page_title: List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections
hierarchical_section_title: List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections
caption_attribution_description: English: Nova Scotia general election results from 1933 to 2009, shown as a percentage of total seats in the House of Assembly won by each party (or independent MLA).
context_page_description: The number of seats has varied over time, from a low of thirty during the 1930s and early 1940s, to the current high of fifty-two. Prior to that, Nova Scotia was a British colony. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly dates back to 1758, and Nova Scotia became the first British colony to be granted responsible government from London in 1848.
  The chart on the upper right provides a graphical summary of the results, with the most recent elections towards the right. It shows how the Liberal party dominated the province's early political history, winning nineteen of the first twenty-two elections from 1867 to 1953; and that since 1953, the Conservatives have been the most successful party, winning eleven of the fifteen elections since then. The New Democratic Party, after winning Official Opposition status in four consecutive elections, finally achieved government for the first time in the 2009 election.
context_section_description: This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia's unicameral legislative body, the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The number of seats has varied over time, from a low of thirty during the 1930s and early 1940s, to the current high of fifty-two. This article only covers elections since Nova Scotia became part of the newly formed Canadian Confederation in 1867. Prior to that, Nova Scotia was a British colony. The Nova Scotia House of Assembly dates back to 1758, and Nova Scotia became the first British colony to be granted responsible government from London in 1848.
  The chart on the upper right provides a graphical summary of the results, with the most recent elections towards the right. It shows how the Liberal party (red) dominated the province's early political history, winning nineteen of the first twenty-two elections from 1867 to 1953; and that since 1953, the Conservatives (blue) have been the most successful party, winning eleven of the fifteen elections since then. The New Democratic Party (orange), after winning Official Opposition status in four consecutive elections, finally achieved government for the first time in the 2009 election.
caption: Electoral results by parties and independent MLAs (as a percentage of total House of Assembly seats) from 1933 to 2009.
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