1974 Nova Scotia general election

The 1974 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 April 1974 to elect members of the 51st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party.

Retiring incumbents

 * Liberal
 * James L. Connolly, Halifax Chebucto
 * Ralph F. Fiske, Pictou Centre
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald, Pictou East
 * George Riley, Halifax Cobequid


 * Progressive Conservative
 * Gerald Doucet, Richmond
 * Floyd MacDonald, Queens
 * George Isaac Smith, Colchester
 * Victor Thorpe, Kings North
 * Maurice L. Zinck, Lunenburg East

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
 * Hank De Boer 2,583 43.48%
 * Gerry Sheehy 3,134 52.76%
 * Murray A. Bent 223 3.75%
 * Gerry Sheehy
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis West
 * Peter M. Nicholson 2,636 53.00%
 * J.R. Kerr 2,150 43.22%
 * David N. Lowe 188 3.78%
 * Peter M. Nicholson
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Clare
 * Benoit Comeau 2,959 61.07%
 * Vincent L. Doucet 1,218 25.14%
 * Jean L. Belliveau 668 13.79%
 * Benoit Comeau
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby
 * Joseph H. Casey 3,525 65.90%
 * John R. Nichols 1,590 29.73%
 * C.B. Haight 234 4.37%
 * Joseph H. Casey
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West
 * Robert D. Lindsay 4,148 48.07%
 * Ron Russell 3,707 42.96%
 * Gary E. Tonks 774 8.97%
 * Robert D. Lindsay
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North
 * Glenn Ells 3,536 49.39%
 * David J. Waterbury 3,124 43.63%
 * George W. Graves 500 6.98%
 * Victor Thorpe†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edgar K. Aston 1,999 33.11%
 * Harry How 3,576 59.22%
 * John P. O'Meara 463 7.67%
 * Harry How
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Frank Bezanson 5,031 58.34%
 * Kathleen E. Howlett 3,206 37.23%
 * Donald Wolsey 374 4.34%
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * John R. Nichols 1,590 29.73%
 * C.B. Haight 234 4.37%
 * Joseph H. Casey
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants West
 * Robert D. Lindsay 4,148 48.07%
 * Ron Russell 3,707 42.96%
 * Gary E. Tonks 774 8.97%
 * Robert D. Lindsay
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings North
 * Glenn Ells 3,536 49.39%
 * David J. Waterbury 3,124 43.63%
 * George W. Graves 500 6.98%
 * Victor Thorpe†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edgar K. Aston 1,999 33.11%
 * Harry How 3,576 59.22%
 * John P. O'Meara 463 7.67%
 * Harry How
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Frank Bezanson 5,031 58.34%
 * Kathleen E. Howlett 3,206 37.23%
 * Donald Wolsey 374 4.34%
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * David J. Waterbury 3,124 43.63%
 * George W. Graves 500 6.98%
 * Victor Thorpe†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings South
 * Edgar K. Aston 1,999 33.11%
 * Harry How 3,576 59.22%
 * John P. O'Meara 463 7.67%
 * Harry How
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Frank Bezanson 5,031 58.34%
 * Kathleen E. Howlett 3,206 37.23%
 * Donald Wolsey 374 4.34%
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * John P. O'Meara 463 7.67%
 * Harry How
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings West
 * Frank Bezanson 5,031 58.34%
 * Kathleen E. Howlett 3,206 37.23%
 * Donald Wolsey 374 4.34%
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * Frank Bezanson 5,031 58.34%
 * Kathleen E. Howlett 3,206 37.23%
 * Donald Wolsey 374 4.34%
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * Frank Bezanson
 * }
 * }

