The 1933 Nova Scotia general election was held on 22 August 1933 to elect members of the 40th House of Assembly of the Province of

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. It was won by the

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Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

William Chisholm William Chisholm may refer to: *William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane *William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, and nephew of William (I) *William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician) William Chisholm (De ...

Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...

* René W.E. Landry, Yarmouth *Michael M. Morrison,

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municip ...

Wishart McLea Robertson Wishart McLea Robertson, (February 15, 1891 – August 16, 1967) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Robertson's paternal grandfather, Robert Robertson, was a member of Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1854 until 1878. His father, T ...

, Shelburne ;Liberal-Conservative * Robert Hamilton Butts, Cape Breton East * Reginald Tucker Caldwell, Kings * Robert Albert Douglas,

Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...

* Donald W. MacKay,

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Harry Thompson MacKenzie Harry Thompson MacKenzie (April 29, 1895 – May 22, 1952) was a manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member ...

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

Hugh Allan MacQuarrie Hugh Allan MacQuarrie (November 25, 1874 – February 26, 1942) was an undertaker, furniture dealer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal- ...

* Daniel George McKenzie,

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

*James A. Proudfoot,

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

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Obediah Parker Goucher Obediah Parker Goucher (February 2, 1865 – June 12, 1947) was a school teacher, insurance agent and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He was born i ...

3,967
44.65% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

John D. McKenzie John Douglas McKenzie (December 1, 1889 – April 28, 1952) was an Americans, American-born businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the Riding (division), riding of Annapolis (provincial electoral district), ...

4,917
55.35% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

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† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau (June 30, 1874 – March 1, 1948) was a farmer, lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conser ...

3,703
40.80% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Joseph William Comeau Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was a Canadian educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1 ...

5,372
59.20% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , ,

Alexander Stirling MacMillan Alexander S. MacMillan (October 31, 1870 – August 7, 1955) was a Nova Scotia politician and businessman, the 13th premier of Nova Scotia, from 1940 to 1945. MacMillan was born in Upper South River in Antigonish County. He made his fortune ...

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

Albert Parsons Albert Richard Parsons (June 20, 1848 – November 11, 1887) was a pioneering American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist. As a teenager, he served in the military force of the Confederate States of Americ ...

4,603
46.35% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

5,328
53.65% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

George Nowlan George Clyde Nowlan, (14 August 1898 – 31 May 1965) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he served from 9 August 1962–21 April 1963 as the Minister of Fi ...

6,098
47.65% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, John Alexander McDonald
6,700
52.35% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , , Reginald Tucker Caldwell†

South Shore

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , Wallace Norman Rehfuss
6,744
21.78% , , , Frank R. Davis
8,369
27.03% , , , , , , , Vacant , - , , Melbourne M. Gardner
7,049
22.77% , , ,

Gordon E. Romkey Gordon Emerson Romkey (May 13, 1885 – September 3, 1977) was a general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1953 as a Liberal Liberal or liberalis ...

8,799
28.42% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Seth M. Bartling
2,880
50.91% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Roland M. Irving
2,777
49.09% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , , Donald W. MacKay† , - , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, James W. Maddin
2,500
43.46% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Henry R. L. Bill
3,252
56.54% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , , Henry R. L. Bill , - , , ,

† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Alvin L. Chipman
3,646
38.49% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Lindsay C. Gardner
5,826
61.51% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , , Lindsay C. Gardner , - , , , René W.E. Landry†

Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

, , , William A. Flemming
6,748
27.04% , , Thomas R. Johnson
6,043
24.21% , , , , , , , William A. Flemming , - , , , George Y. Thomas
6,398
25.64% , , R. Edgar McLeod
5,769
23.11% , , , , , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, ,

Archibald Terris Archibald Terris (November 30, 1873 – February 14, 1938) was a coal miner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and 1928 to 1933 as an Independent Labour ...

8,291
22.73% , , ,

John S. Smiley John Stanley Smiley (January 20, 1885 – August 21, 1945) was a Canadian politician. He represented the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Cumberland (Nova Scotia electoral district), Cumberland in the Nova Scotia House of Assem ...

9,540
26.15% , , , , , , ,

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Percy Chapman Black Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Ma ...

9,406
25.78% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Earle B. Paul
9,242
25.34% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , , Daniel George McKenzie†

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

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Halifax Centre Halifax Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly The Nova Scotia House of Assembly (french: Assemblée législative de la Nouvelle-Écosse; gd, Taigh Seanaid ...

, , Russell McInnes
3,967
43.94% , , ,

Guy Murray Logan Guy Murray Logan (February 21, 1899 – October 31, 1986) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Halifax Centre in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1937. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party ...

