1937 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election January 2022 September 2023 1937 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1933 Nova Scotia general election 1933 40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia June 20, 1937 members 1941 Nova Scotia general election 1941 30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 16 79.67% 6.23pp Angus L Macdonald portrait.jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash Angus Lewis Macdonald October 1, 1930 NS Liberal name Halifax South 22 25 3 165,397 52.69% 0.35pp Gordon Sidney Harrington.jpg NS PC nohash Gordon Sidney Harrington 1930 NS PC name Cape Breton South(Lost re-election) 8 5 3 143,670 45.77% 0.06pp Premier Premier after election Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name Angus Lewis Macdonald NS Liberal name 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 Election Returns 1937 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201937.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 24, 2021 March 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074409/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201937.pdf dead PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1933DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald30222125+3165,39752.69%+0.35% NS PC rowProgressive ConservativeGordon Sidney Harrington30885-3143,67045.77%+0.06% NS Labour rowLabour100003,3961.08%+0.30% Vacant1 Total valid votes312,46399.55%–Blank and invalid ballots1,4210.45%–Total61303030–313,884100.00%–Registered voters / turnout312,81779.67%While 313,884 votes were cast, only 249,215 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates.-6.23% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 52.69 PC NS PC 45.77 Labour NS Labour 1.08Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 83.33 PC NS PC 16.67 Retiring incumbents Liberal Clarence W. Anderson, Guysborough George R. Deveau, Richmond Guy Murray Logan, Halifax Centre Progressive Conservative Seth M. Bartling, Queens William A. Flemming, Colchester Weldon W. Patton, Cape Breton West 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 PC Labour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis |NS Liberal background| |John D. McKenzie4,97757.35% | |James Eugene Morse3,70242.65% | | |NS Liberal background| |John D. McKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby |NS Liberal background| |Joseph William Comeau5,17958.19% | |Edward Brenett Pugh3,72141.81% | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph William Comeau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants |NS Liberal background| |Alexander Stirling MacMillan5,59054.96% | |Leonard W. Fraser4,58145.04% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander Stirling MacMillan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings |NS Liberal background| |John Alexander McDonald7,47032.34% | |George Nowlan5,79025.07% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Alexander McDonald |} South Shore NS Liberal PC Labour |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg |NS Liberal background| |Frank R. Davis8,07328.28% | |Reginald E. Hyson6,26821.95% | | |NS Liberal background| |Frank R. Davis |- |NS Liberal background| |Gordon E. Romkey7,79627.31% | |Vernon L. Pearson6,41422.47% | | |NS Liberal background| |Gordon E. Romkey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |J. Ross Byrne2,71548.09% |NS PC background| |John J. Cameron2,93151.91% | | |NS PC background| |Seth M. Bartling† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Henry R. L. Bill3,21558.41% | |Norman Emmons Smith2,28941.59% | | |NS Liberal background| |Henry R. L. Bill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth |NS Liberal background| |Lindsay C. Gardner5,56660.11% | |Peter Lorimer Judge3,69439.89% | | |NS Liberal background| |Lindsay C. Gardner |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal PC Labour |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester | |Harry B. Havey5,79123.45% |NS PC background| |Frederick Murray Blois6,69827.13% | | |NS PC background| |William A. Flemming† |- | |Edward G. McColough5,61422.74% |NS PC background| |George Y. Thomas6,58726.68% | | |NS PC background| |George Y. Thomas |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland | |John S. Smiley8,04722.58% |NS PC background| |Archie B. Smith9,27226.02% | | |NS Liberal background| |John S. Smiley |- | |Archibald J. Mason8,02422.52% |NS PC background| |Percy Chapman Black10,28928.88% | | |NS PC background| |Percy Chapman Black |} Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore NS Liberal PC Labour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Centre |NS Liberal background| |William Duff Forrest5,18654.61% | |Arthur Wilfred Morton4,31045.39% | | |NS Liberal background| |Guy Murray Logan† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax East |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens6,08252.27% | |Josiah Frederick Fraser5,55447.73% | | |NS Liberal background| |Geoffrey W. Stevens |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax North |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly5,45857.81% | |Gerald Patrick Flavin3,98442.19% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harold Connolly |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald5,44656.10% | |Richard Donahoe4,26243.90% | | |NS Liberal background| |Angus Lewis Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West |NS Liberal background| |George E. Hagen5,03454.00% | |Earle C. Phinney4,28846.00% | | |NS Liberal background| |George E. Hagen |} Central Nova NS Liberal PC Labour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |John L. MacIsaac3,16061.11% | |Robert H. Butts2,01138.89% | | |NS Liberal background| |John L. MacIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |Havelock Torrey4,36857.81% | |Howard Amos Rice3,18842.19% | | |NS Liberal background| |Clarence W. Anderson† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou |NS Liberal background| |Newton G. Munro9,63725.96% | |John A. MacGregor8,89023.95% | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |- |NS Liberal background| |Josiah H. MacQuarrie10,14927.34% | |Rod H. MacLeod8,44122.74% | | |NS Liberal background| |Josiah H. MacQuarrie |} Cape Breton NS Liberal PC Labour |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre |NS Liberal background| |Michael Dwyer4,14859.56% | |Robert Simpson MacLellan2,81640.44% | | |NS Liberal background| |Michael Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East |NS Liberal background| |Lauchlin Daniel Currie4,17240.12% | |Roderick Kerr2,83227.23% | |William T. Mercer3,39632.65% |NS Liberal background| |Lauchlin Daniel Currie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North |NS Liberal background| |George Belcher Murray4,67951.73% | |Joseph Macdonald4,36648.27% | | |NS PC background| |Joseph Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South |NS Liberal background| |George M. Morrison5,87952.00% | |Gordon Sidney Harrington5,42748.00% | | |NS PC background| |Gordon Sidney Harrington |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West |NS Liberal background| |Malcolm A. Patterson2,88350.80% | |Evan MacK. Forbes2,79249.20% | | |NS PC background| |Weldon W. Patton† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |Moses Elijah McGarry5,83625.27% | |Alexander Daniel McInnis4,00217.33% | | |NS Liberal background| |Moses Elijah McGarry |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Donald David Boyd2,88853.38% | |Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,52246.62% | | |NS Liberal background| |George R. Deveau† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |John Malcolm Campbell2,33557.17% | |Frederick Walker Baldwin1,74942.83% | | |NS PC background| |Frederick Walker Baldwin |} References Election related reports Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201937.pdf 1937 Nova Scotia Legislature Queen's Printer March 1, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074409/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/General%20Election%201937.pdf Further reading The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1937 and 1938 1940 The Annual Review Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_h6r0 Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/ele_summary.pdf Election Summary From 1867–2006 December 2, 2006 Elections Nova Scotia dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080912061452/http://electionsnovascotia.ns.ca/results/ele_summary.pdf September 12, 2008 1937 Category:1937 elections in Canada Category:1937 in Nova Scotia Category:June 1937 in Canada