1920 Nova Scotia general election
The 1920 Nova Scotia general election was held on 27 July 1920 to elect members of the 37th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The Liberal party won a majority of seats in the Legislaure with only 44 percent of the vote.
This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office.
Members were elected in multi-member districts electing from two to five members each, through plurality block voting.
Retiring incumbents
Liberal- James F. Ellis, Guysborough
- George Everett Faulkner, Halifax
- Robert Hugh MacKay, Pictou
- Fred Robert Trotter, Antigonish
- Neil Ferguson, Cape Breton
- James W. Kirkpatrick, Cumberland
- Hector MacInnes, Halifax
- Frank Stanfield, Colchester
Nominated candidates
Legendbold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest