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Green Leader Fails to Win Nova Scotia Parliament Seat, But Party Gains. By Richard Foot, CanWest, October 15, 2008. "Elizabeth May's dream of knocking off a Conservative titan was dashed Tuesday night as Defense Minister Peter MacKay held off the Green party leader's high-profile challenge and held onto his seat of Central Nova. 'It's obviously a disappointment,' Ms. May told reporters in Mr. MacKay's campaign headquarters, where she stopped to congratulate her opponent... Mr. MacKay captured 46.6% of the vote, Ms. May came second with 32.2% and NDP candidate Louise Lorefice came third with 19.6%... Ms. May will now have to return to Ottawa, not as an MP but as a political activist once more, clamoring for attention on the sidelines of the main show in the House of Commons. However, she will likely be able to take solace in the fact that the Green vote rose to roughly 7% from the 4.5% of support the party received in the 2006 election. Because of the federal subsidy that flows to national parties according the number of votes they receive, the Green party can expect a bigger budget with which to build and prepare for the next election."