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1960 Nova Scotia general election

The 1960 Nova Scotia general election was held on 7 June 1960 to elect members of the 47th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives.

1960 Nova Scotia general election
← 1956June 7, 19601963 →
43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
Turnout82.02% Increase2.19pp
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Lib
CCF
LeaderRobert StanfieldHenry HicksMichael James MacDonald
PartyProgressive ConservativeLiberalCo-operative Commonwealth
Leader sinceNovember 10, 1948September 9, 19541953
Leader's seatColchesterAnnapolis East
(Lost re-election)		Cape Breton Centre
Last election24181
Seats won27151
Seat changeIncrease3Decrease3Steady
Popular vote168,023147,95131,036
Percentage48.11%42.36%8.89%
SwingDecrease0.44ppDecrease5.29ppIncrease5.94pp
Premier before election

Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative

Results

Results by party

↓
27151
Progressive ConservativeLiberalCCF
Official results [1][2]
PartyParty leader# of
candidates		SeatsPopular vote
1956DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)
 Progressive ConservativeRobert Stanfield43242427+3168,02348.11%-0.44%
 LiberalHenry Hicks43181715-3147,95142.36%-5.29%
 Co-operative CommonwealthMichael James MacDonald34111031,0368.89%+5.94%
 Independent100006500.19%-0.05%
 Vacant1 
Total valid votes347,66099.54%+0.15%
Blank and invalid ballots1,5960.46%-0.15%
Total121434343–349,256100.00%–
Registered voters / turnout388,80582.02%[3]+2.19%
Popular vote
PC
 
48.11%
Liberal
 
42.36%
CCF
 
8.89%
Independent
 
0.19%
Seats summary
PC
 
62.79%
Liberal
 
34.88%
CCF
 
2.33%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Progressive Conservative

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 districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
Annapolis EastHanson Dowell
2,666
48.69%		Henry Hicks
2,658
48.55%		Murray Alton Bent
151
2.76%		Henry Hicks
Annapolis WestCharles T. LeBrun
2,068
42.74%		Peter M. Nicholson
2,571
53.14%		Louis A. Beeler
199
4.11%		Peter M. Nicholson
ClareKenneth Weaver
2,034
47.87%		Pierre E. Belliveau
2,215
52.13%		Pierre E. Belliveau
DigbyE. Keith Potter
2,593
48.15%		Victor Cardoza
2,651
49.23%		Foster Journeay
141
2.62%		Malcolm Stewart Leonard†
Hants WestGeorge Henry Wilson
3,623
49.27%		Gerald Regan
3,412
46.40%		Howard B. Wile
319
4.34%		George Henry Wilson
Kings NorthGladys Porter
3,060
51.19%		Eric Balcom
2,782
46.54%		Levitte Joseph Melanson
136
2.28%		Eric Balcom
Kings SouthEdward Haliburton
2,388
57.29%		Bruce Trenholm
1,581
37.93%		George R. Goucher
199
4.77%		Edward Haliburton
Kings WestR.F. Hazel
3,425
45.18%		Edward D. MacArthur
3,937
51.93%		George Turner
219
2.89%		Hiram Thomas†

South Shore

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
Lunenburg CentreGeorge O. Lohnes
4,384
52.25%		Nathan Simeon Joudrey
3,832
45.67%		Arthur William Benedict
175
2.09%		George O. Lohnes
Lunenburg EastMaurice L. Zinck
2,140
58.37%		Kirk S. Hennigar
1,405
38.33%		Albro Boehner
121
3.30%		Maurice L. Zinck
Lunenburg WestHarley J. Spence
2,858
52.94%		Frederick E.L. Fowke
2,541
47.06%		Harley J. Spence
QueensW. S. Kennedy Jones
3,770
59.04%		Della P. Richardson
2,616
40.96%		W. S. Kennedy Jones
ShelburneJames McKay Harding
3,539
52.94%		William Russell MacKay
3,146
47.06%		James McKay Harding
YarmouthGeorge A. Burridge
4,811
24.82%		Eric Spinney
4,309
22.23%		Willard Franklyn Allen
650
3.35%		Eric Spinney
George A. Snow
4,578
23.62%		Willard O'Brien
5,037
25.98%		Willard O'Brien

