The 42nd Nova Scotia general election will be held on or before 15 July 2025 to elect members to the 65th General Assembly of Nova Scotia . 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 is set as 15 July 2025.[1] All subsequent elections will take place on the third Tuesday in July of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.
Timeline [ edit ] 17 August 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. 23 October 2021 - Anthony Edmonds is elected leader and Jo-Ann Roberts is elected deputy leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia . [2] 9 November 2021 – Gary Burrill , leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, announces his resignation, triggering a leadership election for the party.[3] 16 December 2021 – Nova Scotians United becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.[4] 5 January 2022 – Iain Rankin , leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, announces his resignation, triggering a leadership election for the party.[5] 25 June 2022 – Claudia Chender is elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.[6] 9 July 2022 – Zach Churchill is elected leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[7] 30 April 2024 – The Atlantica Party will be voluntary deregistered by Elections Nova Scotia [8] Changes in seats held (2021–Present)
Current standings [ edit ] Incumbents not running for reelection [ edit ] The following MLAs announced that they would not run in the next general election:
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Candidates by constituency [ edit ] Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in a nomination contest
Annapolis Valley [ edit ] South Shore [ edit ] Fundy-Northeast [ edit ] Central Halifax [ edit ] Suburban Halifax [ edit ] Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore [ edit ] Central Nova [ edit ] Cape Breton [ edit ] Opinion polls [ edit ] Voting intentions in Nova Scotia since the 2021 election [ edit ]
Polling firm Dates conducted Link PC Liberal NDP Green Others Margin of error Sample size Polling method Lead Narrative Research 6–17 Feb 2024 [p 1] 49 25 20 5 1 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 24 Narrative Research 1–21 Nov 2023 [p 2] 52 21 22 3 1 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 30 Narrative Research 1–14 Aug 2023 [p 3] 47 23 24 4 2 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 23 Narrative Research 3–16 May 2023 [p 4] 39 31 24 5 1 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 8 Narrative Research 8–23 Feb 2023 [p 5] 46 25 24 4 2 ±4.6% 450 Telephone 21 Narrative Research 2–28 Nov 2022 [p 6] 42 27 25 5 1 ±4.0% 605 Telephone 15 Narrative Research 4–23 Aug 2022 [p 7] 43 30 22 4 1 ±4.0% 585 Telephone 13 Angus Reid 7–13 Jun 2022 [p 8] 46 21 27 3 2 ±5.0% 330 Online 24 Narrative Research 3–22 May 2022 [p 9] 42 27 25 4 1 ±5.0% 380 Telephone 15 Abacus Data 14–21 Apr 2022 [p 10] 39 31 23 N/A 7 ±4.4% 500 Online 8 Angus Reid 10–15 Mar 2022 [p 11] 47 25 22 2 5 ±5.0% 366 Online 22 Narrative Research 8–23 Feb 2022 [p 12] 44 27 20 6 2 ±4.9% 396 Telephone 17 Angus Reid 7–12 Jan 2022 [p 13] 38 28 26 1 6 ±6.0% 320 Online 10 MQO Research 14–24 Nov 2021 [p 14] 41 23 27 5 3 ±4.9% 400 Telephone 14 Narrative Research 4–21 Nov 2021 [p 15] 42 26 24 5 3 ±4.2% 557 Telephone 16 Angus Reid 29 Sep – 3 Oct 2021 [p 16] 39 21 32 4 5 N/A 264 Online 7 2021 general election 17 Aug 2021 [p 17] 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
References [ edit ] ^ Laroche, Jean (13 October 2021). "N.S. government sets third Tuesday in July as new fixed date for elections every 4 years" . CBC Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021 . ^ Grant, Taryn (23 October 2021). "Anthony Edmonds elected leader of N.S. Green Party" . CBC Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022 . ^ Burrill, Gary [@GaryBurrill] (9 November 2021). "One of the most important parts of leadership is knowing when the time has come for renewal, and knowing when to bring your own leadership to a conclusion. In my judgement, this is that time. (1/3)" (Tweet ). Retrieved 9 November 2021 – via Twitter . ^ "New Registered Political Party In Nova Scotia" . Elections Nova Scotia. 16 December 2021. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021 . ^ Gorman, Michael (5 January 2022). "Iain Rankin to step down as N.S. Liberal Party leader" . CBC Nova Scotia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 . ^ Gorman, Michael (25 June 2022). "Claudia Chender officially at helm of Nova Scotia NDP" . CBC Nova Scotia . Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022 . ^ Laroche, Jean [@larochecbc] (9 July 2022). "Former Ed minister Zack Churchill is the new @LiberalPartyNS leader" (Tweet ). Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Twitter . ^ Rickard, Kelli (15 March 2024). "Atlantica Party ending" . CJLS-FM . Acadia Broadcasting . Retrieved 17 March 2024 . ^ "Archived copy" . Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023 .{{cite web }}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link ) ^ Cuthbertson, Richard; Gorman, Michael (22 February 2024). "N.S. Liberal MLA Brendan Maguire joining PCs, named minister of community services" . CBC Nova Scotia . Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024 . ^ "By-election Pending in Pictou West" . Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 16 April 2024 . ^ "Nova Scotia Legislature" . Nova Scotia Legislature . Archived from the original on 20 August 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021 . ^ Gorman, Michael (9 March 2023). "Keith Bain to remain as Speaker during spring session of N.S. legislature" . CBC News . Retrieved 11 April 2024 . ^ Laroche, Jean (13 September 2023). "Cabinet ministers Pat Dunn and Steve Craig won't seek re-election" . CBC Nova Scotia . Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023 . ^ Laroche, Jean (13 September 2023). "Cabinet ministers Pat Dunn and Steve Craig won't seek re-election" . CBC Nova Scotia . Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023 . ^ a b "Candidates" . Green Party of Nova Scotia . Retrieved 11 April 2024 . ^ a b "Candidates and Official Agents" . Elections Nova Scotia . Retrieved 11 April 2024 . ^ "Bobby Taylor Preston Candidate" . Facebook . Nova Scotians United . 19 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024 . Opinion poll sources [ edit ]
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