13]	38	26	29	5	2	±3.7%	701	IVR	9
Narrative Research	31 Jul – 14 Aug 2024	[p 14]	53	24	19	4	1	±4.9%	400	Telephone	29
Narrative Research	7–29 May 2024	[p 15]	50	23	22	3	2	±4.9%	400	Telephone	27
Narrative Research	6–17 Feb 2024	[p 16]	49	25	20	5	1	±4.9%	400	Telephone	24
Narrative Research	1–21 Nov 2023	[p 17]	52	21	22	3	1	±4.9%	400	Telephone	30
Narrative Research	1–14 Aug 2023	[p 18]	47	23	24	4	2	±4.9%	400	Telephone	23
Narrative Research	3–16 May 2023	[p 19]	39	31	24	5	1	±4.9%	400	Telephone	8
Narrative Research	8–23 Feb 2023	[p 20]	46	25	24	4	2	±4.6%	450	Telephone	21
Narrative Research	2–28 Nov 2022	[p 21]	42	27	25	5	1	±4.0%	605	Telephone	15
Narrative Research	4–23 Aug 2022	[p 22]	43	30	22	4	1	±4.0%	585	Telephone	13
Angus Reid	7–13 Jun 2022	[p 23]	46	21	27	3	2	±5.0%	330	Online	24
Narrative Research	3–22 May 2022	[p 24]	42	27	25	4	1	±5.0%	380	Telephone	15
Abacus Data	14–21 Apr 2022	[p 25]	39	31	23	—	7	±4.4%	500	Online	8
Angus Reid	10–15 Mar 2022	[p 26]	47	25	22	2	5	±5.0%	366	Online	22
Narrative Research	8–23 Feb 2022	[p 27]	44	27	20	6	2	±4.9%	396	Telephone	17
Angus Reid	7–12 Jan 2022	[p 28]	38	28	26	1	6	±6.0%	320	Online	10
MQO Research	14–24 Nov 2021	[p 29]	41	23	27	5	3	±4.9%	400	Telephone	14
Narrative Research	4–21 Nov 2021	[p 30]	42	26	24	5	3	±4.2%	557	Telephone	16
Angus Reid	29 Sep – 3 Oct 2021	[p 31]	39	21	32	4	5	N/A	264	Online	7
2021 general election	17 Aug 2021	[p 32]	38.43	36.67	20.94	2.14	1.41	—	422,754	—	1.76
Polling firm	Dates conducted	Link					Others	Margin of error	Sample size	Polling method	Lead
			PC	Liberal	NDP	Green

Notes

1. Jakeman was the NDP candidate, but was removed by the party after the candidate deadline. She was subsequently listed as an independent candidate by Elections Nova Scotia.^[13][93]