October 06 1981 (NS)

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Important Dates  
Election Date 1981-10-06
Attributes  
Federal Jurisdiction ❌
Provincial Jurisdiction ✅
Province Nova Scotia
By-Election ❌

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Summary

Statistic Value
Invalid Ballots 2,385
Invalid Votes 2,385
Total Electors 570,987
Turnout Rate 74
Valid Ballots 420,841
Valid Votes 420,841

Results

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Party Candidates Seats Contested Seats % Vote %
Independent 5 1 1.92% 1.12%
New Democratic Party 52 1 1.92% 18.13%
Nova Scotia Liberal Party 52 13 25.00% 33.17%
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia 52 37 71.15% 47.58%

Candidates

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First Name Last Name Party District Votes Elected
Jack MacIsaac Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Pictou Centre 6,673 ✅
Vincent MacLean Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton South (NS) 6,633 ✅
Joel Matheson Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Bedford Basin 6,087 ✅
John Buchanan Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Atlantic 6,023 ✅
Tom McInnis Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Eastern Shore 5,639 ✅
Bruce Cochran Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Lunenburg Centre 5,374 ✅
George Moody Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Kings West (NS) 5,286 ✅
Ronald C Giffin Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Truto-Bible Hill 5,024 ✅
Ken Streatch Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Bedford Musquodoboit Valley 4,929 ✅
Terry Donahoe Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Cornwallis 4,927 ✅
Jerry Lawrence Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax St. Margarets 4,860 ✅
Donnie MacLeod Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton East 4,699 ✅
Malcolm A MacKay Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Sackville 4,687 ✅
Roger S Bacon Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cumberland East 4,663 ✅
David Nantes Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cole Harbour 4,605 ✅
Ron Russell Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Hants West 4,554 ✅
William Gillis Nova Scotia Liberal Party Antigonish (NS) 4,522 ✅
Harry How Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Kings South 4,356 ✅
Donald W Cameron Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Pictou East 4,347 ✅
Angus MacIsaac Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Antigonish (NS) 4,271 ❌
Richard L Weldon Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Dartmouth East 4,253 ✅
Roland J Thornhill Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Dartmouth South-Portland Valley 4,215 ✅
Brian Young Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton North 4,187 ✅
Arthur R Donahoe Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Citadel-Sable Island 4,141 ✅
Donnie MacLeod Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton West 4,125 ✅
John Leefe Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Queens (NS) 4,114 ✅
Laird Stirling Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Dartmouth North 3,925 ✅
Alexa A. McDonough New Democratic Party Halifax Chebucto 3,886 ✅
Mel Pickings Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Lunenburg West 3,875 ✅
J Fraser Mooney Nova Scotia Liberal Party Yarmouth (NS) 3,868 ✅
Murray Hannem Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton South (NS) 3,824 ❌
John Archie MacKenzie Nova Scotia Liberal Party Inverness North 3,770 ✅
Harold Huskilson Nova Scotia Liberal Party Shelburne 3,765 ✅
David N Muise Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton West 3,735 ❌
A M Cameron Nova Scotia Liberal Party Guysborough 3,723 ✅
Gerry Sheehy Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Annapolis East 3,700 ✅
Paul MacEwan Independent Cape Breton Nova 3,691 ✅
Murdock MacKay Nova Scotia Liberal Party Sackville 3,478 ❌
Donald P McInnes Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Pictou West 3,473 ✅
Warren Doane Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Shelburne 3,440 ❌
