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.
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38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editResults by party
edit| 29 | 8 | 1 |
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent |
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) | ||||
| Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 39 | 24 | 24 | 29 | +5 | 62,361 | 54.88% | +3.14% | |
| Liberal-Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 37 | 14 | 14 | 8 | -6 | 50,149 | 44.13% | -3.05% | |
| Independent/Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1,120 | 0.99% | -0.09% | ||
| Vacant | 0 | |||||||||
| Total valid votes | 113,630 | 100.00% | – | |||||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 0 | 0.00% | – | |||||||
| Total | 78 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 113,630 | 100.00% | – | ||
Retiring incumbents
edit- Liberal
- William Buchanan, Cape Breton
- Thomas Lewis Dodge, Kings
- Isidore LeBlanc, Richmond
- William F. McCurdy, Victoria
- William Thomas Pipes, Cumberland
- Alonzo J. White, Cape Breton
- Liberal-Conservative
Nominated candidates
edit1886 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 district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Annapolis | James Wilberforce Longley 1,556 25.25% | R. J. Ellison 1,531 24.85% | James Wilberforce Longley | |||||
| Henry M. Munro 1,535 24.91% | Frank Andrews 1,540 24.99% | Henry M. Munro | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| Hants | Allen Haley 1,552 25.50% | Allan MacDougall 1,508 24.77% | Allen Haley | |||||
| Archibald Frame 1,522 25.00% | Nathaniel Spence 1,505 24.72% | Nathaniel Spence | ||||||
| Kings | Alfred P. Welton 1,535 24.92% | William C. Bill 1,560 25.32% | Thomas Lewis Dodge† | |||||
| Leander Rand 1,635 26.54% | Thomas R. Harris 1,430 23.21% | Thomas R. Harris | ||||||
South Shore
edit| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Queens | Jason M. Mack 787 29.25% | Leander Ford 622 23.11% | Jason M. Mack | |||||
| Joseph H. Cook 762 28.32% | James C. Bartling 520 19.32% | Joseph H. Cook | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Yarmouth | Albert Gayton 1,643 39.43% | Albert Gayton | ||||||
| William Law 1,745 41.88% | Thomas Corning 779 18.69% | Thomas Corning | ||||||
Fundy-Northeast
edit| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Colchester | George Clarke 2,053 27.47% | S. E. Gourley 1,700 22.75% | William Blair† | |||||
| Frederick Andrew Laurence 1,938 25.93% | William Albert Patterson 1,782 23.85% | William Albert Patterson | ||||||
| Cumberland | Thomas Reuben Black 2,083 25.15% | C. J. Macfarlane 1,855 22.40% | James B. Wilson 341 4.12% | Thomas Reuben Black | ||||
| George W. Forrest 1,939 23.41% | Richard L. Black 2,064 24.92% | William Thomas Pipes† | ||||||
Halifax
edit| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Halifax | William Stevens Fielding 4,042 19.76% | John Y. Payzant 2,816 13.76% | William Stevens Fielding | |||||
| Michael Joseph Power 3,822 18.68% | J. N. Lyons 2,866 14.01% | Michael Joseph Power | ||||||
| William Roche 3,931 19.21% | William D. Harrington 2,981 14.57% | William D. Harrington | ||||||
Central Nova
edit| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Antigonish | Angus McGillivray 1,384 34.30% | Rod K. McDonald 482 11.95% | Angus McGillivray | |||||
| Colin Francis McIsaac 1,269 31.45% | Charles B. Whidden 900 22.30% | Charles B. Whidden | ||||||
| Guysborough | James A. Fraser 1,036 33.67% | Joseph William Hadley 565 18.36% | John A. Fraser | |||||
| Otto Schwartz Weeks 931 30.26% | J. F. L. Parsons 545 17.71% | Otto Schwartz Weeks | ||||||
| Pictou | Jeffrey McColl 2,606 16.70% | Robert Hockin 2,565 16.44% | 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% | Adam Carr Bell 2,844 18.22% | Adam Carr Bell | ||||||
Cape Breton
edit| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | ||||||
| Cape Breton | George Henry Murray 1,253 24.13% | Colin Chisholm 1,633 31.44% | Alonzo J. White† | |||||
| Ronald Gillies 745 14.35% | William MacKay 1,562 30.08% | William Buchanan† | ||||||
| Inverness | John McKinnon 1,854 31.13% | Angus MacLennan 1,363 22.89% | Angus MacLennan | |||||
| Daniel McNeil 1,764 29.62% | Alexander Campbell 974 16.36% | Alexander Campbell | ||||||
| Richmond | Angus S. McLean 455 19.65% | David A. Hearn 534 23.07% | Isidore LeBlanc† | |||||
| Joseph Matheson 616 26.61% | Murdoch McRae 316 13.65% | Murdoch McRae | ||||||
| Charles LeNoir 394 17.02% | ||||||||
| Victoria | John J. McCabe 385 13.21% | Murdoch G. McLeod 463 15.89% | John Lemuel Bethune 779 26.74% | John Archibald McDonald† | ||||
| John A. Fraser 510 17.51% | John Morrison 408 14.01% | William F. McCurdy† | ||||||
| John Munroe 368 12.63% | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
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