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Nova Scotia

2008 Results

NOVA SCOTIA
Party	Elected	Leading	Votes	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST			11 seats
Liberal	5	0	130,038	29.82
Conservative Party	3	0	113,799	26.10
New Democrat	2	0	126,127	28.93
Independent	1	0	28,698	6.58
Green Party	0	0	35,022	8.03

HALIFAX-DARTMOUTH
Party	Elected	Leading	Votes	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST			4 seats
New Democrat	2	0	68,530	41.20
Liberal	2	0	50,601	30.42
Conservative Party	0	0	35,273	21.21
Green Party	0	0	11,262	6.77

ATLANTIC
Party	Elected	Leading	Votes	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST			32 seats
Liberal	17	0	375,686	34.99
Conservative Party	10	0	318,100	29.63
New Democrat	4	0	280,056	26.09
Independent	1	0	29,978	2.79
Green Party	0	0	64,467	6.00

Nova Scotia Ridings & Riding Talk

Nova Scotia»list ridings: View results for Nova Scotia; Cape Breton - Canso 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Central Nova 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Cumberland - Colchester - Musquodoboit Valley 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Dartmouth - Cole Harbour 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Halifax 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Halifax West 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Kings - Hants 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Sackville - Eastern Shore 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; South Shore - St. Margaret's 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; Sydney - Victoria 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results; West Nova 2008 Results & Riding Profile | Candidate Profiles | Riding Talk | 2006 Results

Overall Results

Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share (%)
Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST
CON	143	0	143	37.63
LIB	77	0	77	26.24
BQ	49	0	49	9.97
NDP	37	0	37	18.20
IND	2	0	2	0.65
GRN	0	0	0	6.80
OTH	0	0	0	0.51

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