Halifax South

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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		Party
48th	1963-1967	Richard A. Donahoe	Progressive Conservative
47th	1960-1963
46th	1956-1960
45th	1954-1956
45th	1953-1954	Angus Lewis Macdonald	Liberal
44th	1949-1953
43rd	1945-1949
42nd	1941-1945	Joseph Richard Murphy	Liberal
41st	1940-1941	Joseph Richard Murphy	Liberal
41st	1937-1940	Angus Lewis Macdonald	Liberal
40th	1933-1937	Angus Lewis Macdonald	Liberal

Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	4,945	53.34%
	Liberal–Conservative	George H. Murphy	4,325	46.66%
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

1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	5,446	56.10%	2.75%
	Liberal–Conservative	Richard Donahoe	4,262	43.90%	-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

1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Joseph Richard Murphy	4,381	58.75%	2.65%
	Liberal–Conservative	Arthur James Haliburton	3,076	41.25%	-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

1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	5,181	61.26%	2.51%
	Liberal–Conservative	Arthur John Haliburton	2,067	24.44%	-16.81%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Richard Leo Rooney	1,080	12.77%	–
	Independent	Andrew Matthews	129	1.53%	–
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

1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	6,097	59.57%	-1.69%
	Liberal–Conservative	John R. Milledge	3,212	31.38%	6.94%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Edward Coombs	926	9.05%	-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

1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Angus Lewis Macdonald	5,751	59.68%	0.11%
	Progressive Conservative	John R. Milledge	3,885	40.32%	–
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

1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Donahoe	6,051	53.92%	13.60%
	Liberal	Edward F. Cragg	5,171	46.08%	-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

1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Donahoe	5,861	54.65%	0.73%
	Liberal	Robert James Butler	4,302	40.12%	-5.96%
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ralph Loomer	561	5.23%	–
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

1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Richard Donahoe	5,986	63.23%	8.58%
	Liberal	Merlin Nunn	3,183	33.62%	-6.49%
	New Democratic	Gordon A. Smith	298	3.15%	–
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 2 "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Electoral History for Halifax South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2019.

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