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Allison Thompson Smith (June 20, 1902 – February 8, 1970) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.

Born in 1902 at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Smith was a funeral director. He was president of S.W. Smith & Son from 1935. He married Mildred Wilson. Smith entered provincial politics in the 1953 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Thomas Augustine Giles in Cumberland West. He was re-elected in the 1956 and 1960 elections. Smith was defeated by Progressive Conservative D. L. George Henley when he ran for re-election in 1963. Smith died at Truro, Nova Scotia, on February 8, 1970.

References

1. "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
2. ^ Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 200. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
3. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 23. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
4. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 24. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
5. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 28. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
6. "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 27. Retrieved April 27, 2015.

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