1967 Nova Scotia general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election
← 1963 May 30, 1967 1970 →
46 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.00% Decrease0.87pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
Lib
NDP
Leader Robert Stanfield Gerald Regan James H. Aitchison
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic
Leader since November 10, 1948 July 24, 1965 1963
Leader's seat Colchester Ran in Halifax Needham (won) Ran in Cape Breton East (lost)
Last election 39 4 0
Seats won 40 6 0
Seat change Increase1 Increase2 Steady
Popular vote 180,498 142,945 17,873
Percentage 52.39% 41.49% 5.19%
Swing Decrease3.48pp Increase2.06pp Increase1.08pp
Premier before election

Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative

The 1967 Nova Scotia general election was held on 30 May 1967 to elect members of the 49th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative Party.

Results

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Results by party

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40 6
Progressive Conservative Liberal
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1963 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Progressive Conservative Robert Stanfield 46 39 39 40 +1 180,498 52.39% -3.48%
  Liberal Gerald Regan 46 4 4 6 +2 142,945 41.49% +2.06%
  New Democratic James H. Aitchison 24 0 0 0 0 17,873 5.19% +1.08%
  Independent 2 0 0 0 0 498 0.14% +0.14%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 341,814 99.22% -0.20%
Blank and invalid ballots 2,703 0.78% +0.20%
Total 118 43 43 46 +3 344,517 100.00% –
Registered voters / turnout 405,714 77.00%[3] -0.87%
Popular vote
PC
 
 52.39%
Liberal
 
 41.49%
New Democratic
 
 5.19%
Independent
 
 0.14%
Seats summary
PC
 
 86.96%
Liberal
 
 13.04%

Results by region

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Party name HRM Cape Breton Annapolis Valley South Shore Fundy-Northeast Central Nova Total
Parties winning seats in the legislature
  Progressive Conservative Seats: 7 9 6 7 6 5 40
  Popular vote: 50.77% 51.07% 51.92% 53.02% 58.77% 54.15% 52.39%
  Liberal Seats: 3 1 2 0 0 0 6
  Popular vote: 44.82% 35.54% 47.51% 44.18% 37.58% 43.46% 41.49%
Parties not winning seats in the legislature
New Democratic Popular vote: 4.42% 13.17% 0.57% 2.13% 3.66% 2.39% 5.19%
Independent Popular vote: – 0.22% – 0.68% – – 0.14%
Total seats: 10 10 8 7 6 5 46

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
Progressive Conservative

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Annapolis East John I. Marshall
2,866
56.13% 		Malcolm Balcom
2,240
43.87% 		John I. Marshall
Annapolis West Kenneth Green
1,981
45.87% 		Peter M. Nicholson
2,338
54.13% 		Peter M. Nicholson
Clare Hector J. Pothier
1,841
43.57% 		Benoit Comeau
2,384
56.43% 		Hector J. Pothier
Digby Robert Baden Powell
2,524
51.31% 		Phillip R. Woolaver
2,395
48.69% 		Robert Baden Powell
Hants West Norman T. Spence
3,765
51.96% 		Robert D. Lindsay
3,481
48.04% 		Norman T. Spence
Kings North Victor Thorpe
3,407
55.25% 		Victor Cleyle
2,759
44.75% 		Gladys Porter†
Kings South Edward Haliburton
2,515
62.89% 		Bruce Trenholm
1,484
37.11% 		Edward Haliburton
Kings West Gordon Tidman
3,619
48.98% 		Frank Bezanson
3,522
47.67% 		Ralph Loomer
247
3.34% 		Paul Kinsman†

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Lunenburg Centre George O. Lohnes
4,229
51.46% 		Walton Cook
3,760
45.75% 		Earl Croft
229
2.79% 		George O. Lohnes
Lunenburg East Maurice L. Zinck
2,100
55.87% 		Fred Porter Jr.
1,659
44.13% 		Maurice L. Zinck
Lunenburg West Harley J. Spence
2,564
50.00% 		Carroll Young
2,396
46.72% 		Wilson Touchie
168
3.28% 		Harley J. Spence
Queens W. S. Kennedy Jones
3,290
57.69% 		G. Cecil Day
2,413
42.31% 		W. S. Kennedy Jones
Shelburne James McKay Harding
3,271
46.60% 		Harold Huskilson
3,111
44.32% 		Aubrey Harding
638
9.09% 		James McKay Harding
Yarmouth Benoit Robichaud
5,003
26.56% 		Fraser Mooney
4,463
23.69% 		Willard F. Allen
329
1.75% 		George A. Burridge†
George A. Snow
5,345
28.37% 		Earle Maberley
3,699
19.63% 		George A. Snow

