1925 Nova Scotia general election
The 1925 Nova Scotia general election was held on 25 June 1925 to elect members of the 38th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative party.
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43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 22 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
Results by party
| 39 | 3 | 1 |
| Conservative | Liberal | Labour |
| Party | Leader | 1920 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 3 | 39 | +1233% | 60.9% | ||
| Liberal | Ernest Howard Armstrong | 29 | 3 | -90% | 36.3% | ||
| Labour | 5 | 1 | -100% | 2.8% | |||
| Totals | 43 | 43 | 100% | ||||
Retiring incumbents
- Labour
- Liberal
- Angus Gladstone Buchanan, Victoria
- Adam Dunlap Burris, Halifax
- Daniel Alexander Cameron, Victoria
- Joseph William Comeau, Digby
- John L. Connolly, Halifax
- Orlando Daniels, Annapolis
- Robert Henry Graham, Pictou
- Donald MacLennan, Inverness
- Amédée Melanson, Yarmouth
- James Sealy, Kings
- United Farmers
- Gilbert Nelson Allen, Cumberland
- John Alexander MacDonald, Hants
- Angus J. MacGillivray, Antigonish
- Robert Hunter Smith, Colchester
- Harry L. Taggart, Colchester
Nominated candidates
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Annapolis | Frank R. Elliott | Obediah Parker Goucher | Frank R. Elliott | |||||
| Kenneth L. Crowell | Harry Thompson MacKenzie | Orlando Daniels† | ||||||
| Digby | Henry W.B. Warner | Jean-Louis Philippe Robicheau | Henry W.B. Warner | |||||
| Gilbert J. Belliveau | William Hudson Farnham | Joseph William Comeau† | ||||||
| Hants | James William Reid | Albert Parsons | James William Reid | |||||
| Lionel A. Forsyth | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | John Alexander MacDonald† | ||||||
| Kings | John A. McDonald | George Nowlan | John A. McDonald | |||||
| Allison H. Borden | Reginald Tucker Caldwell | James Sealy† | ||||||
South Shore
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Lunenburg | John James Kinley | Wallace Norman Rehfuss | John James Kinley | |||||
| Aubrey Sperry | William Haslam Smith | Aubrey Sperry | ||||||
| Queens | George S. McClearn | William Lorimer Hall | George S. McClearn | |||||
| Jordan W. Smith | Frank J.D. Barnjum | Jordan W. Smith | ||||||
| Shelburne | Robert Irwin | Ernest Reginald Nickerson | Robert Irwin | |||||
| Ernest Howard Armstrong | Norman Emmons Smith | Ernest Howard Armstrong | ||||||
| Yarmouth | Lindsay C. Gardner | John Flint Cahan | Vacant | |||||
| René W.E. Landry | Raymond Neri d'Entremont | Amédée Melanson† | ||||||
Fundy-Northeast
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Colchester | Maynard B. Archibald | William Boardman Armstrong | Harry L. Taggart† | |||||
| Frank A. Reynolds | Frank Stanfield | Robert Hunter Smith† | ||||||
| Cumberland | James Ralston | Archibald Terris | Archibald Terris | |||||
| Charles H. Read | Percy Chapman Black | Gilbert Nelson Allen† | ||||||
| James M. Wardrope | Daniel George McKenzie | Daniel George McKenzie | ||||||
Halifax
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Halifax | John Murphy | Walter Mosher | John Archibald Walker | Adam Dunlap Burris† | ||||
| John G. MacDougall | Robert Daw | William Drysdale Piercey | John L. Connolly† | |||||
| John Brown Douglas | Alban L. Breen | Josiah Frederick Fraser | John Brown Douglas | |||||
| Henry Bauld | John Francis Mahoney | Henry Bauld | ||||||
| Walter J.A. O'Hearn | Alexander Montgomerie | Walter J.A. O'Hearn | ||||||
Central Nova
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Antigonish | John L. MacIsaac | Duncan S. Chisholm | Angus J. MacGillivray† | |||||
| William Chisholm | Fred R. Irish | William Chisholm | ||||||
| Guysborough | Clarence W. Anderson | Simon Osborn Giffin | Clarence W. Anderson | |||||
| James Cranswick Tory | Howard Amos Rice | James Cranswick Tory | ||||||
| Pictou | Archibald McColl | William Murray | John Doull | Vacant | ||||
| John W. MacDonald | J. Gordon Calkin | Hugh Allan MacQuarrie | John W. MacDonald | |||||
| George W. Whitman | Joseph White | Robert Albert Douglas | Robert Henry Graham† | |||||
Cape Breton
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Labour | Conservative | ||||||
| Cape Breton Centre | Daniel McDonald | Joseph Steele | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Joseph Steele Cape Breton | ||||
| James McConnell | Emerson Campbell | Joseph Macdonald | Arthur R. Richardson† Cape Breton | |||||
| Cape Breton East | Dan C. McDonald | Forman Waye | John Carey Douglas | Forman Waye Cape Breton | ||||
| James L. McKinnon | D. W. Morrison | Alexander O'Handley | D. W. Morrison Cape Breton | |||||
| Inverness | Moses Elijah McGarry | Hubert Meen Aucoin | Donald MacLennan† | |||||
| John C. Bourinot | Malcolm McKay | John C. Bourinot | ||||||
| Richmond-West Cape Breton | Donald D. Boyd | Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc | Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc Richmond | |||||
| George R. Deveau | John Alexander MacDonald | John Alexander MacDonald Richmond | ||||||
| Victoria | Donald Buchanan McLeod | Hector A. McLeod | Angus Gladstone Buchanan† | |||||
| Alexander K. McKenzie | Phillip McLeod | Daniel Alexander Cameron† | ||||||
References
- Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2006-12-02.
Further reading
- Hopkins, J. Castell, ed. (1925). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1924–25. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.
- Hopkins, J. Castell, ed. (1926). The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1925–26. Toronto: The Annual Review Company.
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