View source for Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

{{Short description|Canadian political party}}
{{primary sources|date=April 2011}}
{{Infobox political party
| name             = Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
| logo             = Progressive Conservative Party NS Logo.svg
| caption          = 
| colorcode        = #639FE1
| leader           = [[Tim Houston]]
| president        = David Bond
| chairman         = 
| spokesperson     = 
| foundation       = 1867
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[Red Tory]]ism
 |[[Progressive conservatism]]<ref name=Geoffruss>{{cite web |last1=RUSS |first1=GEOFF |title=Why is Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spending so much money?|url=https://thehub.ca/2022/10/17/why-is-nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-spending-so-much-money/|website=The HUB |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
}}
| headquarters     = 1660 Hollis Street<br />Suite 1003<br />[[Halifax, Nova Scotia]]<br />B3J 1V7
| international    = 
| website          = {{URL|http://pcpartyns.ca/}}
| country          = Canada
| native_name      = 
| chairperson      = 
| leader1_title    = 
| leader1_name     = 
| dissolution      = 
| merger           = 
| split            = 
| predecessor      = 
| merged           = 
| successor        = 
| position         = [[Centrism|Centre]]<ref name= RobertLewis/> to [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]]{{refn|<ref name= RobertLewis/><ref name=Geoffruss>{{cite web |last1=RUSS |first1=GEOFF |title=Why is Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston spending so much money?|url=https://thehub.ca/2022/10/17/why-is-nova-scotia-premier-tim-houston-spending-so-much-money/|website=The HUB |access-date=13 September 2024 |language=en |date=17 October 2022}}</ref>}}
| national         = 
| student_wing     = 
| youth_wing       = Nova Scotia Young Progressive Conservatives
| membership       = 11,579<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gorman |first1=Michael |title=Parties want young voters for leadership, but general elections a different story |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/voting-age-elections-nova-scotia-tory-leadership-1.4876707 |website=[[CBC News]] |access-date=23 June 2025 |date=25 October 2018}}</ref>
| membership_year  = 2018
| colours          = {{colour box|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}|border=darkgray}} [[Blue]]
| colors           = 
| blank1_title     = Fiscal policy
| blank1           = 
| blank2_title     = Social policy
| blank2           = 
| seats1_title     = Seats in the House of Commons
| seats1           = 
| seats2_title     = Seats in the Senate
| seats2           = 
| seats3_title     = Seats in [[Nova Scotia House of Assembly|House of Assembly]]
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|42|55|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative}}}}
| state            = Nova Scotia
| parties_dab1     = List of political parties in Nova Scotia
| elections_dab1   = List of post-confederation Nova Scotia general elections
| footnotes        = 
}}

The '''Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia''',<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2019 |title=CONSTITUTION OF THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION OF NOVA SCOTIA |url=https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/nspcparty/pages/1492/attachments/original/1586800387/PCNS_Constitution_Nov2019.pdf |access-date=2023-07-15}}</ref> more commonly known as the '''Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia''', is a political party in [[Nova Scotia]], Canada. Like most conservative parties in Atlantic Canada, it has been historically associated with the [[Red Tory]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-progressive-conservative-campaign-dartmouth-1.4091951|title=Nova Scotia Tories launch election campaign with promise to heal wounds|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-12-03|language=en}}</ref> faction of [[Conservatism in Canada|Canadian conservatism]]. The party is currently led by [[Pictou East]] MLA [[Tim Houston]]. The party won a [[majority government]] in the [[2021 Nova Scotia general election|2021 provincial election]]. He called a snap election in [[2024 Nova Scotia general election|2024]], increasing his party's majority mandate.<ref>{{cite web | title=Liberal Leader Iain Rankin concedes election result | website=CBC | date=18 August 2021 | url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1934251587624 | access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Michael Gorman |title=Progressive Conservatives surge to surprise majority win in Nova Scotia election |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/election-campaign-liberals-ndp-pc-1.6144162 |access-date=13 May 2023 |work=CBC News |date=17 August 2021}}</ref> The Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia and the [[Conservative Party of Canada]] are two separate entities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Become a Member |url=https://liberal.ns.ca/join/ |access-date=2021-07-27 |website=Nova Scotia's Liberals |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Membership Portal |url=https://act.nsndp.ca/donate/join |access-date=2021-07-27 |website=Nova Scotia New Democratic Party |language=en}}</ref>

