1988 Nova Scotia general election

The 1988 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the 55th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

John Dunsworth, who would later gain fame for playing alcoholic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the TV series Trailer Park Boys, stood as the NDP candidate in Halifax Bedford Basin. He finished in third place with a little over 19% of the vote. His underdog campaign was later the subject of a short documentary.

Results

Results by party
 PartyLeader1984Seats won% changePopular vote(%)Progressive Conservative John Buchanan4228-33.3%204,15043.4%Liberal Vince MacLean621+250%186,00739.6%New Democratic Alexa McDonough32-33.3%74,03815.8%Other115,6381.2%Total Seats5252469,833100%

* Vote share included in "other"

References




Category:1988 elections
Category:1980s elections in Nova Scotia
Category:General elections in Canada