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1890 Nova Scotia general election
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1890 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1886 Nova Scotia general election 1886 29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia May 14–21, 1890 members 1894 Nova Scotia general election 1894 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 William Stevens Fielding, premier of Nova Scotia.jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash William Stevens Fielding 1884 NS Liberal name Halifax 29 28 1 69,307 50.84% 4.04pp Con NS PC nohash William MacKay 1887 Liberal-Conservative Cape Breton(Lost re-election) 8 10 2 63,720 46.74% 2.61pp Premier Premier after election William Stevens Fielding NS Liberal name William Stevens Fielding NS Liberal name
The 1890 Nova Scotia general election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the 30th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Results by party
+ ↓ 28 10 Liberal Liberal-Conservative
+Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia December 4, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 4, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1886DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)
NS Liberal rowLiberalWilliam Stevens Fielding40292928-169,30750.84%-4.04%
NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeWilliam MacKay388810+263,72046.74%+2.61%
NS Independent rowIndependent/Other2110-13,3022.42%+1.43% Vacant0 Total valid votes136,329100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total80383838–136,329100.00%–
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 50.84
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 46.74
Independent/Other NS Independent 2.42Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 73.68
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 26.32
Retiring incumbents
Liberal
Joseph H. Cook, Queens
Jeffrey McColl, Pictou
John S. McNeill, Digby
Leander Rand, Kings
Henri M. Robicheau, Digby
Liberal-Conservative
Frank Andrews, Annapolis
William C. Bill, Kings
Charles H. Munro, Pictou
Nominated candidates
1890 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionElectoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 4, 2021
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Annapolis
|NS Liberal background|
|James Wilberforce Longley1,88427.33%
|
|C. S. Harrington1,62223.53%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|James Wilberforce Longley
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Harris H. Chute1,84426.75%
|
|B. Starratt1,54322.39%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Frank Andrews†
|-
| rowspan="4"|Digby
|NS Liberal background|
|Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1,20726.57%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Robert G. Munroe70815.59%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 NS Liberal background|
|rowspan=2|Henri M. Robicheau†
|-
|
|William German4379.62%
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Eliakim Tupper1,17925.96%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Daniel LeBlanc66514.64%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 NS Liberal background|
|rowspan=2|John S. McNeill†
|-
|
|Edward Hogan3467.63%
|-
| rowspan="2"|Hants
|NS Liberal background|
|Allen Haley1,66125.28%
|
|Adam McDougall1,66025.26%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Allen Haley
|-
|
|Archibald Frame1,55223.62%
|NS Conservative background|
|Thomas Barlow Smith1,69825.84%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Archibald Frame
|-
| rowspan="2"|Kings
|NS Liberal background|
|Alfred P. Welton1,57225.12%
|
|Thomas R. Harris1,54024.61%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Leander Rand†
|-
|
|J. E. Starr1,40522.45%
|NS Conservative background|
|Barclay Webster1,74127.82%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|William C. Bill†
|-
|}
South Shore
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg
|NS Liberal background|
|John Drew Sperry2,09126.12%
|
|James A. McLean1,96024.48%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John Drew Sperry
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Charles Edward Church2,03325.39%
|
|Charles A. Smith1,92224.01%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Charles Edward Church
|-
| rowspan="2"|Queens
|NS Liberal background|
|Richard Hunt89728.12%
|
|Leander Ford72222.63%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph H. Cook†
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Albert M. Hemeon88727.81%
|
|C. A. Bowlley68421.44%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Albert M. Hemeon
|-
| rowspan="2"|Shelburne
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Johnston1,06125.85%
|
|Alfred K. Smith95123.17%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Johnston
|-
|
|William F. MacCoy1,04225.38%
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles Cahan1,05125.60%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|William F. MacCoy
|-
| rowspan="2"|Yarmouth
|NS Liberal background|
|William Law1,48731.48%
|
|M. D'Entremont96220.37%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|William Law
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Albert Gayton1,47331.19%
|
|Jacob Bingay80116.96%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Albert Gayton
|-
|}
Fundy-Northeast
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Colchester
|NS Liberal background|
|Frederick Andrew Laurence1,90425.71%
|
|Israel Longworth1,84224.87%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Frederick Andrew Laurence
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|George Clarke1,86825.22%
|
|William Albert Patterson1,79324.21%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|George Clarke
|-
| rowspan="2"|Cumberland
|
|Thomas Reuben Black2,53724.58%
|NS Conservative background|
|George W. Forrest2,81827.30%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Reuben Black
|-
|
|Richard L. Black2,25221.82%
|NS Conservative background|
|William Oxley2,71526.30%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Richard L. Black
|-
|}
Halifax
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="3"|Halifax
|NS Liberal background|
|William Stevens Fielding5,03618.86%
|
|H. McDonald Henry4,21915.80%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|William Stevens Fielding
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|William Roche4,82818.08%
|
|P. O'Mullin3,94614.77%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|William Roche
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Michael Joseph Power4,75217.79%
|
|J. J. Stewart3,92814.71%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Michael Joseph Power
|-
|}
Central Nova
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Antigonish
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus McGillivray1,36230.68%
|
|J.J. Cameron1,00322.60%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus McGillivray
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Colin Francis McIsaac1,27428.70%
|
|Archibald McPhee80018.02%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Colin Francis McIsaac
|-
| rowspan="2"|Guysborough
|
|A. J. O. Maguire66318.98%
|NS Conservative background|
|Alexander F. Cameron83123.78%
|
|Otto Schwartz Weeks (Independent Liberal)53815.40%
|NS Liberal background|
|Otto Schwartz Weeks
|-
|
|James A. Fraser70720.23%
|NS Conservative background|
|Hamilton Morrow75521.61%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|James A. Fraser
|-
| rowspan="3"|Pictou
|
|John Yorston2,72816.05%
|NS Conservative background|
|William Cameron2,89717.05%
|
|Robert Drummond2,76416.27%
|NS Conservative background|
|William Cameron
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|James Drummond McGregor2,88516.98%
|
|Charles Elliott Tanner2,83516.68%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Jeffrey McColl†
|-
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Alexander Grant2,88316.97%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles H. Munro†
|-
|}
Cape Breton
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Cape Breton
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus J. MacDonald2,68128.23%
|
|Colin Chisholm2,09722.08%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Colin Chisholm
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph McPherson2,57927.15%
|
|William MacKay2,14122.54%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|William MacKay
|-
| rowspan="2"|Inverness
|NS Liberal background|
|Daniel McNeil1,90827.76%
|
|John McKeen1,60223.31%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Daniel McNeil
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|John McKinnon1,87427.26%
|
|Angus MacLennan1,49021.68%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John McKinnon
|-
| rowspan="2"|Richmond
|NS Liberal background|
|Abraham LeBlanc86528.47%
|
|David A. Hearn66922.02%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|David A. Hearn
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph Matheson85928.28%
|
|Roderick Ferguson64521.23%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph Matheson
|-
| rowspan="3"|Victoria
|
|N. E. Mckay63019.28%
|rowspan=2 NS Conservative background|
|rowspan=2|John Lemuel Bethune84625.89%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 NS Independent background|
|rowspan=2|John Lemuel Bethune
|-
|
|John J. McCabe862.63%
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|John A. Fraser97129.71%
|
|Murdoch G. McLeod73522.49%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John A. Fraser
|-
|}
References
1890
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