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Colchester Robert Stanfield
9,091
31.04% 		George Pulsifer
5,344
18.25% 		Arthur Benedict
507
1.73% 		Robert Stanfield
George Isaac Smith
8,485
28.97% 		Charles Sutherland
5,348
18.26% 		Cecil Delaney
509
1.74% 		George Isaac Smith
Cumberland Centre Stephen T. Pyke
2,437
67.34% 		Charles H. Sarson
1,022
28.24% 		J. Reginald Daborn
160
4.42% 		Stephen T. Pyke
Cumberland East James A. Langille
4,415
55.16% 		Howard R. Furlong
3,053
38.14% 		John Burbine
536
6.70% 		James A. Langille
Cumberland West D. L. George Henley
2,506
57.81% 		Ruth Fullerton
1,698
39.17% 		Shirley Spicer
131
3.02% 		D. L. George Henley
Hants East Albert J. Ettinger
2,697
52.08% 		Norman E. Casey
2,482
47.92% 		Albert J. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Halifax Atlantic John Buchanan
4,507
53.74% 		Percy Baker
3,556
42.40% 		Charles Grineault
324
3.86% 		New riding
Halifax Chebucto James H. Vaughan
5,154
52.01% 		K. Peter Richard
4,253
42.92% 		Keith Jobson
503
5.08% 		James H. Vaughan
Halifax North
Halifax Citadel Donald MacKeen Smith
4,771
55.41% 		Robert Matheson
3,522
40.91% 		M. Rae Gillman
317
3.68% 		Donald MacKeen Smith
Halifax Centre
Halifax Cobequid Gordon H. Fitzgerald
5,463
51.51% 		John F. Cruickshank
5,143
48.49% 		Gordon H. Fitzgerald
Halifax Northwest
Halifax Cornwallis Richard Donahoe
5,458
56.39% 		Clarence L. Gosse
4,221
43.61% 		Richard Donahoe
Halifax South
Halifax Eastern Shore Nelson Gaetz
3,682
43.36% 		Duncan MacMillan
4,201
49.48% 		James Yetman
608
7.16% 		Nelson Gaetz
Halifax East
Halifax Needham Cecil Moore
3,252
46.72% 		Gerald Regan
3,354
48.18% 		Buddy Daye
355
5.10% 		New riding
Halifax-St. Margaret's D. C. McNeil
5,030
53.48% 		Alex McNeil
3,910
41.57% 		Peggy Prowse
466
4.95% 		D. C. McNeil
Halifax West
Dartmouth North Charles Clarke
4,301
43.62% 		Gordon L. S. Hart
4,906
49.75% 		Perry Ronayne
654
6.63% 		New Riding
Dartmouth South Irvin William Akerley
4,552
50.37% 		Eileen Stubbs
3,694
40.88% 		Bruce Wallace
791
8.75% 		Irvin William Akerley
Halifax County-Dartmouth

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Antigonish William F. MacKinnon
3,222
50.20% 		Bill Gillis
3,196
49.80% 		William F. MacKinnon
Guysborough Alexander MacIsaac
3,154
52.75% 		Donald J. Gillis
2,825
47.25% 		Alexander MacIsaac
Pictou Centre Donald R. MacLeod
5,416
53.90% 		John Brother MacDonald
3,846
38.28% 		John Markie
786
7.82% 		Donald R. MacLeod
Pictou East Thomas MacQueen
2,876
51.14% 		A. Lloyd MacDonald
2,748
48.86% 		A. Lloyd MacDonald
Pictou West Harvey Veniot
3,137
65.20% 		Edward Snow
1,674
34.80% 		Harvey Veniot

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
PC Liberal NDP Independent
Cape Breton Centre Mike Laffin
3,565
55.85% 		William J. Boudreau
1,313
20.57% 		Tom O'Leary
1,505
23.58% 		Mike Laffin
Cape Breton East Layton Fergusson
5,094
53.29% 		William O'Leary
1,417
14.82% 		James H. Aitchison
3,048
31.89% 		Layton Fergusson
Cape Breton North Tom MacKeough
5,574
53.39% 		Alexander O'Handley
3,318
31.90% 		Gerald Yetman
1,510
14.52% 		Tom MacKeough
Cape Breton Nova Percy Gaum
2,873
47.13% 		Tom Miller
1,829
30.00% 		Paul MacEwan
1,394
22.87% 		Percy Gaum
Cape Breton South Donald C. MacNeil
4,843
47.18% 		Charles O'Connell
3,944
38.42% 		Charles Palmer
1,309
12.75% 		Angus Currie
169
1.65% 		Donald C. MacNeil
Cape Breton West Edward Manson
3,862
43.95% 		Allan Sullivan
3,748
42.65% 		Jeremy Akerman
1,178
13.40% 		Edward Manson
Inverness Norman J. MacLean
3,994
26.27% 		William MacIsaac
3,571
23.49% 		Norman J. MacLean
Alfred Davis
3,680
24.21% 		William N. MacLean
3,956
26.02% 		William N. MacLean
Richmond Gerald Doucet
3,054
59.42% 		Rudolph J. Boudreau
2,086
40.58% 		Gerald Doucet
Victoria Fisher Hudson
2,033
55.01% 		Duncan F. Buchanan
1,663
44.99% 		Carleton L. MacMillan†

References

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  1. ^ "Election Returns 1967" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. ^ "Election Returns 1967 Recapitulation" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ While 344,517 votes were cast, only 312,647 electors voted as Colchester, Inverness and Yarmouth electors voted for two candidates.

Further reading

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