1945 Nova Scotia general election

1945 Nova Scotia general election
← 1941 October 23, 1945 1949 →
30 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout64.68% Increase1.63pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
CCF
PC
Leader Angus Lewis Macdonald Donald MacDonald Frederick Murray Blois
Party Liberal Co-operative Commonwealth Progressive Conservative
Leader since August 31, 1945 1941 1940
Leader's seat Halifax South Cape Breton South
(Lost re-election) 		Colchester
(Lost re-election)
Last election 23 3 4
Seats won 28 2 0
Seat change Increase5 Decrease1 Decrease4
Popular vote 153,493 39,637 95,573
Percentage 53.1% 13.6% 33.5%
Swing Increase0.5pp Increase6.6pp Decrease7.8pp
Premier before election

Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal

Premier after election

Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal

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The 1945 Nova Scotia general election was held on 23 October 1945 to elect members of the 43rd House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. The Progressive Conservatives were entirely shut out of the Assembly, making the CCF's two MLAs the only opposition members.