2017 Nova Scotia general election Canadian provincial election
2017 Nova Scotia general election Turnout 53.35% 5.73 pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
The 2017 Nova Scotia general election was held on May 30, 2017, to elect members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
The Liberals under Premier Stephen McNeil won re-election with a reduced majority, falling from 34 seats at dissolution to 27 seats.
Timeline
Changes in seats held (2014–2017)
Seat
Before
Change
Date
Member
Party
Reason
Date
Member
Party
Hants West
June 13, 2014[ 5]
Chuck Porter
█ PC
Left party
█ Independent
Dartmouth South
March 16, 2015[ 6]
Allan Rowe
█ Liberal
Died in office
July 14, 2015[ 7]
Marian Mancini
█ New Democratic
Cape Breton Centre
April 2, 2015[ 8]
Frank Corbett
█ New Democratic
Resignation
July 14, 2015
David Wilton
█ Liberal
Sydney-Whitney Pier
April 2, 2015
Gordie Gosse
█ New Democratic
Resignation
July 14, 2015
Derek Mombourquette
█ Liberal
Dartmouth East
November 5, 2015[ 9]
Andrew Younger
█ Liberal
Dismissed from Cabinet and caucus
█ Independent
Hants West
February 17, 2016[ 10]
Chuck Porter
█ Independent
Joins Liberal caucus
█ Liberal
Halifax Needham
April 12, 2016[ 11]
Maureen MacDonald
█ New Democratic
Resignation
August 30, 2016[ 12]
Lisa Roberts
█ New Democratic
Dartmouth South
April 23, 2017
Marian Mancini
█ New Democratic
Resignation
█ Vacant
Party standings
Results by party
↓
27
17
7
Liberal
Progressive Conservative
New Democratic
Summary of the 2017 Nova Scotia House of Assembly election[ 13]
Party
Leader
Candidates
Votes
Seats
#
±
%
Change (pp)
2013
2017
±
Liberal
Stephen McNeil
51
158,383
31,729
39.47
-6.23
33
6
Progressive Conservative
Jamie Baillie
51
143,354
33,902
35.73
9.41
9.41
11
6
New Democratic
Gary Burrill
51
86,299
25,323
21.51
-5.33
7
Green
Thomas Trappenberg
32
11,127
7,599
2.77
1.92
1.92
Atlantica
Jonathan Geoffrey Dean
15
1,632
1,632
0.41
New
Independent
3
447
791
0.11
-0.19
Total
203
401,242
100.00%
Rejected ballots
2,123
1,016
Turnout
403,365
15,726
53.35%
4.85
Registered voters
756,113
36,036
Synopsis of results
Results by riding - 2017 Nova Scotia general election[ 13]
Riding
Region
Winning party
Turnout[ a 1]
Votes
2013
1st place
Votes
Share
Margin #
Margin %
2nd place
Lib
PC
NDP
Grn
Atl
Ind
Total
Annapolis
Annapolis Valley
Lib
Lib
6,410
64.73%
4,893
49.41%
NDP
58.86%
6,410
1,480
1,517
366
130
–
9,903
Antigonish
Central Nova
Lib
Lib
3,877
43.38%
738
8.26%
PC
62.08%
3,877
3,139
1,815
–
106
–
8,937
Argyle-Barrington
South Shore
PC
PC
4,031
65.07%
2,190
35.35%
Lib
49.76%
1,841
4,031
323
–
–
–
6,195
Bedford
Suburban Halifax
Lib
Lib
5,831
52.69%
2,443
22.08%
PC
51.50%
5,831
3,388
1,362
485
–
–
11,066
Cape Breton Centre
Cape Breton
NDP
NDP
3,419
43.77%
796
10.19%
Lib
59.68%
2,623
1,770
3,419
–
–
–
7,812
Cape Breton-Richmond
Cape Breton
Lib
PC
3,337
43.57%
21
0.27%
Lib
68.56%
3,316
3,337
1,006
–
–
–
7,659
Chester-St. Margaret's
South Shore
NDP
Lib
3,112
35.46%
91
1.04%
NDP
57.03%
3,112
2,230
3,021
413
–
–
8,776
Clare-Digby
Annapolis Valley
Lib
Lib
4,044
50.49%
1,761
21.99%
PC
56.08%
4,044
2,283
1,682
–
–
–
8,009
Clayton Park West
Central Halifax
Lib
Lib
4,035
46.05%
1,731
19.75%
PC
49.64%
4,035
2,304
1,764
506
154
–
8,763
Colchester North
Fundy-Northeast
Lib
Lib
3,654
46.49%
429
5.46%
PC
54.57%
3,654
3,225
980
–
–
–
7,859
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Fundy-Northeast
PC
PC
3,655
