1933 Nova Scotia general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election
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30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	85.90%
Premier before election; Gordon Sidney Harrington; Liberal-Conservative	Premier after election ; Angus Lewis Macdonald; Liberal

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.

Results[edit]

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22	8
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative

Official results ^[1]
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	1928	Dissolution	Elected	Change	#	%	Change (pp)
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	30	20	15	22	+2	166,170	52.34%	+4.37%
	Liberal-Conservative	Gordon Sidney Harrington	30	22	20	8	-14	145,107	45.71%	-3.20%
	Labour^[a]		3	1	1	0	-1	2,469	0.78%	-1.91%
	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%^[b]	–

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour	CCF	Incumbent
Annapolis		Obediah Parker Goucher 3,967 44.65%		John D. McKenzie 4,917 55.35%				Obediah Parker Goucher
Annapolis		Obediah Parker Goucher 3,967 44.65%		John D. McKenzie 4,917 55.35%				Harry Thompson MacKenzie†
Digby		Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau 3,703 40.80%		Joseph William Comeau 5,372 59.20%				Joseph William Comeau
Digby		Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau 3,703 40.80%		Joseph William Comeau 5,372 59.20%				Alexander Stirling MacMillan
Hants		Albert Parsons 4,603 46.35%		Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,328 53.65%				Albert Parsons
Hants		Albert Parsons 4,603 46.35%		Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,328 53.65%				Vacant
Kings		George Nowlan 6,098 47.65%		John Alexander McDonald 6,700 52.35%				George Nowlan
Kings		George Nowlan 6,098 47.65%		John Alexander McDonald 6,700 52.35%				Reginald Tucker Caldwell†

Electoral district	Candidates							Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour		CCF	Incumbent
Halifax Centre		Russell McInnes 3,967 43.94%		Guy Murray Logan 4,915 54.44%		Joseph S. Wallace 146 1.62%			Vacant Halifax
Halifax East		Josiah Frederick Fraser 5,595 47.14%		Geoffrey W. Stevens 6,273 52.86%					Josiah Frederick Fraser Halifax
Halifax North		Gerald P. Flavin 3,410 38.48%		Gordon Benjamin Isnor 5,452 61.52%					Gordon Benjamin Isnor Halifax
Halifax South		George H. Murphy 4,325 46.66%		Angus Lewis Macdonald 4,945 53.34%					George Henry Murphy Halifax
Halifax West		Angus MacDonald Morton 3,957 45.17%		George E. Hagen 4,804 54.83%					Angus MacDonald Morton Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour		CCF		Incumbent
Cape Breton Centre		Neil R. McArthur 2,969 43.53%		Michael Dwyer 3,263 47.84%				Thomas Ling 588 8.62%		Gordon Sidney Harrington
Cape Breton Centre		Neil R. McArthur 2,969 43.53%		Michael Dwyer 3,263 47.84%				Thomas Ling 588 8.62%		Joseph Macdonald
Cape Breton East		Daniel R. Cameron 3,632 38.97%		Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3,655 39.21%		James B. McLachlan 1,737 18.64%		Donald O. Fraser 297 3.19%		Daniel R. Cameron
Cape Breton East		Daniel R. Cameron 3,632 38.97%		Lauchlin Daniel Currie 3,655 39.21%		James B. McLachlan 1,737 18.64%		Donald O. Fraser 297 3.19%		Robert Hamilton Butts†
Cape Breton North		Joseph Macdonald 4,448 47.50%		Luke Daye 4,330 46.24%		John McDonald 586 6.26%				New riding
Cape Breton South		Gordon Sidney Harrington 4,757 43.81%		Malcolm A. Patterson 4,650 42.83%				Lauchlin D. McKay 1,451 13.36%		New riding
Cape Breton West		Weldon W. Patton 3,036 53.49%		Alonzo Martell 2,640 46.51%						Alonzo Martell Richmond-West Cape Breton
Inverness		Hubert Meen Aucoin 4,862 46.36%		Moses Elijah McGarry 5,626 53.64%						Moses Elijah McGarry
Inverness		Hubert Meen Aucoin 4,862 46.36%		Moses Elijah McGarry 5,626 53.64%						James A. Proudfoot†
Richmond		Benjamin A. LeBlanc 2,603 46.46%		George R. Deveau 3,000 53.54%						Vacant Richmond-West Cape Breton
Victoria		Frederick Walker Baldwin 2,216 52.18%		Donald Buchanan McLeod 2,031 47.82%						Donald Buchanan McLeod
Victoria		Frederick Walker Baldwin 2,216 52.18%		Donald Buchanan McLeod 2,031 47.82%						Vacant

^ "Election Returns 1933" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 24, 2021.

^ Candidates ran under the "United Front" banner
^ While 317,485 votes were cast, only 254,233 electors voted as electors in several districts voted for two candidates.

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