2017 Nova Scotia general election
The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolution to 27 seats.
Timeline
- October 8, 2013 – The Liberal Party, led by Stephen McNeil, wins the 2013 Nova Scotia general election. The Progressive Conservative Association becomes the official opposition, and the governing New Democratic Party is relegated to third party status.
- November 23, 2013 – Darrell Dexter resigns as leader of the New Democratic Party and MLA Maureen MacDonald becomes interim leader.
- February 27, 2016 – Gary Burrill is elected leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
- June 28, 2016 - The Atlantica Party becomes Nova Scotia's newest registered political party.
- April 30, 2017 – Premier Stephen McNeil calls a general election for May 30, 2017.
Retiring incumbents
;Liberal;New Democratic
;Independent
Opinion polls
| Polling Firm | Last Day of Polling | Link | Liberal | PC | NDP | Green |
| Forum Research | 38 | 35 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Mainstreet Research | 41 | 33 | 22 | 4 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 41 | 31 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Mainstreet Research | 37 | 34 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 32 | 23 | 4 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 31 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 32 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 42 | 31 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 39 | 31 | 28 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 39 | 31 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Forum Research | 37 | 35 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 42 | 29 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 43 | 28 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 42 | 29 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 42 | 30 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 42 | 30 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Mainstreet Research | 40 | 30 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 41 | 29 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 38 | 31 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 37 | 32 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 40 | 32 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 46 | 29 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 45 | 30 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 45 | 31 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Forum Research | 41 | 32 | 25 | |||
| Mainstreet Research | 42 | 29 | 25 | 4 | ||
| MQO Research | 43 | 27 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 44 | 28 | 23 | 5 | ||
| MQO Research | 58 | 21 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 56 | 20 | 19 | 4 | ||
| MQO Research | 53 | 25 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 56 | 22 | 19 | 2 | ||
| MQO Research | 63 | 17 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 59 | 21 | 18 | 2 | ||
| MQO Research | 59 | 17 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 56 | 23 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 64 | 17 | 17 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 50 | 20 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 50 | 19 | 27 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 58 | 20 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 64 | 18 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 62 | 20 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 57 | 21 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 60 | 20 | 18 | 2 | ||
| Corporate Research Associates | 58 | 19 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Election 2013 | 45.71 | 26.31 | 26.84 | 0.85 | ||