==History==
The Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, registered under the Nova Scotia Elections Act as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia, originated from the [[Confederation Party]] of [[Charles Tupper]]. Tupper united members of the pre-[[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]] Conservative Party (who were predominantly [[United Empire Loyalists]] and members of the business elite) and supporters of Sir [[John A. Macdonald]]'s national Conservative coalition. The party supported Macdonald's protectionist [[National Policy]], nation-building, and the unification of [[British North America]].

[[Canadian Confederation]] was initially unpopular in [[Nova Scotia]], and the party was out of government for most of the late 19th century. It formed government for only six years between 1867 and 1956. It bottomed out in 1945, when the party was shut out of the legislature altogether.

The modern party was built by [[Robert Stanfield]] after [[World War II]]. Stanfield, the scion of a wealthy textile family, had considered himself [[Social democracy in Canada|socialist]] in university; though he later moderated his views, he always remained a progressive. Under his leadership, what was by then the "Progressive Conservative Party" became a moderate [[Red Tory]] organization.<ref name= RobertLewis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-stanfield-obituary/|title=Robert Stanfield (Obituary)|last=Lewis|first=Robert|website=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> He was able to get the party back into the House of Assembly soon after taking the leadership. By 1956, he had built it into an organization that was able to sweep to power, winning re-election four times.

As premier, he led reforms [[Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission|in human rights]], education, municipal government and health care and also created [[Industrial Estates Limited]], a crown corporation that successfully attracted investment from world companies such as Michelin Tire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nslegislature.ca/legc/statutes/indestat.htm|title=Industrial Estates Limited Act|website=nslegislature.ca|access-date=2016-04-01}}</ref> He worked to modernized the road system, brought in the first form of [[Medicare (Canada)|Medicare]], established the first economic development agency, invested heavily in education at all levels and established the predecessor to the [[Nova Scotia Community College]].

After Stanfield left provincial politics to become leader of the federal [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative Party]] in 1967, [[George Isaac Smith|G.&nbsp;I. Smith]] served as premier until 1970.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Premier named party leader by N.S. Tories|date=November 4, 1967|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> After being elected party leader in 1971, [[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]] was elected premier in 1978.<ref>{{Cite news|title=N.S. Tories swing to right with election of Buchanan as leader|date=March 8, 1971|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> He was re-elected in 1981, 1984 and 1988. In the [[1984 Nova Scotia general election|1984 election]], voters served his largest majority, capturing 42 of the 52 seats in the legislature.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Buchanan Tories crush opponents in N.S. election|date=November 7, 1984|work=The Globe and Mail}}</ref> Buchanan's government first succeeded in convincing federal government to give Nova Scotia control over offshore resources such as gas and oil, resulting in future revenue for the province through the Crown Share.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ngnews.ca/Opinion/Editorials/2008-07-14/article-413983/Historic-Crown-share-settlement-a-political-victory/1|title=Historic Crown share settlement a political victory|website=www.ngnews.ca|date=July 14, 2008|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414060751/http://www.ngnews.ca/Opinion/Editorials/2008-07-14/article-413983/Historic-Crown-share-settlement-a-political-victory/1|archivedate=April 14, 2016}}</ref>

