General election
Member of the Legislative Assembly
- Must be held by January 2030 (no fixed date)
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Source: nslegislature.ca, checked (+1 more)Latest possible date, not fixed. Nova Scotia repealed its fixed election date in 2025 (Elections Act s. 29A, repealed 2025, c. 8, s. 4). The House elected on 26 Nov 2024 (writs dated 27 Oct 2024) can continue at most five years from the 40th day after the writs, to 6 Dec 2029 (House of Assembly Act, s. 8(1)), and election day is a Tuesday 30 to 46 days after the writ (Elections Act, s. 29): a writ dated 6 Dec 2029 gives 15 Jan 2030 at the latest. The Premier can ask the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the House and call an election at any time before then. All 56 seats.
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- nslegislature.ca · checked date_kind=latest_possible: House of Assembly Act s. 8(1) + Elections Act s. 29 (Tuesday 30-46 days after writ) give 15 Jan 2030 as the last legal day; s. 29A repealed 2025 c. 8 s. 4 (verified in the consolidation) For: Date and type of vote
- nslegislature.ca · checked provincial: House of Assembly Act s. 8(1); Elections Act ss. 29, 29A (repealed 2025, c. 8, s. 4); writ date 27 Oct 2024 (Lieutenant Governor, dissolution of 27 Oct 2024, https://lt.gov.ns.ca/node/866). For: Date and type of vote
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