Ossie Fraser Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton The Lakes 3,436 ✅
Dugger McNeil Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Chebucto 3,394 ❌
Beniot Robichaud Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Yarmouth (NS) 3,389 ❌
Edd Twohig Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Kings North 3,369 ✅
Allan V Parish Nova Scotia Liberal Party Lunenburg Centre 3,355 ❌
Jim Smith Nova Scotia Liberal Party Dartmouth East 3,351 ❌
John A Newell Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton The Lakes 3,316 ❌
Edmond Morris Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Halifax Needham 3,300 ✅
R Collin Stewart Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Colchester South 3,281 ✅
Michael Laffin Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton Centre 3,276 ✅
John Genik Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Bedford Basin 3,240 ❌
Ed Lorraine Nova Scotia Liberal Party Colchester North 3,182 ✅
Greg MacIsaac Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Richmond (NS) 3,173 ✅
William L Campbell Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Colchester North 3,171 ❌
Daniel Rankin Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Inverness North 3,160 ❌
Nash Brogan Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton North 3,128 ❌
Jim Johnston Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Guysborough 3,119 ❌
Shelly McNeil Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton East 3,053 ❌
Jack Hawkins Nova Scotia Liberal Party Hants East 3,041 ✅
Peter Delefes New Democratic Party Halifax Bedford Basin 2,993 ❌
G Patrick Hunt Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Hants East 2,983 ❌
Joseph H Casey Nova Scotia Liberal Party Digby 2,918 ✅
Hugh Tinkham Nova Scotia Liberal Party Argyle 2,872 ✅
Dean Salsman Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Cornwallis 2,867 ❌
John Holm New Democratic Party Sackville 2,849 ❌
John LeBrun Nova Scotia Liberal Party Richmond (NS) 2,821 ❌
James McEachern New Democratic Party Cape Breton Centre 2,812 ❌
Ronald T Barkhouse Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Lunenburg East 2,802 ✅
Dan Clarke Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Needham 2,801 ❌
Greg Kerr Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Annapolis West 2,784 ✅
George L Henley Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cumberland West 2,745 ✅
Michael Coyle New Democratic Party Halifax Cornwallis 2,737 ❌
Brenda Shannon Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Citadel-Sable Island 2,690 ❌
Daniel J McGrath Nova Scotia Liberal Party Hants West 2,661 ❌
John Comeau Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Digby 2,643 ❌
Tom DeWolfe Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou Centre 2,634 ❌
Helena Poirier Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax St. Margarets 2,617 ❌
Guy A Brown Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cumberland Centre 2,579 ✅
Phil Davis New Democratic Party Halifax Needham 2,572 ❌
Billy Joe MacLean Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Inverness South 2,469 ✅
Tom Sinclair-Faulkner New Democratic Party Halifax Citadel-Sable Island 2,465 ❌
Will Chisholm Nova Scotia Liberal Party Dartmouth South-Portland Valley 2,463 ❌
Don Valardo Nova Scotia Liberal Party Dartmouth North 2,419 ❌
Shelagh Frances Rayworth Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cumberland East 2,413 ❌
Walter Fitzgerald Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Chebucto 2,407 ❌
Bill MacEachern Nova Scotia Liberal Party Inverness South 2,407 ❌
Geral Legere New Democratic Party Dartmouth East 2,400 ❌
Fisher Hudson Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Victoria (NS) 2,357 ✅
John Lewis Bregante New Democratic Party Dartmouth South-Portland Valley 2,327 ❌
Pauline Himmelman Nova Scotia Liberal Party Lunenburg West 2,319 ❌
Bob Levy New Democratic Party Kings North 2,316 ❌
Len J Arsenault New Democratic Party Cape Breton North 2,307 ❌
Earle O Tubrett Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton Nova 2,307 ❌
Angus MacNeil Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Eastern Shore 2,302 ❌
