1897 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1897 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1894 Nova Scotia general election 1894 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia April 13–20, 1897 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1901 Nova Scotia general election 1901 38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 George Henry Murray (cropped).jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash George Henry Murray 1896 NS Liberal name Victoria 26 35 9 84,888 55.57% 3.52pp Con NS PC nohash William MacKay 1894 Liberal-Conservative Cape Breton(Lost re-election) 12 3 9 67,254 44.03% 3.30pp Premier Premier after election George Henry Murray NS Liberal name George Henry Murray NS Liberal name The 1897 Nova Scotia general election was held from 13 April to 20 April 1897 to elect members of the 32nd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party + ↓ 35 3 Liberal Liberal-Conservative +Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia December 1, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 1, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1894DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalGeorge Henry Murray40262835+984,88855.57%+3.52% NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeWilliam MacKay3612103-967,25444.03%-3.30% NS Independent rowIndependent/Other100006050.40%-0.22% Vacant0 Total valid votes152,747100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total77383838–152,747100.00%– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 55.57 Liberal-Conservative NS PC 44.03 Independent/Other NS Independent 0.40Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 92.11 Liberal-Conservative NS PC 7.89 Retiring incumbents Liberal Richard Hunt, Queens Daniel H. MacKinnon, Guysborough Joseph Matheson, Richmond Firman McClure, Colchester Allan Moreash, Lunenburg William Roche, Halifax Liberal-Conservative William Anderson Black, Halifax Alexander Grant, Pictou Nominated candidates 1897 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionElectoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 1, 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 Longley1,87126.38% | |Thomas R. Jones1,68023.69% | | |NS Liberal background| |James Wilberforce Longley |- |NS Liberal background| |Joseph A. Bancroft1,87826.48% | |C. S. Harrington1,66423.46% | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph A. Bancroft |- | rowspan="2"|Digby |NS Liberal background| |Angus Morrison Gidney1,49831.14% | |Frank E. Comeau94019.54% | | |NS Liberal background| |Angus Morrison Gidney |- |NS Liberal background| |Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1,51231.43% | |M.R. Timpany86017.88% | | |NS Liberal background| |Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau |- | rowspan="2"|Hants | |William McDonald Douglas1,70724.35% |NS Conservative background| |Charles Smith Wilcox1,74624.91% | | |NS Conservative background| |Charles Smith Wilcox |- |NS Liberal background| |Arthur Drysdale1,83926.24% | |James A. Thompson1,71724.50% | | |NS Liberal background| |Arthur Drysdale |- | rowspan="2"|Kings |NS Liberal background| |Brenton Dodge2,35433.08% | |Peter Innis1,46020.52% | | |NS Liberal background| |Brenton Dodge |- |NS Liberal background| |Harry H. Wickwire2,19530.85% | |Leander Rand1,10715.56% | | |NS Liberal background| |Harry H. Wickwire |- |} South Shore NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Lunenburg |NS Liberal background| |John Drew Sperry2,58125.52% | |A.J. Wolff2,51224.84% | | |NS Liberal background| |Allan Moreash† |- |NS Liberal background| |Charles Edward Church2,51424.86% | |Emanuel Hebb2,50724.78% | | |NS Liberal background| |Charles Edward Church |- | rowspan="4"|Queens |NS Liberal background| |Edward Matthew Farrell87626.38% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Hutt66620.05% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Edward Matthew Farrell |- | |R. R. McLeod1845.54% |- |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Keillor71221.44% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|T. H. Siddell1795.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Richard Hunt† |- | |John Millard70421.20% |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Thomas JohnstonAcclaimed | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Robertson |- |NS Liberal background| |Thomas RobertsonAcclaimed | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Johnston |- | rowspan="2"|Yarmouth |NS Liberal background| |William Law1,50129.14% | |Joseph R. Wyman95818.60% | |E. C. Simonson (Prohibitionist-Temperance)60511.74% |NS Liberal background| |William Law |- |NS Liberal background| |Henry S. LeBlanc1,47328.60% | |Albert A. Pothier61411.92% | | |NS Conservative background| |Albert A. Pothier |- |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Colchester | |Alfred Dickie2,24024.22% |NS Conservative background| |Thomas McMullen2,36325.55% | | |NS Liberal background| |Firman McClure† |- |NS Liberal background| |Frederick Andrew Laurence2,35825.50% | |Wilbert David Dimock2,28624.72% | | |NS Liberal background| |Frederick Andrew Laurence |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Reuben Black3,48729.14% | |A.A. McKinnon2,68922.47% | | |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Reuben Black |- |NS Liberal background| |Alexander E. Fraser3,25127.16% | |J. C. McDougall2,54121.23% | | |NS Liberal background| |Alexander E. Fraser |- |} Halifax NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="3"|Halifax |NS Liberal background| |William Bernard Wallace5,10117.36% | |Miner T. Foster4,75416.18% | | |NS Liberal background| |William Bernard Wallace |- |NS Liberal background| |David McPherson5,30718.06% | |John Fitzwilliam Stairs4,56315.53% | | |NS Liberal background| |William Roche† |- |NS Liberal background| |George Mitchell5,31218.07% | |T. W. Walsh4,35014.80% | | |NS Conservative background| |William Anderson Black† |- |} Central Nova NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |Angus McGillivray1,26327.77% | |Charles B. Whidden1,12324.69% | | |NS Liberal background| |Angus McGillivray |- |NS Liberal background| |Christopher P. Chisholm1,17625.86% | |Hugh MacDonald98621.68% | | |NS Liberal background| |Christopher P. Chisholm |- | rowspan="2"|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |William Akins Fergusson1,52529.90% | |C. Ernest Gregory1,06520.88% | | |NS Liberal background| |Daniel H. MacKinnon† |- |NS Liberal background| |John Howard Sinclair1,52329.86% | |Charles S. Elliott98719.35% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Howard Sinclair |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou |NS Liberal background| |James Drummond McGregor3,45617.24% | |William Cameron3,26216.28% | | |NS Conservative background| |William Cameron |- |NS Liberal background| |Edward Mortimer Macdonald3,42217.07% | |Charles Elliott Tanner3,28916.41% | | |NS Conservative background| |Charles Elliott Tanner |- | |John McIntosh3,29916.46% |NS Conservative background| |Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick3,31416.54% | | |NS Conservative background| |Alexander Grant† |- |} Cape Breton NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Cape Breton |NS Liberal background| |Arthur Samuel Kendall3,70529.35% | |William MacKay2,66921.14% | | |NS Conservative background| |William MacKay |- |NS Liberal background| |Alexander Johnston3,55928.19% | |John McCormick2,69121.32% | | |NS Conservative background| |John McCormick |- | rowspan="2"|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |James MacDonald2,64632.94% | |John H. Jameison1,53719.13% | | |NS Conservative background| |John H. Jameison |- |NS Liberal background| |Moses J. Doucet2,50131.13% | |Alexander Campbell1,35016.80% | | |NS Conservative background| |Alexander Campbell |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Simon Joyce95825.86% | |John Morrison91024.57% | | |NS Liberal background| |Simon Joyce |- |NS Liberal background| |Duncan Finlayson1,03427.92% | |Remi Benoit80221.65% | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph Matheson† |- | rowspan="2"|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |George Henry Murray1,27336.59% | |John A. McDonald65118.71% | | |NS Liberal background| |George Henry Murray |- |NS Liberal background| |John Gillis Morrison1,09331.42% | |A. G. McLeod46213.28% | | |NS Liberal background| |John Gillis Morrison |- |} References 1897 Category:1897 elections in Canada Category:1897 in Nova Scotia Category:April 1897 in North America