2003 Nova Scotia general election

2003 Nova Scotia general election

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52 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 27 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   LIB Leader John Hamm Darrell Dexter Danny Graham Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Leader since October 28, 1995 June 2, 2002 April 13, 2002 Leader's seat Pictou Centre Cole Harbour Halifax Citadel Last election 30 11 11 Seats won 25 15 12 Seat change 5 4 1 Popular vote 148,182 126,479 128,417 Percentage 36.32% 31.00% 31.47% Swing 2.88% 1.03% 1.66%
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.
Premier before election John Hamm Progressive Conservative Premier after election John Hamm Progressive Conservative

The 2003 Nova Scotia general election was held on August 5, 2003, to elect members of the 59th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The ruling Progressive Conservative Party, led by Premier John Hamm, was reduced to a minority government.