The 1970 Nova Scotia general election was held on 13 October 1970 to elect members of the 50th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal Party of Gerald Regan won the most seats but were one seat short of a majority. It is the only election in Nova Scotia's history in which the party who won the popular vote did not win the most seats.
Results
Results by party
Results by region
Retiring incumbents
- Progressive Conservative
- Edward Haliburton, Kings South
- James McKay Harding, Shelburne
- James A. Langille, Cumberland East
- William F. MacKinnon, Antigonish
- Donald C. MacNeil, Cape Breton South
- Edward Manson, Cape Breton West
- John I. Marshall, Annapolis East
- Robert Baden Powell, Digby
- Harley J. Spence, Lunenburg West
Nominated candidates
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
South Shore
Fundy-Northeast
Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore
Central Nova
Cape Breton
References
Further reading
- Saywell, John, ed. (1971). Canadian Annual Review for 1970. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-0-8020-1818-2.
