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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]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Halifax South elected the following members to the Nova Scotia Legislature: [1]

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
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
1937-1940Angus Lewis MacdonaldLiberal
40th 1933-1937

Election results

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 4,94553.34%
Liberal–ConservativeGeorge H. Murphy4,32546.66%
Total9,270
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 5,44656.10%2.75%
Liberal–Conservative Richard Donahoe 4,26243.90%-2.75%
Total9,708
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Joseph Richard Murphy 4,38158.75%2.65%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur James Haliburton3,07641.25%-2.65%
Total7,457
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 5,18161.26%2.51%
Liberal–ConservativeArthur John Haliburton2,06724.44%-16.81%
Co-operative Commonwealth Richard Leo Rooney1,08012.77%
Independent Andrew Matthews1291.53%
Total8,457
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 6,09759.57%-1.69%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn R. Milledge3,21231.38%6.94%
Co-operative Commonwealth Edward Coombs9269.05%-3.72%
Total10,235
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Angus Lewis Macdonald 5,75159.68%0.11%
Progressive Conservative John R. Milledge3,88540.32%
Total9,636
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Donahoe 6,05153.92%13.60%
Liberal Edward F. Cragg5,17146.08%-13.60%
Total11,222
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Donahoe 5,86154.65%0.73%
Liberal Robert James Butler4,30240.12%-5.96%
Co-operative Commonwealth Ralph Loomer5615.23%
Total10,724
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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Donahoe 5,98663.23%8.58%
Liberal Merlin Nunn3,18333.62%-6.49%
New Democratic Gordon A. Smith2983.15%
Total9,467
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.

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References

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