[[Roger Stuart Bacon|Roger Bacon]] became premier in 1990 after Buchanan was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]] and until the party selected [[Donald William Cameron|Donald W. Cameron]] as party leader and premier. During his term, Cameron reformed government finance practices, promoted anti-discrimination measures, introduced new government accountability measures and established the first non-partisan electoral boundaries revision commission in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://0-nsleg-edeposit.gov.ns.ca.legcat.gov.ns.ca/deposit/b10097223.pdf|title=Just Boundaries: Recommendations for Effective Representation for the People of Nova Scotia|website=Nova Scotia Legislature}}</ref>

===Recent history===
[[File:Jhamm03election.JPG|thumb|175x175px|[[John Hamm]]]]After six years of Liberal governments led by [[John Savage (Nova Scotia politician)|John Savage]] and later [[Russell MacLellan|Russel MacLellan]], PC leader [[John Hamm]] was elected premier in [[1999 Nova Scotia general election|1999]]. After taking office, he invested more in [[education]] and [[health care]], implemented some [[tax]] cuts and sold or closed government-owned industries such as [[Sydney Steel Corporation|Sydney Steel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/no-more-steel-from-cape-breton-as-sysco-closes-1.279062|title=No more steel from Cape Breton as Sysco closes|website=www.cbc.ca|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> His government also passed tough lobbyist registration legislation, introduced smoking cessation initiatives, provided new funding for community college modernization and achieved historically high economic growth and employment numbers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smokefreekings.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Building-a-New-Normal-Changing-Social-Norms-Around-Tobacco-in-Nova-Scotia-1980%E2%80%932012.pdf|title=Building a New Normal: Changing Social Norms Around Tobacco|website=Smoke Free Kings}}</ref> His government was the first to balance provincial finances in 25 years in 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20040520008|title=Co-operation, More Money for Health Care, Balanced Budget|website=novascotia.ca|access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref> Hamm retired as Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the PC party in 2006.[[File:TimHouston.png|thumb|179x179px|Tim Houston is the current Premier, and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.|left]][[Rodney MacDonald]] was elected to replace Hamm as party leader in 2006 and subsequently became Premier of Nova Scotia. Through strategic investments in rural broadband infrastructure, MacDonald continued to expand high-speed internet access throughout the province.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-02-10/article-4432661/Former-premier-Rodney-MacDonald-recalls-the-glory-days/1|title=Former premier Rodney MacDonald recalls the glory days|work=Cape Breton Post|date=February 10, 2016|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160212083613/http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2016-02-10/article-4432661/Former-premier-Rodney-MacDonald-recalls-the-glory-days/1|archivedate=February 12, 2016}}</ref> MacDonald's government moved to help stabilize energy costs, grow the economy and attract new investment to the province.

The [[2006 Nova Scotia general election|2006 election]] resulted in a reduced minority for MacDonald and the Progressive Conservatives were reduced to third-party status in the 2009 election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://electionsnovascotia.ca/election-data/past-results/june-2009|title=June 9th, 2009 Nova Scotia Provincial General Election, Elections Nova Scotia|website=electionsnovascotia.ca|access-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> On June 24, 2009, MacDonald stepped down as leader and [[Karen Casey]] was named the [[Interim leader (Canada)|interim leader]].

[[Jamie Baillie]] became leader of the PC Party on October 30, 2010 after running unopposed.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/new-n-s-pc-leader-promises-fiscal-restraint-1.869565 "New N.S. PC leader promises fiscal restraint"]. CBC News, October 30, 2010.</ref> He led the party into the [[2013 Nova Scotia general election|2013 election]], and won eleven seats allowing the PC party form the Official Opposition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159471-baillie-leads-pcs-into-2nd|title=Baillie leads PCs into 2nd|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=October 9, 2013|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012051411/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1159471-baillie-leads-pcs-into-2nd|archivedate=October 12, 2013}}</ref> In the [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017 election]], the party retained official opposition status, and increased their seat count to 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/provincial-election-liberals-mcneil-wins-vote-1.4138000|title=Liberals score back-to-back majorities in Nova Scotia nail-biter|publisher=CBC News|date=May 30, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2018}}</ref>

