1933 Nova Scotia general election

The 1933 Nova Scotia general election was held on 22 August 1933 to elect members of the 40th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

1933 Nova Scotia general election
August 22, 1933
30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout85.90%
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader Angus Lewis Macdonald Gordon Sidney Harrington
Party Liberal Conservative
Leader since October 1, 1930 1930
Leader's seat Halifax South Cape Breton Centre
ran in Cape Breton South (Won)
Last election 20 22
Seats won 22 8
Seat change 2 14
Popular vote 166,170 145,107
Percentage 52.34% 45.71%
Swing
Premier before election

Gordon Sidney Harrington
Conservative

 Premier after election

Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal

Results

Results by party
↓
22 8
Liberal Conservative
Official results [1]
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1928 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 30 20 15 22 +2 166,170 52.34% –
  Conservative Gordon Sidney Harrington 30 22 20 8 -14 145,107 45.71% –
  Labour[2] 3 1 1 0 -1 2,469 0.78% –
  Co-operative Commonwealth 3 0 0 0 0 2,336 0.74% –
  Vacant 7  
Total valid votes 316,082 99.56% –
Blank and invalid ballots 1,403 0.44% –
Total 66 43 43 30 -13 317,485 100.00% –
Registered voters / turnout 295,957 85.90%[3] –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 52.34%
Conservative
 
 45.71%
Labour
 
 0.78%
CCF
 
 0.74%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 73.33%
Conservative
 
 26.67%

Retiring incumbents
Conservative
Liberal

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
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Annapolis Obediah Parker Goucher John D. McKenzie Obediah Parker Goucher
Harry Thompson MacKenzie†
Digby Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau Joseph William Comeau Joseph William Comeau
Alexander Stirling MacMillan
Hants Albert Parsons Alexander Stirling MacMillan Albert Parsons
Vacant
Kings George Nowlan John Alexander McDonald George Nowlan
Reginald Tucker Caldwell†

South Shore
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Lunenburg Wallace Norman Rehfuss Frank R. Davis Vacant
Melbourne M. Gardner Gordon E. Romkey Gordon E. Romkey
Queens Seth M. Bartling Roland M. Irving Donald W. MacKay†
Vacant
Shelburne James W. Maddin Henry R. L. Bill Henry R. L. Bill
Wishart McLea Robertson†
Yarmouth Alvin L. Chipman Lindsay C. Gardner Lindsay C. Gardner
René W.E. Landry†

Fundy-Northeast
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Colchester William A. Flemming Thomas R. Johnson William A. Flemming
George Y. Thomas R. Edgar McLeod Vacant
Cumberland Archibald Terris John S. Smiley Archibald Terris
Percy Chapman Black Earle B. Paul Percy Chapman Black
Daniel George McKenzie†

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Halifax Centre Russell McInnes Guy Murray Logan Joseph S. Wallace Vacant
Halifax
Halifax East Josiah Frederick Fraser Geoffrey W. Stevens Josiah Frederick Fraser
Halifax
Halifax North Gerald P. Flavin Gordon Benjamin Isnor Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Halifax
Halifax South George Henry Murray Angus Lewis Macdonald George Henry Murphy
Halifax
Halifax West Angus MacDonald Morton George E. Hagen Angus MacDonald Morton
Halifax

Central Nova
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Antigonish John A. Walker John L. MacIsaac John L. MacIsaac
William Chisholm†
Guysborough Leonard W. Fraser Clarence W. Anderson Clarence W. Anderson
Michael E. Morrison†
Pictou John Doull Donald F. Fraser John Doull
John W. MacLeod Josiah H. MacQuarrie Hugh Allan MacQuarrie†
Robert Albert Douglas†

Cape Breton
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
ConservativeLiberalLabourCCF
Cape Breton Centre Neil R. McArthur Michael Dwyer Thomas Ling Gordon Sidney Harrington
Joseph Macdonald
Cape Breton East Daniel R. Cameron Lauchlin Daniel Currie James B. McLachlan Donald O. Fraser Daniel R. Cameron
Robert Hamilton Butts†
Cape Breton North Joseph Macdonald Luke Daye John McDonald New riding
Cape Breton South Gordon Sidney Harrington Malcolm A. Patterson Lauchlin D. McKay New riding
Cape Breton West Weldon W. Patton Alonzo Martell Alonzo Martell
Richmond-West Cape Breton
Inverness Hubert Meen Aucoin Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry
James A. Proudfoot†
Richmond Benjamin A. LeBlanc George R. Deveau Vacant
Richmond-West Cape Breton
Victoria Frederick Walker Baldwin Donald Buchanan McLeod Donald Buchanan McLeod
Vacant

References
  1. "Election Returns 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  2. Candidates ran under the "United Front" banner
  3. While 317,485 votes were cast, only 254,233 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates.

Further reading


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