1963 Nova Scotia general election

The 1963 Nova Scotia general election was held on 8 October 1963 to elect members of the 48th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservatives.

Retiring incumbents

 * Liberal
 * Pierre E. Belliveau, Clare
 * John W. MacDonald, Pictou East


 * Progressive Conservative
 * George Henry Wilson, Hants 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

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis East
 * John I. Marshall 2,962 56.40%
 * Melbourne Parker Armstrong 2,232 42.50%
 * Murray Alton Bent 58 1.10%
 * Vacant
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis West
 * Kenneth E. Green 2,075 45.81%
 * Peter M. Nicholson 2,386 52.67%
 * Dale A. Young 69 1.52%
 * Peter M. Nicholson
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare
 * Hector J. Pothier 2,154 52.61%
 * Joseph C. LeBlanc 1,940 47.39%
 * Pierre E. Belliveau†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby
 * Robert Baden Powell 2,671 52.23%
 * Victor Cardoza 2,378 46.50%
 * Louis A. Beeler 65 1.27%
 * Victor Cardoza
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West
 * Norman T. Spence 4,193 58.20%
 * W. Whitney Spicer 2,840 39.42%
 * Arthur Benedict 171 2.37%
 * George Henry Wilson†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North
 * Gladys Porter 3,668 59.43%
 * David Durell Sutton 2,405 38.97%
 * George Turner 99 1.60%
 * Gladys Porter
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edward Haliburton 2,505 65.27%
 * Bruce M. Trenholm 1,333 34.73%
 * Edward Haliburton
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Paul Kinsman 3,879 55.85%
 * Edward D. MacArthur 3,067 44.15%
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Victor Cardoza
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West
 * Norman T. Spence 4,193 58.20%
 * W. Whitney Spicer 2,840 39.42%
 * Arthur Benedict 171 2.37%
 * George Henry Wilson†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North
 * Gladys Porter 3,668 59.43%
 * David Durell Sutton 2,405 38.97%
 * George Turner 99 1.60%
 * Gladys Porter
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edward Haliburton 2,505 65.27%
 * Bruce M. Trenholm 1,333 34.73%
 * Edward Haliburton
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Paul Kinsman 3,879 55.85%
 * Edward D. MacArthur 3,067 44.15%
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Gladys Porter
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edward Haliburton 2,505 65.27%
 * Bruce M. Trenholm 1,333 34.73%
 * Edward Haliburton
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Paul Kinsman 3,879 55.85%
 * Edward D. MacArthur 3,067 44.15%
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Edward Haliburton
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Paul Kinsman 3,879 55.85%
 * Edward D. MacArthur 3,067 44.15%
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Edward D. MacArthur 3,067 44.15%
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }
 * Edward D. MacArthur
 * }

South Shore

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg Centre
 * George O. Lohnes 4,785 57.06%
 * Leon J. Iverson 3,601 42.94%
 * George O. Lohnes
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg East
 * Maurice L. Zinck 2,267 63.17%
 * Charles E. Harris 1,322 36.83%
 * Maurice L. Zinck
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West
 * Harley J. Spence 2,937 58.12%
 * Joye F. Davison 2,116 41.88%
 * Harley J. Spence
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens
 * W. S. Kennedy Jones 3,833 65.85%
 * W. Alton Snow 1,988 34.15%
 * W. S. Kennedy Jones
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne
 * James McKay Harding 3,737 54.40%
 * Robert Quinlan Hood 3,133 45.60%
 * James McKay Harding
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * George A. Burridge 4,884 25.20%
 * Irving Charles Pink 4,345 22.42%
 * Angus Boyd MacGillivary 358 1.85%
 * George A. Burridge
 * George A. Snow 5,077 26.19%
 * Willard O'Brien 4,719 24.35%
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * Harley J. Spence
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens
 * W. S. Kennedy Jones 3,833 65.85%
 * W. Alton Snow 1,988 34.15%
 * W. S. Kennedy Jones
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne
 * James McKay Harding 3,737 54.40%
 * Robert Quinlan Hood 3,133 45.60%
 * James McKay Harding
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * George A. Burridge 4,884 25.20%
 * Irving Charles Pink 4,345 22.42%
 * Angus Boyd MacGillivary 358 1.85%
 * George A. Burridge
 * George A. Snow 5,077 26.19%
 * Willard O'Brien 4,719 24.35%
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * James McKay Harding
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * George A. Burridge 4,884 25.20%
 * Irving Charles Pink 4,345 22.42%
 * Angus Boyd MacGillivary 358 1.85%
 * George A. Burridge
 * George A. Snow 5,077 26.19%
 * Willard O'Brien 4,719 24.35%
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * Angus Boyd MacGillivary 358 1.85%
 * George A. Burridge
 * George A. Snow 5,077 26.19%
 * Willard O'Brien 4,719 24.35%
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * Willard O'Brien 4,719 24.35%
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }
 * Willard O'Brien
 * }

