Halifax Centre

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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.

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Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Guy Murray Logan 4,91554.44%
Liberal–ConservativeRussell McInnes3,96743.94%
United Front Joseph S. Wallace1461.62%
Total9,028
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

1937 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William Duff Forrest 5,18654.61%0.17%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur Wilfred Morton4,31045.39%1.45%
Total9,496
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

1941 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Edward Rutledge 4,22659.49%4.88%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur Wilfred Morton2,87840.51%-4.88%
Total7,104
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

1945 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Edward Rutledge 4,73755.22%-4.26%
Liberal–ConservativeCarl Palm Bethune2,27926.57%-13.94%
Co-operative Commonwealth R. B. Mitchell1,56218.21%
Total8,578
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

1949 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Edward Rutledge 5,72554.71%-0.52%
Liberal–ConservativeJack L. Dowell3,57334.14%7.57%
Co-operative Commonwealth Elmore Webber1,16711.15%-7.06%
Total10,465
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

1953 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal James Edward Rutledge 5,60357.69%2.99%
Progressive Conservative R. Leo Simmonds4,10942.31%6.17%
Total9,712
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

1956 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Gordon S. Cowan 5,64252.91%-4.78%
Progressive Conservative David Milsom5,02247.09%4.78%
Total10,664
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

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald MacKeen Smith 4,92148.01%0.92%
Liberal Gordon S. Cowan 4,65145.38%-7.53%
Co-operative Commonwealth James M. Murray6786.61%
Total10,250
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

1963 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Donald MacKeen Smith 5,47858.57%10.56%
Liberal Gordon S. Cowan 3,87541.43%-3.95%
Total9,353
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.

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