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

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38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
 
Lib
LeaderNoneJohn Sparrow David Thompson
PartyLiberalLiberal-Conservative
Leader since1882
Leader's seatAntigonish
Last election830
Seats won2414
Seat changeIncrease16Decrease16
Popular vote50,20645,779
Percentage51.74%47.18%
SwingIncrease4.96ppDecrease4.67pp

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 edit

Results by party edit

2414
LiberalLiberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
PartyParty leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular vote
1878DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)
 LiberalNone388824+1650,20651.74%+4.96%
 Liberal-ConservativeJohn Sparrow David Thompson37302914-1645,77947.18%-4.67%
 Independent/Other400001,0431.08%-0.29%
 Vacant1 
Total valid votes97,028100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots00.00%
Total7938383897,028100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
51.74%
Liberal-Conservative
47.18%
Independent/Other
1.08%
Seats summary
Liberal
63.16%
Liberal-Conservative
36.84%

Retiring incumbents edit

Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates edit

1882 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 edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
AnnapolisWilliam Botsford Troop
1,212
23.57%
James Wilberforce Longley
1,340
26.06%
William Botsford Troop
Caleb Shaffner
1,261
24.52%
Henry M. Munro
1,329
25.85%
Caleb Shaffner
DigbyGeorge Taylor
752
21.23%
Henri M. Robicheau
1,048
29.59%
William Lent
92
2.60%
Henri M. Robicheau
Urbine Doucette
664
18.75%
John S. McNeill
986
27.84%
Benjamin Van Blarcom
HantsNathaniel Spence
1,236
25.05%
Archibald Frame
1,209
24.50%
Nathaniel Spence
F. S. Creelman
1,229
24.90%
Allen Haley
1,261
25.55%
Thomas Barlow Smith
KingsThomas R. Harris
1,345
24.17%
C. B. Hickey
1,198
21.53%
James Lyons
318
5.71%
James S. MacDonald
William C. Bill
1,267
22.77%
Thomas Lewis Dodge
1,437
25.82%
William C. Bill

South Shore edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
LunenburgCharles A. Smith
1,195
22.78%
Charles Edward Church
1,539
29.34%
Charles A. Smith
W. R. Calder
1,075
20.50%
George A. Ross
1,436
27.38%
Edward James
QueensLeander Ford
548
22.50%
Joseph H. Cook
689
28.28%
Leander Ford
James C. Bartling
555
22.78%
Jason M. Mack
644
26.44%
James C. Bartling
ShelburneJohn Allan
547
17.51%
Thomas Johnston
947
30.31%
Nathaniel Whitworth White
Nehemiah McGray
692
22.15%
William F. MacCoy
938
30.03%
Nehemiah McGray
YarmouthAlbert Gayton
1,344
39.26%
Albert Gayton
Thomas Corning
1,203
35.14%
T. B. Flint
876
25.59%
Joseph Robbins Kinney

Fundy-Northeast edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
ColchesterWilliam Blair
1,507
24.64%
S. D. McLellan
1,387
22.68%
Samuel Rettie
474
7.75%
William Blair
William Albert Patterson
1,497
24.48%
W. H. Guild
1,251
20.45%
William Albert Patterson
CumberlandCharles James Townshend
1,690
24.98%
Charles Smith
1,682
24.86%
Charles James Townshend
Edward Vickery
1,519
22.45%
William Thomas Pipes
1,875
27.71%
Edward Vickery

Halifax edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
HalifaxJ. F. L. Parsons
2,475
16.06%
Michael Joseph Power
2,591
16.82%
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
William D. Harrington
2,737
17.76%
J. G. Foster
2,543
16.50%
William D. Harrington
John Pugh
2,508
16.28%
William Stevens Fielding
2,554
16.58%
John Pugh

Central Nova edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
AntigonishJohn Sparrow David Thompson
1,166
41.60%
Joseph McDonald
543
19.37%
John Sparrow David Thompson
Angus McGillivray
1,094
39.03%
Angus McGillivray
GuysboroughAlexander N. McDonald
518
19.81%
Otto Schwartz Weeks
871
33.31%
Alexander N. McDonald
Joseph William Hadley
414
15.83%
John A. Fraser
812
31.05%
Joseph William Hadley
PictouRobert Hockin
2,492
17.41%
Jeffrey McColl
2,411
16.84%
Simon Hugh Holmes
Charles H. Munro
2,489
17.39%
Edward Mortimer MacDonald
2,250
15.72%
Vacant
Adam Carr Bell
2,473
17.28%
Cornelius Dwyer
2,200
15.37%
Adam Carr Bell

Cape Breton edit

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
Liberal-ConservativeLiberalIndependent/Other
Cape BretonEbenezer Tilton Moseley
1,192
21.48%
Alonzo J. White
1,600
28.83%
Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
Colin Chisholm
1,178
21.23%
William Buchanan
1,579
28.46%
Hector Francis McDougall
InvernessAngus MacLennan
1,387
24.70%
Duncan J. Campbell
1,435
25.55%
Duncan J. Campbell
Alexander Campbell
1,477
26.30%
John McKinnon
1,317
23.45%
Alexander Campbell
RichmondNeil L. McNeil
150
8.45%
Isidore LeBlanc
538
30.31%
Isidore LeBlanc
Murdoch McRae
407
22.93%
Joseph Matheson
354
19.94%
Alexander McCuish
Alexander McCuish
326
18.37%
VictoriaJohn Archibald McDonald
874
32.94%
D.J. McLeod
498
18.77%
John Munroe
159
5.99%
John Morrison
John Morrison
522
19.68%
William F. McCurdy
600
22.62%
William F. McCurdy

References edit

  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.