1949 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1949 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1945 Nova Scotia general election 1945 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia June 9, 1949 members 1953 Nova Scotia general election 1953 37 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 19 77.67% 12.99pp Angus L Macdonald portrait.jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash Angus Lewis Macdonald August 31, 1945 NS Liberal name Halifax South 28 27 1 178,177 51.0% 2.08% Premier Bob Stanfield.jpg 150x150px NS PC nohash Robert Stanfield November 10, 1948 NS PC name Colchester 0 827 November 1950 deferred by-election for Hants West seat, won by PC candidate 8 134,311 39.2% 6.18% Russell Cunningham 1950.jpg NS CCF nohash Russell Cunningham 1945 NS CCF name Cape Breton East 2 2 34,036 9.6% 4.10% Premier Premier after election Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name The 1949 Nova Scotia general election was held on 9 June 1949 to elect members of the 44th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. The Progressive Conservatives returned to the legislature after their wipeout in the 1945 general election, but their eight seats put them in a distant second place to the Liberals' 37. Results Results by party + ↓ 27 8 2 Liberal Progressive Conservative CCF +Official results Election Returns 1949 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 24, 2021 September 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014717/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf dead PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1945DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald3828280178,17750.97%-2.08% NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeRobert Stanfield3707+7134,31139.21%+6.18% NS CCF rowCo-operative CommonwealthDonald MacDonald2222034,0369.60%-4.10% NS Independent rowIndependent/Other10007490.22%N/A Vacant Total valid votes342,533%–Blank and invalid ballots1,8570.54%–Total96303037–344,390100.00%–Registered voters / turnout369,11777.67%While 344,390 votes were cast, only 286,694 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates. Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 50.97 PC NS PC 39.21 CCF NS CCF 9.60 Others NS Independent 0.22Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 72.97 PC NS PC 21.62 CCF NS CCF 5.41 Retiring incumbents Liberal John Malcolm Campbell, Victoria John Patrick Gorman, Antigonish Gordon Purdy, Colchester Henry A. Waterman, Yarmouth Nominated candidates Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest Valley NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis |NS Liberal background| |Henry Hicks5,09152.29% | |Louisa Anna Shaw1982.03% | |Harry Thompson MacKenzie4,44745.68% | | |NS Liberal background| |Henry Hicks |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare | |Benoit Comeau2,07849.55% | | |NS PC background| |Desire J. Comeau2,11650.45% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby | |Blanchard Spring Morrell2,74849.26% | | |NS PC background| |E. Keith Potter2,83050.74% | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants WestIn the riding of Hants West, Progressive Conservative George Henry Wilson's 3-vote lead on election night, became a tie after a judicial recount. The Returning Officer then cast the deciding vote for the Liberal's George B. Cole. After an appeal, a judge then decided to throw out the results of the general election; a by-election was held several months later to fill the seat and was won by Wilson. | |George B. Cole2,53039.67% | |Ralph Loomer5698.92% | |George Henry Wilson2,52939.66% | |Gordon B. Crossley74911.75% |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings |NS Liberal background| |David Durell Sutton7,32225.34% | | | |Hiram Thomas7,06124.44% | | |NS Liberal background| |David Durell Sutton |- |NS Liberal background| |William H. Pipe7,36925.51% | | | |Edward Haliburton7,13824.71% | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |} South Shore NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg |NS Liberal background| |Arthur L. Thurlow7,14523.49% | |Orris A. MacLaren8442.77% | |R. Clifford Levy6,93522.80% | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |- |NS Liberal background| |Gordon E. Romkey7,81425.69% | |Lemuel O. Murphy8712.86% | |Fred Rhodenizer6,80722.38% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gordon E. Romkey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens |NS Liberal background| |Merrill D. Rawding3,16650.21% | |J.N. McIntyre2994.74% | |E.M. More2,84045.04% | | |NS Liberal background| |Merrill D. Rawding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Wilfred Dauphinee3,43653.20% | | | |Reginald Donald Ross3,02346.80% | | |NS Liberal background| |Wilfred Dauphinee |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth | |Joseph Israel Pothier4,60124.38% | | |NS PC background| |William Heartz Brown5,32228.20% | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- |NS Liberal background| |Donald J. Fraser4,75125.18% | | | |Alfred B. d'Entremont4,19722.24% | | |NS Liberal background| |Henry A. Waterman† |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester | |W.J. MacDonald6,96823.23% | |A.L. Lynds5131.71% |NS PC background| |Robert