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 PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1933DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald30222125+3165,39752.69%+0.35%Progressive ConservativeGordon Sidney Harrington30885-3143,67045.77%+0.06%Labour100003,3961.08%+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%
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
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis || |John D. McKenzie4,97757.35% | |James Eugene Morse3,70242.65%
|John D. McKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby || |Joseph William Comeau5,17958.19% | |Edward Brenett Pugh3,72141.81%
|Joseph William Comeau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants || |Alexander Stirling MacMillan5,59054.96% | |Leonard W. Fraser4,58145.04%
|Alexander Stirling MacMillan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings || |John Alexander McDonald7,47032.34% | |George Nowlan5,79025.07%
|John Alexander McDonald
South Shore
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg || |Frank R. Davis8,07328.28% | |Reginald E. Hyson6,26821.95%
|Frank R. Davis
|Gordon E. Romkey7,79627.31% | |Vernon L. Pearson6,41422.47%
|Gordon E. Romkey |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |J. Ross Byrne2,71548.09% || |John J. Cameron2,93151.91%
|Seth M. Bartling† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne || |Henry R. L. Bill3,21558.41% | |Norman Emmons Smith2,28941.59%
|Henry R. L. Bill |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth || |Lindsay C. Gardner5,56660.11% | |Peter Lorimer Judge3,69439.89%
|Lindsay C. Gardner
Fundy-Northeast
|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester | |Harry B. Havey5,79123.45% || |Frederick Murray Blois6,69827.13%
|William A. Flemming†
|Edward G. McColough5,61422.74% || |George Y. Thomas6,58726.68%
|George Y. Thomas |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland | |John S. Smiley8,04722.58% || |Archie B. Smith9,27226.02%
|John S. Smiley
|Archibald J. Mason8,02422.52% || |Percy Chapman Black10,28928.88%
|Percy Chapman Black
Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Centre || |William Duff Forrest5,18654.61% | |Arthur Wilfred Morton4,31045.39%
|Guy Murray Logan† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax East || |Geoffrey W. Stevens6,08252.27% | |Josiah Frederick Fraser5,55447.73%
|Geoffrey W. Stevens |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax North || |Harold Connolly5,45857.81% | |Gerald Patrick Flavin3,98442.19%
|Harold Connolly |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South || |Angus Lewis Macdonald5,44656.10% | |Richard Donahoe4,26243.90%
|Angus Lewis Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West || |George E. Hagen5,03454.00% | |Earle C. Phinney4,28846.00%
|George E. Hagen
Central Nova
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish || |John L. MacIsaac3,16061.11% | |Robert H. Butts2,01138.89%
|John L. MacIsaac |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough || |Havelock Torrey4,36857.81% | |Howard Amos Rice3,18842.19%
|Clarence W. Anderson† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou || |Newton G. Munro9,63725.96% | |John A. MacGregor8,89023.95%
|Vacant
|Josiah H. MacQuarrie10,14927.34% | |Rod H. MacLeod8,44122.74%
|Josiah H. MacQuarrie
Cape Breton
|bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre || |Michael Dwyer4,14859.56% | |Robert Simpson MacLellan2,81640.44%
|Michael Dwyer |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East || |Lauchlin Daniel Currie4,17240.12% | |Roderick Kerr2,83227.23% | |William T. Mercer3,39632.65% || |Lauchlin Daniel Currie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North || |George Belcher Murray4,67951.73% | |Joseph Macdonald4,36648.27%
|Joseph Macdonald |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South || |George M. Morrison5,87952.00% | |Gordon Sidney Harrington5,42748.00%
|Gordon Sidney Harrington |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West || |Malcolm A. Patterson2,88350.80% | |Evan MacK. Forbes2,79249.20%
|Weldon W. Patton† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness || |Moses Elijah McGarry5,83625.27% | |Alexander Daniel McInnis4,00217.33%
|Moses Elijah McGarry |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond || |Donald David Boyd2,88853.38% | |Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc2,52246.62%
|George R. Deveau† |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria || |John Malcolm Campbell2,33557.17% | |Frederick Walker Baldwin1,74942.83%
|Frederick Walker Baldwin
References
Election related reports
Further reading