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1937 Nova Scotia general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election
← 1933 June 20, 1937 1941 →
30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout79.67% Decrease6.23pp
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Angus Lewis Macdonald Gordon Sidney Harrington
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since October 1, 1930 1930
Leader's seat Halifax South Cape Breton South
(Lost re-election)
Last election 22 8
Seats won 25 5
Seat change Increase3 Decrease3
Popular vote 165,397 143,670
Percentage 52.69% 45.77%
Swing Increase0.35pp Increase0.06pp
Premier before election

Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal

Premier after election

Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal

The 1937 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1937 to elect members of the 41st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party.

Results

Results by party

↓
25 5
Liberal Progressive Conservative
Official results [1]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1933 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 30 22 21 25 +3 165,397 52.69% +0.35%
  Progressive Conservative Gordon Sidney Harrington 30 8 8 5 -3 143,670 45.77% +0.06%
  Labour 1 0 0 0 0 3,396 1.08% +0.30%
  Vacant 1  
Total valid votes 312,463 99.55% –
Blank and invalid ballots 1,421 0.45% –
Total 61 30 30 30 – 313,884 100.00% –
Registered voters / turnout 312,817 79.67%[2] -6.23%
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 52.69%
PC
 
 45.77%
Labour
 
 1.08%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 83.33%
PC
 
 16.67%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Progressive Conservative

Nominated candidates

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Annapolis John D. McKenzie
4,977
57.35% 		James Eugene Morse
3,702
42.65% 		John D. McKenzie
Digby Joseph William Comeau
5,179
58.19% 		Edward Brenett Pugh
3,721
41.81% 		Joseph William Comeau
Hants Alexander Stirling MacMillan
5,590
54.96% 		Leonard W. Fraser
4,581
45.04% 		Alexander Stirling MacMillan
Kings John Alexander McDonald
7,470
32.34% 		George Nowlan
5,790
25.07% 		John Alexander McDonald

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Lunenburg Frank R. Davis
8,073
28.28% 		Reginald E. Hyson
6,268
21.95% 		Frank R. Davis
Gordon E. Romkey
7,796
27.31% 		Vernon L. Pearson
6,414
22.47% 		Gordon E. Romkey
Queens J. Ross Byrne
2,715
48.09% 		John J. Cameron
2,931
51.91% 		Seth M. Bartling†
Shelburne Henry R. L. Bill
3,215
58.41% 		Norman Emmons Smith
2,289
41.59% 		Henry R. L. Bill
Yarmouth Lindsay C. Gardner
5,566
60.11% 		Peter Lorimer Judge
3,694
39.89% 		Lindsay C. Gardner

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Colchester Harry B. Havey
5,791
23.45% 		Frederick Murray Blois
6,698
27.13% 		William A. Flemming†
Edward G. McColough
5,614
22.74% 		George Y. Thomas
6,587
26.68% 		George Y. Thomas
Cumberland John S. Smiley
8,047
22.58% 		Archie B. Smith
9,272
26.02% 		John S. Smiley
Archibald J. Mason
8,024
22.52% 		Percy Chapman Black
10,289
28.88% 		Percy Chapman Black

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Halifax Centre William Duff Forrest
5,186
54.61% 		Arthur Wilfred Morton
4,310
45.39% 		Guy Murray Logan†
Halifax East Geoffrey W. Stevens
6,082
52.27% 		Josiah Frederick Fraser
5,554
47.73% 		Geoffrey W. Stevens
Halifax North Harold Connolly
5,458
57.81% 		Gerald Patrick Flavin
3,984
42.19% 		Harold Connolly
Halifax South Angus Lewis Macdonald
5,446
56.10% 		Richard Donahoe
4,262
43.90% 		Angus Lewis Macdonald
Halifax West George E. Hagen
5,034
54.00% 		Earle C. Phinney
4,288
46.00% 		George E. Hagen

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Antigonish John L. MacIsaac
3,160
61.11% 		Robert H. Butts
2,011
38.89% 		John L. MacIsaac
Guysborough Havelock Torrey
4,368
57.81% 		Howard Amos Rice
3,188
42.19% 		Clarence W. Anderson†
Pictou Newton G. Munro
9,637
25.96% 		John A. MacGregor
8,890
23.95% 		Vacant
Josiah H. MacQuarrie
10,149
27.34% 		Rod H. MacLeod
8,441
22.74% 		Josiah H. MacQuarrie

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal PC Labour
Cape Breton Centre Michael Dwyer
4,148
59.56% 		Robert Simpson MacLellan
2,816
40.44% 		Michael Dwyer
Cape Breton East Lauchlin Daniel Currie
4,172
40.12% 		Roderick Kerr
2,832
27.23% 		William T. Mercer
3,396
32.65% 		Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Cape Breton North George Belcher Murray
4,679
51.73% 		Joseph Macdonald
4,366
48.27% 		Joseph Macdonald
Cape Breton South George M. Morrison
5,879
52.00% 		Gordon Sidney Harrington
5,427
48.00% 		Gordon Sidney Harrington
Cape Breton West Malcolm A. Patterson
2,883
50.80% 		Evan MacK. Forbes
2,792
49.20% 		Weldon W. Patton†
Inverness Moses Elijah McGarry
5,836
25.27% 		Alexander Daniel McInnis
4,002
17.33% 		Moses Elijah McGarry
Richmond Donald David Boyd
2,888
53.38% 		Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
2,522
46.62% 		George R. Deveau†
Victoria John Malcolm Campbell
2,335
57.17% 		Frederick Walker Baldwin
1,749
42.83% 		Frederick Walker Baldwin

References

  1. ^ "Election Returns 1937" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. ^ While 313,884 votes were cast, only 249,215 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates.

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