50.57%
1,708
23.63%
Lib
51.18%
1,947
3,655
1,625
–
–
–
7,227
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
PC
2,682
36.40%
97
1.32%
Lib
48.98%
2,585
2,682
1,759
343
–
–
7,369
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
Lib
3,583
36.85%
380
3.91%
PC
53.95%
3,583
3,203
2,552
385
–
–
9,723
Cumberland North
Fundy-Northeast
Lib
PC
3,632
51.66%
919
13.07%
Lib
53.30%
2,713
3,632
496
–
84
106
7,031
Cumberland South
Fundy-Northeast
PC
PC
3,536
51.49%
757
11.02%
Lib
62.37%
2,779
3,536
398[ a 2]
–
154
–
6,867
Dartmouth East
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
PC
3,309
41.15%
191
2.38%
Lib
54.31%
3,118
3,309
964
650
–
–
8,041
Dartmouth North
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
NDP
2,771
39.36%
329
4.67%
Lib
42.65%
2,442
1,384
2,771
318
126
–
7,041
Dartmouth South
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
NDP
3,545
39.65%
197
2.20%
Lib
50.83%
3,348
1,418
3,545
506
123
–
8,940
Eastern Shore
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
Lib
2,527
37.71%
503
7.51%
PC
53.67%
2,527
2,024
1,780
221
–
149
6,701
Fairview-Clayton Park
Central Halifax
Lib
Lib
2,925
39.90%
735
10.03%
NDP
41.93%
2,925
1,839
2,190
376
–
–
7,330
Glace Bay
Cape Breton
Lib
Lib
3,317
46.65%
379
5.33%
PC
57.42%
3,317
2,938
718
–
137
–
7,110
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Central Nova
Lib
Lib
2,565
43.09%
71
1.19%
PC
58.47%
2,565
2,494
894
–
–
–
5,953
Halifax Armdale
Central Halifax
Lib
Lib
2,962
44.58%
864
13.00%
NDP
53.48%
2,962
1,253
2,098
246
85
–
6,644
Halifax Atlantic
Suburban Halifax
Lib
Lib
4,219
55.48%
2,491
32.76%
NDP
50.03%
4,219
1,300
1,728
357
–
–
7,604
Halifax Chebucto
Central Halifax
Lib
NDP
4,197
46.15%
624
6.86%
Lib
51.88%
3,573
963
4,197
361
–
–
9,094
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Central Halifax
Lib
Lib
2,419
41.28%
801
13.67%
NDP
39.34%
2,419
1,480
1,618
343
–
–
5,860
Halifax Needham
Central Halifax
NDP
NDP
3,880
51.36%
1,805
23.89%
Lib
45.89%
2,075
1,135
3,880
465
–
–
7,555
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Suburban Halifax
Lib
Lib
3,432
46.69%
1,011
13.76%
PC
57.08%
3,432
2,421
1,157
340
–
–
7,350
Hants East
Fundy-Northeast
Lib
Lib
3,923
43.67%
819
9.12%
PC
48.06%
3,923
3,104
1,508
449
–
–
8,984
Hants West
Annapolis Valley
PC
Lib
4,589
54.87%
2,173
25.98%
PC
53.94%
4,589
2,416
1,042
243
73
–
8,363
Inverness
Cape Breton
PC
PC
4,687
61.90%
2,340
30.90%
Lib
66.22%
2,347
4,687
538
–
–
–
7,572
Kings North
Annapolis Valley
PC
PC
3,823
45.94%
1,039
12.49%
Lib
52.19%
2,784
3,823
1,347
295
72
–
8,321
Kings South
Annapolis Valley
Lib
Lib
4,269
46.71%
1,773
19.40%
PC
52.26%
4,269
2,496
1,921
337
116
–
9,139
Kings West
Annapolis Valley
Lib
Lib
4,190
52.45%
1,175
14.71%
PC
52.29%
4,190
3,015
536
247
–
–
7,988
Lunenburg
South Shore
Lib
Lib
3,110
39.45%
673
8.54%
PC
55.47%
3,110
2,437
2,336
–
–
–
7,883
Lunenburg West
South Shore
Lib
Lib
3,839
47.10%
1,578
19.36%
PC
50.51%
3,839
2,261
1,690
361
–
–
8,151
Northside-Westmount
Cape Breton
PC
PC
5,941
63.46%
3,956
42.26%
Lib
56.62%
1,985
5,941
1,436
–
–
–
9,362
Pictou Centre
Central Nova
PC
PC
3,773
52.36%
1,746
24.23%
Lib
55.79%
2,027
3,773
1,406
–
–
–
7,206
Pictou East
Central Nova
PC
PC
5,275
73.88%
3,974
55.66%
Lib
59.90%
1,301
5,275
564
–
–
–
7,140
Pictou West
Central Nova
PC
PC
4,333
62.44%
3,031
43.68%
NDP
62.08%
1,143
4,333
1,302
161
–
–
6,939
Preston-Dartmouth
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Lib