Fundy-Northeast

 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester
 * Robert Stanfield 9,606 32.42%
 * Gordon T. Purdy 5,515 18.61%
 * Harvey T. Curtis 382 1.29%
 * Robert Stanfield
 * George Isaac Smith 9,147 30.87%
 * Charles K. Sutherland 4,746 16.02%
 * Helen K. Wright 233 0.79%
 * George Isaac Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre
 * Stephen T. Pyke 2,545 66.68%
 * William Thomas Noiles 1,272 33.32%
 * Stephen T. Pyke
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East
 * James A. Langille 5,226 63.10%
 * Norman Willard Noonan 2,795 33.75%
 * Lloyd L. Ayer 261 3.15%
 * James A. Langille
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West
 * D. L. George Henley 2,516 54.04%
 * Allison T. Smith 2,140 45.96%
 * Allison T. Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Albert J. Ettinger 2,739 52.86%
 * George E. Fraser 2,356 45.47%
 * Ralph Loomer 87 1.68%
 * Albert J. Ettinger
 * }
 * Stephen T. Pyke
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East
 * James A. Langille 5,226 63.10%
 * Norman Willard Noonan 2,795 33.75%
 * Lloyd L. Ayer 261 3.15%
 * James A. Langille
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West
 * D. L. George Henley 2,516 54.04%
 * Allison T. Smith 2,140 45.96%
 * Allison T. Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Albert J. Ettinger 2,739 52.86%
 * George E. Fraser 2,356 45.47%
 * Ralph Loomer 87 1.68%
 * Albert J. Ettinger
 * }
 * Allison T. Smith 2,140 45.96%
 * Allison T. Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Albert J. Ettinger 2,739 52.86%
 * George E. Fraser 2,356 45.47%
 * Ralph Loomer 87 1.68%
 * Albert J. Ettinger
 * }
 * Albert J. Ettinger 2,739 52.86%
 * George E. Fraser 2,356 45.47%
 * Ralph Loomer 87 1.68%
 * Albert J. Ettinger
 * }
 * Albert J. Ettinger
 * }
 * }

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Centre
 * Donald MacKeen Smith 5,478 58.57%
 * Gordon S. Cowan 3,875 41.43%
 * Donald MacKeen Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax County-Dartmouth
 * Irvin William Akerley 9,884 52.88%
 * Gordon L. S. Hart 8,150 43.60%
 * Edward B. Doyle 657 3.52%
 * Gordon L. S. Hart
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax East
 * Nelson Gaetz 3,061 52.62%
 * Duncan MacMillan 2,756 47.38%
 * Duncan MacMillan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax North
 * James H. Vaughan 8,602 52.43%
 * John E. Ahern 7,360 44.86%
 * Peggy Prowse 444 2.71%
 * John E. Ahern
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Northwest
 * Gordon H. Fitzgerald 5,559 56.07%
 * George Douglas Burris 4,027 40.62%
 * Gerald A. Guptill 329 3.32%
 * Gordon H. Fitzgerald
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South
 * Richard Donahoe 5,986 63.23%
 * Merlin Nunn 3,183 33.62%
 * Gordon A. Smith 298 3.15%
 * Richard Donahoe
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West
 * D. C. McNeil 8,792 57.00%
 * Charles H. Reardon 6,126 39.72%
 * Harold J. Martell 506 3.28%
 * Charles H. Reardon
 * }
 * John E. Ahern 7,360 44.86%
 * Peggy Prowse 444 2.71%
 * John E. Ahern
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Northwest
 * Gordon H. Fitzgerald 5,559 56.07%
 * George Douglas Burris 4,027 40.62%
 * Gerald A. Guptill 329 3.32%
 * Gordon H. Fitzgerald
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax South
 * Richard Donahoe 5,986 63.23%
 * Merlin Nunn 3,183 33.62%
 * Gordon A. Smith 298 3.15%
 * Richard Donahoe
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West
 * D. C. McNeil 8,792 57.00%
 * Charles H. Reardon 6,126 39.72%
 * Harold J. Martell 506 3.28%
 * Charles H. Reardon
 * }
 * Richard Donahoe 5,986 63.23%
 * Merlin Nunn 3,183 33.62%
 * Gordon A. Smith 298 3.15%
 * Richard Donahoe
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax West
 * D. C. McNeil 8,792 57.00%
 * Charles H. Reardon 6,126 39.72%
 * Harold J. Martell 506 3.28%
 * Charles H. Reardon
 * }
 * D. C. McNeil 8,792 57.00%
 * Charles H. Reardon 6,126 39.72%
 * Harold J. Martell 506 3.28%
 * Charles H. Reardon
 * }
 * Charles H. Reardon
 * }
 * }

