List of political parties in Nova Scotia explained

This is a list of political parties in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Parties represented in the House of Assembly

See also: 2021 Nova Scotia general election.

Name		Founded	Ideology	Leader	MLAs	Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia	1867	Progressive Conservatism	Tim Houston	33	Nova Scotia Liberal Party	1883	Liberalism	Zach Churchill	15	Nova Scotia New Democratic Party	1961	Social democracy	Claudia Chender	6

Other registered parties

Name		Founded	Ideology	Leader	MLAs	Green Party of Nova Scotia	2006	Green politics	Anthony Edmonds	0	Nova Scotians United	2021	Populism	Leigh Baker	0

Historical parties

• Anti-Confederation Party
• Atlantica Party
• Cape Breton Labour Party
• Confederation Party
• Labour Party
• Marijuana Party
• Nova Scotia Party
• United Farmers of Nova Scotia