Lib
2,572
51.33%
1,459
29.12%
NDP
44.28%
2,572
1,105
1,113
221
–
–
5,011
Queens-Shelburne
South Shore
NDP
PC
3,244
43.82%
941
12.71%
Lib
52.70%
2,303
3,244
1,581
275
–
–
7,403
Sackville-Beaver Bank
Suburban Halifax
Lib
PC
2,923
43.58%
768
11.45%
Lib
48.47%
2,155
2,923
1,332
231
66
–
6,707
Sackville-Cobequid
Suburban Halifax
NDP
NDP
3,465
44.17%
1,427
18.19%
Lib
50.95%
2,038
1,991
3,465
262
88
–
7,844
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Cape Breton
PC
PC
6,370
67.73%
4,149
44.11%
Lib
60.76%
2,221
6,370
814
–
–
–
9,405
Sydney-Whitney Pier
Cape Breton
NDP
Lib
3,656
38.72%
160
1.69%
NDP
52.62%
3,656
2,290
3,496
–
–
–
9,442
Timberlea-Prospect
Suburban Halifax
Lib
Lib
4,272
49.90%
2,242
26.19%
PC
53.58%
4,272
2,030
1,804
337
118
–
8,561
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
Fundy-Northeast
NDP
NDP
3,455
43.95%
943
12.00%
PC
48.43%
1,894
2,512
3,455
–
–
–
7,861
Victoria-The Lakes
Cape Breton
Lib
PC
4,373
59.55%
2,404
32.74%
Lib
58.52%
1,969
4,373
544
265
–
192
7,343
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Suburban Halifax
Lib
Lib
3,160
37.94%
65
0.78%
PC
55.47%
3,160
3,095
1,567
506
–
–
8,328
Yarmouth
South Shore
Lib
Lib
5,364
68.16%
3,357
42.66%
PC
57.12%
5,364
2,007
243
256
–
–
7,870
= Open seat
= Turnout is above provincial average
= Winning candidate was in previous Legislature
= Incumbent had switched allegiance
= Previously incumbent in another riding
= Not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
= Incumbency arose from byelection gain
= Other incumbents renominated
= Previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
= Multiple candidates
Retiring incumbents
Liberal
New Democratic
Independent
Nominated candidates
Annapolis Valley
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Annapolis
Stephen McNeil 6,41064.73%
Ginny Hurlock[ 19] 1,48014.94%
Colin Sproul[ 20] 1,51715.32%
Zac Crockatt 3663.70%
Kent Robinson 1301.31%
Stephen McNeil
Clare-Digby
Gordon Wilson 4,04450.49%
Normand Cormier 2,28328.51%
Harold Neil[ 21] 1,68221.00%
Gordon Wilson
Hants West
Chuck Porter 4,58954.87%
Janice Munroe Dodge[ 22] 2,41628.89%
Lalia Kerr 1,04212.46%
Torin Buzek[ 23] 2432.91%
Edward Boucher 730.87%
Chuck Porter
Kings North
Geof Turner[ 24] 2,78433.46%
John Lohr 3,82345.94%
Ted Champion 1,34716.19%
Mary Lou Harley 2953.55%
Bryden Deadder 720.87%
John Lohr
Kings South
Keith Irving 4,26946.71%
Peter Harrison 2,49627.31%
Stephen Schneider 1,92121.02%
Sheila Richardson[ 23] 3373.69%
Joel Hirtle 1161.27%
Keith Irving
Kings West
Leo Glavine 4,19052.45%
Chris Palmer [ 25] 3,01537.74%
Cheryl Burbidge 5366.71%
Madeline Taylor 2473.09%
Leo Glavine
South Shore
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Argyle-Barrington
Louis d'Entremont[ 26] 1,84129.72%
Chris d'Entremont 4,03165.07%
Greg Foster[ 21] 3235.21%
Chris d'Entremont
Chester-St. Margaret's
Hugh MacKay [ 27] 3,11235.46%
Julie Chaisson 2,23025.41%
Denise Peterson-Rafuse 3,02134.42%
Harry Ward[ 23] 4134.71%
Denise Peterson-Rafuse
Lunenburg
Suzanne Lohnes-Croft 3,11039.45%
Brian Pickings[ 28] 2,43730.91%
Marc Breaugh[ 29] 2,33629.63%
Suzanne Lohnes-Croft
Lunenburg West
Mark Furey 3,83947.10%
Carole Hipwell 2,26127.74%
Lisa Norman 1,69020.73%
Michael Sheppard 3614.43%
Mark Furey
Queens-Shelburne
Vernon Oickle[ 30] 2,30331.11%
Kim Masland [ 31] 3,24443.82%
John Davis 1,58121.36%
Kathaleen Milan[ 23] 2753.71%
Sterling Belliveau †
