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

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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

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1933

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2019.