Candidates for the 42nd Provincial General Election
Candidate Nominations for the 42nd Provincial General Election are now closed. The deadline for candidate nominations was 2 pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Who is Running in the Provincial General Election?
Candidate nominations for the Provincial General Election closed at 2pm on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
There are 191 candidates nominated in the 55 electoral districts.
Green Party of Nova Scotia (Green Party): 23 candidates
Nova Scotia Liberal Party (Liberal): 55 candidates
Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (NDP): 54 candidates
Nova Scotians United (NSU): 0 candidates
Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (PC Party): 55 candidates
Independent(s): 4 candidates
Nominated Candidates
Candidates must complete the nomination documents and have them accepted by the Returning Office, in the electoral district they wish to run, to have their name added to the ballot. The Nomination process includes the following:
- Filing a completed the Candidate nomination form (form 105) with the returning officer in the electoral district in which the candidate wishes to run
- Providing the name and contact information of their appointed official agent
- Providing the name and contact information of their appointed auditor, who must be a public accountant licensed by CPANS to audit
- Providing nomination papers signed by at least five electors, from the electoral district in which the candidate wishes to run, who are eligible to vote
- Filing an endorsement letter from the Party leader if the candidate is running for a registered political party
- Paying a nomination deposit of $200
The name of Nominated Candidates and the name of their Official Agent are provided in the chart below.
| Electoral District | Green Party | Liberal | NDP | PC Party | NSU | Independent | Electoral District Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 - Annapolis | Sara Adams OA: Bill Matheson |
Carman Kerr OA: Dan Smith |
Cheryl Burbidge OA: Carol Grimmitt |
David Bowlby OA: Achim Wolters |
Electoral District Map 01 | ||
| 02 - Antigonish | Sheila Sears OA: Peter Wade |
John MacIsaac OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Michelle Thompson OA: Julieanne Mattie |
Electoral District Map 02 | |||
| 03 - Argyle | Lynette Amirault OA: Corey Clamp |
Lorelei Murphy OA: Kathryn Murphy |
Lauren Skabar OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Colton LeBlanc OA: JoEllen d'Entremont-Dixon |
Electoral District Map 03 | ||
| 04 - Bedford Basin | Doris Robbins OA: Andrew Murphy |
Ryan Lutes OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Tim Outhit OA: A.W. Sandy Stevens |
Electoral District Map 04 | |||
| 05 - Bedford South | Ron G. Parker OA: Bill Matheson |
Braedon Clark OA: Yao (Foxx) Liu |
Isaac G. Wilson OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Damian Stoilov OA: Rimple Dhunna |
Electoral District Map 05 | ||
| 06 - Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier | Joleen Magliaro OA: William Brake |
Kendra Coombes OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Darren O'Quinn OA: Sonya Vardy |
Electoral District Map 06 | |||
| 07 - Cape Breton East | Joe Ward OA: Laura Lee Burke |
Isabelle Lalonde OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Brian Comer OA: Michelle Flynn |
Electoral District Map 07 | |||
| 08 - Chester-St. Margaret's | Laura Mulrooney OA: Penelope Day |
Brendan Mosher OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Danielle Barkhouse OA: C. William Murray |
Electoral District Map 08 | |||
| 09 - Clare | Ronnie LeBlanc OA: Elizabeth Misner |
Dre Taylor OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Ryan Robicheau OA: Marc Boudreau |
Electoral District Map 09 | |||
| 10 - Clayton Park West | Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon OA: Imelda Montinola |
Wendy Hood-Morris OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Adegoke Fadare OA: Abimbola Bamiwo |
Electoral District Map 10 | |||
| 11 - Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | Gwynneth (Gwyn) Bellefontaine OA: Tammy Higgins |
Janet Moulton OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Scott Armstrong OA: Alan Sutherland |
Electoral District Map 11 | |||
| 12 - Colchester North | Jillian Foster OA: Bill Matheson |
Dustin Rekunyk OA: Donald Monty |
Christina McCarron OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Tom Taggart OA: Alan Sutherland |
