1920 Nova Scotia general election

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The 1920 Nova Scotia general election was held on 27 July 1920 to elect members of the 37th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party won a majority of seats in the Legislaure with only 44 percent of the vote.

Quick facts 43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 22 seats needed for a majority, First party ...
1920 Nova Scotia general election
← 1916
July 27, 1920
1925 â†’
← outgoing members
members â†’
43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
UF
Leader George Henry Murray Daniel George McKenzie
Party Liberal United Farmers
Leader since 1896 January 20, 1920
Leader's seat Victoria Ran in Cumberland (Won)
Last election 30 New party
Seats won 29 6
Seat change Decrease1 Increase6
Popular vote 154,627 47,798
Percentage 44.4% 14.0%
Swing Decrease6.0pp New party
  Third party Fourth party
 
Lab
Con
Leader No leader William Lorimer Hall
Party Labour Liberal-Conservative
Leader since June 29, 1922
Leader's seat Queens
(Lost re-election)
Last election 0 13
Seats won 5 3
Seat change Increase5 Decrease10
Popular vote 64,495 81,044
Percentage 16.9% 24.7%
Swing Increase16.5pp Decrease24.1pp
Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

 Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

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This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office.[1]

Members were elected in multi-member districts electing from two to five members each, through plurality block voting.

Results

Results by party

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29 6 5 3
Liberal United Farmers Labour Liberal-Conservative
More information Party, Party leader ...
Official results [2][3]
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1916 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 40 30 29 -1 154,627 44.44% -6.34%
  Liberal-Conservative William Lorimer Hall 31 13 3 -10 81,044 23.29% -25.11%
  United Farmers[a] Daniel George McKenzie 17 0 6 +6 47,798 13.74% N/A
  Labour[a][b] None 12 0 5 +5 64,495 18.54% +18.14%
  Vacant  
Total valid votes 347,964 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00% –
Total 100 43 43 43 – 347,964 100.00% –
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Popular vote
Liberal
 
 44.44%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 23.29%
Labour
 
 18.54%
United Farmers
 
 13.74%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 67.44%
United Farmers
 
 13.95%
Labour
 
 11.63%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 6.98%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Annapolis Frank R. Elliott
3,330
27.90%		 Vernon B. Leonard
2,512
21.05%		 Frank R. Elliott
Orlando Daniels
3,630
30.41%		 Edgar C. Shaffner
2,463
20.64%		 Orlando Daniels
Digby Henry W.B. Warner
2,997
30.93%		 Glidden Campbell
1,835
18.94%		 Henry W.B. Warner
Joseph William Comeau
3,165
32.67%		 Emede Robicheau
1,692
17.46%		 Joseph William Comeau
Hants Albert Parsons
2,083
21.06%		 John Alexander MacDonald
2,179
22.03%		 Wiley V. Davison
998
10.09%		 Albert Parsons
James William Reid
3,035
30.69%		 Walter J. Aylword
1,594
16.12%		 James William Reid
Kings John Alexander McDonald
4,705
28.21%		 James E. Kinsman
3,622
21.71%		 James E. Kinsman
Harry H. Wickwire
4,917
29.48%		 C.R. Bill
3,437
20.60%		 Harry H. Wickwire
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South Shore

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Lunenburg John James Kinley
4,900
30.24%		 Lemeau J. Hebb
3,237
19.98%		 John James Kinley
Aubrey Sperry
4,795
29.60%		 Foster W. Verge
3,270
20.18%		 Vacant
Queens George S. McClearn
1,607
26.15%		 William Lorimer Hall
1,485
24.17%		 William Lorimer Hall
Jordan W. Smith
1,737
28.27%		 Robert Smith
1,316
21.42%		 Jordan W. Smith
Shelburne Robert Irwin
1,917
28.64%		 William T. Brannen
1,623
24.25%		 Robert Irwin
Frank E. Smith
1,774
26.51%		 Wendell H. Currie
1,379
20.60%		 Frank E. Smith
Yarmouth Ernest Howard Armstrong
3,052
31.55%		 Howard Corning
3,416
35.31%		 Ernest Howard Armstrong
Amédée Melanson
3,207
33.15%		 Vacant
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Fundy-Northeast

