Nova Scotia Party Explained

Nova Scotia Party
Subheader:Former provincial party
Ideology:Populist
Colours:Purple
Colorcode:
  1. cc99ee
Blank1 Title:Fiscal policy
Blank2 Title:Social policy
Seats1 Title:Seats in the House of Commons
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Senate
Seats3 Title:Seats in House of Assembly
Country:Canada
State:Nova Scotia
Parties Dab1:List of political parties in Nova Scotia
Elections Dab1:List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections

The Nova Scotia Party was a populist provincial political party in Nova Scotia, Canada, led by Jack Friis of Lawrencetown Beach, Brian Hurlburt of Yarmouth County, and finally Gerry Rodgers of Halifax.

In the 1999 provincial election, the party nominated 17 candidates in the province’s 52 ridings, and won 3,153 votes, or 0.73% of the popular vote. The party campaigned on cutting government spending to pay down the province's nine billion dollar debt.[1]

In the 2003 provincial election, under leadership of Gerry Rodgers, the party nominated 16 candidates in the province’s 52 ridings, and won 1,637 votes, or 0.4% of the popular vote.

It ceased operations in 2005.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/rookie-party-rookie-leader-live-on-hope-1.192322 Rookie party, rookie leader live on hope