1911 Nova Scotia general election

1911 Nova Scotia general election
← 1906 June 14, 1911 1916 →
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader George Henry Murray John M. Baillie
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1909
Leader's seat Victoria Pictou
(Lost re-election)
Last election 32 5
Seats won 27 11
Seat change Decrease5 Increase6
Popular vote 99,192 88,114
Percentage 51.09% 45.38%
Swing Decrease3.99pp Increase3.06pp
Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

The 1911 Nova Scotia general election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the 35th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

↓
27 11
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1906 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 38 32 32 27 -5 99,192 51.09% -3.99%
  Liberal-Conservative John M. Baillie 37 5 5 11 +6 88,114 45.38% +3.06%
  Independent/Other 3 1 1 0 -1 3,441 1.77% -0.83%
  Labour None 2 0 0 0 0 3,410 1.76% +1.76%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 194,157 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00% –
Total 78 38 38 38 – 194,157 100.00% –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 51.09%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 45.38%
Independent/Other
 
 1.77%
Labour
 
 1.76%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 71.05%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 28.95%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Nominated candidates

1911 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 Labour Independent/Other
Annapolis Orlando Daniels
2,092
26.74% 		A. L. Davison
1,931
24.68% 		Orlando Daniels
J. R. Hall
1,863
23.81% 		Norman Phinney
1,938
24.77% 		Joseph A. Bancroft†
Digby Joseph William Comeau
1,892
28.09% 		Harry Hatheway Marshall
1,599
23.74% 		Joseph William Comeau
Allen Ellsworth Wall
1,855
27.54% 		F. P. Deveau
1,389
20.62% 		Allen Ellsworth Wall
Hants James William Reid
2,066
25.24% 		P. M. Feilding
2,006
24.51% 		James O'Brien†
George Wilson
1,809
22.10% 		Albert Parsons
2,303
28.14% 		Albert Parsons
Kings Harry H. Wickwire
2,413
27.12% 		S. C. Parker
1,599
17.97% 		N. W. Eaton
1,893
21.28% (Moral Reform) 		Harry H. Wickwire
Archibald Menzies Covert
2,156
24.24% 		Charles Alexander Campbell
835
9.39% (Moral Reform) 		Charles Alexander Campbell

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
Lunenburg Alexander Kenneth Maclean
3,136
27.98% 		Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
2,405
21.46% 		Alexander Kenneth Maclean
Charles Uniacke Mader
2,679
23.90% 		Joseph Willis Margeson
2,987
26.65% 		Charles Uniacke Mader
Queens Jordan W. Smith
1,047
26.42% 		Philson Kempton
953
24.05% 		Charles F. Cooper†
W. P. Purney
884
22.31% 		William Lorimer Hall
1,079
27.23% 		William Lorimer Hall
Shelburne Robert Irwin
1,245
26.64% 		R. Ward Fisher
1,120
23.97% 		Robert Irwin
Smith Nickerson
1,202
25.72% 		George Phillips
1,106
23.67% 		Moses H. Nickerson†
Yarmouth Ernest Howard Armstrong
1,665
28.02% 		James G. d'Entremont
1,180
19.86% 		Ernest Howard Armstrong
Henry S. LeBlanc
1,514
25.48% 		Howard Corning
1,583
26.64% 		Henry S. LeBlanc

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
Colchester William Davison Hill
2,449
25.07% 		Frank Stanfield
2,592
26.53% 		William Davison Hill
Benjamin Franklin Pearson
2,206
22.58% 		Robert H. Kennedy
2,522
25.82% 		Benjamin Franklin Pearson
Cumberland James Ralston
4,168
26.10% 		J. Flemming Gilroy
4,030
25.24% 		Elisha B. Paul†
Rufus Carter
4,154
26.01% 		C. R. Smith
3,617
22.65% 		Joshua H. Livingstone†

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
Halifax F. J. Logan
6,142
17.74% 		Frederick P. Bligh
5,187
14.98% 		John T. Joy
2,575
7.44% 		David McPherson†
George Everett Faulkner
6,120
17.68% 		Nelson R. Smith
4,825
13.94% 		George Everett Faulkner
Robert Emmett Finn
5,836
16.86% 		J. C. O'Mullin
3,937
11.37%
 Robert Emmett Finn

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
Antigonish Fred Robert Trotter
1,267
27.24% 		Hugh MacDougall
1,016
21.84% 		Fred Robert Trotter
Christopher P. Chisholm
1,070
23.00% 		Edward Lavin Girroir
1,299
27.92% 		Christopher P. Chisholm
Guysborough James Cranswick Tory
1,860
26.97% 		G. T. MacNeil
1,625
23.56% 		William Whitman†
James F. Ellis
1,794
26.01% 		J. S. Wells
1,618
23.46% 		James F. Ellis
Pictou Robert M. McGregor
3,929
17.39% 		Charles Elliott Tanner
3,788
16.76% 		P. P. Foxgrove
835
3.70% 		Robert M. McGregor
Robert Hugh MacKay
3,725
16.49% 		S. G. Robertson
3,428
15.17% 		Robert Hugh MacKay
Archibald MacKenzie
3,299
14.60% 		John M. Baillie
3,591
15.89% 		John M. Baillie

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
Cape Breton Arthur Samuel Kendall
5,987
23.99% 		John Carey Douglas
6,252
25.05% 		Arthur Samuel Kendall
W. F. Carroll
5,756
23.07% 		Robert Hamilton Butts
6,246
25.03% 		Alex McKinnon
713
2.86% (Socialist) 		Neil J. Gillis†
Inverness Donald MacLennan
2,723
27.92% 		C.E MacMillan
2,143
21.97% 		C.E. MacMillan
James MacDonald
2,613
26.79% 		Thomas Gallant
2,274
23.32% 		James MacDonald
Richmond Simon Joyce
1,108
28.94% 		Felix Landry
821
21.45% 		Felix Landry
Charles P. Bissett
1,097
28.66% 		James McVicar
802
20.95% 		Charles P. Bissett
Victoria George Henry Murray
1,247
33.76% 		John Lemuel Bethune
696
18.84% 		George Henry Murray
Angus A. Buchanan
1,124
30.43% 		Duncan McDonald
627
16.97% 		Angus A. Buchanan

References

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

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