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Colchester Robert H. Kennedy
3,096
23.33%		 Harry L. Taggart
3,430
25.84%		 Robert H. Kennedy
William R. Dunbar
3,213
24.21%		 Robert Hunter Smith
3,533
26.62%		 Frank Stanfield†
Cumberland James Ralston
4,486
14.55%		 Grace McLeod Rogers
2,470
8.01%		 Archibald Terris
4,716
15.30%		 James Ralston
Varley B. Fullerton
2,659
8.63%		 Percy L. Spicer
1,864
6.05%		 Gilbert Nelson Allen
4,934
16.01%		 James W. Kirkpatrick†
Rufus Carter
3,215
10.43%		 Everett C. Leslie
1,714
5.56%		 Daniel George McKenzie
4,766
15.46%		 Rufus Carter
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Halifax

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Halifax Adam Dunlap Burris
5,936
9.07%		 John B. Archibald
4,045
6.18%		 Joseph S. Wallace
3,409
5.21%		 Ronald A. McDonald
3,369
5.15%		 Hector MacInnes†
John L. Connolly
5,817
8.89%		 Robert A. Brenton
3,860
5.90%		 Peter McN. Kuhn
3,165
4.83%		 Patrick J. Healy
3,336
5.10%		 John L. Connolly
John Brown Douglas
6,057
9.25%		 Frederick W. Stevens
3,642
5.56%		 Joseph H. McKenzie
3,157
4.82%		 George Everett Faulkner†
Henry Bauld
6,554
10.01%		 Francis A. Gillis
3,595
5.49%		 Henry Bauld
Robert Emmett Finn
6,285
9.60%		 Edward L. Power
3,236
4.94%		 Robert Emmett Finn
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Central Nova

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Antigonish Alexander Stirling MacMillan
1,725
23.65%		 Angus J. MacGillivray
1,804
24.73%		 Fred Robert Trotter†
William Chisholm
2,059
28.23%		 Fred R. Irish
1,706
23.39%		 William Chisholm
Guysborough Clarence W. Anderson
2,359
30.36%		 D.P. Floyd
1,483
19.09%		 James F. Ellis†
James Cranswick Tory
2,619
33.71%		 J.A. Dillon
1,309
16.85%		 James Cranswick Tory
Pictou Robert M. McGregor
6,056
15.78%		 John Bell
4,416
11.51%		 Alexander D. MacKay
5,984
15.59%		 Henry D. Fraser
6,012
15.66%		 Robert M. McGregor
John Welsford MacDonald
6,287
16.38%		 Bertha A. Donaldson
2,930
7.63%		 Robert Hugh MacKay†
Robert Henry Graham
6,696
17.45%		 Robert Henry Graham
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Cape Breton

More information Electoral district, Candidates ...
Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeUnited FarmersLabour
Cape Breton W.F. Carroll
6,471
9.08%		 Neil R. McArthur
2,809
3.94%		 Joseph Steele
9,800
13.75%		 Neil Ferguson†
A.B. MacGillivray
5,334
7.49%		 A.C. MacCormick
2,749
3.86%		 Arthur R. Richardson
9,177
12.88%		 Vacant
Daniel Alexander Cameron
5,729
8.04%		 Ewen MacKay Forbes
2,343
3.29%		 Forman Waye
9,407
13.20%		 Daniel Alexander Cameron
N. MacDonald
5,270
7.40%		 Charles B. Smith
2,338
3.28%		 D. W. Morrison
9,830
13.80%		 Vacant
Inverness Donald MacLennan
3,461
26.32%		 Moses Elijah McGarry
2,643
20.10%		 John J. McNeil
1,763
13.40%		 Donald MacLennan
John C. Bourinot
3,204
24.36%		 Malcolm McKay
2,081
15.82%		 John C. Bourinot
Richmond G.H. Murray
1,761
24.35%		 Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
1,823
25.20%		 Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
George R. Deveau
1,728
23.89%		 John Alexander MacDonald
1,921
26.56%		 John Alexander MacDonald
Victoria George Henry Murray
2,078
32.42%		 Guy McL. Matheson
1,109
17.30%		 George Henry Murray
Angus Gladstone Buchanan
2,013
31.41%		 Phillip McLeod
1,209
18.86%		 Vacant
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