The 1928 Nova Scotia general election was held on 1 October 1928 to elect members of the 39th House of Assembly of the province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

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. It was won by the

Liberal-Conservative party The Liberal-Conservative Party () was the formal name of the Conservative Party of Canada until 1917, and again from 1922 to 1938. Prior to 1970, candidates could run under any label they chose, and in many of Canada's early elections, there wer ...

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Liberal-Conservative * William Boardman Armstrong,

Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''. Colchester occupies the ...

* William Hudson Farnham,

Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district ...

*Alexander Montgomerie, Halifax * Alexander O'Handley, Cape Breton East *William Drysdale Piercey, Halifax

Nominated candidates

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Valley

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Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is the county seat of Anne Arundel County and its only incorporated city. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

, , , Obediah Parker Goucher
3,689
25.90% , , John D. McKenzie
3,450
24.22% , , , , , Obediah Parker Goucher , - , , , Harry Thompson MacKenzie
3,645
25.59% , , Daniel Owen
3,461
24.30% , , , , , Harry Thompson MacKenzie , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau
3,125
22.88% , , , Joseph William Comeau
3,763
27.55% , , , , , Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau , - , , H.E. Wagner
3,213
23.52% , , , Alexander Stirling MacMillan
3,557
26.04% , , , , , William Hudson Farnham† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants , , ,

Albert Parsons Albert Richard Parsons (June 20, 1848 – November 11, 1887) was a pioneering American socialist and later Anarchism in the United States, anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist. As a teenager, he served in the military force of ...

4,087
26.46% , , James William Reid
3,823
24.75% , , , , ,

, - , , , Edgar Nelson Rhodes
4,008
25.95% , , Robert Gass
3,528
22.84% , , , , , Edgar Nelson Rhodes , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kings Kings or King's may refer to: *Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations. *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...

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George Nowlan George Clyde Nowlan (14 August 1898 – 31 May 1965) was a Canadian Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, he served as Minister of Finance in the government of John Diefenbake ...

5,452
27.25% , , James F. Durno
5,003
25.01% , , , , ,

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Reginald Tucker Caldwell Reginald Tucker Caldwell (June 11, 1885 – March 2, 1939) was a grocer, real estate broker and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Conservative memb ...

5,540
27.69% , , Frederick J. Porter
4,010
20.04% , , , , ,

South Shore

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , Wallace Norman Rehfuss
5,709
23.71% , , , John James Kinley
6,533
27.13% , , , , , Wallace Norman Rehfuss , - , ,

William Haslam Smith William Haslam Smith (October 12, 1891 – August 15, 1958) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative membe ...

5,535
22.98% , , ,

Gordon E. Romkey Gordon Emerson Romkey (May 13, 1885 – September 3, 1977) was a general merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1953 as a Liberal member. Early life ...

6,304
26.18% , , , , ,

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Queens Queens is the largest by area of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the ...

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William Lorimer Hall William Lorimer Hall (July 28, 1876 – May 26, 1958) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He presided over Viola Desmond's appeal. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conserv ...

2,206
29.36% , , Frederick Dickie
1,649
21.95% , , , , ,

, - , , , Donald W. MacKay
1,937
25.78% , , Roland M. Irving
1,721
22.91% , , , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , Ernest Reginald Nickerson
2,121
23.26% , , , Henry R. L. Bill
2,474
27.13% , , , , , Ernest Reginald Nickerson , - , , Norman Emmons Smith
2,052
22.50% , , ,

Wishart McLea Robertson Wishart McLea Robertson, (February 15, 1891 – August 16, 1967) was a politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. Robertson's paternal grandfather, Robert Robertson, was a member of Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1854 until 1878. His father, T ...

2,473
27.12% , , , , , Norman Emmons Smith , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , ,

John Flint Cahan John Flint Cahan (February 1, 1889 – November 8, 1928) was a Canadian engineer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative me ...

3,666
24.26% , , , Lindsay C. Gardner
4,141
27.41% , , , , ,

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Raymond Neri d'Entremont Raymond Neri d'Entremont (August 29, 1875 – January 26, 1974) was a fish merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative ...

3,286
21.75% , , ,

René W.E. Landry René Wilfrid-Émilien Landry (April 30, 1876 – August 22, 1949) was a Canadian political figure in Nova Scotia, representing Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal member. He was the first Acadi ...

4,016
26.58% , , , , ,

Fundy-Northeast

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, , , William A. Flemming
4,882
27.74% , , William R. Dunbar
3,583
20.36% , , , , , William Boardman Armstrong† , - , , ,

Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield (April 24, 1872 – September 25, 1931) was an entrepreneur in Nova Scotia, Canada, who was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1930–31) and represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ...

5,298
30.10% , , Donald L. MacKinnon
3,839
21.81% , , , , ,

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Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is an area of North West England which was historically a county. The county was bordered by Northumberland to the north-east, County Durham to the east, Westmorland to the south-east, Lancashire to the south, and the Scottish ...

, , , , John S. Smiley
6,230
15.99% , , , Archibald Terris
6,667
17.11% , , , Archibald Terris , - , , ,

Percy Chapman Black Percy Chapman Black (11 January 1878 – 16 September 1961) was a Canadian politician, businessman and farmer. Black served in both the Canadian House of Commons and the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Black was the son of J. Hiram Black and Ma ...

7,710
19.78% , , Charles H. Read
5,758
14.78% , , , , ,

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Daniel George McKenzie Daniel George McKenzie (June 24, 1860 – February 4, 1940) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1933 as a United Farmers and then Liber ...

6,605
16.95% , ,

Kenneth Judson Cochrane Kenneth Judson Cochrane (4 August 1896 – 25 January 1982) was a shipbuilder, lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1940 as a Liberal member and ...

