<page_title> Nova Scotia New Democratic Party </page_title> <section_title> Election results 1933-2017 </section_title> <table> <cell> 2003 <col_header> Election </col_header> <col_header> 1933 </col_header> <col_header> 1937 </col_header> <col_header> 1941 </col_header> <col_header> 1945 </col_header> <col_header> 1949 </col_header> <col_header> 1953 </col_header> <col_header> 1956 </col_header> <col_header> 1960 </col_header> <col_header> 1963 </col_header> <col_header> 1967 </col_header> <col_header> 1970 </col_header> <col_header> 1974 </col_header> <col_header> 1978 </col_header> <col_header> 1981 </col_header> <col_header> 1984 </col_header> <col_header> 1988 </col_header> <col_header> 1993 </col_header> <col_header> 1998 </col_header> <col_header> 1999 </col_header> </cell> <cell> Darrell Dexter <col_header> Leader </col_header> <row_header> 2003 </row_header> </cell> <cell> Official Opposition <col_header> Position </col_header> <row_header> 2003 </row_header> </cell> </table>
After the 2003 election, the NDP maintained Official Opposition status under leader Darrell Dexter.