1882 Nova Scotia general election

The 1882 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1882 to elect members of the 28th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party, their first of ten consecutive wins that would see them retain power until 1925. The Conservatives were the only one-term government in Nova Scotia until 2013 when the NDP lost.

1882 Nova Scotia general election
June 20, 1882
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lib
Leader No leader John Sparrow David Thompson
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1882
Leader's seat Antigonish
Last election 6 32
Seats won 24 14
Seat change 18 18
Popular vote - -
Percentage 51.8% 46.9%
Swing
Premier before election

John Sparrow David Thompson
Liberal-Conservative

 Premier after election

William Thomas Pipes
Liberal

The Liberals did not have a formal leader at the time of the election. After their victory, the newly-elected caucus selected William Thomas Pipes to be Premier.

Results

Results by party
 Summary of the 1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1878 Dissol. 1882  % change
from dissolution		  % seats Votes Vote
change		 % pp change  % where
running
Liberal None 38 6 24 18 63.16% 50,206 3,698 51.73% 5.79%
Conservative John Thompson 37 32 14 -18 36.84% 45,799 -7,718 47.19% -5.68%
Independent 4 0 0 0 0.00% 1,043 -152 1.07% -0.11%
Total 79 38 ' 38 0 100.00% 97,048 -4,172 100.00%
Source: Government of Nova Scotia[1] [2]

Members Elected

1882 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalConservativeOther
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,340
26.06%		 Caleb Shaffner
1,261
24.52%		 William Botsford Troop
Henry M. Munro
1,329
25.85%		 William Botsford Troop
1,212
23.57%		 Caleb Shaffner
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
1,094
39.03%		 John Sparrow David Thompson
1,166
41.60%		 John Sparrow David Thompson
Joseph McDonald
543
19.37%		 Angus McGillivray
Colchester S. D. McLellan
1,387
22.68%		 William Blair
1,507
24.64%		 Samuel Rettie
474
7.75%		 William Blair
W. H. Guild
1,251
20.45%		 William Albert Patterson
1,497
24.48%		 William Albert Patterson
Cumberland William Thomas Pipes
1,875
27.71%		 Charles James Townshend
1,690
24.98%		 Charles James Townshend
Charles A. Smith
1,682
24.86%		 Edward Vickery
1,519
22.45%		 Edward Vickery
Cape Breton Alonza J. White
1,600
28.83%		 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
1,192
21.48%		 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
William Buchanan
1,579
28.46%		 Colin Chisholm
1,178
21.23%		 Hector Francis McDougall
Digby Henri M. Robicheau
1,048
29.59%		 George Taylor
752
21.23%		 William Lent
92
2.60%		 Benjamin VanBlarcom
John S. McNeill
986
27.84%		 O. Doucette
664
18.75%		 Henri M. Robicheau
Guysborough Otto Schwartz Weeks
871
33.31%		 Alexander N. McDonald
518
19.81%		 Joseph William Hadley
John A. Fraser
812
31.05%		 Joseph William Hadley
414
15.83%		 Alexander N. McDonald
Halifax Michael Joseph Power
2,591
16.82%		 William D. Harrington
2,737
17.76%		 Charles James MacDonald
William Stevens Fielding
2,554
16.58%		 John Pugh
2,508
16.28%		 William D. Harrington
J. G. Foster
2,543
16.50%		 J. F. L. Parsons
2,475
16.06%		 John Pugh
Hants Allen Haley
1,261
25.55%		 Nathaniel Spence
1,236
25.05%		 Nathaniel Spence
Archibald Frame
1,209
24.50%		 F. S. Creelman
1,229
24.90%		 Thomas Barlow Smith
Inverness Duncan J. Campbell
1,435
25.46%		 Alexander Campbell
1,497
26.56%		 Duncan J. Campbell
John McKinnon
1,317
23.37%		 Angus MacLennan
1,387
24.61%		 Alexander Campbell
Kings Thomas Lewis Dodge
1,437
25.82%		 Thomas R. Harris
1,345
24.17%		 James Lyons
318
5.71%		 William C. Bill
C. B. Hickey
1,198
21.53%		 William C. Bill
1,267
22.77%		 J. S. McDonald
Lunenburg Charles Edward Church
1,539
29.34%		 Charles A. Smith
1,195
22.78%		 C. A. Scott
George A. Ross
1,436
27.38%		 W. R. Calder
1,075
20.50%		 Edward James
Pictou Jeffrey McColl
2,411
16.84%		 Robert Hockin
2,492
17.41%		 Simon Hugh Holmes
Rodney MacDonald
2,250
15.72%		 Charles H. Munro
2,489
17.39%		 Adam Carr Bell
Cornelius Dwyer
2,200
15.37%		 Adam Carr Bell
2,473
17.28%		 Alexander MacKay
Queens Joseph H. Cook
689
28.28%		 James C. Bartling
555
22.78%		 Leander Ford
Jason M. Mack
644
26.44%		 Leander Ford
548
22.50%		 James C. Bartling
Richmond Isidore LeBlanc
538
30.31%		 Murdoch McRae
407
22.93%		 Alexander McCuish
Joseph Matheson
354
19.94%		 Alexander McCuish
326
18.37%
Neil L. McNeil
150
8.45%		 Isidore LeBlanc
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
947
30.31%		 Nehemiah McGray
692
22.15%		 Nathaniel Whitworth White
William F. MacCoy
938
30.03%		 John Allan
547
17.51%		 Nehemiah McGray
Victoria William F. McCurdy
600
22.62%		 John Archibald McDonald
874
32.94%		 John Muroe
159
5.99%		 John Morrison
Donald Buchanan McLeod
498
18.77%		 John Morrison
522
19.68%		 William F. McCurdy
Yarmouth Albert Gayton
1,344
39.26%		 Thomas Corning
1,203
35.14%		 Albert Gayton
T. B. Flint
876
25.59%		 Joseph Robbins Kinney

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. 9–11. Retrieved November 5, 2021.


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