1886 Nova Scotia general election

1886 Nova Scotia general election
← 1882 June 8–15, 1886 1890 →
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 29 8
Seat change Increase5 Decrease6
Popular vote 62,361 50,149
Percentage 54.88% 44.13%
Swing Increase3.14pp Decrease3.05pp
Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

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.

Results

Results by party

↓
29 8 1
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent
Official results [1][2]
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% –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 54.88%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 44.13%
Independent/Other
 
 0.99%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 76.32%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 21.05%
Independent/Other
 
 2.63%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1886 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  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.