Yarmouth
Zach Churchill 5,36468.16%
Mitch Bonnar[ 32] 2,00725.50%
David Olie[ 21] 2433.09%
Jim Laverie 2563.25%
Zach Churchill
Fundy-Northeast
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Independent
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
Matthew Rushton 1,94726.94%
Larry Harrison 3,65550.57%
Janet Moulton 1,62522.49%
Larry Harrison
Colchester North
Karen Casey 3,65446.49%
Rebecca Taylor 3,22541.04%
James Finnie[ 33] 98012.47%
Karen Casey
Cumberland North
Terry Farrell 2,71338.59%
Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin [ 34] 3,63251.66%
Earl Dow 4967.05%
Bill Archer 841.19%
Richard Plett 1061.51%
Terry Farrell
Cumberland South
Kenny John Jackson[ 35] 2,77940.47%
Jamie Baillie 3,53651.49%
Larry Duchesne [ 36] 3985.80%
Thor Lengies 1542.24%
Jamie Baillie
Hants East
Margaret Miller 3,92343.67%
John A. MacDonald 3,10434.55%
Liam Crouse 1,50816.79%
Jenn Kang 4495.00%
Margaret Miller
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
Craig Johnson[ 37] 1,89424.09%
Keltie Jones[ 38] 2,51231.96%
Lenore Zann 3,45543.95%
Lenore Zann
Central Halifax
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Clayton Park West
Rafah DiCostanzo 4,03546.05%
Paul Kimball [ 39] 2,30426.29%
Rana Zaman 1,76420.13%
Thomas Trappenberg [ 23] 5065.77%
Jonathan Dean 1541.76%
Diana Whalen †
Fairview-Clayton Park
Patricia Arab 2,92539.90%
Paul Beasant[ 40] 1,83925.09%
Joanne Hussey 2,19029.88%
Charlene Boyce[ 23] 3765.13%
Patricia Arab
Halifax Armdale
Lena Diab 2,96244.58%
Sylvia Gillard 1,25318.86%
David Wheeler[ 41] 2,09831.58%
Marc-André Tremblay 2463.70%
Michael McLeod 851.28%
Lena Diab
Halifax Chebucto
Joachim Stroink 3,57339.29%
John Wesley Chisholm[ 42] 96310.59%
Gary Burrill 4,19746.15%
Casey Meijer[ 23] 3613.97%
Joachim Stroink
Halifax Citadel-Sable Island
Labi Kousoulis 2,41941.28%
Rob Batherson 1,48025.26%
Glenn Walton 1,61827.61%
Martin Willison[ 23] 3435.85%
Labi Kousoulis
Halifax Needham
Melinda Daye[ 43] 2,07527.47%
Matthew Donahoe 1,13515.02%
Lisa Roberts 3,88051.36%
Andrew Jamieson 4656.15%
Lisa Roberts
Suburban Halifax
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Bedford
Kelly Regan 5,83152.69%
Valerie White[ 44] 3,38830.62%
Blake Wright 1,36212.31%
Michealle Hanshaw 4854.38%
Kelly Regan
Halifax Atlantic
Brendan Maguire 4,21955.48%
Bruce Holland [ 45] [ 46] 1,30017.10%
Trish Keeping 1,72822.72%
Chelsey Carter[ 23] 3574.69%
Brendan Maguire
Hammonds Plains-Lucasville
Ben Jessome 3,43246.69%
Matt Whitman[ 47] 2,42132.94%
Paul McGuinness 1,15715.74%
Jessica Alexander[ 23] 3404.63%
Ben Jessome
Sackville-Beaver Bank
Stephen Gough 2,15532.13%
Brad Johns [ 48] 2,92343.58%
Dennis Kutchera 1,33219.86%
Michael Montgomery[ 23] 2313.44%
Rita Billington 660.98%
Stephen Gough
Sackville-Cobequid
Michel Hindlet[ 27] 2,03825.98%
John Giannakos[ 49] 1,99125.38%
Dave Wilson 3,46544.17%
Tanner Montgomery 2623.34%
Cathy Morgan 881.12%
Dave Wilson
Timberlea-Prospect
Iain Rankin 4,27249.90%
Tim Kohoot 2,03023.71%
Linda Moxsom Skinner 1,80421.07%
Kai Trappenberg[ 23] 3373.94%
Matt Mansfield 1181.38%
Iain Rankin
Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
Bill Horne 3,16037.94%
Dan McNaughton[ 50] 3,09537.16%
Trevor Sanipass 1,56718.82%
Anthony Edmonds[ 23] 5066.08%
Bill Horne
Dartmouth/Cole Harbour/Eastern Shore
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Independent
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
