1998 Nova Scotia general election















Nova Scotia general election, 1998






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52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
27 seats needed for a majority










































































 
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Leader
Russell MacLellan
Robert Chisholm
John Hamm
Party
Liberal
New Democratic
Progressive Conservative
Leader since
July 12, 1997
March 30, 1996
October 28, 1995
Leader's seat
Cape Breton North
Halifax Atlantic
Pictou Centre
Last election
 40
 3
 9
Seats won
 19
 19
 14
Seat change
Decrease21
Increase16
Increase5
Popular vote
 158,620
 155,361
 133,540
Percentage
 35.34%
 34.62%
 29.75%
Swing
Decrease14.36%
Increase16.92%
Decrease3.35%



1998 Nova Scotia Election.png
Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties







Premier before election

Russell MacLellan
Liberal
Premier-designate

Russell MacLellan
Liberal


The 34th Nova Scotia general election was held on March 24, 1998 to elect members of the 57th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party and the New Democratic Party tied in the seat count, with 19 each, while the Progressive Conservatives won 14 seats. The Liberals went on to form a minority government with the support of the Progressive Conservatives.




Contents






  • 1 Background


  • 2 Campaign


  • 3 Results


    • 3.1 Results by party


    • 3.2 Results by region




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Background


Liberal Premier John Savage was elected in a landslide in 1993. The Liberals inherited a $471-million deficit, and launched an austerity program which cut the province's health and education systems.[1] On April 1, 1997, the provincial government imposed a 15% Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) which merged the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) and the Goods and Services Tax (GST). This shift angered some Nova Scotians who now had to pay taxes on things that had previously been exempted, such as home heating fuel. Savage also implemented an unpopular highway toll. Liberal party infighting eventually resulted in Savage's resignation in July 1997.[2] Russell MacLellan became Premier of Nova Scotia on July 18, 1997.



Campaign


The governing Liberals were desperate to distance themselves from the Savage government which was viewed as deeply unpopular. New leader, Russell MacLellan, was made the focus of the campaign with all Liberal candidates signs displaying the phrase, "the MacLellan Liberals."[3]


During a televised debate on March 5, 1998, MacLellan stumbled badly when Progressive Conservative Leader John Hamm asked if he would resign if he failed to bring in a balanced budget. Instead of responding, MacLellan stared straight ahead and did not speak for seven seconds.[4] MacLellan blamed the pause on rigid debate rules. This moment marked a turning point in a race that saw the Liberals barely retain power.[5]



Results



Results by party

















































































Party
 Party leader
 # of
candidates
 Seats
 Popular vote

1993
Dissolution
Elected
 % Change
 #
 %
 Change
 
Liberal
Russell MacLellan
 52
 40
 37
 19
 -52.5%
 158,620
 35.34%
 -14.36%
 
New Democratic
Robert Chisholm
 52
 3
 4
 19
 +533.3%
 155,361
 34.62%
 +16.92%
 
Progressive Conservative
John Hamm
 52
 9
 11
 14
 +55.6%
 133,540
 29.75%
 -3.35%
    
 Independent Candidates
 7
 -
 -
 -
 -
 1,325
 0.30%
Total
 163
 52
 52
 52
  
 448,846
 100%
  


Results by region










































































































Party name
HRM
C.B.
Valley
S. Shore
Fundy
Central
 Total

Parties winning seats in the legislature:
 
Liberal
 Seats:
 4
 7
 3
 2
 1
 2
19
 
 Popular vote:
 34.46%
 44.91%
 32.54%
 35.30%
 29.31%
 31.42%
 35.34%
 
New Democratic Party
 Seats:
 13
 3
 -
 1
 1
 1
19
 
 Popular vote:
 43.94%
 38.02%
 25.44%
 28.09%
 25.57%
 27.41%
 34.62%
 
Progressive Conservative
 Seats:
 -
 -
 4
 4
 4
 2
14
 
 Popular vote:
 21.47%
 16.16%
 41.66%
 36.46%
 44.98%
 41.17%
 29.75%

Parties not winning seats in the legislature:
    
 Independents
 Popular vote:
 0.13%
 0.91%
 0.36%
 0.15%
 0.14%
 -
 0.30%
Total seats:
 17
 10
 7
 7
 6
 5
 52


References





  1. ^ MacLellan New NS Premier Maclean's - July 21, 1997


  2. ^ A Savage sweep in Nova Scotia CBC Archives


  3. ^ Lawn signs for politicians in Canada tough to perfect, says Graham Steele CBC News


  4. ^ 'It went very well' Halifax Chronicle Herald - March 6, 1998


  5. ^ N.S. election: Leaders hoping to avoid costly gaffes during upcoming debate CTV News




  • Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


External links



  • 1998 Campaign News Archived from Halifax Chronicle Herald














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