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

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

1933 general election

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald4,94553.34%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge H. Murphy4,32546.66%
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 general election

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald5,44656.10%2.75%
Liberal–ConservativeRichard Donahoe4,26243.90%-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 general election

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Richard Murphy4,38158.75%2.65%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur James Haliburton3,07641.25%-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 general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald5,18161.26%2.51%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur John Haliburton2,06724.44%-16.81%
Co-operative CommonwealthRichard Leo Rooney1,08012.77%
IndependentAndrew Matthews1291.53%
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 general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald6,09759.57%-1.69%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn R. Milledge3,21231.38%6.94%
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward Coombs9269.05%-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 general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAngus Lewis Macdonald5,75159.68%0.11%
Progressive ConservativeJohn R. Milledge3,88540.32%
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 general election

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Donahoe6,05153.92%13.60%
LiberalEdward F. Cragg5,17146.08%-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 general election

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Donahoe5,86154.65%0.73%
LiberalRobert James Butler4,30240.12%-5.96%
Co-operative CommonwealthRalph Loomer5615.23%
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 general election

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRichard Donahoe5,98663.23%8.58%
LiberalMerlin Nunn3,18333.62%-6.49%
New DemocraticGordon A. Smith2983.15%
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

  1. 1 2 "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

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