1967 Nova Scotia general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election

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46 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.00% 0.87pp
First party Second party Third party   Lib NDP Leader Robert Stanfield Gerald Regan James H. Aitchison Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since November 10, 1948 July 24, 1965 1963 Leader's seat Colchester Ran in Halifax Needham (won) Ran in Cape Breton East (lost) Last election 39 4 0 Seats won 40 6 0 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 180,498 142,945 17,873 Percentage 52.39% 41.49% 5.19% Swing 3.48pp 2.06pp 1.08pp
Premier before election Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservative Premier after election Robert Stanfield Progressive Conservative

The 1967 Nova Scotia general election was held on 30 May 1967 to elect members of the 49th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party.

Results

Results by party

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40	6
Progressive Conservative	Liberal

Official results ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1963	Dissolution	Elected	Change	#	%	Change (pp)
	Progressive Conservative	Robert Stanfield	46	39	39	40	+1	180,498	52.39%	-3.48%
	Liberal	Gerald Regan	46	4	4	6	+2	142,945	41.49%	+2.06%
	New Democratic	James H. Aitchison	24	0	0	0	0	17,873	5.19%	+1.08%
	Independent		2	0	0	0	0	498	0.14%	+0.14%
	Vacant				0
Total valid votes								341,814	99.22%	-0.20%
Blank and invalid ballots								2,703	0.78%	+0.20%
Total			118	43	43	46	+3	344,517	100.00%	–
Registered voters / turnout								405,714	77.00% [3]	-0.87%

Popular vote PC   52.39% Liberal   41.49% New Democratic   5.19% Independent   0.14%

Seats summary PC   86.96% Liberal   13.04%

Results by region

Party name			HRM	Cape Breton	Annapolis Valley	South Shore	Fundy-Northeast	Central Nova	Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature
	Progressive Conservative	Seats:	7	9	6	7	6	5	40
		Popular vote:	50.77%	51.07%	51.92%	53.02%	58.77%	54.15%	52.39%
	Liberal	Seats:	3	1	2	0	0	0	6
		Popular vote:	44.82%	35.54%	47.51%	44.18%	37.58%	43.46%	41.49%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature
	New Democratic	Popular vote:	4.42%	13.17%	0.57%	2.13%	3.66%	2.39%	5.19%
	Independent	Popular vote:	–	0.22%	–	0.68%	–	–	0.14%
Total seats:			10	10	8	7	6	5	46

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

• Carleton L. MacMillan, Victoria

Progressive Conservative

• George A. Burridge, Yarmouth
• Paul Kinsman, Kings West
• Gladys Porter, Kings North

Nominated candidates

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Annapolis East		John I. Marshall 2,866 56.13%		Malcolm Balcom 2,240 43.87%						John I. Marshall
Annapolis West		Kenneth Green 1,981 45.87%		Peter M. Nicholson 2,338 54.13%						Peter M. Nicholson
Clare		Hector J. Pothier 1,841 43.57%		Benoit Comeau 2,384 56.43%						Hector J. Pothier
Digby		Robert Baden Powell 2,524 51.31%		Phillip R. Woolaver 2,395 48.69%						Robert Baden Powell
Hants West		Norman T. Spence 3,765 51.96%		Robert D. Lindsay 3,481 48.04%						Norman T. Spence
Kings North		Victor Thorpe 3,407 55.25%		Victor Cleyle 2,759 44.75%						Gladys Porter†
Kings South		Edward Haliburton 2,515 62.89%		Bruce Trenholm 1,484 37.11%						Edward Haliburton
Kings West		Gordon Tidman 3,619 48.98%		Frank Bezanson 3,522 47.67%		Ralph Loomer 247 3.34%				Paul Kinsman†

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Lunenburg Centre		George O. Lohnes 4,229 51.46%		Walton Cook 3,760 45.75%		Earl Croft 229 2.79%				George O. Lohnes
Lunenburg East		Maurice L. Zinck 2,100 55.87%		Fred Porter Jr. 1,659 44.13%						Maurice L. Zinck
Lunenburg West		Harley J. Spence 2,564 50.00%		Carroll Young 2,396 46.72%		Wilson Touchie 168 3.28%				Harley J. Spence
Queens		W. S. Kennedy Jones 3,290 57.69%		G. Cecil Day 2,413 42.31%						W. S. Kennedy Jones
Shelburne		James McKay Harding 3,271 46.60%		Harold Huskilson 3,111 44.32%		Aubrey Harding 638 9.09%				James McKay Harding
Yarmouth		Benoit Robichaud 5,003 26.56%		Fraser Mooney 4,463 23.69%				Willard F. Allen 329 1.75%		George A. Burridge†
		George A. Snow 5,345 28.37%		Earle Maberley 3,699 19.63%						George A. Snow

