This is the head person at Elections Nova Scotia. The Chief Electoral Officer has the responsibility for ensuring all elections are fair and impartial and are conducted in accordance with the various [..]

An election held in a single electoral district to fill a vacancy in the House of Assembly.

Electors may choose to vote at any advance poll in the province. Advance polls are held for seven days from Saturday to Saturday (excluding Sunday) immediately before the election day. Advance Poll ho [..]

A person who is running to be elected in an electoral district. Candidates can be independent or represent a registered political party.

Persons ordinarily resident in Nova Scotia may donate (contribute) a maximum of $5,000 annually to a registered party and all candidates and electoral district associations of that registered party. C [..]

The Returning Officer for each electoral district will appoint a Deputy Returning Officer (DRO) to administer the Returning Officer's duties at the Advance Poll or each polling station on electio [..]

Someone who is eligible to vote.

Nova Scotia is divided into 51 electoral districts, sometimes also called constituencies.

Also called the voters list. This is a list of all those people who are qualified to vote and have registered to vote in an electoral district. The List is sorted by polling division.

The process of preparing or updating the List of Electors for an upcoming election. This process includes going door-to-door, particularly in areas of high mobility and new residential areas, to ensur [..]