1963 Nova Scotia general election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1963 Nova Scotia general election was held on 8 October 1963 to elect members of the 48th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives.

Results

Results by party

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39 4
Progressive Conservative Liberal
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1960 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)

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Progressive Conservative Robert Stanfield 43 27 26 39 +12 191,128 55.87% +7.76%

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Liberal Earl Wallace Urquhart 43 15 15 4 -11 134,873 39.43% -2.93%

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New Democratic James H. Aitchison 20 1 1 0 -1 14,076 4.11% -4.78%
  Vacant 1  
Total valid votes 340,077 99.42% -0.12%
Blank and invalid ballots 1,997 0.58% +0.12%
Total 106 43 43 43 – 342,074 100.00% –
Registered voters / turnout 400,078 77.87%[3] -4.15%
Popular vote
PC
 
 55.87%
Liberal
 
 39.43%
New Democratic
 
 4.11%
Seats summary
PC
 
 90.70%
Liberal
 
 9.30%

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
colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour
Annapolis East Template:Canadian party colour| John I. Marshall
2,962
56.40% 		Melbourne Parker Armstrong
2,232
42.50% 		Murray Alton Bent
58
1.10% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Vacant
Annapolis West Kenneth E. Green
2,075
45.81% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Peter M. Nicholson
2,386
52.67% 		Dale A. Young
69
1.52% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Peter M. Nicholson
Clare Template:Canadian party colour| Hector J. Pothier
2,154
52.61% 		Joseph C. LeBlanc
1,940
47.39% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Pierre E. Belliveau†
Digby Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Baden Powell
2,671
52.23% 		Victor Cardoza
2,378
46.50% 		Louis A. Beeler
65
1.27% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Victor Cardoza
Hants West Template:Canadian party colour| Norman T. Spence
4,193
58.20% 		W. Whitney Spicer
2,840
39.42% 		Arthur Benedict
171
2.37% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George Henry Wilson†
Kings North Template:Canadian party colour| Gladys Porter
3,668
59.43% 		David Durell Sutton
2,405
38.97% 		George Turner
99
1.60% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gladys Porter
Kings South Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Haliburton
2,505
65.27% 		Bruce M. Trenholm
1,333
34.73% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Haliburton
Kings West Template:Canadian party colour| Paul Kinsman
3,879
55.85% 		Edward D. MacArthur
3,067
44.15% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Edward D. MacArthur

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Lunenburg Centre Template:Canadian party colour| George O. Lohnes
4,785
57.06% 		Leon J. Iverson
3,601
42.94% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George O. Lohnes
Lunenburg East Template:Canadian party colour| Maurice L. Zinck
2,267
63.17% 		Charles E. Harris
1,322
36.83% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Maurice L. Zinck
Lunenburg West Template:Canadian party colour| Harley J. Spence
2,937
58.12% 		Joye F. Davison
2,116
41.88% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harley J. Spence
Queens Template:Canadian party colour| W. S. Kennedy Jones
3,833
65.85% 		W. Alton Snow
1,988
34.15% 		Template:Canadian party colour| W. S. Kennedy Jones
Shelburne Template:Canadian party colour| James McKay Harding
3,737
54.40% 		Robert Quinlan Hood
3,133
45.60% 		Template:Canadian party colour| James McKay Harding
Yarmouth Template:Canadian party colour| George A. Burridge
4,884
25.20% 		Irving Charles Pink
4,345
22.42% 		Angus Boyd MacGillivary
358
1.85% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George A. Burridge
Template:Canadian party colour| George A. Snow
5,077
26.19% 		Willard O'Brien
4,719
24.35% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Willard O'Brien

