1878 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1878 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1874 Nova Scotia general election 1874 26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia September 17, 1878 members 1882 Nova Scotia general election 1882 28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 Simon Hugh Holmes.jpg 150x150px NS PC nohash Simon Hugh Holmes 1874 Liberal-Conservative Pictou 11 30 19 52,517 51.85% 18.18pp Lib NS Liberal nohash Philip Carteret Hill 1875 NS Liberal name Halifax(Lost re-election) 20 8 12 47,388 46.78% 7.61pp Premier Premier after election Philip Carteret Hill NS Liberal name Simon Hugh Holmes Liberal-Conservative The 1878 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 September 1878 to elect members of the 27th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal-Conservative Party. Results Results by party + ↓ 30 8 Liberal-Conservative Liberal +Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia December 18, 2021Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 18, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1874DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeSimon Hugh Holmes38111330+1952,51751.85%+18.18% NS Liberal rowLiberalPhilip Carteret Hill4120178-1247,38846.78%-7.61% NS Independent rowIndependent/Other3770-71,3881.37%-10.57% Vacant1 Total valid votes101,293100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total82383838–101,293100.00%– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal-Conservative NS PC 51.85 Liberal NS Liberal 46.78 Independent/Other NS Independent 1.37Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal-Conservative NS PC 78.95 Liberal NS Liberal 21.05 Retiring incumbents Independent/Other Hiram Black, Cumberland Charles Boudroit, Richmond John J. McKinnon, Inverness John B. North, Kings Liberal Charles Henry Davison, Lunenburg Edward Farrell, Halifax Charles M. Franchville, Guysborough John A. Fraser, Victoria Thomas Johnston, Shelburne John Lovitt, Yarmouth Daniel MacDonald, Antigonish David McCurdy, Victoria Liberal-Conservative William Henry Allison, Hants Hugh J. Cameron, Pictou Avard Longley, Annapolis Murdoch McRae, Richmond Alfred Putnam, Hants Douglas Benjamin Woodworth, Kings Nominated candidates 1878 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionElectoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 18, 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 | |O. M. Taylor1,23524.49% |NS Conservative background| |William Botsford Troop1,35026.77% | | |NS Conservative background| |William Botsford Troop |- | |E. Bent1,16323.06% |NS Conservative background| |Caleb Shaffner1,29525.68% | | |NS Conservative background| |Avard Longley† |- | rowspan="3"|Digby | |Urbine Doucette73820.20% |rowspan=2 NS Conservative background| |rowspan=2|Benjamin Van Blarcom83322.80% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Colin Campbell72519.85% |rowspan=2 NS Independent background| |rowspan=2|Colin Campbell |- | |John S. McNeill52714.43% |- |NS Liberal background| |Henri M. Robicheau83022.72% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Henri M. Robicheau |- | rowspan="2"|Hants |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Barlow Smith1,50725.58% | |F. S. Creelman1,46524.87% | | |NS Conservative background| |William Henry Allison† |- | |William Dawson Laurence1,29822.03% |NS Conservative background| |Nathaniel Spence1,62127.52% | | |NS Conservative background| |Alfred Putnam† |- | rowspan="2"|Kings | |G. W. Fisher1,41424.87% |NS Conservative background| |William C. Bill1,60128.16% | | |NS Conservative background| |Douglas Benjamin Woodworth† |- | |E. A. Forsyth1,14320.11% |NS Conservative background| |James S. MacDonald1,52726.86% | | |NS Independent background| |John B. North† |- |} South Shore NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Lunenburg | |James Daniel Eisenhauer1,26321.98% |NS Conservative background| |Charles A. Smith1,71929.91% | | |NS Liberal background| |James Daniel Eisenhauer |- | |F. B. Wade1,28622.38% |NS Conservative background| |Edward James1,47925.74% | | |NS Liberal background| |Charles Henry Davison† |- | rowspan="3"|Queens | |Samuel Freeman53121.33% |NS Conservative background| |Leander Ford60724.38% | | |NS Liberal background| |Samuel Freeman |- | |Jason M. Mack50320.20% |rowspan=2 NS Conservative background| |rowspan=2|James C. Bartling53421.45% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Jason M. Mack |- | |Albert M. Hemeon31512.65% |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne | |William F. MacCoy89222.92% |NS Conservative background| |Nathaniel Whitworth White1,14029.29% | | |NS Conservative background| |Nathaniel Whitworth White |- | |M. Nickerson87122.38% |NS Conservative background| |Nehemiah McGray98925.41% | | |NS Liberal background| |Thomas Johnston† |- | rowspan="3"|Yarmouth |NS Liberal background| |Albert Gayton1,08629.22% | | | |W. V. Brown47012.65% |NS Liberal background| |Albert Gayton |- |NS Liberal background| |Joseph Robbins KinneyListed and elected as an Independent candidate, however, he sat in the House as a Liberal1,00026.91% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Bowman Corning66918.% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=2|John Lovitt† |- | |A. S. Lent49113.21% |- |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Colchester | |C. N. Cummings1,40221.77% |NS Conservative background| |William Albert Patterson1,84628.66% | | |NS Conservative background| |William Albert Patterson |- | |Fred Tupper1,30820.31% |NS Conservative background| |William Blair1,88529.27% | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland | |William Oxley1,65725.78% |NS Conservative background| |Charles James Townshend1,79227.88% | | |NS Independent background| |Hiram Black† |- | |C. Lewis1,31120.40% |NS Conservative background| |Edward Vickery1,66725.94% | | |NS Conservative background| |Edward Vickery |- |} Halifax NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="3"|Halifax | |Philip Carteret Hill2,86615.76% |NS Conservative background| |Charles James MacDonald3,37518.55% | | |NS Liberal background| |Philip Carteret Hill |- | |Donald Archibald2,72214.96% |NS Conservative background| |William D. Harrington3,35318.43% | | |NS Liberal background| |Donald Archibald |- | |Michael Joseph Power2,73915.06% |NS Conservative background| |John Pugh3,13517.23% | | |NS Liberal background| |Edward Farrell† |- |} Central Nova NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="2"|Antigonish | | |NS Conservative background| |John Sparrow David ThompsonAcclamation | | |NS Conservative background| |John Sparrow David Thompson |- |NS Liberal background| |Angus McGillivrayAcclamation | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Daniel MacDonald† |- | rowspan="3"|Guysborough | |D. C. Fraser59619.22% |NS Conservative background| |Joseph William Hadley80325.89% | | |NS Liberal background| |Charles M. Franchville† |- | |Otto Schwartz Weeks50216.19% |rowspan=2 NS Conservative background| |rowspan=2|Alexander N. McDonald69822.51% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=2|Otto Schwartz Weeks |- | |H. R. Cunningham50216.19% |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou | |George Murray2,34915.85% |NS Conservative background| |Simon Hugh Holmes2,75218.57% | | |NS Conservative background| |Simon Hugh Holmes |- | |John D. McLeod2,25015.18% |NS Conservative background| |Adam Carr Bell2,69418.18% | | |NS Conservative background| |Hugh J. Cameron† |- | |Robert McNeil2,18314.73% |NS Conservative background| |Alexander MacKay2,59217.49% | | |NS Conservative background| |Alexander MacKay |- |} Cape Breton NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other |- | rowspan="5"|Cape Breton |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3|Alonzo J. White93016.82% |NS Conservative background| |Hector Francis McDougall1,02718.57% |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3| |rowspan=3 NS Liberal background| |rowspan=3|Alonzo J. White |- | |J. H. Hearn71612.95% |- | |Joseph McVarish3716.71% |- |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|D. McKenzie61411.10% |NS Conservative background| |Ebenezer Tilton Moseley1,52327.54% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 NS Independent background| |rowspan=2|Ebenezer Tilton Moseley |- | |Michael McKinnon3496.31% |- | rowspan="2"|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |Duncan J. Campbell1,65027.36% | |D. Gillies1,39323.10% | | |NS Independent background| |Duncan J. Campbell |- | |John McKinnon1,44023.88% |NS Conservative background| |Alexander Campbell1,54825.67% | | |NS Independent background| |John J. McKinnon† |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond |NS Liberal background| |Isidore LeBlanc59926.11% | |Edward Gagnon55124.02% | | |NS Independent background| |Charles Boudroit† |- | |Joseph Matheson50121.84% |NS Conservative background| |Alexander McCuish64328.03% | | |NS Conservative background| |Murdoch McRae† |- | rowspan="2"|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |William F. McCurdy59425.36% | |J. S. McLean36815.71% | |William Kidston1938.24% |NS Liberal background| |David McCurdy† |- | |John Ross58024.77% |NS Conservative background| |John Angus Morrison60725.92% | | |NS Liberal background| |John A. Fraser† |- |} References 1878 Category:1878 elections in Canada Election Category:September 1878 in Canada