Dan Weir Nova Scotia Liberal Party Kings West (NS) 2,259 ❌
Dwight Isenor Nova Scotia Liberal Party Bedford Musquodoboit Valley 2,246 ❌
Rae Austin Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cole Harbour 2,229 ❌
Chester Melanson Nova Scotia Liberal Party Clare 2,228 ✅
Art MacDonald Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton Centre 2,208 ❌
Lillian Viau New Democratic Party Halifax St. Margarets 2,193 ❌
Guy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Clare 2,173 ❌
Steve MacDonald New Democratic Party Cole Harbour 2,160 ❌
Mark Flannigan New Democratic Party Dartmouth North 2,157 ❌
Rene Quigley New Democratic Party Halifax Atlantic 2,108 ❌
Sylvia Roy Nova Scotia Liberal Party Truto-Bible Hill 2,097 ❌
Peter J Boudreau Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Argyle 2,092 ❌
Doris Rink Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou West 2,066 ❌
Lennie White Nova Scotia Liberal Party Kings North 2,041 ❌
Hugh Laurence Nova Scotia Liberal Party Annapolis East 2,006 ❌
Merrill D Buchanan Nova Scotia Liberal Party Victoria (NS) 1,952 ❌
Herb Anderson Nova Scotia Liberal Party Annapolis West 1,894 ❌
Kim Murray New Democratic Party Pictou Centre 1,885 ❌
Joe Kanary New Democratic Party Cape Breton East 1,849 ❌
Harold Lowe Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou East 1,833 ❌
Elizabeth Cusack New Democratic Party Cape Breton West 1,826 ❌
Harry McNeil New Democratic Party Hants East 1,747 ❌
Roma J Aikens Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax Atlantic 1,744 ❌
Bartley Babineau Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cumberland West 1,717 ❌
Hal Davidson New Democratic Party Cumberland East 1,709 ❌
Laurence Mersereau Nova Scotia Liberal Party Colchester South 1,683 ❌
Alan C St. Squires New Democratic Party Hants West 1,626 ❌
Bruce Beasley New Democratic Party Halifax Eastern Shore 1,565 ❌
Mervin W Hartlen Nova Scotia Liberal Party Queens (NS) 1,511 ❌
Russell Brake Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cape Breton Nova 1,487 ❌
Arthur L Brennan Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia Cumberland Centre 1,469 ❌
Linda Gallant New Democratic Party Cape Breton South (NS) 1,435 ❌
Bruce Carroll New Democratic Party Bedford Musquodoboit Valley 1,379 ❌
Evelyn Garbary New Democratic Party Kings South 1,364 ❌
Carolyn Queen New Democratic Party Kings West (NS) 1,349 ❌
Paul Dennis Comeau New Democratic Party Clare 1,317 ❌
Doug MacDonald New Democratic Party Cape Breton The Lakes 1,237 ❌
Dave Cook Nova Scotia Liberal Party Lunenburg East 1,180 ❌
Neil Theriault New Democratic Party Lunenburg Centre 1,150 ❌
Hartley Wickens New Democratic Party Yarmouth (NS) 1,134 ❌
Allan MacLean Marchbank New Democratic Party Colchester North 1,126 ❌
Janet Mooney New Democratic Party Lunenburg East 1,068 ❌
Thomas Barron New Democratic Party Truto-Bible Hill 1,041 ❌
Carl E Sampson New Democratic Party Lunenburg West 1,027 ❌
Hasse Lindblad New Democratic Party Pictou East 960 ❌
Laurie Hitchens New Democratic Party Shelburne 945 ❌
John A Murphy New Democratic Party Antigonish (NS) 937 ❌
Betty Deal Nova Scotia Liberal Party Kings South 933 ❌
Shirley McNamara New Democratic Party Richmond (NS) 899 ❌
Joan Boutilier New Democratic Party Annapolis East 854 ❌
Chester Rice New Democratic Party Colchester South 799 ❌
Bill Redden New Democratic Party Digby 777 ❌
Blair Matheson Independent Cape Breton East 716 ❌
Jim Scanlan New Democratic Party Pictou West 702 ❌
David K Sampson New Democratic Party Queens (NS) 686 ❌
Doug Meekins New Democratic Party Cumberland West 610 ❌
Eleanor Joyce Gillis New Democratic Party Inverness North 564 ❌
John R Taylor New Democratic Party Annapolis West 519 ❌
Art Livingston New Democratic Party Guysborough 453 ❌
Bill Martin New Democratic Party Inverness South 397 ❌
Roy Murphy New Democratic Party Argyle 357 ❌
Florence Welton New Democratic Party Cumberland Centre 290 ❌
Frank Reid New Democratic Party Victoria (NS) 251 ❌
Tony Gale New Democratic Party Cape Breton Nova 173 ❌
Duncan J Beaton Independent Victoria (NS) 152 ❌
Arthur R Canning Independent Halifax Atlantic 115 ❌
Bob Kirk Independent Colchester South 46 ❌

