Halifax East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. In 1966, it was renamed Halifax County East, and in 1967, its boundaries were reformed to create the current district of Halifax Eastern Shore.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly edit
Halifax East elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly:[1]
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Nelson Gaetz | Progressive Conservative | |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Duncan MacMillan | Liberal | |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | |||
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | Liberal | |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | |||
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | |||
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | |||
| 41st | 1937-1941 | |||
| 40th | 1933-1937 | |||
Election results edit
1933 edit
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 6,273 | 52.86% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | 5,595 | 47.14% | |||||
| Total | 11,868 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 6,082 | 52.27% | -0.59% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Josiah Frederick Fraser | 5,554 | 47.73% | 0.59% | ||||
| Total | 11,636 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 5,094 | 60.39% | 8.12% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Norman Dudley Murray | 3,341 | 39.61% | -8.12% | ||||
| Total | 8,435 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 6,206 | 53.48% | -6.91% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | A. L. Mattatall | 3,033 | 26.14% | -13.47% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cecil Clyde Russell | 2,366 | 20.39% | – | ||||
| Total | 11,605 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 7,703 | 52.22% | -1.25% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | R. Graham Murray | 4,274 | 28.98% | 2.84% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Wallace Mason | 2,773 | 18.80% | -1.59% | ||||
| Total | 14,750 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Geoffrey W. Stevens | 8,436 | 50.83% | -1.39% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Lt. Col. R. D. King | 7,196 | 43.36% | – | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harper Power | 964 | 5.81% | -12.99% | ||||
| Total | 16,596 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan MacMillan | 3,015 | 57.84% | 7.00% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Reid Denton Sangster | 2,198 | 42.16% | -1.20% | ||||
| Total | 5,213 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan MacMillan | 2,787 | 50.49% | -7.35% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Nelson Gaetz | 2,432 | 44.06% | 1.89% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Wallace H. Mason | 301 | 5.45% | – | ||||
| Total | 5,520 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 | Nelson Gaetz | 3,061 | 52.62% | 8.56% | ||||
| Liberal | Duncan MacMillan | 2,756 | 47.38% | -3.11% | ||||
| Total | 5,817 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b "Electoral History for Halifax East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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