Central Nova

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish
 * William F. MacKinnon 3,334 54.58%
 * Ronald Saint John Chisholm 2,774 45.42%
 * William F. MacKinnon
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough
 * Alexander MacIsaac 3,229 52.86%
 * Thomas Edwin Kirk 2,880 47.14%
 * Alexander MacIsaac
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre
 * Donald R. MacLeod 5,752 60.21%
 * Thomas H. Frazer 3,801 39.79%
 * Donald R. MacLeod
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East
 * John Andrew McLean 2,649 49.90%
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,660 50.10%
 * John W. MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Harvey Veniot 2,999 59.54%
 * Charles Ernest MacCarthy 2,038 40.46%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre
 * Donald R. MacLeod 5,752 60.21%
 * Thomas H. Frazer 3,801 39.79%
 * Donald R. MacLeod
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East
 * John Andrew McLean 2,649 49.90%
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,660 50.10%
 * John W. MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Harvey Veniot 2,999 59.54%
 * Charles Ernest MacCarthy 2,038 40.46%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald 2,660 50.10%
 * John W. MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Harvey Veniot 2,999 59.54%
 * Charles Ernest MacCarthy 2,038 40.46%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Harvey Veniot 2,999 59.54%
 * Charles Ernest MacCarthy 2,038 40.46%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * }

Cape Breton

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre
 * Mike Laffin 3,699 54.12%
 * Joseph Flaudio Rizzetto 939 13.74%
 * Michael James MacDonald 2,197 32.14%
 * Michael James MacDonald
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East
 * Layton Fergusson 5,870 58.06%
 * Bernard Currie 1,359 13.44%
 * John L. MacKinnon 2,881 28.50%
 * Layton Fergusson
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North
 * Tom MacKeough 6,200 58.71%
 * Murray J. Ryan 2,961 28.04%
 * John Dolhanty 1,399 13.25%
 * Tom MacKeough
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova
 * Percy Gaum 3,344 53.37%
 * Charles Richard Sigut 1,213 19.36%
 * Albert Ollie Wilson 1,709 27.27%
 * Percy Gaum
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South
 * Donald C. MacNeil 5,283 49.21%
 * John F. MacIntosh 3,579 33.34%
 * Edward Johnston 1,873 17.45%
 * Donald C. MacNeil
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West
 * Edward Manson 4,941 56.30%
 * Allan Sullivan 3,835 43.70%
 * Edward Manson
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness
 * Norman J. MacLean 4,474 26.78%
 * Joseph Clyde Nunn 3,988 23.87%
 * Joseph Clyde Nunn
 * Alfred J. Davis 4,026 24.10%
 * William N. MacLean 4,219 25.25%
 * William N. MacLean
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gerald Doucet 2,670 50.79%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,587 49.21%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Fisher Hudson 1,890 49.42%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * John F. MacIntosh 3,579 33.34%
 * Edward Johnston 1,873 17.45%
 * Donald C. MacNeil
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West
 * Edward Manson 4,941 56.30%
 * Allan Sullivan 3,835 43.70%
 * Edward Manson
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness
 * Norman J. MacLean 4,474 26.78%
 * Joseph Clyde Nunn 3,988 23.87%
 * Joseph Clyde Nunn
 * Alfred J. Davis 4,026 24.10%
 * William N. MacLean 4,219 25.25%
 * William N. MacLean
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gerald Doucet 2,670 50.79%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,587 49.21%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Fisher Hudson 1,890 49.42%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * Joseph Clyde Nunn
 * Alfred J. Davis 4,026 24.10%
 * William N. MacLean 4,219 25.25%
 * William N. MacLean
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gerald Doucet 2,670 50.79%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,587 49.21%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Fisher Hudson 1,890 49.42%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * Gerald Doucet 2,670 50.79%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart 2,587 49.21%
 * Earl Wallace Urquhart
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Fisher Hudson 1,890 49.42%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Fisher Hudson 1,890 49.42%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * Carleton L. MacMillan 1,934 50.58%
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * Carleton L. MacMillan
 * }
 * }