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Halifax East was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax County was divided into five distinct electoral districts. In 1966, it was renamed Halifax County East, and in 1967, its boundaries were reformed to create the current district of Halifax Eastern Shore. [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Halifax East elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly: [1]

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
48th 1963-1967 Nelson Gaetz Progressive Conservative
47th 1960-1963 Duncan MacMillan Liberal
46th 1956-1960
45th 1953-1956 Geoffrey W. Stevens Liberal
44th 1949-1953
43rd 1945-1949
42nd 1941-1945
41st 1937-1941
40th 1933-1937

Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Geoffrey W. Stevens 6,27352.86%
Liberal–Conservative Josiah Frederick Fraser 5,59547.14%
Total11,868
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Geoffrey W. Stevens 6,08252.27%-0.59%
Liberal–Conservative Josiah Frederick Fraser 5,55447.73%0.59%
Total11,636
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Geoffrey W. Stevens 5,09460.39%8.12%
Liberal–ConservativeNorman Dudley Murray3,34139.61%-8.12%
Total8,435
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Geoffrey W. Stevens 6,20653.48%-6.91%
Liberal–ConservativeA. L. Mattatall3,03326.14%-13.47%
Co-operative Commonwealth Cecil Clyde Russell2,36620.39%
Total11,605
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Geoffrey W. Stevens 7,70352.22%-1.25%
Liberal–ConservativeR. Graham Murray4,27428.98%2.84%
Co-operative Commonwealth Wallace Mason2,77318.80%-1.59%
Total14,750
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Geoffrey W. Stevens 8,43650.83%-1.39%
Progressive Conservative Lt. Col. R. D. King7,19643.36%
Co-operative Commonwealth Harper Power9645.81%-12.99%
Total16,596
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Duncan MacMillan 3,01557.84%7.00%
Progressive Conservative Reid Denton Sangster2,19842.16%-1.20%
Total5,213
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Duncan MacMillan 2,78750.49%-7.35%
Progressive Conservative Nelson Gaetz 2,43244.06%1.89%
Co-operative Commonwealth Wallace H. Mason3015.45%
Total5,520
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (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 Nelson Gaetz 3,06152.62%8.56%
Liberal Duncan MacMillan 2,75647.38%-3.11%
Total5,817
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Eastern Shore" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Electoral History for Halifax East" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2019.