Joyce Treen 2,58535.08%
Barbara Adams [ 51] 2,68236.40%
Nancy Jakeman 1,75923.87%
Rebecca Mosher 3434.65%
Joyce Treen
Cole Harbour-Portland Valley
Tony Ince 3,58336.85%
Chris Mont 3,20332.94%
Andre Cain 2,55226.25%
Melanie Mulrooney 3853.96%
Tony Ince
Dartmouth East
Edgar Burns 3,11838.78%
Tim Halman 3,30941.15%
Bill McEwen 96411.99%
Matthew Richey 6508.08%
Andrew Younger †
Dartmouth North
Joanne Bernard 2,44234.68%
Melanie Russell[ 52] 1,38419.66%
Susan Leblanc 2,77139.36%
Tyler Colbourne[ 23] 3184.52%
David Boyd 1261.79%
Joanne Bernard
Dartmouth South
Vishal Bhardwaj[ 53] 3,34837.45%
Jad Crnogorac[ 54] 1,41815.86%
Claudia Chender [ 55] 3,54539.65%
June Trenholm 5065.66%
Jim Murray [ 56] 1231.38%
Vacant†
Eastern Shore
Kevin Murphy 2,52737.71%
Patricia Auchnie 2,02430.20%
Devin Ashley 1,78026.56%
Andy Berry 2213.30%
Randy Carter 1492.22%
Kevin Murphy
Preston-Dartmouth
Keith Colwell 2,57251.33%
Irvine Carvery 1,10522.05%
Shelley Fashan 1,11322.21%
Aaron Alexander 2214.41%
Keith Colwell
Central Nova
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Antigonish
Randy Delorey 3,87743.38%
Ray Mattie[ 57] 3,13935.12%
Moraig MacGillivray[ 58] 1,81520.31%
Ryan Smyth [ 59] 1061.19%
Randy Delorey
Guysborough–Eastern Shore–Tracadie
Lloyd Hines 2,56543.09%
Rob Wolf[ 60] 2,49441.89%
Marney Simmons 89415.02%
Lloyd Hines
Pictou Centre
Jeff Davis[ 61] 2,02728.13%
Pat Dunn 3,77352.36%
Henderson Paris[ 62] 1,40619.51%
Pat Dunn
Pictou East
John Fraser 1,30118.22%
Tim Houston 5,27573.88%
Deborah Stiles 5647.90%
Tim Houston
Pictou West
Ben MacLean 1,14316.47%
Karla MacFarlane 4,33362.44%
Shawn McNamara[ 63] 1,30218.76%
Cecile Vigneault 1612.32%
Karla MacFarlane
Cape Breton
Electoral district
Candidates
Incumbent
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Atlantica
Independent
Cape Breton Centre
David Wilton 2,62333.58%
Louie Piovesan 1,77022.66%
Tammy Martin [ 64] 3,41943.77%
David Wilton
Cape Breton-Richmond
Michel Samson 3,31643.30%
Alana Paon [ 65] 3,33743.57%
Larry Keating[ 66] 1,00613.13%
Michel Samson
Glace Bay
Geoff MacLellan 3,31746.65%
John White [ 67] 2,93841.32%
Lois MacDougall 71810.10%
Steven MacNeil 1371.93%
Geoff MacLellan
Inverness
Bobby Morris[ 68] 2,34731.00%
Allan MacMaster 4,68761.90%
Michelle Smith 5387.11%
Allan MacMaster
Northside-Westmount
John Higgins[ 27] 1,98521.20%
Eddie Orrell 5,94163.46%
Ronald Crowther[ 69] 1,43615.34%
Eddie Orrell
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
Katherine MacDonald[ 70] 2,22123.62%
Alfie MacLeod 6,37067.73%
Bill Matheson 8148.65%
Alfie MacLeod
Sydney-Whitney Pier
Derek Mombourquette 3,65638.72%
Laurie MacIntosh 2,29024.25%
Madonna Doucette[ 69] 3,49637.03%
Derek Mombourquette
Victoria-The Lakes
Pam Eyking 1,96926.81%
Keith Bain [ 71] 4,37359.55%
Lisa Bond 5447.41%
Adrianna MacKinnon[ 23] [ 72] 2653.61%
Stemer MacLeod 1922.61%
Pam Eyking
Opinion polls
Polling Firm
Last Day of Polling
Link
Liberal
PC
NDP
Green
Forum Research
May 29, 2017
[2]
38
35
23
4
Mainstreet Research
May 28, 2017
[3]
41
33
22
4
Corporate Research Associates
May 25, 2017
[4]
41
31
24
4
Corporate Research Associates
May 24, 2017
[5] [permanent dead link ]
40
32
25
3
Mainstreet Research
May 23, 2017
[6]
37
34
25
4
Corporate Research Associates
May 23, 2017
[7]
40
32
23
4
Corporate Research Associates
May 22, 2017
[8] [permanent dead link ]
40
32
25
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 21, 2017
