John Buchanan Progressive Conservative John Buchanan Progressive Conservative The 1988 Nova Scotia general election was held on September 6, 1988 to elect members of the 55th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.

John Dunsworth, who would later gain fame for playing alcoholic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the TV series Trailer Park Boys, stood as the NDP candidate in Halifax Bedford Basin.

His underdog campaign was later the subject of a short documentary.

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