1949 Nova Scotia general election

1949 Nova Scotia general election

← 1945 June 9, 1949 1953 →
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37 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	77.67% 12.99pp
First party Second party Third party   CCF Leader Angus Lewis Macdonald Robert Stanfield Russell Cunningham Party Liberal Progressive Conservative Co-operative Commonwealth Leader since August 31, 1945 November 10, 1948 1945 Leader's seat Halifax South Colchester Cape Breton East Last election 28 0 2 Seats won 27 8[1] 2 Seat change 1 8 Popular vote 178,177 134,311 34,036 Percentage 51.0% 39.2% 9.6% Swing 2.08% 6.18% 4.10%
Premier before election Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal Premier after election Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal

The 1949 Nova Scotia general election was held on 9 June 1949 to elect members of the 44th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. The Progressive Conservatives returned to the legislature after their wipeout in the 1945 general election, but their eight seats put them in a distant second place to the Liberals' 37.