[9]
40
31
25
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 20, 2017
[10]
40
32
25
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 19, 2017
[11] [permanent dead link ]
42
31
24
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 18, 2017
[12]
39
31
28
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 17, 2017
[13] [permanent dead link ]
39
31
27
3
Forum Research
May 16, 2017
[14]
37
35
25
4
Corporate Research Associates
May 16, 2017
[15]
42
29
27
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 15, 2017
[16]
43
28
26
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 14, 2017
[17] [permanent dead link ]
42
29
25
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 13, 2017
[18]
42
30
25
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 12, 2017
[19]
42
30
25
2
Mainstreet Research
May 11, 2017
[20]
40
30
24
5
Corporate Research Associates
May 11, 2017
[21] [permanent dead link ]
41
29
27
2
Corporate Research Associates
May 10, 2017
[22]
38
31
28
2
Corporate Research Associates
May 9, 2017
[23]
37
32
27
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 8, 2017
[24]
40
32
25
2
Corporate Research Associates
May 7, 2017
[25]
46
29
24
2
Corporate Research Associates
May 6, 2017
[26]
45
30
23
1
Corporate Research Associates
May 4, 2017
[27]
45
31
24
1
Forum Research
May 3, 2017
[28]
41
32
25
Mainstreet Research
May 2, 2017
[29]
42
29
25
4
MQO Research
April 10, 2017
[30]
43
27
24
3
Corporate Research Associates
March 1, 2017
[31] Archived 2017-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
44
28
23
5
MQO Research
January 15, 2017
[32]
58
21
18
3
Corporate Research Associates
November 29, 2016
[33] Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
56
20
19
4
MQO Research
October 15, 2016
[34]
53
25
16
5
Corporate Research Associates
August 31, 2016
[35] Archived 2016-09-19 at the Wayback Machine
56
22
19
2
MQO Research
July 19, 2016
[36]
63
17
16
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 31, 2016
[37] Archived 2016-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
59
21
18
2
MQO Research
April 9, 2016
[38]
59
17
20
3
Corporate Research Associates
March 1, 2016
[39] Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
56
23
16
5
Corporate Research Associates
December 1, 2015
[40] Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine
64
17
17
2
Corporate Research Associates
September 2, 2015
[41] Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
50
20
28
2
Corporate Research Associates
June 1, 2015
[42] Archived 2015-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
50
19
27
3
Corporate Research Associates
February 28, 2015
[43] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
58
20
18
3
Corporate Research Associates
November 26, 2014
[44] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
64
18
15
3
Corporate Research Associates
September 1, 2014
[45] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
62
20
14
3
Corporate Research Associates
May 27, 2014
[46] Archived 2015-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
57
21
19
3
Corporate Research Associates
February 28, 2014
[47] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
60
20
18
2
Corporate Research Associates
November 28, 2013
[48] Archived 2015-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
58
19
19
3
Election 2013
October 8, 2013
HTML
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