On November 1, 2017, Baillie announced he was stepping down as leader.<ref name="Baillie resigned">{{cite news|title=Jamie Baillie quitting role as leader of Progressive Conservatives|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jamie-baillie-quitting-role-as-leader-of-progressive-conservatives-1.4382107|access-date=November 1, 2017|publisher=CBC News|date=November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1516534-jamie-baillie-stepping-down-as-nova-scotia-pc-leader|title=Jamie Baillie stepping down as Nova Scotia PC leader|work=The Chronicle Herald|date=November 1, 2017|access-date=2024-06-07|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171104021854/http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1516534-jamie-baillie-stepping-down-as-nova-scotia-pc-leader|archivedate=November 4, 2017}}</ref> Baillie was to remain in the position until a new [[2018 Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership election|leader]] was chosen, however on January 24, 2018, he resigned after the party executive requested his immediate resignation due to "allegations of inappropriate behaviour".<ref name="Baillie resigns">{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/jamie-baillie-resigns-1.4501742|title=PC Leader Jamie Baillie forced out after allegations of 'inappropriate behaviour'|publisher=CBC News|date=January 24, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Leeder|first1=Jessica|title=Nova Scotia PC leader Jamie Baillie resigns amid sexual harassment allegations|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nova-scotia-pc-leader-jamie-baillie-steps-down-for-personal-reasons/article37717772/|access-date=January 24, 2018|agency=The Canadian Press|publisher=The Globe and Mail|date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> Following his resignation, Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane was named interim leader.<ref name="Baillie resigns"/> 

In 2018, Tim Houston was elected the leader of the PC party after getting a large plurality of the points in the first round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/progressive-conservative-party-halifax-1.4880750|title=Houston surges to victory in PC leadership race|publisher=CBC News|date=October 27, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref>

In the [[2021 Nova Scotia general election]], Tim Houston fought the campaign on a pledge to spend more to fix healthcare.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Danielle |title=N.S. Tory leader leans left with endorsement from former NDP cabinet minister |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/ns-tory-leader-leans-left-with-endorsement-from-former-ndp-cabinet-minister/ |website=CTV News Atlantic |access-date=14 August 2021 |language=en |date=13 August 2021}}</ref> The Progressive Conservative party won a majority government for the first time since 1999 and formed government for the first time since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 August 2021 |title=Tories surge to upset majority win in N.S. Election with a campaign focused on health |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/article/tories-surge-to-upset-majority-win-in-ns-election-with-a-campaign-focused-on-health/}}</ref>

