| 1979 Canadian federal election: Central Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 18,907 | 56.58 | +2.65 | ||||
| Liberal | Lloyd P. Mackay | 9,988 | 29.89 | -6.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary A. Chambers | 4,521 | 13.53 | +4.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,416 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1979 Canadian federal election: Central Nova | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Elmer MacKay | 18,907 | 56.58 | +2.65 | ||||
| Liberal | Lloyd P. Mackay | 9,988 | 29.89 | -6.41 | ||||
| New Democratic | Gary A. Chambers | 4,521 | 13.53 | +4.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 33,416 | 100.00 | ||||||