title: Halifax Centre
text: # Halifax Centre
  
  Halifax Centre was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1933 to 1967.
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 1933 general election
  
  1933 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Guy Murray Logan | 4,915 | 54.44% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Russell McInnes | 3,967 | 43.94% |
  | | United Front | Joseph S. Wallace | 146 | 1.62% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,028 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1937 general election
  
  1937 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | William Duff Forrest | 5,186 | 54.61% | 0.17% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Arthur Wilfred Morton | 4,310 | 45.39% | 1.45% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,496 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1941 general election
  
  1941 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 4,226 | 59.49% | 4.88% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Arthur Wilfred Morton | 2,878 | 40.51% | -4.88% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 7,104 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1945 general election
  
  1945 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 4,737 | 55.22% | -4.26% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Carl Palm Bethune | 2,279 | 26.57% | -13.94% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | R. B. Mitchell | 1,562 | 18.21% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 8,578 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1949 general election
  
  1949 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 5,725 | 54.71% | -0.52% |
  | | Liberal–Conservative | Jack L. Dowell | 3,573 | 34.14% | 7.57% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | Elmore Webber | 1,167 | 11.15% | -7.06% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,465 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1953 general election
  
  1953 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | 5,603 | 57.69% | 2.99% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | R. Leo Simmonds | 4,109 | 42.31% | 6.17% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,712 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1956 general election
  
  1956 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 5,642 | 52.91% | -4.78% |
  | | Progressive Conservative | David Milsom | 5,022 | 47.09% | 4.78% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,664 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1960 general election
  
  1960 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 4,921 | 48.01% | 0.92% |
  | | Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 4,651 | 45.38% | -7.53% |
  | | Co-operative Commonwealth | James M. Murray | 678 | 6.61% | – |
  | Total | Total | Total | 10,250 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  
  ### 1963 general election
  
  1963 Nova Scotia general election :
  
  | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Progressive Conservative | Donald MacKeen Smith | 5,478 | 58.57% | 10.56% |
  | | Liberal | Gordon S. Cowan | 3,875 | 41.43% | -3.95% |
  | Total | Total | Total | 9,353 | – |
  | Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Halifax Centre" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer. |||||||
  