1953 Nova Scotia general election

1953 Nova Scotia general election

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37 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	75.79% 1.88pp
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 27 8 2 Seats won 23[1] 12 2 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 169,894 149,973 23,700 Percentage 48.92% 43.18% 6.82% Swing 2.05pp 3.97pp 2.78pp
Premier before election Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal Premier after election Angus Lewis Macdonald Liberal

The 1953 Nova Scotia general election was held on 26 May 1953 to elect members of the 45th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.