Morse and Co. Ltd.[2] Smith entered provincial politics in the 1960 election, defeating Liberal incumbent Gordon S. Cowan by 270 votes in the Halifax Centre riding.
[4] In December 1961, Smith was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Mines.
[5] In the 1967 election, Smith was re-elected in the newly established Halifax Citadel riding.
[6] Smith resigned from cabinet in February 1969,[7] and was defeated by Liberal Ron Wallace when he ran for re-election in 1970.
[8] In January 1980, Smith was appointed Agent General for the Province of Nova Scotia in London.