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
ColchesterRobert Stanfield
8,574
28.82%		Hugh Charles MacKinnon
5,439
18.28%		Harvey T. Curtis
704
2.37%		Robert Stanfield
George Isaac Smith
8,219
27.62%		Gordon Purdy
6,127
20.59%		Helen K. Wright
692
2.33%		George Isaac Smith
Cumberland CentreStephen T. Pyke
2,308
52.91%		Ralph F. Gilroy
1,753
40.19%		John R. Tabor
301
6.90%		Stephen T. Pyke
Cumberland EastJames A. Langille
5,081
57.08%		Walter T. Purdy
3,471
39.00%		Lloyd L. Ayer
349
3.92%		James A. Langille
Cumberland WestGeorge Percy Graham
2,219
45.79%		Allison T. Smith
2,418
49.90%		Thomas Alton Johnstone
209
4.31%		Allison T. Smith
Hants EastErnest M. Ettinger
2,426
49.50%		Carl Spencer Grant
2,207
45.03%		Alfred James Scothorn
268
5.47%		Ernest M. Ettinger

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
Halifax CentreDonald MacKeen Smith
4,921
48.01%		Gordon S. Cowan
4,651
45.38%		James M. Murray
678
6.61%		Gordon S. Cowan
Halifax County-DartmouthMurray Ritcey
7,653
43.05%		Gordon L. S. Hart
8,258
46.46%		Percy W. Dares
1,864
10.49%		Geoffrey W. Stevens†
Halifax EastNelson Gaetz
2,432
44.06%		Duncan MacMillan
2,787
50.49%		Wallace H. Mason
301
5.45%		Duncan MacMillan
Halifax NorthRobert Mullane
7,444
44.09%		John E. Ahern
7,974
47.23%		Charles A. Moulton
1,466
8.68%		John E. Ahern
Halifax NorthwestGordon H. Fitzgerald
4,209
46.55%		Ronald Manning Fielding
4,182
46.26%		L.C. Wilson
650
7.19%		Ronald Manning Fielding
Halifax SouthRichard Donahoe
5,861
54.65%		Robert James Butler
4,302
40.12%		Ralph Loomer
561
5.23%		Richard Donahoe
Halifax WestD. C. McNeil
6,684
45.06%		Charles H. Reardon
6,925
46.68%		Harold J. Martell
1,225
8.26%		Charles H. Reardon

Central Nova

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
AntigonishWilliam F. MacKinnon
3,177
54.77%		Vincent J. MacDonald
2,495
43.01%		Alex MacPherson
129
2.22%		William F. MacKinnon
GuysboroughAlexander MacIsaac
3,123
49.98%		Norman Robert Anderson
2,934
46.95%		Leslie Wilfred Myers
192
3.07%		Vacant
Pictou CentreDonald R. MacLeod
4,755
43.92%		James H. Power
3,615
33.39%		Doris Nicholson
2,456
22.69%		Donald R. MacLeod
Pictou EastWilliam A. MacLeod
2,424
44.55%		John W. MacDonald
2,568
47.20%		Barrie M. Hould
449
8.25%		William A. MacLeod
Pictou WestHarvey Veniot
2,744
52.28%		W.A. Broidy
2,353
44.83%		W.E. Salsman
152
2.90%		Harvey Veniot

Cape Breton

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalCCFIndependent
Cape Breton CentreLowell Murray
1,964
27.19%		James P. McNeil
1,887
26.13%		Michael James MacDonald
3,371
46.68%		Michael James MacDonald
Cape Breton EastLayton Fergusson
4,862
45.56%		Joe A. Wadden
1,567
14.68%		John L. MacKinnon
4,243
39.76%		Layton Fergusson
Cape Breton NorthTom MacKeough
5,257
46.83%		Ted Sullivan
3,094
27.56%		Thomas R. MacDonald
2,875
25.61%		John Michael Macdonald†
Cape Breton NovaPercy Gaum
2,525
36.93%		Wilfred Gillis
2,094
30.63%		Albert Ollie Wilson
2,218
32.44%		Percy Gaum
Cape Breton SouthDonald C. MacNeil
5,153
46.23%		Ritchie MacCoy
3,718
33.36%		Bernard O'Neil
2,275
20.41%		Donald C. MacNeil
Cape Breton WestEdward Manson
4,192
45.37%		Herbert Shannon
3,652
39.53%		John R. Lynk
1,395
15.10%		Edward Manson
InvernessArchie Neil Chisholm
3,923
24.43%		Joseph Clyde Nunn
4,113
25.62%		Stephen James MacLellan
353
2.20%		Joseph Clyde Nunn
Ralph Mauger MacKichan
3,648
22.72%		Roderick MacLean
4,018
25.03%		Roderick MacLean
RichmondByron Seymour Langley
2,491
48.89%		Earl Wallace Urquhart
2,604
51.11%		Earl Wallace Urquhart
VictoriaLeonard Walter Jones
1,817
46.96%		Carleton L. MacMillan
2,052
53.04%		Carleton L. MacMillan

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