1937 Nova Scotia general election

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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

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25 5
Liberal Progressive Conservative
Official results [1]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1933 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)

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Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 30 22 21 25 +3 165,397 52.69% +0.35%

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Progressive Conservative Gordon Sidney Harrington 30 8 8 5 -3 143,670 45.77% +0.06%

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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
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Annapolis Template:Canadian party colour| John D. McKenzie
4,977
57.35% 		James Eugene Morse
3,702
42.65% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John D. McKenzie
Digby Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph William Comeau
5,179
58.19% 		Edward Brenett Pugh
3,721
41.81% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph William Comeau
Hants Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Stirling MacMillan
5,590
54.96% 		Leonard W. Fraser
4,581
45.04% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Stirling MacMillan
Kings Template:Canadian party colour| John Alexander McDonald
7,470
32.34% 		George Nowlan
5,790
25.07% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Alexander McDonald

South Shore

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

Fundy-Northeast

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

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

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

Central Nova

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

Cape Breton

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

References

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  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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Further reading

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