South Shore

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg Centre
 * James Kinley 3,878 39.08%
 * Bruce Cochran 4,086 41.18%
 * Ralph E. Deamond 421 4.24%
 * Walton Cook 1,538 15.50%
 * Walton Cook
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg East
 * Joseph Saunders 1,963 41.06%
 * Ron Barkhouse 2,536 53.04%
 * Anthony W.E. Zinck 282 5.90%
 * Maurice L. Zinck†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg West
 * Maurice DeLory 3,635 54.92%
 * Ella Spence 2,643 39.93%
 * William R. Griswold 341 5.15%
 * Maurice DeLory
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens
 * R. Keith Wyer 2,649 40.58%
 * John Wickwire 2,905 44.50%
 * A.J. d'Entremont 974 14.92%
 * Floyd MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne
 * Harold Huskilson 4,119 47.58%
 * Ron Hatfield 3,732 43.11%
 * Dewey Waybret 806 9.31%
 * Harold Huskilson
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * Fraser Mooney 8,098 32.87%
 * Martin Cottreau 4,029 16.35%
 * Lawrence Dukeshire 637 2.59%
 * Fraser Mooney
 * Hugh Tinkham 7,068 28.69%
 * George A. Snow 4,300 17.45%
 * Leslie Babin 504 2.05%
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens
 * R. Keith Wyer 2,649 40.58%
 * John Wickwire 2,905 44.50%
 * A.J. d'Entremont 974 14.92%
 * Floyd MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne
 * Harold Huskilson 4,119 47.58%
 * Ron Hatfield 3,732 43.11%
 * Dewey Waybret 806 9.31%
 * Harold Huskilson
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * Fraser Mooney 8,098 32.87%
 * Martin Cottreau 4,029 16.35%
 * Lawrence Dukeshire 637 2.59%
 * Fraser Mooney
 * Hugh Tinkham 7,068 28.69%
 * George A. Snow 4,300 17.45%
 * Leslie Babin 504 2.05%
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * Harold Huskilson
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth
 * Fraser Mooney 8,098 32.87%
 * Martin Cottreau 4,029 16.35%
 * Lawrence Dukeshire 637 2.59%
 * Fraser Mooney
 * Hugh Tinkham 7,068 28.69%
 * George A. Snow 4,300 17.45%
 * Leslie Babin 504 2.05%
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * Lawrence Dukeshire 637 2.59%
 * Fraser Mooney
 * Hugh Tinkham 7,068 28.69%
 * George A. Snow 4,300 17.45%
 * Leslie Babin 504 2.05%
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * Hugh Tinkham 7,068 28.69%
 * George A. Snow 4,300 17.45%
 * Leslie Babin 504 2.05%
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * George A. Snow
 * }
 * }

Fundy-Northeast

 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester
 * Melinda MacLean 9,514 25.87%
 * Gerald Ritcey 7,182 19.53%
 * Eda Forsythe 1,515 4.12%
 * Bob Kirk 159 0.43%
 * Gerald Ritcey
 * Floyd Tucker 8,662 23.55%
 * Ron Giffin 7,974 21.68%
 * Allan Marchbank 1,771 4.82%
 * George Isaac Smith†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland Centre
 * Guy Brown 2,283 52.16%
 * Raymond M. Smith 1,601 36.58%
 * Elory Tabor 493 11.26%
 * Raymond M. Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East
 * Ronald S. MacNeil 3,490 40.82%
 * Roger Stuart Bacon 4,125 48.25%
 * David W. D'Aubin 934 10.93%
 * Roger Stuart Bacon
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West
 * W.J. Brown 2,205 45.86%
 * D. L. George Henley 2,323 48.32%
 * A. Bradley Colpitts 280 5.82%
 * D. L. George Henley
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Jack Hawkins 3,322 49.88%
 * Avard Ettinger 2,690 40.39%
 * Clair White 549 8.24%
 * John G. Stanhope Sr. 99 1.49%
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }
 * Raymond M. Smith
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland East
 * Ronald S. MacNeil 3,490 40.82%
 * Roger Stuart Bacon 4,125 48.25%
 * David W. D'Aubin 934 10.93%
 * Roger Stuart Bacon
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland West
 * W.J. Brown 2,205 45.86%
 * D. L. George Henley 2,323 48.32%
 * A. Bradley Colpitts 280 5.82%
 * D. L. George Henley
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Jack Hawkins 3,322 49.88%
 * Avard Ettinger 2,690 40.39%
 * Clair White 549 8.24%
 * John G. Stanhope Sr. 99 1.49%
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }
 * W.J. Brown 2,205 45.86%
 * D. L. George Henley 2,323 48.32%
 * A. Bradley Colpitts 280 5.82%
 * D. L. George Henley
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants East
 * Jack Hawkins 3,322 49.88%
 * Avard Ettinger 2,690 40.39%
 * Clair White 549 8.24%
 * John G. Stanhope Sr. 99 1.49%
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }
 * Jack Hawkins 3,322 49.88%
 * Avard Ettinger 2,690 40.39%
 * Clair White 549 8.24%
 * John G. Stanhope Sr. 99 1.49%
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }
 * John G. Stanhope Sr. 99 1.49%
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }
 * Jack Hawkins
 * }