5,999
15.39% , , , , ,

Halifax

, - , rowspan=5 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax , , John Archibald Walker
11,076
9.95% , , , Edward Joseph Cragg
11,215
10.08% , , , , , John Archibald Walker , - , , Frederick P. Bligh
11,082
9.96% , , , Gordon Benjamin Isnor
11,357
10.21% , , , , , William Drysdale Piercey† , - , , ,

Josiah Frederick Fraser Josiah Frederick Fraser (August 11, 1870 – November 4, 1942) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative membe ...

11,298
10.15% , , Thomas J. Byrne
10,939
9.83% , , , , ,

, - , , , John Francis Mahoney
11,589
10.41% , , Bernard W. Russell
10,855
9.76% , , , , , John Francis Mahoney , - , , , Angus MacDonald Morton
11,273
10.13% , , William J. Kennedy
10,591
9.52% , , , , , Alexander Montgomerie†

Central Nova

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Antigonish Antigonish ( ; ) is a town in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The town is home to St. Francis Xavier University and the oldest continuous Highland games outside Scotland. It is approximately 160 kilometres (100 miles) northeast of Hal ...

, , John D. MacIntyre
1,792
20.95% , , , John L. MacIsaac
2,431
28.42% , , , , , John L. MacIsaac , - , , John F. McLellan
1,925
22.50% , , , William Chisholm
2,407
28.14% , , , , , William Chisholm , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated village in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Guysborough County. Located at the head of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the G ...

, , Simon Osborn Giffin
2,980
23.60% , , ,

Clarence W. Anderson Clarence Wentworth Anderson (February 17, 1871 – December 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925, and 1928 to 1937. He was a member ...

3,337
26.43% , , , , , Simon Osborn Giffin , - , , Howard Amos Rice
3,018
23.90% , , , Michael E. Morrison
3,293
26.08% , , , , , Howard Amos Rice , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'' Miꞌkmawiꞌsimk: ''Piktuk'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) nor ...

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John Doull John Doull (November 1, 1878 – October 27, 1969) was a lawyer, judge and politician. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1925 to 1933. He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, th ...

7,836
18.21% , , Donald F. Fraser
7,052
16.38% , , , , ,

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Hugh Allan MacQuarrie Hugh Allan MacQuarrie (November 25, 1874 – February 26, 1942) was an undertaker, furniture dealer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1933 as a Liberal- ...

7,249
16.84% , , A.T. Logan
6,836
15.88% , , , , ,

, - , , ,

Robert Albert Douglas Robert Albert Douglas (June 22, 1887 – January 4, 1959) was a contractor and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1933 as a Liberal-Conservative member. He ...

7,572
17.59% , , Clifford E. Carruthers
6,498
15.10% , , , , ,

Cape Breton

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Cape Breton Centre Cape Breton Centre-Whitney Pier, formerly Cape Breton Centre is a provincial electoral district in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. Its Member of the Legislative Assembly is Kendra Co ...

, , , Gordon Sidney Harrington
5,949
29.22% , , Malcolm A. Patterson
4,384
21.54% , , , , , Gordon Sidney Harrington , - , , , Joseph Macdonald
5,762
28.31% , , Luke Daye
4,261
20.93% , , , , , Joseph Macdonald , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Cape Breton East Cape Breton East (formerly Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg) is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The riding is represented by Brian Comer of the Progressive Conserv ...

, , , Daniel R. Cameron
5,541
21.98% , ,

Lauchlin Daniel Currie Lauchlin Daniel Currie (March 28, 1893 – February 4, 1969) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1933 to 1941 and Richmond from 1941 to 1949 in the Nova Scotia House of Assemb ...

4,724
18.73% , ,

Forman Waye William Forman Waye (August 18, 1886 – January 4, 1967), normally referred to simply as Forman Waye, was a merchant, machinist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ...

2,273
9.01% , , , Vacant , - , , ,

Robert Hamilton Butts Robert Hamilton Butts (August 4, 1871, in Port Morien, Nova Scotia, Canada – November 29, 1943) was a politician, barrister and lawyer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election ...

5,568
22.08% , , Dan C. McDonald
4,520
17.93% , , James B. McLachlan
2,589
10.27% , , , Alexander O'Handley† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Inverness Inverness (; ; from the , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness") is a city in the Scottish Highlands, having been granted city status in 2000. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highland ...

, , Hubert Meen Aucoin
3,865
23.37% , , ,

Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry (February 19, 1878 – June 11, 1949) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the House of C ...

4,318
26.11% , , , , , Hubert Meen Aucoin , - , , Malcolm McKay
3,930
23.77% , , , James A. Proudfoot
4,422
26.74% , , , , , Malcolm McKay , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Richmond-West Cape Breton , ,

Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc (February 4, 1879 – June 29, 1946) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Richmond County from 1916 to 1925 and Richmond County & Cape Breton West from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservat ...

2,044
24.77% , , , Alonzo Martell
2,055
24.90% , , , , ,

, - , , John Angus Stewart
2,035
24.66% , , , Edward C. Doyle
2,118
25.67% , , , , , John Angus Stewart , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the capi ...

, , H.A. Grant
1,640
23.75% , , , Donald Buchanan McLeod
1,840
26.65% , , , , , Donald Buchanan McLeod , - , , Phillip McLeod
1,652
23.92% , , ,

Daniel Alexander Cameron Daniel Alexander Cameron (December 10, 1870 – September 4, 1937) was a Canadian politician from the province of Nova Scotia. He was one of the first Nova Scotian legislators of the 20th century to die while in office. Early life and care ...

1,773
25.68% , , , , , Phillip McLeod

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Further reading