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Halifax South
Halifax South was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct districts. It was renamed Halifax City South in 1966, and its boundaries were reformed in 1967 to create the district of Halifax Cornwallis.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
Halifax South elected the following members to the Nova Scotia Legislature:[1]
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Richard A. Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | |||
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1954-1956 | |||
| 1953-1954 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | Liberal | ||
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | |||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | Joseph Richard Murphy | Liberal | |
| 41st | 1940-1941 | |||
| 1937-1940 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | Liberal | ||
| 40th | 1933-1937 | |||
Election results edit
1933 edit
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 4,945 | 53.34% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | George H. Murphy | 4,325 | 46.66% | |||||
| Total | 9,270 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1937 edit
| 1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 5,446 | 56.10% | 2.75% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 4,262 | 43.90% | -2.75% | ||||
| Total | 9,708 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1941 edit
| 1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Joseph Richard Murphy | 4,381 | 58.75% | 2.65% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Arthur James Haliburton | 3,076 | 41.25% | -2.65% | ||||
| Total | 7,457 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1945 edit
| 1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 5,181 | 61.26% | 2.51% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Arthur John Haliburton | 2,067 | 24.44% | -16.81% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Richard Leo Rooney | 1,080 | 12.77% | – | ||||
| Independent | Andrew Matthews | 129 | 1.53% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,457 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1949 edit
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 6,097 | 59.57% | -1.69% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John R. Milledge | 3,212 | 31.38% | 6.94% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Edward Coombs | 926 | 9.05% | -3.72% | ||||
| Total | 10,235 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1953 edit
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 5,751 | 59.68% | 0.11% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John R. Milledge | 3,885 | 40.32% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,636 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1956 edit
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 6,051 | 53.92% | 13.60% | ||||
| Liberal | Edward F. Cragg | 5,171 | 46.08% | -13.60% | ||||
| Total | 11,222 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1960 edit
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 5,861 | 54.65% | 0.73% | ||||
| Liberal | Robert James Butler | 4,302 | 40.12% | -5.96% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 561 | 5.23% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,724 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1963 edit
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Richard Donahoe | 5,986 | 63.23% | 8.58% | ||||
| Liberal | Merlin Nunn | 3,183 | 33.62% | -6.49% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gordon A. Smith | 298 | 3.15% | – | ||||
| Total | 9,467 | – | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
References edit