Halifax/Dartmouth/Eastern Shore

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Atlantic
 * Darrell E. Wentzell 4,380 35.90%
 * John Buchanan 6,229 51.06%
 * Colin Campbell 1,591 13.04%
 * John Buchanan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Chebucto
 * Walter Fitzgerald 5,608 53.47%
 * Dennis Ashworth 3,233 30.82%
 * Burris Devanney 1,648 15.71%
 * James L. Connolly†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Citadel
 * Ronald Wallace 4,299 48.73%
 * Richard MacLean 3,071 34.81%
 * Michael Bradfield 1,452 16.46%
 * Ronald Wallace
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Cobequid
 * George Doucet 8,691 49.57%
 * Silvia Hudson 6,878 39.23%
 * George C. Cann 1,964 11.20%
 * George Riley†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Cornwallis
 * George M. Mitchell 5,391 47.52%
 * George T.H. Cooper 3,833 33.79%
 * Muriel Duckworth 2,121 18.70%
 * George M. Mitchell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Eastern Shore
 * Alexander Garnet Brown 6,437 52.90%
 * Hanson D. Josey 4,205 34.56%
 * John T. Kennedy 1,527 12.55%
 * Alexander Garnet Brown
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham
 * Gerald Regan 4,364 61.49%
 * James H. Vaughan 1,854 26.12%
 * Martin Dolin 879 12.39%
 * Gerald Regan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax-St. Margaret's
 * Leonard L. Pace 7,238 47.87%
 * George C. Piercey 6,084 40.24%
 * Richard Rogers 1,798 11.89%
 * Leonard L. Pace
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North
 * Glen M. Bagnell 7,091 51.41%
 * Richard L. Weldon 4,839 35.08%
 * Joseph Bouchard 1,863 13.51%
 * Glen M. Bagnell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South
 * D. Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24%
 * Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91%
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * George M. Mitchell 5,391 47.52%
 * George T.H. Cooper 3,833 33.79%
 * Muriel Duckworth 2,121 18.70%
 * George M. Mitchell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Eastern Shore
 * Alexander Garnet Brown 6,437 52.90%
 * Hanson D. Josey 4,205 34.56%
 * John T. Kennedy 1,527 12.55%
 * Alexander Garnet Brown
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax Needham
 * Gerald Regan 4,364 61.49%
 * James H. Vaughan 1,854 26.12%
 * Martin Dolin 879 12.39%
 * Gerald Regan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax-St. Margaret's
 * Leonard L. Pace 7,238 47.87%
 * George C. Piercey 6,084 40.24%
 * Richard Rogers 1,798 11.89%
 * Leonard L. Pace
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North
 * Glen M. Bagnell 7,091 51.41%
 * Richard L. Weldon 4,839 35.08%
 * Joseph Bouchard 1,863 13.51%
 * Glen M. Bagnell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South
 * D. Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24%
 * Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91%
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * Gerald Regan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax-St. Margaret's
 * Leonard L. Pace 7,238 47.87%
 * George C. Piercey 6,084 40.24%
 * Richard Rogers 1,798 11.89%
 * Leonard L. Pace
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth North
 * Glen M. Bagnell 7,091 51.41%
 * Richard L. Weldon 4,839 35.08%
 * Joseph Bouchard 1,863 13.51%
 * Glen M. Bagnell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South
 * D. Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24%
 * Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91%
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * Glen M. Bagnell 7,091 51.41%
 * Richard L. Weldon 4,839 35.08%
 * Joseph Bouchard 1,863 13.51%
 * Glen M. Bagnell
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South
 * D. Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24%
 * Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91%
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Dartmouth South
 * D. Scott MacNutt 5,871 44.24%
 * Roland J. Thornhill 6,491 48.91%
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * Norman H. Dares 908 6.84%
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }
 * D. Scott MacNutt
 * }

Central Nova

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish
 * Bill Gillis 5,141 56.88%
 * Ronald A. MacDonald 3,172 35.09%
 * Patrick D. Gough 726 8.03%
 * Bill Gillis
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough
 * A.M. "Sandy" Cameron 3,688 55.66%
 * Fenwick MacIntosh 2,652 40.02%
 * William Sugg 286 4.32%
 * A.M. "Sandy" Cameron
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou Centre
 * Lawrence MacKinnon 4,954 42.54%
 * Fraser MacLean 5,100 43.80%
 * Dave MacKenzie 1,591 13.66%
 * Ralph F. Fiske†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East
 * J. Lester MacLellan 2,945 42.09%
 * Donald Cameron 3,217 45.98%
 * Joanne E. Kohout 835 11.93%
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Dan Reid 2,624 43.99%
 * Harvey Veniot 2,602 43.62%
 * Charles Parker 739 12.39%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Lawrence MacKinnon 4,954 42.54%
 * Fraser MacLean 5,100 43.80%
 * Dave MacKenzie 1,591 13.66%
 * Ralph F. Fiske†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou East
 * J. Lester MacLellan 2,945 42.09%
 * Donald Cameron 3,217 45.98%
 * Joanne E. Kohout 835 11.93%
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Dan Reid 2,624 43.99%
 * Harvey Veniot 2,602 43.62%
 * Charles Parker 739 12.39%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Donald Cameron 3,217 45.98%
 * Joanne E. Kohout 835 11.93%
 * A. Lloyd MacDonald†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou West
 * Dan Reid 2,624 43.99%
 * Harvey Veniot 2,602 43.62%
 * Charles Parker 739 12.39%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Dan Reid 2,624 43.99%
 * Harvey Veniot 2,602 43.62%
 * Charles Parker 739 12.39%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Charles Parker 739 12.39%
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * Harvey Veniot
 * }
 * }

