# 1937 Nova Scotia general election

The 1937 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1937 to elect members of the 41st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 25 | 5 |
| Liberal | Progressive Conservative |
Official results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | 1933 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | Angus Lewis Macdonald | 30 | 22 | 21 | 25 | +3 | 165,397 | 52.69% | +0.35% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | 30 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -3 | 143,670 | 45.77% | +0.06% |
| | Labour | Labour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,396 | 1.08% | +0.30% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 1 | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 312,463 | 99.55% | – |
| Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | 1,421 | 0.45% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 61 | 30 | 30 | 30 | – | 313,884 | 100.00% | – |
| Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | Registered voters / turnout | 312,817 | 79.67% | -6.23% |
Popular vote
Liberal
52.69%
PC
45.77%
Labour
1.08% :
Seats summary
Liberal
83.33%
PC
16.67% :

## Retiring incumbents
### Liberal

* Clarence W. Anderson, Guysborough
* George R. Deveau, Richmond
* Guy Murray Logan, Halifax Centre

### Progressive Conservative

* Seth M. Bartling, Queens
* William A. Flemming, Colchester
* Weldon W. Patton, Cape Breton West

## Nominated candidates

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

### Valley

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Annapolis | | John D. McKenzie 4,977 57.35% | | James Eugene Morse 3,702 42.65% | | | John D. McKenzie |
| Digby | | Joseph William Comeau 5,179 58.19% | | Edward Brenett Pugh 3,721 41.81% | | | Joseph William Comeau |
| Hants | | Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,590 54.96% | | Leonard W. Fraser 4,581 45.04% | | | Alexander Stirling MacMillan |
| Kings | | John Alexander McDonald 7,470 32.34% | | George Nowlan 5,790 25.07% | | | John Alexander McDonald |

### South Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Lunenburg | | Frank R. Davis 8,073 28.28% | | Reginald E. Hyson 6,268 21.95% | | | Frank R. Davis |
| Lunenburg | | Gordon E. Romkey 7,796 27.31% | | Vernon L. Pearson 6,414 22.47% | | | Gordon E. Romkey |
| Queens | | J. Ross Byrne 2,715 48.09% | | John J. Cameron 2,931 51.91% | | | Seth M. Bartling† |
| Shelburne | | Henry R. L. Bill 3,215 58.41% | | Norman Emmons Smith 2,289 41.59% | | | Henry R. L. Bill |
| Yarmouth | | Lindsay C. Gardner 5,566 60.11% | | Peter Lorimer Judge 3,694 39.89% | | | Lindsay C. Gardner |

### Fundy-Northeast

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Colchester | | Harry B. Havey 5,791 23.45% | | Frederick Murray Blois 6,698 27.13% | | | William A. Flemming† |
| Colchester | | Edward G. McColough 5,614 22.74% | | George Y. Thomas 6,587 26.68% | | | George Y. Thomas |
| Cumberland | | John S. Smiley 8,047 22.58% | | Archie B. Smith 9,272 26.02% | | | John S. Smiley |
| Cumberland | | Archibald J. Mason 8,024 22.52% | | Percy Chapman Black 10,289 28.88% | | | Percy Chapman Black |

### Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Halifax Centre | | William Duff Forrest 5,186 54.61% | | Arthur Wilfred Morton 4,310 45.39% | | | Guy Murray Logan† |
| Halifax East | | Geoffrey W. Stevens 6,082 52.27% | | Josiah Frederick Fraser 5,554 47.73% | | | Geoffrey W. Stevens |
| Halifax North | | Harold Connolly 5,458 57.81% | | Gerald Patrick Flavin 3,984 42.19% | | | Harold Connolly |
| Halifax South | | Angus Lewis Macdonald 5,446 56.10% | | Richard Donahoe 4,262 43.90% | | | Angus Lewis Macdonald |
| Halifax West | | George E. Hagen 5,034 54.00% | | Earle C. Phinney 4,288 46.00% | | | George E. Hagen |

### Central Nova

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Antigonish | | John L. MacIsaac 3,160 61.11% | | Robert H. Butts 2,011 38.89% | | | John L. MacIsaac |
| Guysborough | | Havelock Torrey 4,368 57.81% | | Howard Amos Rice 3,188 42.19% | | | Clarence W. Anderson† |
| Pictou | | Newton G. Munro 9,637 25.96% | | John A. MacGregor 8,890 23.95% | | | Vacant |
| Pictou | | Josiah H. MacQuarrie 10,149 27.34% | | Rod H. MacLeod 8,441 22.74% | | | Josiah H. MacQuarrie |

### Cape Breton

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | PC | PC | Labour | Labour | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape Breton Centre | | Michael Dwyer 4,148 59.56% | | Robert Simpson MacLellan 2,816 40.44% | | | Michael Dwyer |
| Cape Breton East | | Lauchlin Daniel Currie 4,172 40.12% | | Roderick Kerr 2,832 27.23% | | William T. Mercer 3,396 32.65% | Lauchlin Daniel Currie |
| Cape Breton North | | George Belcher Murray 4,679 51.73% | | Joseph Macdonald 4,366 48.27% | | | Joseph Macdonald |
| Cape Breton South | | George M. Morrison 5,879 52.00% | | Gordon Sidney Harrington 5,427 48.00% | | | Gordon Sidney Harrington |
| Cape Breton West | | Malcolm A. Patterson 2,883 50.80% | | Evan MacK. Forbes 2,792 49.20% | | | Weldon W. Patton† |
| Inverness | | Moses Elijah McGarry 5,836 25.27% | | Alexander Daniel McInnis 4,002 17.33% | | | Moses Elijah McGarry |
| Richmond | | Donald David Boyd 2,888 53.38% | | Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc 2,522 46.62% | | | George R. Deveau† |
| Victoria | | John Malcolm Campbell 2,335 57.17% | | Frederick Walker Baldwin 1,749 42.83% | | | Frederick Walker Baldwin |