Nova Scotians United

Political party in Canada

AbbreviationNSU

LeaderLeigh Baker

PresidentAlan Nightingale^[1]

Deputy leaderEmily Clarke-Haughn^[2]

Nova Scotians United
Defunct provincial party

Abbreviation	NSU
Leader	Leigh Baker
President	Alan Nightingale^[1]
Deputy leader	Emily Clarke-Haughn^[2]
Founded	December 16, 2021
Dissolved	December 12, 2024
Ideology	Right-wing populism
Colours	Blue and yellow
Seats in House of Assembly	0 / 55
Website
Official website
Politics of Nova Scotia Political parties Elections

Nova Scotians United (NSU) is a defunct political party in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nova Scotians United started as an anti-protocol group that protested against COVID-19 restrictions.^[3]

The party registered with Elections Nova Scotia on December 16, 2021.^[4]

During the Canada convoy protest in February 2022, the party was involved with protests in Halifax where party leader Leigh Baker spoke at a rally.^[5]

Bobby Taylor was nominated in the 2023 Preston provincial by-election, which served as the first political test for the party.^[6] He received 95 votes in the by-election, or 2.20% of the popular vote.

The party was deregistered on December 12, 2024 after failing to run candidates in the 2024 election.^[7]

Party platform

The party focuses on reducing taxes, allowing private healthcare, choice in education, and opposition to COVID-19 protocols.^[8]

The party has the following statement on the platform page of their website:^[9]

We are building a selfless movement that thinks only about the heart of our province which is the people who live here and our land, Mi'kma'ki. We believe many of the major issues we face in healthcare, housing, education, human trafficking, etc. are because of unending complacency and corruption.

References

↑ "Our Team". Nova Scotians United. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
↑ Ettinger, Luke (22 November 2024). "Group of Independents in N.S. requests judicial review of snap election call". CBC News. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
↑ McPhee, John (16 December 2021). "Anti-protocol group registered as Nova Scotia political party". SaltWire. SaltWire Network. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
↑ "New Registered Political Party In Nova Scotia". Elections Nova Scotia. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
↑ Bousquet, Tim (14 February 2022). "Fascism comes wrapped in the Maple Leaf flag and speaking in Canadian nice". Halifax Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
↑ "Preston By-election 2023". Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
↑ "Nova Scotians United Party Deregistration". Elections Nova Scotia. 12 December 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
↑ Gorman, Michael (19 July 2023). "Preston byelection candidates make their pitch to represent the district". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
↑ "Platform". Nova Scotians United. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

v t e Provincial political parties in Nova Scotia
Represented in the Legislative Assembly	Progressive Conservative (43) New Democratic (9) Liberal (2) Independent (1)
Other parties recognized by Elections Nova Scotia	Green
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v t e Politics of Nova Scotia
The Crown	Sovereign King Charles III
Lieutenant-Governor	Michael Savage Former lieutenant-governors
Premier	Tim Houston Former premiers Executive Council (Cabinet)
Opposition leader	Claudia Chender Former opposition leaders
House of Assembly	Current members Past General Assemblies
Speaker of the Assembly	Danielle Barkhouse Former Speakers
Political parties	Progressive Conservative New Democratic Liberal Green
Elections	2024 general election Past elections
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