1878 Nova Scotia general election

The 1878 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 September 1878 to elect members of the 27th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party.

1878 Nova Scotia general election
September 17, 1878
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lib
Leader Simon Hugh Holmes Philip Carteret Hill
Party Liberal-Conservative Liberal
Leader since 1874 1875
Leader's seat Pictou Halifax
(Lost re-election)
Last election 12 22
Seats won 32 6
Seat change 20 16
Popular vote - -
Percentage 51.7% 45.1%
Swing
Premier before election

Philip Carteret Hill
Liberal

 Premier after election

Simon Hugh Holmes
Liberal-Conservative

Results

Results by party
 Summary of the 1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1874 Dissol. 1878  % change
from dissolution		  % seats Votes Vote
change		 % pp change  % where
running
Conservative Simon Hugh Holmes 40 12 32 20 84.21% 53,517 26,114 52.87% 12.27%
Liberal Philip Carteret Hill 40 22 6 -16 15.79% 46,508 9,731 45.95% -8.55%
Independent 2 4 0 -4 0.00% 1,195 -2,111 1.18% -3.72%
Total 82 38 ' 38 100.00% 101,220 33,734 100.00%
Source: Government of Nova Scotia[1] [2]

Members Elected

1878 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalConservativeOther
Annapolis O. M. Taylor
1,235
24.49%		 William Botsford Troop
1,350
26.77%		 Avard Longley
E. Bent
1,163
23.06%		 Caleb Shaffner
1,295
25.68%		 William Botsford Troop
Antigonish

John Sparrow David Thompson
Acclaimed		 John McKinnon
Angus McGillivray
Acclaimed		 Daniel MacDonald
Colchester C. N. Cummings
1,402
21.77%		 William Blair
1,885
29.27%		 William Albert Patterson
Fred. Tupper
1,308
20.31%		 William Albert Patterson
1,846
28.66%		 John Barnhill Dickie
Cumberland William Oxley
1,657
25.78%		 Charles James Townshend
1,792
27.88%		 Hiram Black
C. Lewis
1,311
20.40%		 Edward Vickery
1,667
25.94%		 Amos Purdy
Cape Breton Alonza J. White
930
16.82%		 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
1,523
27.54%		 J. McVarish
371
6.71%		 Alonza J. White
D. McKenzie
614
11.10%		 Hector Francis McDougall
1,027
18.57%
J. H. Hearn
716
12.95%		 M. McKinnon
349
6.31%		 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
Digby Henri M. Robicheau
830
22.72%		 Benjamin VanBlarcom
833
22.80%		 Colin Campbell
725
19.85%		 Colin Campbell
Urbain Doucette
738
20.20%
John S. McNeill
527
14.43%		 Henri M. Robicheau
Guysborough D. C. Fraser
596
19.22%		 Joseph William Hadley
803
25.89%		 Charles M. Franchville
Otto Schwartz Weeks
502
16.19%
H. R. Cunningham
502
16.19%		 Alexander N. McDonald
698
22.51%		 William Henry Wylde
Halifax Philip Carteret Hill
2,866
15.76%		 Charles James MacDonald
3,375
18.55%		 Philip Carteret Hill
N. J. Power
2,739
15.06%		 William D. Harrington
3,353
18.43%		 Donald Archibald
Donald Archibald
2,722
14.96%		 John Pugh
3,135
17.23%		 Edward Farrell
Hants Thomas Barlow Smith
1,507
25.58%		 Nathaniel Spence
1,621
27.52%		 William Henry Allison
William Laurence
1,298
22.03%		 F. S. Creelman
1,465
24.87%		 Alfred Putman
Inverness Duncan J. Campbell
1,650
27.36%		 Alexander Campbell
1,548
25.67%		 Duncan J. Campbell
J. McKinnon
1,440
23.88%		 D. Gillies
1,393
23.10%		 J. McKinnon
Kings G. W. Fisher
1,414
24.87%		 William C. Bill
1,601
28.16%		 Douglas Benjamin Woodworth
E. A. Forsyth
1,143
20.11%		 J. S. McDonald
1,527
26.86%		 John B. North
Lunenburg F. B. Wade
1,286
22.38%		 C. A. Scott
1,719
29.91%		 James Daniel Eisenhauer
James Daniel Eisenhauer
1,263
21.98%		 Edward James
1,479
25.74%		 Mather Byles DesBrisay
Pictou George Murray
2,349
15.85%		 Simon Hugh Holmes
2,752
18.57%		 Hugh J. Cameron
John D. McLeod
2,250
15.18%		 Adam Carr Bell
2,694
18.18%		 Simon Hugh Holmes
Robert McNeil
2,183
14.73%		 Alexander MacKay
2,592
17.49%		 Alexander MacKay
Queens Samuel Freeman
531
21.33%		 Leander Ford
607
24.38%		 Jason M. Mack
Jason M. Mack
503
20.20%
Albert M. Hemeon
315
12.65%		 James C. Bartling
534
21.45%		 Samuel Freeman
Richmond Isidore LeBlanc
599
26.11%		 Alexander McCuish
643
28.03%		 Charles Boudroit
Joseph Matheson
501
21.84%		 Edward Gagnon
551
24.02%		 Murdoch McRae
Shelburne William F. MacCoy
892
22.92%		 Nathaniel Whitworth White
1,140
29.29%		 Thomas Johnston
M. Nickerson
871
22.38%		 Nehemiah McGray
989
25.41%		 Robert Robertson
Victoria William F. McCurdy
594
26.18%		 John Morrison
607
26.75%		 David McCurdy
John Ross
580
25.56%
William Kidston
120
5.29%		 J. S. McLean
368
16.22%		 John A. Fraser
Yarmouth Albert Gayton
1,086
29.22%		 Joseph Robbins Kinney
1,000
26.91%		 M. V. Brown
470
12.65%		 Albert Gayton
A. S. Lant
491
13.21%		 Bowman Corning
669
18.%		 John Lovitt

References
  1. "Electoral Districts - Histories". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
  2. Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867–2016 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867–2016 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 4, 2018. pp. 7–9. Retrieved November 5, 2021.


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