Districts

Annapolis East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 10 elections (1956–1988)

Gerry Sheehy · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,700 votes
Annapolis West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 10 elections (1956–1988)

Greg Kerr · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

2,784 votes
Antigonish (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 42 elections (1867–2024)

William Gillis · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

4,522 votes
Argyle
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 11 elections (1981–2024)

Hugh Tinkham · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

2,872 votes
Bedford Musquodoboit Valley
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 4 elections (1978–1988)

Ken Streatch · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,929 votes
Cape Breton Centre
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 24 elections (1925–2009)

Michael Laffin · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,276 votes
Cape Breton East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 23 elections (1925–2024)

Donnie MacLeod · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,699 votes
Cape Breton North
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1933–2009)

Brian Young · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,187 votes
Cape Breton Nova
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 16 elections (1956–2009)

Paul MacEwan · Independent

3,691 votes
Cape Breton South (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1933–2009)

Vincent MacLean · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

6,633 votes
Cape Breton The Lakes
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 7 elections (1978–1999)

Ossie Fraser · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,436 votes
Cape Breton West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1933–2009)

Donnie MacLeod · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,125 votes
Clare
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1949–2024)

Chester Melanson · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

2,228 votes
Colchester North
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 14 elections (1978–2024)

Ed Lorraine · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,182 votes
Colchester South
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 4 elections (1978–1988)

R Collin Stewart · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,281 votes
Cole Harbour
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 9 elections (1978–2024)

David Nantes · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,605 votes
Cumberland Centre
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 12 elections (1949–1988)

Guy A Brown · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

2,579 votes
Cumberland East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 12 elections (1949–1988)

Roger S Bacon · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,663 votes
Cumberland West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 12 elections (1949–1988)

George L Henley · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

2,745 votes
Dartmouth East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 14 elections (1978–2024)

Richard L Weldon · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,253 votes
Dartmouth North
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 17 elections (1967–2024)

Laird Stirling · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,925 votes
Dartmouth South-Portland Valley
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 13 elections (1967–2009)

Roland J Thornhill · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,215 votes
Digby
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1867–1988)

Joseph H Casey · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

2,918 votes
Guysborough
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1871–1988)

A M Cameron · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,723 votes
Halifax Atlantic
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 17 elections (1967–2024)

John Buchanan · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

6,023 votes
Halifax Bedford Basin
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 7 elections (1978–1999)

Joel Matheson · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

6,087 votes
Halifax Chebucto
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 17 elections (1967–2024)

Alexa A. McDonough · New Democratic Party

3,886 votes
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 17 elections (1967–2024)

Arthur R Donahoe · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,141 votes
Halifax Cornwallis
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 7 elections (1967–1988)

Terry Donahoe · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,927 votes
Halifax Eastern Shore
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 7 elections (1967–1988)

Tom McInnis · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

5,639 votes
Halifax Needham
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 17 elections (1967–2024)

Edmond Morris · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,300 votes
Halifax St. Margarets
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 7 elections (1967–1988)

Jerry Lawrence · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,860 votes
Hants East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2024)

Jack Hawkins · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,041 votes
Hants West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2024)

Ron Russell · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,554 votes
Inverness North
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 3 elections (1981–1988)

John Archie MacKenzie · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,770 votes
Inverness South
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 3 elections (1981–1988)

Billy Joe MacLean · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

2,469 votes
Kings North
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2024)

Edd Twohig · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,369 votes
Kings South
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2024)

Harry How · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,356 votes
Kings West (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2024)

George Moody · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

5,286 votes
Lunenburg Centre
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 10 elections (1956–1988)

Bruce Cochran · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

5,374 votes
Lunenburg East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 10 elections (1956–1988)

Ronald T Barkhouse · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

2,802 votes
Lunenburg West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1956–2024)

Mel Pickings · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,875 votes
Pictou Centre
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2024)

Jack MacIsaac · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

6,673 votes
Pictou East
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2024)

Donald W Cameron · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,347 votes
Pictou West
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 22 elections (1949–2024)

Donald P McInnes · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,473 votes
Queens (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 40 elections (1867–2024)

John Leefe · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,114 votes
Richmond (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 39 elections (1867–2021)

Greg MacIsaac · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

3,173 votes
Sackville
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 4 elections (1978–1988)

Malcolm A MacKay · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

4,687 votes
Truto-Bible Hill
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 10 elections (1978–2009)

Ronald C Giffin · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

5,024 votes
Victoria (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 39 elections (1867–2017)

Fisher Hudson · Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

2,357 votes
Yarmouth (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 42 elections (1867–2024)

J Fraser Mooney · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,868 votes
Shelburne
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 40 elections (1867–2024)

Harold Huskilson · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

3,765 votes

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