1933 Nova Scotia general election

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August 22, 1933

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30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority

Turnout

85.90%

	First party	Second party
		Con
Leader	Angus Lewis Macdonald	Gordon Sidney Harrington
Party	Liberal	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	4.37pp	3.20pp

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

Results by party

↓
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]	–

Popular vote

Liberal			52.34%
Liberal-Conservative			45.71%
Labour			0.78%
CCF			0.74%

Seats summary

Liberal			73.33%
Liberal-Conservative			26.67%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

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
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†

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour	CCF	Incumbent
Lunenburg		Wallace Norman Rehfuss 6,744 21.78%		Frank R. Davis 8,369 27.03%				Vacant
Lunenburg		Melbourne M. Gardner 7,049 22.77%		Gordon E. Romkey 8,799 28.42%				Gordon E. Romkey
Queens		Seth M. Bartling 2,880 50.91%		Roland M. Irving 2,777 49.09%				Donald W. MacKay†
Queens		Seth M. Bartling 2,880 50.91%		Roland M. Irving 2,777 49.09%				Vacant
Shelburne		James W. Maddin 2,500 43.46%		Henry R. L. Bill 3,252 56.54%				Henry R. L. Bill
Shelburne		James W. Maddin 2,500 43.46%		Henry R. L. Bill 3,252 56.54%				Wishart McLea Robertson†
Yarmouth		Alvin L. Chipman 3,646 38.49%		Lindsay C. Gardner 5,826 61.51%				Lindsay C. Gardner
Yarmouth		Alvin L. Chipman 3,646 38.49%		Lindsay C. Gardner 5,826 61.51%				René W.E. Landry†

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour	CCF	Incumbent
Colchester		William A. Flemming 6,748 27.04%		Thomas R. Johnson 6,043 24.21%				William A. Flemming
Colchester		George Y. Thomas 6,398 25.64%		R. Edgar McLeod 5,769 23.11%				Vacant
Cumberland		Archibald Terris 8,291 22.73%		John S. Smiley 9,540 26.15%				Archibald Terris
		Percy Chapman Black 9,406 25.78%		Earle B. Paul 9,242 25.34%				Percy Chapman Black
		Percy Chapman Black 9,406 25.78%		Earle B. Paul 9,242 25.34%				Daniel George McKenzie†

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

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

Central Nova

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Labour	CCF	Incumbent
Antigonish		John A. Walker 2,482 45.68%		John L. MacIsaac 2,951 54.32%				John L. MacIsaac
Antigonish		John A. Walker 2,482 45.68%		John L. MacIsaac 2,951 54.32%				William Chisholm†
Guysborough		Leonard W. Fraser 3,408 43.44%		Clarence W. Anderson 4,437 56.56%				Clarence W. Anderson
Guysborough		Leonard W. Fraser 3,408 43.44%		Clarence W. Anderson 4,437 56.56%				Michael E. Morrison†
Pictou		John Doull 8,546 22.10%		Donald F. Fraser 10,377 26.83%				John Doull
		John W. MacLeod 8,861 22.91%		Josiah H. MacQuarrie 10,887 28.15%				Hugh Allan MacQuarrie†
		John W. MacLeod 8,861 22.91%		Josiah H. MacQuarrie 10,887 28.15%				Robert Albert Douglas†

Cape Breton

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

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See also: List of Nova Scotia by-elections