1974 Nova Scotia general election

1974 Nova Scotia general election
April 2, 1974
46 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.89% 0.57pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lib
PC
NDP
Leader Gerald Regan John Buchanan Jeremy Akerman
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative New Democratic
Leader since July 24, 1965 March 6, 1971 November 9, 1968
Leader's seat Halifax Needham Halifax Atlantic Cape Breton East
Last election 23 21 2
Seats won 31 12 3
Seat change 8 9 1
Popular vote 206,648 166,388 55,902
Percentage 47.57% 38.31% 12.87%
Swing 1.94pp 8.12pp 6.28pp
Premier before election

Gerald Regan
Liberal

 Premier after election

Gerald Regan
Liberal

The 1974 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the 51st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party.

Most of its MLAs were elected in single-member district using first past the post voting but some, such as in Colchester and Yarmouth, were elected in two-seat districts using plurality block voting.

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