Stephen McNeil's Liberals were reduced to a narrow majority government in Tuesday's provincial election in Nova Scotia as their vote dipped throughout the province, giving both Jamie Baillie's Progressive Conservatives and Gary Burrill's New Democrats a boost in seats. The PCs gained seven seats and the NDP — despite dropping in the province-wide popular vote — picked up two. In the Halifax area, the Liberals dropped five seats, three going to the PCs and two to the NDP. On Cape Breton Island, the Liberals fell three seats as their popular vote plummeted by about 16 points. If so, it might have helped the Progressive Conservatives gain a few extra seats, whittling the Liberals down to the slimmest of majorities.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2017 09:22 UTC