Stanfield8,08126.94% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gordon Purdy† |- | |Robert F. McLellan6,85722.86% | | |NS PC background| |George Isaac Smith7,58025.27% | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert F. McLellan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre |NS Liberal background| |Archibald J. Mason2,21942.41% | |Florence Welton1,40626.87% | |Archie B. Smith1,60730.71% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East |NS Liberal background| |Martin J. Kaufman4,28049.79% | |Brenton Garnhum6978.11% | |Arnold G. McLellan3,61942.10% | | |NS Liberal background| |Martin J. KaufmanCumberland |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West | |Kenneth Judson Cochrane2,64548.38% | | |NS PC background| |Thomas A. Giles2,82251.62% | | |NS Liberal background| |Kenneth Judson CochraneCumberland |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East | |Robert A. MacLellan2,06946.62% | |Johnston B. Hart2726.13% |NS PC background| |Ernest M. Ettinger2,09747.25% | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert A. MacLellanHants |} Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Centre |NS Liberal background| |James Edward Rutledge5,72554.71% | |Elmore Webber1,16711.15% | |Jack L. Dowell3,57334.14% | | |NS Liberal background| |James Edward Rutledge |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax East |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens7,70352.22% | |Wallace Mason2,77318.80% | |R. Graham Murray4,27428.98% | | |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax North |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly7,94454.79% | |Arthur Kenneth Green2,06614.25% | |Richard Donahoe4,48930.96% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald6,09759.57% | |Edward Coombs9269.05% | |John R. Milledge3,21231.38% | | |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West |NS Liberal background| |Ronald Manning Fielding6,78849.88% | |Fred M. Young3,02722.24% | |Malcolm Edgbert Walker3,79527.88% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ronald Manning Fielding |} Central Nova NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |Colin H. Chisholm3,17958.23% | | | |Terrance Bernard Thompson2,28041.77% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Patrick Gorman† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |Arthur W. MacKenzie4,04164.19% | | | |Hugh A.K. Forbes2,25435.81% | | |NS Liberal background| |Arthur W. MacKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre |NS Liberal background| |Alfred B. DeWolfe5,28347.49% | |Alvin M. Stewart1,34312.07% | |John A. MacGregor4,49940.44% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alfred B. DeWolfePictou |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East |NS Liberal background| |John W. MacDonald2,45546.55% | |Collie G. Ross60311.43% | |William A. MacLeod2,21642.02% | | |NS Vacant background| |VacantPictou |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West |NS Liberal background| |Stewart W. Proudfoot2,81755.04% | | | |Donald R. Gilchrist2,30144.96% | | |NS Vacant background| |New riding |} Cape Breton NS Liberal CCF PC Independent |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre | |Ronald McIsaac3,27140.17% |NS CCF background| |Michael James MacDonald3,33941.01% | |Joseph A. MacDonald1,53218.82% | | |NS CCF background| |Michael James MacDonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East | |Charles Roy MacDonald3,82936.59% |NS CCF background| |Russell Cunningham4,54343.41% | |Thomas Horace Dickson2,09320.00% | | |NS CCF background| |Russell Cunningham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |NS Liberal background| |Alexander O'Handley4,72746.13% | |Wendell Coldwell2,50224.42% | |John Michael Macdonald3,01829.45% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander O'Handley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South |NS Liberal background| |John Smith MacIvor6,74247.20% | |Vincent Allan Morrison3,74026.18% | |Ross Anderson MacKimmie3,80226.62% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Smith MacIvor |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS Liberal background| |Malcolm A. Patterson3,44451.14% | |Arthur Briggs1,17117.39% | |David McLeod2,12031.48% | | |NS Liberal background| |Malcolm A. Patterson |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |Alexander H. McKinnon6,16837.72% | | | |Alcorn A. Munro2,36814.48% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander H. McKinnon |- |NS Liberal background| |Roderick MacLean5,56234.01% | | | |George H. Penny2,25413.78% | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Lauchlin Daniel Currie3,25466.49% | | | |D.W. Morrison1,64033.51% | | |NS Liberal background| |Lauchlin Daniel Currie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |Carleton L. MacMillan2,48661.75% | | | |Phillip MacLeod1,54038.25% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Malcolm Campbell† |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf 1949 Nova Scotia Legislature Queen's Printer September 10, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180910014717/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201949.pdf 1949 Nova Scotia general election General election Nova Scotia general election