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1886 Nova Scotia general election

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1886 Nova Scotia general election

← 1882 June 8–15, 1886 1890 →

38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader William Stevens Fielding Adam Carr Bell
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1884 1882
Leader's seat Halifax Pictou
Last election 24 14
Seats won 29 8
Seat change Increase5 Decrease6
Popular vote 62,361 50,149
Percentage 54.88% 44.13%
Swing Increase3.14pp Decrease3.05pp

Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

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Results by party

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29 8 1
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1882 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal William Stevens Fielding 39 24 24 29 +5 62,361 54.88% +3.14%
  Liberal-Conservative Adam Carr Bell 37 14 14 8 -6 50,149 44.13% -3.05%
  Independent/Other 2 0 0 1 +1 1,120 0.99% -0.09%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 113,630 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00%
Total 78 38 38 38 113,630 100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
54.88%
Liberal-Conservative
44.13%
Independent/Other
0.99%
Seats summary
Liberal
76.32%
Liberal-Conservative
21.05%
Independent/Other
2.63%

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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1886 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,556
25.25%
R. J. Ellison
1,531
24.85%
James Wilberforce Longley
Henry M. Munro
1,535
24.91%
Frank Andrews
1,540
24.99%
Henry M. Munro
Digby Henri M. Robicheau
1,108
42.35%
Robert G. Munroe
522
19.95%
Henri M. Robicheau
John S. McNeill
986
37.69%
John S. McNeill
Hants Allen Haley
1,552
25.50%
Allan MacDougall
1,508
24.77%
Allen Haley
Archibald Frame
1,522
25.00%
Nathaniel Spence
1,505
24.72%
Nathaniel Spence
Kings Alfred P. Welton
1,535
24.92%
William C. Bill
1,560
25.32%
Thomas Lewis Dodge
Leander Rand
1,635
26.54%
Thomas R. Harris
1,430
23.21%
Thomas R. Harris

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Lunenburg Charles Edward Church
1,924
29.13%
Charles A. Smith
1,475
22.33%
Charles Edward Church
George A. Ross
1,798
27.22%
Aubrey B. Caldwell
1,408
21.32%
George A. Ross
Queens Jason M. Mack
787
29.25%
Leander Ford
622
23.11%
Jason M. Mack
Joseph H. Cook
762
28.32%
James C. Bartling
520
19.32%
Joseph H. Cook
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
1,188
30.97%
Alfred K. Smith
860
22.42%
Thomas Johnston
William F. MacCoy
1,063
27.71%
Charles Cahan
725
18.90%
William F. MacCoy
Yarmouth Albert Gayton
1,643
39.43%
Albert Gayton
William Law
1,745
41.88%
Thomas Corning
779
18.69%
Thomas Corning

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Colchester George Clarke
2,053
27.47%
S. E. Gourley
1,700
22.75%
William Blair
Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,938
25.93%
William Albert Patterson
1,782
23.85%
William Albert Patterson
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
2,083
25.15%
C. J. Macfarlane
1,855
22.40%
James B. Wilson
341
4.12%
Thomas Reuben Black
George W. Forrest
1,939
23.41%
Richard L. Black
2,064
24.92%
William Thomas Pipes

Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Halifax William Stevens Fielding
4,042
19.76%
John Y. Payzant
2,816
13.76%
William Stevens Fielding
Michael Joseph Power
3,822
18.68%
J. N. Lyons
2,866
14.01%
Michael Joseph Power
William Roche
3,931
19.21%
William D. Harrington
2,981
14.57%
William D. Harrington

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
1,384
34.30%
Rod K. McDonald
482
11.95%
Angus McGillivray
Colin Francis McIsaac
1,269
31.45%
Charles B. Whidden
900
22.30%
Charles B. Whidden
Guysborough James A. Fraser
1,036
33.67%
Joseph William Hadley
565
18.36%
John A. Fraser
Otto Schwartz Weeks
931
30.26%
J. F. L. Parsons
545
17.71%
Otto Schwartz Weeks
Pictou Jeffrey McColl
2,606
16.70%
Robert Hockin
2,565
16.44%
Robert Hockin
John D. McLeod
2,514
16.11%
Charles H. Munro
2,578
16.52%
Charles H. Munro
Robert Drummond
2,498
16.01%
Adam Carr Bell
2,844
18.22%
Adam Carr Bell

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Cape Breton George Henry Murray
1,253
24.13%
Colin Chisholm
1,633
31.44%
Alonzo J. White
Ronald Gillies
745
14.35%
William MacKay
1,562
30.08%
William Buchanan†
Inverness John McKinnon
1,854
31.13%
Angus MacLennan
1,363
22.89%
Angus MacLennan
Daniel McNeil
1,764
29.62%
Alexander Campbell
974
16.36%
Alexander Campbell
Richmond Angus S. McLean
455
19.65%
David A. Hearn
534
23.07%
Isidore LeBlanc
Joseph Matheson
616
26.61%
Murdoch McRae
316
13.65%
Murdoch McRae
Charles LeNoir
394
17.02%
Victoria John J. McCabe
385
13.21%
Murdoch G. McLeod
463
15.89%
John Lemuel Bethune
779
26.74%
John Archibald McDonald
John A. Fraser
510
17.51%
John Morrison
408
14.01%
William F. McCurdy
John Munroe
368
12.63%

References

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  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.