1886 Nova Scotia general election

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.

1886 Nova Scotia general election
June 8-15, 1886
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 28 9
Seat change 4 5
Popular vote - -
Percentage 54.7% 44.8%
Swing
Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

 Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Results

Results by party
 Summary of the 1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
1882 Dissol. 1886  % change
from dissolution		  % seats Votes Vote
change		 % pp change  % where
running
Liberal William Stevens Fielding 39 24 28 4 73.68% 61,242 11,036 54.21% 2.48%
Conservative Adam Carr Bell 37 14 9 -5 23.68% 50,601 4,802 44.79% -2.40%
Independent 2 0 1 1 2.63% 1,120 77 0.99% -0.08%
Total 78 38 ' 38 100.00% 112,963 15,915 100.00%
Source: Government of Nova Scotia[1] [2]

Members Elected

1886 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalConservativeOther
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,556
25.25%		 Frank Andrews
1,540
24.99%		 James Wilberforce Longley
Henry M. Munro
1,531
24.85%		 R. J. Ellison
1,535
24.91%		 Henry M. Munro
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
1,384
41.50%		 Rod K. McDonald
482
14.45%		 John Sparrow David Thompson
Colin Francis McIsaac
1,269
38.05%		 Charles B. Whidden
200
6.%		 Angus McGillivray
Colchester George Clarke
2,053
27.47%		 William Albert Patterson
1,782
23.85%		 William Blair
Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,938
25.93%		 S. E. Gourley
1,700
22.75%		 William Albert Patterson
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
2,083
25.22%		 Richard L. Black
2,064
24.99%		 James B. Wilson
341
4.13%		 William Thomas Pipes
George W. Forrest
1,939
23.47%		 C. J. Macfarlane
1,833
22.19%		 Charles James Townshend
Cape Breton George Henry Murray
1,253
23.88%		 Colin Chisholm
1,688
32.16%		 Alonza J. White
Ronald Gillies
745
14.20%		 William MacKay
1,562
29.76%		 William Buchanan
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
Guysborough James A. Fraser
1,036
33.67%		 Joseph William Hadley
565
18.36%		 Otto Schwartz Weeks
Otto Schwartz Weeks
931
30.26%		 J. F. I. Parsons
545
17.71%		 John A. Fraser
Halifax William Stevens Fielding
4,042
19.76%		 William Roche
3,931
19.21%		 William D. Harrington
Michael Joseph Power
3,822
18.68%		 William D. Harrington
2,981
14.57%		 Michael Joseph Power
John Y. Payzant
2,816
13.76%		 J. N. Lyons
2,866
14.01%		 William Stevens Fielding
Hants Allen Haley
1,552
25.50%		 Allan MacDougall
1,508
24.77%		 Allen Haley
Archibald Frame
1,522
25.%		 Nathaniel Spence
1,505
24.72%		 Nathaniel Spence
Inverness John McKinnon
1,854
31.13%		 Angus MacLennan
1,363
22.89%		 Alexander Campbell
Daniel McNeil
1,764
29.62%		 Alexander Campbell
974
16.36%		 Duncan J. Campbell
Kings Leander Rand
1,635
26.54%		 William C. Hill
1,560
25.32%		 Thomas Lewis Dodge
Alfred P. Welton
1,535
24.92%		 Thomas R. Harris
1,430
23.21%		 Thomas R. Harris
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
Pictou Jeffrey McColl
2,606
16.70%		 Adam Carr Bell
2,844
18.22%		 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%		 Robert Hockin
2,565
16.44%		 Adam Carr Bell
Queens Jason M. Mack
787
29.25%		 Leander Ford
622
23.11%		 Joseph H. Cook
Joseph H. Cook
762
28.32%		 James C. Bartling
520
19.32%		 Jason M. Mack
Richmond Joseph Matheson
616
26.61%		 David A. Hearn
534
23.07%		 Isidore LeBlanc
Angus S. McLean
455
19.65%
Charles LeNoir
394
17.02%		 Murdoch McRae
316
13.65%		 Murdoch McRae
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
Victoria John A. Fraser
510
17.51%		 Murdoch G. McLeod
463
15.89%		 John Lemuel Bethune
779
26.74%		 John Archibald McDonald
John J. McCabe
385
13.21%		 John Morrison
408
14.01%
John Munroe
368
12.63%		 William F. McCurdy
Yarmouth William Law
1,745
41.88%		 Thomas Corning
779
18.69%		 Albert Gayton
Albert Gayton
1,643
39.43%		 Thomas Corning

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. 11–13. Retrieved November 5, 2021.


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