According to the PC Party website, their mission is "to form a fiscally responsible, socially progressive government that promotes individual achievement and personal responsibility, is accountable to its citizens, listens to its people, embraces innovation, preserves the best of our unique heritage and diverse cultures and learns from the past".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Mission |url=https://www.pcpartyns.ca/our_mission |access-date=2016-04-04 |website=PC Party |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Current elected members==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Name
! Riding
! Year elected
|- align="center"
| '''[[Tim Houston]]'''
| '''[[Pictou East]]'''
| '''2013'''
|- align="center"
| [[Barbara Adams (politician)|Barbara Adams]]
| [[Eastern Passage (electoral district)|Eastern Passage]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Scott Armstrong (politician)|Scott Armstrong]]
| [[Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Jill Balser]]
| [[Digby-Annapolis]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Danielle Barkhouse]]
| [[Chester-St. Margaret's]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Trevor Boudreau]]
| [[Richmond (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Richmond]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[David Bowlby]]
| [[Annapolis (provincial electoral district)|Annapolis]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Rick Burns]]
| [[Hammonds Plains-Lucasville]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brian Comer]]
| [[Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg|Cape Breton East]]
| 2019
|- align="center"
| [[Susan Corkum-Greek]]
| [[Lunenburg (provincial electoral district)|Lunenburg]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Adegoke Fadare]]
| [[Clayton Park West (electoral district)|Clayton Park West]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Twila Grosse]]
| [[Preston (electoral district)|Preston]]
| 2023
|- align="center"
| [[Tim Halman]]
| [[Dartmouth East]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Nick Hilton]]
| [[Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)|Yarmouth]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brad Johns]]
| [[Sackville-Uniacke]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Colton LeBlanc]]
| [[Argyle (electoral district)|Argyle]]
| 2019
|- align="center"
| [[John Lohr]]
| [[Kings North]]
| 2013
|- align="center"
| [[John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|John A. MacDonald]]
| [[Hants East]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Danny MacGillivray]]
| [[Pictou Centre]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Marco MacLeod]]
| [[Pictou West]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kyle MacQuarrie]]
| [[Inverness (provincial electoral district)|Inverness]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Brendan Maguire]]
| [[Halifax Atlantic]]
| 2013
|- align="center"
| [[Leah Martin]]
| [[Cole Harbour (electoral district)|Cole Harbour]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kim Masland]]
| [[Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district)|Queens]]
| 2017
|- align="center"
| [[Brad McGowan]]
| [[Cole Harbour-Dartmouth]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Greg Morrow (politician)|Greg Morrow]]
| [[Guysborough-Tracadie]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Tim Outhit]]
| [[Bedford Basin (electoral district)|Bedford Basin]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Chris Palmer (Nova Scotia politician)|Chris Palmer]]
| [[Kings West]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Dave Ritcey]]
| [[Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River]]
| 2020
|- align="center"
| [[Ryan Robicheau]]
| [[Clare (electoral district)|Clare]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Tory Rushton]]
| [[Cumberland South]]
| 2018
|- align="center"
| [[Melissa Sheehy-Richard]]
| [[Hants West]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Damian Stoilov]]
| [[Bedford South]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Kent Smith (Canadian politician)|Kent Smith]]
| [[Eastern Shore (electoral district)|Eastern Shore]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Tom Taggart]]
| [[Colchester North (provincial electoral district)|Colchester North]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Michelle Thompson (politician)|Michelle Thompson]]
| [[Antigonish (provincial electoral district)|Antigonish]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Fred Tilley]]
| [[Northside-Westmount]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Dianne Timmins]]
| [[Victoria-The Lakes]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[Julie Vanexan]]
| [[Kings South]]
| 2024
|- align="center"
| [[John White (Nova Scotia politician)|John White]]
| [[Glace Bay-Dominion]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Brian Wong (politician)|Brian Wong]]
| [[Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank]]
| 2021
|- align="center"
| [[Nolan Young]]
| [[Shelburne (provincial electoral district)|Shelburne]]
| 2021
|}

==Party leaders==
{{colbegin}}
* '''[[James William Johnston]]''' (1843–1864)
* '''[[Charles Tupper]]''' (1864–1867)
* '''[[Hiram Blanchard]]''' (1867–1874)
* '''[[Simon Hugh Holmes]]''' (1874–1882)
* '''[[John Sparrow David Thompson]]''' (1882)
* [[Adam Carr Bell]] (1882–1887)
* [[William McKay (politician)|William McKay]] (1887–1890)
* [[Charles Cahan]] (1890–1894)
* [[William McKay (politician)|William McKay]] (1894–1897)
* [[John Fitzwilliam Stairs]] (1897–1904)
* [[Charles Smith Wilcox|Charles Wilcox]] (1898–1901) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Elliott Tanner|Charles E. Tanner]] (1901–1908) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Smith Wilcox|Charles Wilcox]] (1908–1909) (''house leader'')
* [[John M. Baillie]] (1909–1912) (''house leader'')
* [[Charles Elliott Tanner|Charles E. Tanner]] (1912–1922)
* [[William Lorimer Hall|W.L. Hall]] (1922–1925)
* '''[[Edgar Nelson Rhodes]]''' (1925–1930)
* '''[[Gordon Sidney Harrington]]''' (1930–1937)
* [[Percy Chapman Black|Percy C. Black]] (1937–1940)
* [[Leonard William Fraser]] (1940–1948)
* [[Frederick Murray Blois|Fred M. Blois]] (1940–1945) (''house leader'')
* '''[[Robert Stanfield]]''' (1948–1967)
* [[George Isaac Smith|'''G.I. Smith''']] (1967–1971)
* '''[[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]]''' (1971–1990)
* '''[[Roger Stuart Bacon]]''' (1990–1991) (''interim'')
* [[Donald William Cameron|'''Donald W. Cameron''']] (1991–1993)
* [[Terry Donahoe]] (1993–1995) (''interim'')
* '''[[John Hamm]]''' (1995–2006)
* '''[[Rodney MacDonald]]''' (2006–2009)
* [[Karen Casey]] (2009–2010) (''interim'')
* [[Jamie Baillie]] (2010–2018)
* [[Karla MacFarlane]] (2018) (''interim'')
* '''[[Tim Houston]]''' (2018–present)
{{colend}}
:'''Bold''' indicates Party leaders who served as Premier of the colony or province of Nova Scotia.

