1967 Nova Scotia general election

1967 Nova Scotia general election
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46 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; 24 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.00% 0.87pp
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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40	6
Progressive Conservative	Liberal

Official results ^[1]^[2]
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	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%

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
	Progressive Conservative	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
	Liberal	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

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

Electoral district	Candidates							Incumbent
Electoral district	PC		Liberal		NDP		Independent	Incumbent
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