1867 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election July 2021 July 2021 1867 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1863 Nova Scotia general election 1863 23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia September 18, 1867 members 1871 Nova Scotia general election 1871 38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 William Annand by William Notman.jpg 150x150px NS Anti-Confederation nohash William Annand 1867 Anti-Confederation Party Member ofLegislative Council 36 47,448 60.98% 1st Premier of Nova Scotia, Hiram Blanchard.jpg 150x150px NS Conservative nohash Hiram Blanchard 1867 Confederation Party Ran inInverness(Won, later declared invalid) 2 30,362 39.02% Premier Hiram Blanchard Liberal-Conservative Premier after election William Annand Anti-Confederation Party The 1867 Nova Scotia general election was held on 18 September 1867 to elect members of the 24th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was the first general election in Nova Scotia after Confederation, and was won by the Anti-Confederation Party. In 1867 Nova Scotia used a mixture of two- and three-seat districts, in each of which the voter had the right to cast as many votes as seats to fill in the district (block voting). Results Results by party + ↓ 36 2 Anti-Confederation Confederation +Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia December 16, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 16, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular voteElected#% NS Anti-Confederation rowAnti-ConfederationWilliam Annand413647,44860.98% NS PC rowConfederationHiram Blanchard36230,36239.02%Total valid votes77,810100.00%Blank and invalid ballots00.00%Total773877,810100.00% Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Anti-Confederation NS Anti-Confederation 60.98 Confederation NS PC 39.02Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Anti-Confederation NS Anti-Confederation 94.74 Confederation NS PC 5.26 Nominated candidates 1867 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionElectoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 16, 2021 Legend bold denotes party leader Valley NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="2"|Annapolis |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Jared C. Troop1,18727.16% | |W. T. Foster1,01923.31% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |David C. Landers1,16326.61% | |George Whitman1,00222.92% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Digby |NS Anti-Confederation background| |William Berrian Vail1,13936.% | |Colin Campbell61219.34% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Urbine Doucette1,01031.92% | |J. Melanson40312.74% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Hants |NS Anti-Confederation background| |William Dawson Lawrence1,52931.64% | |Parker92119.06% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Elkanah Young1,47930.60% | |William McDougall90418.70% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Kings |NS Anti-Confederation background| |David M. Dickie1,39332.87% | |T.W. Harris90421.33% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Edward L. Brown1,28030.20% | |R. C. Foster66115.60% | |New riding |- |} South Shore NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="2"|Lunenburg |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Mather Byles DesBrisay1,55331.93% | |Henry S. Jost85317.54% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |James Daniel Eisenhauer1,66434.22% | |W. A. C. Randall79316.31% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Queens |NS Anti-Confederation background| |William Henry Smith79236.65% | |Allison31014.35% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Samuel Freeman78536.33% | |A. J. Campbell27412.68% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Robert RobertsonAcclamation | | | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Thomas JohnsonAcclamation | | | |New riding |- | rowspan="3"|Yarmouth |NS Anti-Confederation background| |John K. Ryerson1,13832.53% | |John Van Norden Hatfield62617.90% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|New riding |- | |W. G. Goucher72620.75% | |Isaac Smith Hatfield611.74% |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |William H. Townsend85324.39% | |J. Smith Hatfield942.69% | |New riding |} Fundy-Northeast NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="2"|Colchester |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Thomas Fletcher Morrison1,64128.59% | |Samuel Rettie1,31122.84% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Robert Chambers1,62528.32% | |N. McKim1,16220.25% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Amos Purdy1,30925.07% | |Edward Vickery1,28424.59% | |New riding |- | |W. Fullerton1,29124.73% |NS Confederation background| |Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.1,33725.61% | |New riding |} Halifax NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="3"|Halifax |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Jeremiah Northup2,38617.64% | |Philip Carteret Hill2,15215.91% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |James Cochran2,36617.49% | |S. Tobin2,12915.74% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Henry Balcom2,36417.48% | |G. McLeod2,12915.74% | |New riding |} Central Nova NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="2"|Antigonish |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Daniel MacDonald1,42445.95% | |R. N. Henry41013.23% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Joseph MacDonald1,07234.59% | |J. Macdonald1936.23% | |New riding |- | rowspan="2"|Guysborough |NS Anti-Confederation background| |John Joseph Marshall73032.10% | |J. A. Tory44319.48% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |John Angus Kirk67429.64% | |Alexander N. McDonald42718.78% | |New riding |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou |NS Anti-Confederation background| |George Murray2,01918.45% | |Simon Hugh Holmes1,68415.38% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Robert S. Copeland1,97718.06% | |Donald Fraser1,64915.06% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Martin Isaac Wilkins1,96817.98% | |Alexander MacKay1,64915.06% | |New riding |} Cape Breton NS Anti-Confederation Confederation |- | rowspan="3"|Cape Breton |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Alonzo J. White96329.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Newton LeGayet Mackay61618.80% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|New riding |- | |S. L. Purvis47114.37% |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |John Fergusson70221.42% | |P. Cadegan52516.02% | |New riding |- | rowspan="3"|InvernessIn the riding of Inverness, Confederate Hiram Blanchard's election was declared invalid as he had recently been appointed the legal advisor for the federal government in Nova Scotia. A by-election was held on October 22, 1868 to fill the seat and was won by Anti-Confederation candidate Hugh McDonald. |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Alexander Campbell1,05830.51% | | | |New riding |- | |H. McInnis93226.87% |rowspan=2 NS Confederation background| |rowspan=2|Hiram Blanchard98628.43% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|New riding |- | |A. Gillis49214.19% |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Edmund Power Flynn58339.85% | |J. H. Hearn36224.74% | |New riding |- |NS Anti-Confederation background| |Josiah Hooper51835.41% | | | |New riding |- | rowspan="3"|Victoria |NS Anti-Confederation background| |John Ross62137.21% | |Charles James Campbell25615.34% | |New riding |- |rowspan=2 NS Anti-Confederation background| |rowspan=2|William Kidston57134.21% | |McLean1629.71% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|New riding |- | |Haliburton593.53% |} References 1867 Category:1867 elections in Canada Category:1867 in Nova Scotia Category:September 1867 in Canada