==Electoral performance==
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Position
! Status
|-
! [[1867 Nova Scotia general election|1867]]
| rowspan=2|[[Hiram Blanchard]]
| 
| 38.5
| {{Composition bar|2|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1871 Nova Scotia general election|1871]]
| 
| 43.7
| {{Composition bar|14|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1874 Nova Scotia general election|1874]]
| rowspan=2|[[Simon Hugh Holmes]]
| 
| 43.6
| {{Composition bar|12|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1878 Nova Scotia general election|1878]]
| 
| 51.7
| {{Composition bar|32|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 20
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1882 Nova Scotia general election|1882]]
| [[John Sparrow David Thompson]]
| 
| 46.9
| {{Composition bar|14|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 18
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1886 Nova Scotia general election|1886]]
| [[Adam Carr Bell]]
| 
| 28.6
| {{Composition bar|10|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1890 Nova Scotia general election|1890]]
| rowspan=3|[[William MacKay (politician)|William MacKay]]
| 
| 46.7
| {{Composition bar|9|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1894 Nova Scotia general election|1894]]
| 
| 47.3
| {{Composition bar|13|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 4
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1897 Nova Scotia general election|1897]]
| 
| 44.4
| {{Composition bar|3|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1901 Nova Scotia general election|1901]]
| [[Charles Smith Wilcox]]
| 
| 41.7
| {{Composition bar|2|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1906 Nova Scotia general election|1906]]
| [[Charles Elliott Tanner]]
| 
| 42.1
| {{Composition bar|4|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1911 Nova Scotia general election|1911]]
| [[John M. Baillie]]
| 
| 45.4
| {{Composition bar|12|38|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1916 Nova Scotia general election|1916]]
| [[Charles Elliott Tanner]]
| 
| 48.8
| {{Composition bar|12|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1920 Nova Scotia general election|1920]]
| [[William Lorimer Hall]]
|
| 24.7
| {{Composition bar|3|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| {{decrease}} 4th
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1925 Nova Scotia general election|1925]]
| rowspan=2|[[Edgar Nelson Rhodes]]
| 
| 60.9
| {{Composition bar|40|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 37
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1928 Nova Scotia general election|1928]]
| 
| 51.7
| {{Composition bar|24|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1933 Nova Scotia general election|1933]]
| rowspan=2|[[Gordon Sidney Harrington]]
| 
| 45.9
| {{Composition bar|8|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1937 Nova Scotia general election|1937]]
| 
| 46.0
| {{Composition bar|5|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 3
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1941 Nova Scotia general election|1941]]
| rowspan=2|[[Frederick Murray Blois]]
| 
| 40.3
| {{Composition bar|5|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1945 Nova Scotia general election|1945]]
| 
| 33.5
| {{Composition bar|0|30|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{eliminated|No seats}}
|-
! [[1949 Nova Scotia general election|1949]]
| rowspan=6| [[Robert Stanfield]]
| 
| 39.2
| {{Composition bar|8|37|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1953 Nova Scotia general election|1953]]
| 
| 43.6
| {{Composition bar|13|37|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1956 Nova Scotia general election|1956]]
| 162,678
| 48.6
| {{Composition bar|24|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 11
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1960 Nova Scotia general election|1960]]
| 168,023
| 48.3
| {{Composition bar|27|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1963 Nova Scotia general election|1963]]
| 191,128
| 56.2
| {{Composition bar|39|43|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 12
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1967 Nova Scotia general election|1967]]
