The 1993 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 25, 1993 to elect members of the 56th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberals under John Savage won a landslide victory over the unpopular Progressive Conservatives under Premier Donald Cameron, while Alexa McDonough's NDP remained a distant third, winning three seats.

Campaign

The Progressive Conservatives, led by Donald Cameron, campaigned on his record of making 152 reforms since assuming office in 1991. Cameron slashed government spending, cutting out free coffee and rented plants in government offices. John Buchanan (served 1978 to 1990) suffered allegations of patronage which Cameron could not overcome during the election campaign. Cameron vowed to end patronage and balance the budget within three years or he would resign. However, Cameron made a controversial move by appointing two unelected women to his cabinet immediately prior to the election campaign. Liberal leader John Savage promised to end pork-barrel politics and introduce a new style of governing focusing on job creation.

Opinion polls

Results

Results by party

Results by region

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

Digby

South Shore

Lunenburg East Lunenburg Centre

Fundy-Northeast

Colchester South Cumberland West Cumberland Centre

Central Halifax

Suburban Halifax

Bedford-Musquodoboit Valley Sackville Halifax-St. Margaret's

Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore

Cole Harbour Halifax Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Guysborough

Cape Breton

Inverness North