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour colspan="2" style="width:1%; border-right:none;" Template:Canadian party colour
Colchester Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Stanfield
9,606
32.42% 		Gordon T. Purdy
5,515
18.61% 		Harvey T. Curtis
382
1.29% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Robert Stanfield
Template:Canadian party colour| George Isaac Smith
9,147
30.87% 		Charles K. Sutherland
4,746
16.02% 		Helen K. Wright
233
0.79% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George Isaac Smith
Cumberland Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Stephen T. Pyke
2,545
66.68% 		William Thomas Noiles
1,272
33.32% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Stephen T. Pyke
Cumberland East Template:Canadian party colour| James A. Langille
5,226
63.10% 		Norman Willard Noonan
2,795
33.75% 		Lloyd L. Ayer
261
3.15% 		Template:Canadian party colour| James A. Langille
Cumberland West Template:Canadian party colour| D. L. George Henley
2,516
54.04% 		Allison T. Smith
2,140
45.96% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Allison T. Smith
Hants East Template:Canadian party colour| Albert J. Ettinger
2,739
52.86% 		George E. Fraser
2,356
45.47% 		Ralph Loomer
87
1.68% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Albert J. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Halifax Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Donald MacKeen Smith
5,478
58.57% 		Gordon S. Cowan
3,875
41.43% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Donald MacKeen Smith
Halifax County-Dartmouth Template:Canadian party colour| Irvin William Akerley
9,884
52.88% 		Gordon L. S. Hart
8,150
43.60% 		Edward B. Doyle
657
3.52% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon L. S. Hart
Halifax East Template:Canadian party colour| Nelson Gaetz
3,061
52.62% 		Duncan MacMillan
2,756
47.38% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Duncan MacMillan
Halifax North Template:Canadian party colour| James H. Vaughan
8,602
52.43% 		John E. Ahern
7,360
44.86% 		Peggy Prowse
444
2.71% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John E. Ahern
Halifax Northwest Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon H. Fitzgerald
5,559
56.07% 		George Douglas Burris
4,027
40.62% 		Gerald A. Guptill
329
3.32% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Gordon H. Fitzgerald
Halifax South Template:Canadian party colour| Richard Donahoe
5,986
63.23% 		Merlin Nunn
3,183
33.62% 		Gordon A. Smith
298
3.15% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Richard Donahoe
Halifax West Template:Canadian party colour| D. C. McNeil
8,792
57.00% 		Charles H. Reardon
6,126
39.72% 		Harold J. Martell
506
3.28% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charles H. Reardon

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Antigonish Template:Canadian party colour| William F. MacKinnon
3,334
54.58% 		Ronald Saint John Chisholm
2,774
45.42% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William F. MacKinnon
Guysborough Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander MacIsaac
3,229
52.86% 		Thomas Edwin Kirk
2,880
47.14% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander MacIsaac
Pictou Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Donald R. MacLeod
5,752
60.21% 		Thomas H. Frazer
3,801
39.79% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Donald R. MacLeod
Pictou East John Andrew McLean
2,649
49.90% 		Template:Canadian party colour| A. Lloyd MacDonald
2,660
50.10% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John W. MacDonald†
Pictou West Template:Canadian party colour| Harvey Veniot
2,999
59.54% 		Charles Ernest MacCarthy
2,038
40.46% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harvey Veniot

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Cape Breton Centre Template:Canadian party colour| Mike Laffin
3,699
54.12% 		Joseph Flaudio Rizzetto
939
13.74% 		Michael James MacDonald
2,197
32.14% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Michael James MacDonald
Cape Breton East Template:Canadian party colour| Layton Fergusson
5,870
58.06% 		Bernard Currie
1,359
13.44% 		John L. MacKinnon
2,881
28.50% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Layton Fergusson
Cape Breton North Template:Canadian party colour| Tom MacKeough
6,200
58.71% 		Murray J. Ryan
2,961
28.04% 		John Dolhanty
1,399
13.25% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Tom MacKeough
Cape Breton Nova Template:Canadian party colour| Percy Gaum
3,344
53.37% 		Charles Richard Sigut
1,213
19.36% 		Albert Ollie Wilson
1,709
27.27% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Percy Gaum
Cape Breton South Template:Canadian party colour| Donald C. MacNeil
5,283
49.21% 		John F. MacIntosh
3,579
33.34% 		Edward Johnston
1,873
17.45% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Donald C. MacNeil
Cape Breton West Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Manson
4,941
56.30% 		Allan Sullivan
3,835
43.70% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Manson
Inverness Template:Canadian party colour| Norman J. MacLean
4,474
26.78% 		Joseph Clyde Nunn
3,988
23.87% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Clyde Nunn
Alfred J. Davis
4,026
24.10% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William N. MacLean
4,219
25.25% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William N. MacLean
Richmond Template:Canadian party colour| Gerald Doucet
2,670
50.79% 		Earl Wallace Urquhart
2,587
49.21% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Earl Wallace Urquhart
Victoria Fisher Hudson
1,890
49.42% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Carleton L. MacMillan
1,934
50.58% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Carleton L. MacMillan

References

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  3. ↑ While 342,074 votes were cast, only 311,562 electors voted as Colchester, Inverness and Yarmouth electors voted for two candidates.

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Further reading

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