Halifax Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967.
Election results
1933 general election
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Guy Murray Logan | 4,915 | 54.44% | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Russell McInnes | 3,967 | 43.94% | |||||
| United Front | Joseph S. Wallace | 146 | 1.62% | |||||
| Total | 9,028 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1937 general election
| 1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William Duff Forrest | 5,186 | 54.61% | 0.17% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Arthur Wilfred Morton | 4,310 | 45.39% | 1.45% | ||||
| Total | 9,496 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1941 general election
| 1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 4,226 | 59.49% | 4.88% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Arthur Wilfred Morton | 2,878 | 40.51% | -4.88% | ||||
| Total | 7,104 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1945 general election
| 1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 4,737 | 55.22% | -4.26% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Carl Palm Bethune | 2,279 | 26.57% | -13.94% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | R. B. Mitchell | 1,562 | 18.21% | – | ||||
| Total | 8,578 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1949 general election
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 5,725 | 54.71% | -0.52% | ||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Jack L. Dowell | 3,573 | 34.14% | 7.57% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Elmore Webber | 1,167 | 11.15% | -7.06% | ||||
| Total | 10,465 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1953 general election
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 5,603 | 57.69% | 2.99% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | R. Leo Simmonds | 4,109 | 42.31% | 6.17% | ||||
| Total | 9,712 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1956 general election
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 5,642 | 52.91% | -4.78% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | David Milsom | 5,022 | 47.09% | 4.78% | ||||
| Total | 10,664 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1960 general election
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 4,921 | 48.01% | 0.92% | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 4,651 | 45.38% | -7.53% | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | James M. Murray | 678 | 6.61% | – | ||||
| Total | 10,250 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
1963 general election
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 5,478 | 58.57% | 10.56% | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 3,875 | 41.43% | -3.95% | ||||
| Total | 9,353 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. | ||||||||
References
- Elections Nova Scotia - Summary Results from 1867 to 2011 (PDF) Archived 2017-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
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