Nova Scotia general election, 1984

1984 Nova Scotia general election

November 6, 1984

52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader John Buchanan A.M. "Sandy" Cameron Party Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since 1971 1980 Leader's seat Halifax Atlantic Guysborough (lost) Last election 37 13 Seats won 42 6 Seat change +5 -7 Percentage 50.6% 31.3% Swing +4.8% -1.9%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Alexa McDonough Paul MacEwan Party New Democratic Cape Breton Labour Leader since 1980 1982 Leader's seat Halifax Chebucto Cape Breton Nova Last election 1 N/A Seats won 3 1 Seat change +2 +1 Percentage 15.9% 2.0% Swing -2.2% +2.0%

Premier before election John Buchanan Progressive Conservative Premier-designate John Buchanan Progressive Conservative

The 31st Nova Scotia general election was held on November 6, 1984 to elect members of the 54th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-02. 
• Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Returns 1984" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-02. 

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See also: List of Nova Scotia by-elections