Electoral District Map 12 | ||
| 13 - Cole Harbour | John E. McStay OA: Bill Matheson |
Tania Meloni OA: Albert Njeim |
Alec Stratford OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Leah Martin OA: Laurie Girdwood |
Electoral District Map 13 | ||
| 14 - Cole Harbour-Dartmouth | Vishal Bhardwaj OA: Barbara Manning |
Kayley Dixon OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Brad McGowan OA: Craig Campbell |
Electoral District Map 14 | |||
| 15 - Cumberland North | Kurt Ditner OA: Kimberly Lake |
Tyson Boyd OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Bill Dowe OA: Diana Hurley |
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin OA: Ann Keddy |
Electoral District Map 15 | ||
| 16 - Cumberland South | Liam D. MacDonald OA: Dougal MacDonald |
Larry Duchesne OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Tory Rushton OA: Leta MacDiarmid |
Electoral District Map 16 | |||
| 17 - Dartmouth East | Stacy Chesnutt OA: Tracey Preeper |
Holly Fraughton OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Timothy Halman OA: Lawrence Tench |
Electoral District Map 17 | |||
| 18 - Dartmouth North | Pam Cooley OA: Judy Fraser |
Susan Leblanc OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Karina Sanford OA: Tim Sanford |
Electoral District Map 18 | |||
| 19 - Dartmouth South | Barb Henderson OA: Neal Henderson |
Claudia Chender OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Bea MacGregor OA: Sheri Robertson |
Electoral District Map 19 | |||
| 20 - Digby-Annapolis | Joey Amero OA: William McCormick |
Shannon Long OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Jill Balser OA: Jeremy Sanford |
Electoral District Map 20 | |||
| 21 - Eastern Passage | Chris Peters OA: Paula Walker |
Barbara Adams OA: Nick Oatway |
Tammy Jakeman OA: Antonia Anderson |
Electoral District Map 21 | |||
| 22 - Eastern Shore | Kevin Conrod OA: Bill Matheson |
Doyle Safire OA: Robert Rounds |
Don Carney OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Kent Smith OA: Lorrain Snyder |
Electoral District Map 22 | ||
| 23 - Fairview-Clayton Park | Patricia Arab OA: Sarah Dobson |
Lina Hamid OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Nicole Mosher OA: Richard Gauvin |
Electoral District Map 23 | |||
| 24 - Glace Bay-Dominion | David Alexander MacLeod OA: Jessica MacLeod |
Kathy Chapman OA: Carol Grimmitt |
John White OA: Brenda Mackie McNeil |
Electoral District Map 24 | |||
| 25 - Guysborourgh-Tracadie | George Grant OA: Lisa Fougere |
Deborah Martinello OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Greg Morrow OA: Lisa Morrow-DeCoste |
Electoral District Map 25 | |||
| 26 - Halifax Armdale | Ali Duale OA: Ahmed Shebl |
Rod Wilson OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Craig Myra OA: Henry Lockyer |
Electoral District Map 26 | |||
| 27 - Halifax Atlantic | Gadfly Stratton OA: Bill Matheson |
Phil Chisholm OA: Tyler Beers |
Cathy Cervin OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Brendan Maguire OA: Ruphina Kaulback |
Electoral District Map 27 | ||
| 28 - Halifax Chebucto | Jonathan Bradet-Legris OA: Bill Matheson |
Gerard Bray OA: Stephen Bachynski |
Krista Gallagher OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Tonya Malay OA: Morris MacLeod |
Electoral District Map 28 | ||
| 29 - Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | Karen Beazley OA: Bill Matheson |
Rob Grace OA: Edmond Chiasson |
Lisa Lachance OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Eleanor Humphries OA: Maria Foran |
Electoral District Map 29 | ||
| 30 - Halifax Needham | Amethyste Hamel-Gregory OA: Bill Matheson |
Jon Frost OA: Andrew Nicholson |
Suzy Hansen OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Trayvone Clayton OA: Mike Salterio |
Electoral District Map 30 | ||
| 31 - Hammonds Plains-Lucasville | Roger Croll OA: Jillian Doyle Edmonds |
Ben Jessome OA: Frank Dunn |
Terry J. Eyland OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Rick Burns OA: Gary Wells |
Electoral District Map 31 | ||
| 32 - Hants East | Shannon MacWilliam OA: Joy Morash |
Abby Cameron OA: Carol Grimmitt |
John A. MacDonald OA: Wayne Fiander |
Electoral District Map 32 | |||
| 33 - Hants West | Brian Casey OA: Bonnie Smith |
Simon Greenough OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Melissa Sheehy-Richard OA: Marc Comeau |
James Omand OA: Emily Clarke-Haugn |
Electoral District Map 33 | ||
| 34 - Inverness | Jaime Beaton OA: David Cameron |
Joanna Clark OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Kyle MacQuarrie OA: Stephen Tynski |
