1993 Nova Scotia general election

The 1993 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 25, 1993 to elect members of the 56th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberals under John Savage won a landslide victory over the unpopular Progressive Conservatives under Premier Donald Cameron, while Alexa McDonough's NDP remained a distant third, winning three seats.

1993 Nova Scotia general election

May 25, 1993
52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
Lib PC Leader John Savage Donald W. Cameron Alexa McDonough Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic Leader since June 20, 1992 February 9, 1991 November 16, 1980 Leader's seat Dartmouth South Pictou East Halifax Fairview Last election 21 28 2 Seats won 40 9 3 Seat change 19 19 1 Popular vote 243,298 152,383 85,946 Percentage 49.67% 31.1% 17.55% Swing 10.07% 12.3% 1.75%
Riding map of Nova Scotia showing winning parties
Premier before election Donald W. Cameron Progressive Conservative Premier after election John Savage Liberal

Campaign

The Progressive Conservatives, led by Donald Cameron, campaigned on his record of making 152 reforms since assuming office in 1991. Cameron slashed government spending, cutting out free coffee and rented plants in government offices.[1] John Buchanan (served 1978 to 1990) suffered allegations of patronage which Cameron could not overcome during the election campaign. Cameron vowed to end patronage and balance the budget within three years or he would resign. However, Cameron made a controversial move by appointing two unelected women to his cabinet immediately prior to the election campaign.[2]

Liberal leader John Savage promised to end pork-barrel politics and introduce a new style of governing focusing on job creation.[1]

Results

Results by party

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1988	Dissolution	Elected	% Change	#	%	Change
	Liberal	John Savage	52	21	21	40	+90.5%	243,298	49.67%	+10.1%
	Progressive Conservative	Donald Cameron	52	28	24	9	-62.5%	152,383	31.11%	-12.3%
	New Democratic	Alexa McDonough	52	2	3	3	-	85,946	17.55%	+1.9%
	Natural Law		12	-	-	-	-	1,647	0.34%	–
	Independents		12	1	2	-	-	5,758	1.18%	-
	Vacant				2
Total			180	52	52	52		489,829	–

Popular vote Liberal   49.67% PC   31.11% New Democratic   17.55% Others   1.67%

Seats summary Liberal   76.92% PC   17.31% New Democratic   5.77%

Results by region

Party name			HRM	C.B.	Valley	S. Shore	Fundy	Central	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature:
	Liberal	Seats:	13	10	4	6	5	2	40
		Popular vote:	40.99%	65.94%	46.70%	52.22%	50.20%	48.93%	49.67%
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	1	-	3	1	1	3	9
		Popular vote:	29.83%	19.74%	36.43%	29.00%	37.21%	39.90%	31.11%
	New Democratic Party	Seats:	3	-	-	-	-	-	3
		Popular vote:	27.77%	13.72%	12.81%	11.91%	13.40%	10.47%	17.55%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature:
	Natural Law	Popular vote:	0.52%	N/A	0.43%	N/A	N/A	N/A	0.34%
	Independents	Popular vote:	0.89%	0.60%	3.62%	2.24%	0.27%	0.69%	1.18%
Total seats:			17	10	7	7	6	5	52

References

1. Nova Scotia Elections: A Savage sweep (Video) CBC Archives
2. A Savage sweep in Nova Scotia (Article) CBC Archives

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Summary Results from 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2013-10-01.