Cape Breton

 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Centre
 * Albert J. Boudreau 1,703 21.76%
 * Mike Laffin 2,743 35.05%
 * Buddy MacEachern 3,380 43.19%
 * Mike Laffin
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton East
 * Vincent Kachafanas 3,443 30.83%
 * Frederick Adshade 1,611 14.43%
 * Jeremy Akerman 5,929 53.10%
 * Archie MacDonald 183 1.64%
 * Jeremy Akerman
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton North
 * Barry LeBlanc 4,155 33.57%
 * Tom MacKeough 4,889 39.50%
 * Len J. Arsenault 3,333 26.93%
 * Tom MacKeough
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton Nova
 * Ronald DiPenta 1,275 17.19%
 * Percy Gaum 2,334 31.46%
 * Paul MacEwan 3,809 51.35%
 * Paul MacEwan
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton South
 * Vince MacLean 6,487 50.87%
 * John Francis Burke 3,721 29.18%
 * Earl Johnston 2,441 19.14%
 * Angus Currie 102 0.80%
 * John Francis Burke
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West
 * Allan Sullivan 6,281 53.46%
 * Kenneth Andrews 3,199 27.23%
 * Frank Boone 2,269 19.31%
 * Allan Sullivan
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness
 * William MacEachern 5,606 26.50%
 * Norman J. MacLean 4,832 22.84%
 * Donald MacKay 621>br>2.94%
 * Catherine M. Haig 139 0.66%
 * Norman J. MacLean
 * John Archie MacKenzie 5,403 25.54%
 * Joseph Shannon 4,088 19.32%
 * Winston Bennett 466 2.20%
 * John Archie MacKenzie
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gaston LeBlanc 3,697 57.62%
 * Joseph Stewart 2,138 33.32%
 * Stanley Pashkoski 581 9.06%
 * Gerald Doucet†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Maynard MacAskill 2,573 59.44%
 * Fisher Hudson 1,542 35.62%
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * John Francis Burke 3,721 29.18%
 * Earl Johnston 2,441 19.14%
 * Angus Currie 102 0.80%
 * John Francis Burke
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton West
 * Allan Sullivan 6,281 53.46%
 * Kenneth Andrews 3,199 27.23%
 * Frank Boone 2,269 19.31%
 * Allan Sullivan
 * rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness
 * William MacEachern 5,606 26.50%
 * Norman J. MacLean 4,832 22.84%
 * Donald MacKay 621>br>2.94%
 * Catherine M. Haig 139 0.66%
 * Norman J. MacLean
 * John Archie MacKenzie 5,403 25.54%
 * Joseph Shannon 4,088 19.32%
 * Winston Bennett 466 2.20%
 * John Archie MacKenzie
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gaston LeBlanc 3,697 57.62%
 * Joseph Stewart 2,138 33.32%
 * Stanley Pashkoski 581 9.06%
 * Gerald Doucet†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Maynard MacAskill 2,573 59.44%
 * Fisher Hudson 1,542 35.62%
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * Norman J. MacLean
 * John Archie MacKenzie 5,403 25.54%
 * Joseph Shannon 4,088 19.32%
 * Winston Bennett 466 2.20%
 * John Archie MacKenzie
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond
 * Gaston LeBlanc 3,697 57.62%
 * Joseph Stewart 2,138 33.32%
 * Stanley Pashkoski 581 9.06%
 * Gerald Doucet†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Maynard MacAskill 2,573 59.44%
 * Fisher Hudson 1,542 35.62%
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * Joseph Stewart 2,138 33.32%
 * Stanley Pashkoski 581 9.06%
 * Gerald Doucet†
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Maynard MacAskill 2,573 59.44%
 * Fisher Hudson 1,542 35.62%
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria
 * Maynard MacAskill 2,573 59.44%
 * Fisher Hudson 1,542 35.62%
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * Colin A. Gillis 214 4.94%
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * Fisher Hudson
 * }
 * }