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1901 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1897 Nova Scotia general election 1897 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia October 2, 1901 members 1906 Nova Scotia general election 1906 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 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 35 36 1 80,196 58.79% 3.22pp Con NS PC nohash Charles Smith Wilcox 1898 Liberal-Conservative Hants(Lost re-election) 3 2 1 55,889 40.97% 3.06pp 1901 Nova Scotia general election - Results by riding.svg Premier Premier after election George Henry Murray NS Liberal name George Henry Murray NS Liberal name
The 1901 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the 33rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Results by party
+ ↓ 36 2 Liberal Liberal-Conservative
+Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia November 29, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature November 29, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1897DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)
NS Liberal rowLiberalGeorge Henry Murray40353436+180,19658.79%+3.22%
NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeCharles Smith Wilcox32342-155,88940.97%-3.06%
NS Independent rowIndependent/Other100003260.24%-0.16% Vacant0 Total valid votes136,411100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total73383838–136,411100.00%–
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 58.79
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 40.97
Independent/Other NS Independent 0.24Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 94.74
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 5.26
Retiring incumbents
Liberal
Charles Edward Church, Lunenburg
William A. Ferguson, Guysborough
Alexander E. Fraser, Cumberland
Thomas Keillor, Queens
John Drew Sperry, Lunenburg
Liberal-Conservative
Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick, Pictou
Thomas McMullen, Colchester
Nominated candidates
1901 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionNova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867–2016 June 4, 2018 Elections Nova Scotia 22–24 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf November 5, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature November 29, 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 Longley1,82529.60%
|
|W. C. Healey1,34821.87%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|James Wilberforce Longley
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph A. Bancroft1,75028.39%
|
|Frank Andrews1,24220.15%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph A. Bancroft
|-
| rowspan="2"|Digby
|NS Liberal background|
|Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1,50737.12%
|
|J. K. Tobin61115.05%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus Morrison Gidney1,40034.48%
|
|Louis Dugas54213.35%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus Morrison Gidney
|-
| rowspan="2"|Hants
|NS Liberal background|
|Arthur Drysdale2,09229.54%
|
|A. S. Sanford1,45820.58%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Arthur Drysdale
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Francis Parker McHeffey1,91427.02%
|
|Charles Smith Wilcox1,61922.86%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles Smith Wilcox
|-
| rowspan="2"|Kings
|NS Liberal background|
|Brenton Dodge2,22533.97%
|
|J. W. Ryan1,11617.04%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Brenton Dodge
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Harry H. Wickwire2,12232.40%
|
|Peter Innes1,08716.60%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Harry H. Wickwire
|-
|}
South Shore
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg
|NS Liberal background|
|Edward Doran Davison2,93228.24%
|
|A. J. Wolfe2,33522.49%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John Drew Sperry†
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Alexander Kenneth Maclean2,92328.15%
|
|J. A. Roberts2,19221.11%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Charles Edward Church†
|-
| rowspan="2"|Queens
|NS Liberal background|
|Edward Matthew Farrell92527.95%
|
|John Hutt78323.66%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Edward Matthew Farrell
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Charles F. Cooper84325.48%
|
|W. L. Libbey75822.91%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Keillor†
|-
| rowspan="2"|Shelburne
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Johnston81741.98%
|
|
|
|Arthur Hood32616.75%
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Johnston
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Robertson80341.26%
|
|
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Robertson
|-
| rowspan="2"|Yarmouth
|NS Liberal background|
|Augustus StonemanAcclamation
|
|
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Augustus Stoneman
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Henry S. LeBlancAcclamation
|
|
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Henry S. LeBlanc
|-
|}
Fundy-Northeast
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Colchester
|NS Liberal background|
|Benjamin Franklin Pearson2,16925.34%
|
|A. S. Black2,15125.13%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Thomas McMullen†
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Frederick Andrew Laurence2,18525.53%
|
|John Fitzwilliam Stairs2,05424.%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Frederick Andrew Laurence
|-
| rowspan="2"|Cumberland
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Reuben Black2,94425.50%
|
|C. R. Smith2,72023.56%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Thomas Reuben Black
|-
|
|M. L. Tucker2,93325.41%
|NS Conservative background|
|Daniel McLeod2,94625.52%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Alexander E. Fraser†
|-
|}
Halifax
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="3"|Halifax
|NS Liberal background|
|George Mitchell4,95517.56%
|
|Adam Brown Crosby4,70716.68%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|George Mitchell
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|David McPherson5,04917.89%
|
|G. M. Campbell4,48715.90%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|David McPherson
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Michael Edwin Keefe4,84017.15%
|
|J. J. Stewart4,18514.83%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Michael Edwin Keefe
|-
|}
Central Nova
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Antigonish
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus McGillivrayAcclamation
|
|
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Angus McGillivray
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Christopher P. ChisholmAcclamation
|
|
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Christopher P. Chisholm
|-
| rowspan="2"|Guysborough
|NS Liberal background|
|William Whitman1,49835.79%
|
|John Keating62014.81%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|William Akins Fergusson†
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|John Howard Sinclair1,51136.11%
|
|H. T. Harding55613.29%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John Howard Sinclair
|-
| rowspan="3"|Pictou
|NS Liberal background|
|Edward Mortimer Macdonald3,70320.61%
|
|George E. Munro3,01116.76%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Edward Mortimer Macdonald
|-
|
|Robert Dewar3,15717.57%
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles Elliott Tanner3,18617.73%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles Elliott Tanner
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|George Patterson3,53419.67%
|
|William Cameron1,3777.66%
|
|
|NS Conservative background|
|Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick†
|-
|}
Cape Breton
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
|-
| rowspan="2"|Cape Breton
|NS Liberal background|
|Daniel Duncan McKenzie3,84032.29%
|
|Colin McKinnon2,20518.54%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Daniel Duncan McKenzie
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Neil J. Gillis3,69131.04%
|
|Vincent Mullins2,15718.14%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Neil J. Gillis
|-
| rowspan="4"|Inverness
|NS Liberal background|
|James MacDonald2,27027.39%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Charles Edward McMillan1,32616.00%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 NS Liberal background|
|rowspan=2|James McDonald
|-
|
|J. L. McDougall1,31715.89%
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Moses J. Doucet1,73420.92%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|Daniel McNeil1,13713.72%
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 NS Liberal background|
|rowspan=2|Moses J. Doucet
|-
|
|Alexander Macdonald5046.08%
|-
| rowspan="2"|Richmond
|NS Liberal background|
|Duncan Finlayson1,09034.64%
|
|D. G. Stewart56217.86%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Duncan Finlayson
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|Simon Joyce99431.59%
|
|Felix Landry50115.92%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|Simon Joyce
|-
| rowspan="2"|Victoria
|NS Liberal background|
|George Henry Murray1,17737.85%
|
|John A. McDonald58118.68%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|George Henry Murray
|-
|NS Liberal background|
|John Gillis Morrison1,02332.89%
|
|John J. McCabe32910.58%
|
|
|NS Liberal background|
|John Gillis Morrison
|-
|}
References
Further reading
Hopkins J. Castell Morang's Annual Register of Canadian Affairs, 1901 1902 George N. Morang & Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0001unse
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