1894 Nova Scotia general election

The 1894 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 March to 15 March 1894 to elect members of the 31st House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

1894 Nova Scotia general election

← 1890 March 8–15, 1894 1897 →

38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader William Stevens Fielding William MacKay
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1884 1894
Leader's seat Halifax Ran in
Cape Breton (Won)
Last election 28 10
Seats won 26[1] 12
Seat change Decrease2 Increase2
Popular vote 75,295 68,455
Percentage 52.05% 47.33%
Swing Increase1.21pp Increase0.59pp

Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Results

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Results by party

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26 12
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [2][3]
Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1890 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal William Stevens Fielding 39 28 27 26 -2 75,295 52.05% +1.21%
  Liberal-Conservative William MacKay 37 10 10 12 +2 68,455 47.33% +0.59%
  Independent/Other 1 0 0 0 0 899 0.62% -1.80%
  Vacant 1  
Total valid votes 144,649 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00%
Total 77 38 38 38 144,649 100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
52.05%
Liberal-Conservative
47.33%
Independent/Other
0.62%
Seats summary
Liberal
68.42%
Liberal-Conservative
31.58%

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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1894 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[4]

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bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,808
27.18%
Thomas R. Jones
1,555
23.38%
James Wilberforce Longley
Joseph A. Bancroft
1,793
26.95%
Hugh E. Gillis
1,496
22.49%
Henry M. Munro
Digby Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,228
27.54%
Louis Dugan
1,018
22.83%
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Eliakim Tupper
1,245
27.92%
M. R. Timpany
968
21.71%
Eliakim Tupper
Hants Arthur Drysdale
1,706
25.19%
James A. Thompson
1,689
24.94%
Arthur Drysdale
W. H. Guild
1,644
24.28%
Charles Smith Wilcox
1,733
25.59%
Thomas Barlow Smith
Kings Brenton Dodge
2,227
31.%
Barclay Webster
1,580
21.99%
Barclay Webster
Harry H. Wickwire
2,081
28.97%
R. M. Rand
1,296
18.04%
Vacant

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Lunenburg John Drew Sperry
2,648
27.92%
James A. McLean
2,133
22.49%
John Drew Sperry
Charles Edward Church
2,602
27.44%
J. A. Hirtle
2,101
22.15%
Charles Edward Church
Queens Albert M. Hemeon
913
28.83%
John Hutt
703
22.20%
Albert M. Hemeon
Richard Hunt
912
28.79%
O.L. Patch
639
20.18%
Richard Hunt
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
1,282
26.31%
R. W. Freeman
1,059
21.74%
Thomas Johnston
Thomas Robertson
1,319
27.07%
Charles Cahan
1,212
24.88%
Charles Cahan
Yarmouth William Law
1,464
31.78%
E.C. Simonson (Prohibitionist-Temperance)
899
19.51%
William Law
Cornelius Forman Hatfield
1,097
23.81%
Albert A. Pothier
1,147
24.90%
Cornelius Forman Hatfield

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Colchester Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,896
25.09%
Israel Longworth
1,890
25.02%
Frederick Andrew Laurence
Alfred Dickie
1,814
24.01%
Wilbert David Dimock
1,955
25.88%
George Clarke
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
3,109
28.47%
George W. Forrest
2,498
22.87%
George W. Forrest
Alexander E. Fraser
2,902
26.58%
William Oxley
2,411
22.08%
William Oxley

Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Halifax William Stevens Fielding
4,795
17.88%
T. W. Walsh
4,019
14.99%
William Stevens Fielding
William Roche
4,651
17.35%
James Morrow
4,406
16.43%
William Roche
Michael Joseph Power
4,373
16.31%
William Anderson Black
4,570
17.04%
Michael Joseph Power

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Antigonish Colin Francis McIsaac
1,333
27.99%
J.J. Cameron
1,141
23.95%
Colin Francis McIsaac
Christopher P. Chisholm
1,225
25.72%
C. Ernest Gregory
1,064
22.34%
Christopher P. Chisholm
Guysborough Daniel H. McKinnon
1,240
28.70%
Hamilton Morrow
979
22.66%
Hamilton Morrow
John Howard Sinclair
1,216
28.15%
A. Whitman
885
20.49%
Alexander F. Cameron
Pictou Edward Mortimer Macdonald
2,797
15.41%
William Cameron
3,254
17.93%
William Cameron
James Drummond McGregor
2,992
16.49%
Charles Elliott Tanner
3,236
17.83%
James Drummond McGregor
J. F. Oliver
2,759
15.20%
Alexander Grant
3,109
17.13%
Alexander Grant

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Cape Breton Joseph McPherson
2,592
23.89%
William MacKay
2,885
26.59%
Joseph McPherson
Angus J. MacDonald
2,552
23.52%
John McCormick
2,822
26.01%
Angus J. MacDonald
Inverness John McKinnon
1,746
24.87%
John H. Jameison
1,857
26.45%
John McKinnon
Samuel McDonnell
1,658
23.61%
Alexander Campbell
1,760
25.07%
Daniel McNeil
Richmond[5] Simon Joyce
996
25.89%
Abraham LeBlanc
883
22.95%
Abraham LeBlanc
Joseph Matheson
974
25.32%
John Morrison
994
25.84%
Joseph Matheson
Victoria John Gillis Morrison
784
24.39%
John J. McCabe
597
18.57%
John A. Fraser
John A. Fraser
748
23.27%
John Lemuel Bethune
911
28.34%
John Lemuel Bethune
M. H. MacKenzie
174
5.41%

References

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  1. ^ 4 December 1894 deferred by-election for Richmond seat, won by Liberal candidate
  2. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. ^ In the riding of Richmond, Liberal-Conservative John Morrison's election was voided by courts upon protest and petition by Liberal Joseph Matheson on March 19 and April 19, 1894. A by-election was held on December 4, 1894 to fill the seat and was won by Matheson.