4,915
54.44% , , Joseph S. Wallace
146
1.62% , , , , , Vacant
'' Halifax'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax East , , Josiah Frederick Fraser
5,595
47.14% , , , Geoffrey W. Stevens
6,273
52.86% , , , , , , , Josiah Frederick Fraser
'' Halifax'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax North Halifax North was a provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It was formed in 1933 when Halifax (provincial electoral district), Halifax County w ...

, , Gerald P. Flavin
3,410
38.48% , , , Gordon Benjamin Isnor
5,452
61.52% , , , , , , , Gordon Benjamin Isnor
'' Halifax'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax South , , George H. Murphy
4,325
46.66% , , , Angus Lewis Macdonald
4,945
53.34% , , , , , , , George Henry Murphy
'' Halifax'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Halifax West Halifax West (french: Halifax-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. Its population in 2021 was 111,944. Demographics ''From the 2016 census'' E ...

, , Angus MacDonald Morton
3,957
45.17% , , , George E. Hagen
4,804
54.83% , , , , , , , Angus MacDonald Morton
'' Halifax''

Central Nova

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Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...

, rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, John A. Walker
2,482
45.68% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, John L. MacIsaac
2,951
54.32% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , , John L. MacIsaac , - , , ,

† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Leonard W. Fraser
3,408
43.44% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Clarence W. Anderson Clarence Wentworth Anderson (February 17, 1871 – December 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925, and 1928 to 1937. He was a member ...

4,437
56.56% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , , Michael E. Morrison† , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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John Doull John Doull (November 1, 1878 – October 27, 1969) was a lawyer, judge and politician. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1925 to 1933. He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, the ...

8,546
22.10% , , , Donald F. Fraser
10,377
26.83% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, John W. MacLeod
8,861
22.91% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Josiah H. MacQuarrie Josiah H. MacQuarrie (November 12, 1897 – April 7, 1971) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1933 to 1947 as a Liberal member. He was born ...

10,887
28.15% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

† , - , , , Robert Albert Douglas†

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton Centre , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Neil R. McArthur
2,969
43.53% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Michael Dwyer Michael Dwyer (1772–1825) was an insurgent captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow., Following the defeat and dispersal of the rebel hosts, in July 1798 Dwyer withdrew into ...

3,263
47.84% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Thomas Ling
588
8.62% , , , Gordon Sidney Harrington , - , , ,

Joseph Macdonald Joseph Patrick MacDonald, A.S.C. (December 15, 1906 - May 26, 1968) was a Mexico-born American cinematographer. An assistant cameraman from the early 1920s, he became a cinematographer in the 1940s and soon was working on Hollywood production ...

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton East , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Daniel R. Cameron
3,632
38.97% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Lauchlin Daniel Currie Lauchlin Daniel Currie (March 28, 1893 – February 4, 1969) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1933 to 1941 and Richmond from 1941 to 1949 in the Nova Scotia House of Assemb ...

3,655
39.21% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, James B. McLachlan
1,737
18.64% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Donald O. Fraser
297
3.19% , , , Daniel R. Cameron , - , , , Robert Hamilton Butts† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton North , , ,

4,448
47.50% , , Luke Daye
4,330
46.24% , , John McDonald
586
6.26% , , , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton South , , , Gordon Sidney Harrington
4,757
43.81% , , Malcolm A. Patterson
4,650
42.83% , , , , Lauchlin D. McKay
1,451
13.36% , , , ''New riding'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton West , , , Weldon W. Patton
3,036
53.49% , , Alonzo Martell
2,640
46.51% , , , , , , , Alonzo Martell
'' Richmond-West Cape Breton'' , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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Hubert Meen Aucoin Hubert Meen Aucoin (December 17, 1874 – January 29, 1952) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member. ...

4,862
46.36% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry (February 19, 1878 – June 11, 1949) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the House of ...

5,626
53.64% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , ,

, - , , , James A. Proudfoot† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

, , Benjamin A. LeBlanc
2,603
46.46% , , , George R. Deveau
3,000
53.54% , , , , , , , Vacant
'' Richmond-West Cape Breton'' , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

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Frederick Walker Baldwin Frederick Walker Baldwin (January 2, 1882 – August 7, 1948), also known as Casey Baldwin, paternal grandson of Canadian reform leader Robert Baldwin, was a hydrofoil and aviation pioneer and partner of the famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell. ...

2,216
52.18% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Donald Buchanan McLeod
2,031
47.82% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , , , Donald Buchanan McLeod , - , , , Vacant

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Notes

Further reading