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Colchester		Robert Stanfield 9,091 31.04%		George Pulsifer 5,344 18.25%		Arthur Benedict 507 1.73%				Robert Stanfield
		George Isaac Smith 8,485 28.97%		Charles Sutherland 5,348 18.26%		Cecil Delaney 509 1.74%				George Isaac Smith
Cumberland Centre		Stephen T. Pyke 2,437 67.34%		Charles H. Sarson 1,022 28.24%		J. Reginald Daborn 160 4.42%				Stephen T. Pyke
Cumberland East		James A. Langille 4,415 55.16%		Howard R. Furlong 3,053 38.14%		John Burbine 536 6.70%				James A. Langille
Cumberland West		D. L. George Henley 2,506 57.81%		Ruth Fullerton 1,698 39.17%		Shirley Spicer 131 3.02%				D. L. George Henley
Hants East		Albert J. Ettinger 2,697 52.08%		Norman E. Casey 2,482 47.92%						Albert J. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Halifax Atlantic		John Buchanan 4,507 53.74%		Percy Baker 3,556 42.40%		Charles Grineault 324 3.86%				New riding
Halifax Chebucto		James H. Vaughan 5,154 52.01%		K. Peter Richard 4,253 42.92%		Keith Jobson 503 5.08%				James H. Vaughan Halifax North
Halifax Citadel		Donald MacKeen Smith 4,771 55.41%		Robert Matheson 3,522 40.91%		M. Rae Gillman 317 3.68%				Donald MacKeen Smith Halifax Centre
Halifax Cobequid		Gordon H. Fitzgerald 5,463 51.51%		John F. Cruickshank 5,143 48.49%						Gordon H. Fitzgerald Halifax Northwest
Halifax Cornwallis		Richard Donahoe 5,458 56.39%		Clarence L. Gosse 4,221 43.61%						Richard Donahoe Halifax South
Halifax Eastern Shore		Nelson Gaetz 3,682 43.36%		Duncan MacMillan 4,201 49.48%		James Yetman 608 7.16%				Nelson Gaetz Halifax East
Halifax Needham		Cecil Moore 3,252 46.72%		Gerald Regan 3,354 48.18%		Buddy Daye 355 5.10%				New riding
Halifax-St. Margaret's		D. C. McNeil 5,030 53.48%		Alex McNeil 3,910 41.57%		Peggy Prowse 466 4.95%				D. C. McNeil Halifax West
Dartmouth North		Charles Clarke 4,301 43.62%		Gordon L. S. Hart 4,906 49.75%		Perry Ronayne 654 6.63%				New Riding
Dartmouth South		Irvin William Akerley 4,552 50.37%		Eileen Stubbs 3,694 40.88%		Bruce Wallace 791 8.75%				Irvin William Akerley Halifax County-Dartmouth

Central Nova

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Antigonish		William F. MacKinnon 3,222 50.20%		Bill Gillis 3,196 49.80%						William F. MacKinnon
Guysborough		Alexander MacIsaac 3,154 52.75%		Donald J. Gillis 2,825 47.25%						Alexander MacIsaac
Pictou Centre		Donald R. MacLeod 5,416 53.90%		John Brother MacDonald 3,846 38.28%		John Markie 786 7.82%				Donald R. MacLeod
Pictou East		Thomas MacQueen 2,876 51.14%		A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,748 48.86%						A. Lloyd MacDonald
Pictou West		Harvey Veniot 3,137 65.20%		Edward Snow 1,674 34.80%						Harvey Veniot

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates								Incumbent
	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent
Cape Breton Centre		Mike Laffin 3,565 55.85%		William J. Boudreau 1,313 20.57%		Tom O'Leary 1,505 23.58%				Mike Laffin
Cape Breton East		Layton Fergusson 5,094 53.29%		William O'Leary 1,417 14.82%		James H. Aitchison 3,048 31.89%				Layton Fergusson
Cape Breton North		Tom MacKeough 5,574 53.39%		Alexander O'Handley 3,318 31.90%		Gerald Yetman 1,510 14.52%				Tom MacKeough
Cape Breton Nova		Percy Gaum 2,873 47.13%		Tom Miller 1,829 30.00%		Paul MacEwan 1,394 22.87%				Percy Gaum
Cape Breton South		Donald C. MacNeil 4,843 47.18%		Charles O'Connell 3,944 38.42%		Charles Palmer 1,309 12.75%		Angus Currie 169 1.65%		Donald C. MacNeil
Cape Breton West		Edward Manson 3,862 43.95%		Allan Sullivan 3,748 42.65%		Jeremy Akerman 1,178 13.40%				Edward Manson
Inverness		Norman J. MacLean 3,994 26.27%		William MacIsaac 3,571 23.49%						Norman J. MacLean
		Alfred Davis 3,680 24.21%		William N. MacLean 3,956 26.02%						William N. MacLean
Richmond		Gerald Doucet 3,054 59.42%		Rudolph J. Boudreau 2,086 40.58%						Gerald Doucet
Victoria		Fisher Hudson 2,033 55.01%		Duncan F. Buchanan 1,663 44.99%						Carleton L. MacMillan†

References

1. "Election Returns 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
2. "Election Returns 1967 Recapitulation" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
3. While 344,517 votes were cast, only 312,647 electors voted as Colchester, Inverness and Yarmouth electors voted for two candidates.

Further reading

• Saywell, John, ed. (1968). Canadian Annual Review for 1967 . Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN   978-0-8020-1549-5.