Electoral District Map 34 | |||
| 35 - Kings North | Dave Lowe OA: Bill Matheson |
Richelle Brown Redden OA: James McMillan |
Gillian Yorke OA: Carol Grimmitt |
John A. Lohr OA: Brian Chute |
Electoral District Map 35 | ||
| 36 - Kings South | Sheila G. Richardson OA: Bill Matheson |
Mike Hamm OA: Tanya Moore |
Ramona Jennex OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Julie Vanexan OA: Leslie Sequeria |
Electoral District Map 36 | ||
| 37 - Kings West | Madeline Taylor OA: Bill Matheson |
Brad Beardsley OA: Duska Poirier |
Paul Doerr OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Chris Palmer OA: Gary Galley |
Electoral District Map 37 | ||
| 38 - Lunenburg | Frank Fawson OA: Gwendolyn Geddes |
Melissa Duggan OA: Peter Mosher |
Nick Jennery OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Susan Corkum-Greek OA: Ashlee Feener |
Electoral District Map 38 | ||
| 39 - Lunenburg West | Mitchell Thomas-Langford OA: Bill Matheson |
Jonathan Crouse OA: John Muise |
Nicholas Piovesan OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Becky Druhan OA: Nicholas Saunders |
Electoral District Map 39 | ||
| 40 - Northside Westmount | Danny Laffin OA: Wanda Laffin |
Katelyn Armstrong OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Fred Tilley OA: Chris Snow |
Electoral District Map 40 | |||
| 41 - Pictou Centre | Kris MacFarlane OA: Dominique Amit |
Mary Stewart OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Danny MacGillivray OA: Ryan Sharpe |
Electoral District Map 41 | |||
| 42 - Pictou East | Stephanie Quinn OA: Katherine Anderson |
Vernon Theriault OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Tim Houston OA: Robert Rogers |
Electoral District Map 42 | |||
| 43 - Pictou West | Clare Brett OA: Bill Matheson |
Mary Wooldridge-Elliott OA: Alta Munroe |
Carol Ferguson OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Marco MacLeod OA: Matthew Mansour |
Electoral District Map 43 | ||
| 44 - Preston | Andre Anderson OA: Bill Matheson |
Carlo Simmons OA: Sunday Thomas |
Colter (C.C.) Simmonds OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Twila Grosse OA: Carolina Aviles |
Electoral District Map 44 | ||
| 45 - Queens | Cathy DeRome OA: Susan MacLeod |
Brian Skabar OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Kim Masland OA: Kathy DeMond |
Electoral District Map 45 | |||
| 46 - Richmond | Rochelle Heudes OA: Brandon Boudreau |
Marc Currie OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Trevor Boudreau OA: Ann Campbell |
Electoral District Map 46 | |||
| 47 - Sackville-Cobequid | Agatha Bourassa OA: Susan Robinson-Burnie |
Paul Wozney OA: Michael Cormier |
Paul Russell OA: Christina Dorey |
Electoral District Map 47 | |||
| 48 - Sackville-Uniacke | Thomas Trappenberg OA: Edmond Chiasson |
Lisa Blackburn OA: Michael Cormier |
Brad Johns OA: Debbie MacKinnon |
Electoral District Map 48 | |||
| 49 - Shelburne | Debbie Muise OA: Brenden Zwicker |
Bridget Taylor OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Nolan Young OA: Cindy Bigras |
Electoral District Map 49 | |||
| 50 - Sydney-Membertou | Steven McGrath OA: Bill Matheson |
Derek Mombourquette OA: Darren MacDonald |
Alison Aho OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Brian MacArthur OA: Michael Morrison |
Electoral District Map 50 | ||
| 51 - Timberlea-Prospect | Jane Matheson OA: Bill Matheson |
Iain Rankin OA: Joanna Wexler |
Rose Gillam OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Trish MacDonald OA: Dion Phillips |
Electoral District Map 51 | ||
| 52 - Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | Frank Johnston OA: Lisa Fougere |
Cailen Pygott OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Dave Ritcey OA: Myles Johnson |
Electoral District Map 52 | |||
| 53 - Victoria-The Lakes | Adrianna MacKinnon OA: Bill Matheson |
Stephen MacAskill OA: Merrill Buchanan |
Samuel Stirling OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Dianne Timmins OA: Kathleen Doyle |
Stemer MacLeod OA: Gregory MacLeod |
Electoral District Map 53 | |
| 54 - Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank | Anthony Edmonds OA: Jillian Doyle Edmonds |
Elizabeth Booth OA: Tanya Hattie |
Donna McCarthy OA: Kristina Osbourn |
Brian Wong OA: Andrew Joyce |
Electoral District Map 54 | ||
| 55 - Yarmouth | Adam Randall OA: Darolyn Randall |
Zach Churchill OA: David Sollows |
Gillian Rowley OA: Carol Grimmitt |
Nick Hilton OA: Wayne Huskins |
Electoral District Map 55 |