| 180,498
| 52.8
| {{Composition bar|40|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1970 Nova Scotia general election|1970]]
| [[George Isaac Smith]]
| 177,986
| 46.9
| {{Composition bar|21|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 19
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1974 Nova Scotia general election|1974]]
| rowspan=5|[[John Buchanan (Canadian politician)|John Buchanan]]
| 166,388
| 38.6
| {{Composition bar|12|46|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 9
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1978 Nova Scotia general election|1978]]
| 203,500
| 45.8
| {{Composition bar|31|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 19
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1981 Nova Scotia general election|1981]]
| 200,228
| 45.8
| {{Composition bar|37|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1984 Nova Scotia general election|1984]]
| 209,298
| 50.6
| {{Composition bar|42|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1988 Nova Scotia general election|1988]]
| 204,150
| 43.4
| {{Composition bar|28|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 14
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[1993 Nova Scotia general election|1993]]
| [[Donald William Cameron]]
| 151,383
| 31.1
| {{Composition bar|9|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 19
| {{decrease}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1998 Nova Scotia general election|1998]]
| rowspan=3|[[John Hamm]]
| 133,540
| 29.75
| {{Composition bar|14|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 5
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{partial2|Confidence and supply}}
|-
! [[1999 Nova Scotia general election|1999]]
| 169,383
| 39.20
| {{Composition bar|30|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 16
| {{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}}
|-
! [[2003 Nova Scotia general election|2003]]
| 148,182
| 36.32
| {{Composition bar|25|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 5
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|Minority}}
|-
! [[2006 Nova Scotia general election|2006]]
| rowspan=2|[[Rodney MacDonald]]
| 160,119
| 39.57
| {{Composition bar|23|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{steady}} 1st
| {{yes2|Minority}}
|-
! [[2009 Nova Scotia general election|2009]]
| 101,203
| 24.54
| {{Composition bar|10|52|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{decrease}} 13
| {{decrease}} 3rd
| {{no2|Third party}}
|-
! [[2013 Nova Scotia general election|2013]]
| rowspan=2|[[Jamie Baillie]]
| 109,452
| 26.31
| {{Composition bar|11|51|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{increase}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2017 Nova Scotia general election|2017]]
| 142,672
| 35.73
| {{Composition bar|17|51|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{steady}} 2nd
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2021 Nova Scotia general election|2021]]
| rowspan=2|[[Tim Houston]]
| 162,473
| 38.44
| {{Composition bar|31|55|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 14
|{{increase}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}} 
|-
! [[2024 Nova Scotia general election|2024]]
| 187,430
| 52.83
| {{Composition bar|43|55|hex={{Canadian party colour|NS|Progressive Conservatives}}|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 12
|{{steady}} 1st
| {{yes|Majority}} 
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Canada|Nova Scotia|Politics}}
*[[List of premiers of Nova Scotia]]
*[[List of political parties in Canada]]
*[[Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership elections]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nova Scotia provincial political parties}}
{{Canadian Conservative Parties}}
{{Nova Scotia politics}}

[[Category:Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia| ]]
[[Category:Provincial political parties in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Conservative parties in Canada]]
[[Category:Liberal conservative parties]]
[[Category:Progressive conservatism]]
[[Category:1867 establishments in Nova Scotia]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1867]]