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1911 Nova Scotia general election
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1911 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1906 Nova Scotia general election 1906 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia June 14, 1911 members 1916 Nova Scotia general election 1916 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 32 27 5 99,192 51.09% 3.99pp Con NS PC nohash John M. Baillie 1909 Liberal-Conservative Pictou(Lost re-election) 5 11 6 88,114 45.38% 3.06pp Premier Premier after election George Henry Murray NS Liberal name George Henry Murray NS Liberal name
The 1911 Nova Scotia general election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the 35th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Results by party
+ ↓ 27 11 Liberal Liberal-Conservative
+Official results Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016 https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf Elections Nova Scotia December 22, 2021 August 5, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220805224441/https://electionsnovascotia.ca/sites/default/files/Elections1867to2017.pdf dead Electoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 22, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1906DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)
NS Liberal rowLiberalGeorge Henry Murray38323227-599,19251.09%-3.99%
NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeJohn M. Baillie375511+688,11445.38%+3.06%
NS Independent rowIndependent/Other3110-13,4411.77%-0.83%
NS Labour rowLabourNone200003,4101.76%+1.76% Vacant0 Total valid votes194,157100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total78383838–194,157100.00%–
Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 51.09
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 45.38
Independent/Other NS Independent 1.77
Labour NS Labour 1.76Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 71.05
Liberal-Conservative NS PC 28.95
Retiring incumbents
Liberal
Joseph A. Bancroft, Annapolis
Charles F. Cooper, Queens
Neil J. Gillis, Cape Breton
Joshua H. Livingstone, Cumberland
David McPherson, Halifax
Moses H. Nickerson, Shelburne
James O'Brien, Hants
Elisha B. Paul, Cumberland
William Whitman, Guysborough
Nominated candidates
1911 Nova Scotia Provincial ElectionElectoral Districts- History July 5, 2011 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 22, 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 Labour Independent/Other
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| rowspan="2"|Annapolis
|NS Liberal background|
|Orlando Daniels2,09226.74%
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|A. L. Davison1,93124.68%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Orlando Daniels
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|J. R. Hall1,86323.81%
|NS Conservative background|
|Norman Phinney1,93824.77%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph A. Bancroft†
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| rowspan="2"|Digby
|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph William Comeau1,89228.09%
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|Harry Hatheway Marshall1,59923.74%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Joseph William Comeau
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|NS Liberal background|
|Allen Ellsworth Wall1,85527.54%
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|F. P. Deveau1,38920.62%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Allen Ellsworth Wall
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| rowspan="2"|Hants
|NS Liberal background|
|James William Reid2,06625.24%
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|P. M. Feilding2,00624.51%
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|NS Liberal background|
|James O'Brien†
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|George Wilson1,80922.10%
|NS Conservative background|
|Albert Parsons2,30328.14%
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|NS Conservative background|
|Albert Parsons
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| rowspan="2"|Kings
|NS Liberal background|
|Harry H. Wickwire2,41327.12%
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|S. C. Parker1,59917.97%
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|N. W. Eaton1,89321.28% (Moral Reform)
|NS Liberal background|
|Harry H. Wickwire
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|NS Liberal background|
|Archibald Menzies Covert2,15624.24%
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|Charles Alexander Campbell8359.39% (Moral Reform)
|NS Independent background|
|Charles Alexander Campbell
|}
South Shore
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
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| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg
|NS Liberal background|
|Alexander Kenneth Maclean3,13627.98%
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|Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker2,40521.46%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Alexander Kenneth Maclean
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|Charles Uniacke Mader2,67923.90%
|NS Conservative background|
|Joseph Willis Margeson2,98726.65%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Charles Uniacke Mader
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| rowspan="2"|Queens
|NS Liberal background|
|Jordan W. Smith1,04726.42%
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|Philson Kempton95324.05%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Charles F. Cooper†
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|W. P. Purney88422.31%
|NS Conservative background|
|William Lorimer Hall1,07927.23%
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|NS PC background|
|William Lorimer Hall
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| rowspan="2"|Shelburne
|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Irwin1,24526.64%
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|R. Ward Fisher1,12023.97%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Irwin
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|NS Liberal background|
|Smith Nickerson1,20225.72%
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|George Phillips1,10623.67%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Moses H. Nickerson†
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| rowspan="2"|Yarmouth
|NS Liberal background|
|Ernest Howard Armstrong1,66528.02%
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|James G. d'Entremont1,18019.86%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Ernest Howard Armstrong
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|Henry S. LeBlanc1,51425.48%
|NS Conservative background|
|Howard Corning1,58326.64%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Henry S. LeBlanc
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|}
Fundy-Northeast
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
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| rowspan="2"|Colchester
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|William Davison Hill2,44925.07%
|NS Conservative background|
|Frank Stanfield2,59226.53%
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|NS Liberal background|
|William Davison Hill
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|Benjamin Franklin Pearson2,20622.58%
|NS Conservative background|
|Robert H. Kennedy2,52225.82%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Benjamin Franklin Pearson
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| rowspan="2"|Cumberland
|NS Liberal background|
|James Ralston4,16826.10%
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|J. Flemming Gilroy4,03025.24%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Elisha B. Paul†
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|NS Liberal background|
|Rufus Carter4,15426.01%
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|C. R. Smith3,61722.65%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Joshua H. Livingstone†
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|}
Halifax
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
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|rowspan="3"|Halifax
|NS Liberal background|
|F. J. Logan6,14217.74%
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|Frederick P. Bligh5,18714.98%
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|John T. Joy2,5757.44%
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|NS Liberal background|
|David McPherson†
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|NS Liberal background|
|George Everett Faulkner6,12017.68%
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|Nelson R. Smith4,82513.94%
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|NS Liberal background|
|George Everett Faulkner
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Emmett Finn5,83616.86%
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|J. C. O'Mullin3,93711.37%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Emmett Finn
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|}
Central Nova
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
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| rowspan="2"|Antigonish
|NS Liberal background|
|Fred Robert Trotter1,26727.24%
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|Hugh MacDougall1,01621.84%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Fred Robert Trotter
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|Christopher P. Chisholm1,07023.00%
|NS Conservative background|
|Edward Lavin Girroir1,29927.92%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Christopher P. Chisholm
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| rowspan="2"|Guysborough
|NS Liberal background|
|James Cranswick Tory1,86026.97%
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|G. T. MacNeil1,62523.56%
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|NS Liberal background|
|William Whitman†
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|NS Liberal background|
|James F. Ellis1,79426.01%
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|J. S. Wells1,61823.46%
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|NS Liberal background|
|James F. Ellis
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| rowspan="3"|Pictou
|NS Liberal background|
|Robert M. McGregor3,92917.39%
|NS Conservative background|
|Charles Elliott Tanner3,78816.76%
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|P. P. Foxgrove8353.70%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert M. McGregor
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Hugh MacKay3,72516.49%
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|S. G. Robertson3,42815.17%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Robert Hugh MacKay
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|Archibald MacKenzie3,29914.60%
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|John M. Baillie3,59115.89%
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|NS PC background|
|John M. Baillie
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|}
Cape Breton
NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Independent/Other
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| rowspan="2"|Cape Breton
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|Arthur Samuel Kendall5,98723.99%
|NS Conservative background|
|John Carey Douglas6,25225.05%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Arthur Samuel Kendall
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|W. F. Carroll5,75623.07%
|NS Conservative background|
|Robert Hamilton Butts6,24625.03%
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|Alex McKinnon7132.86% (Socialist)
|NS Liberal background|
|Neil J. Gillis†
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| rowspan="2"|Inverness
|NS Liberal background|
|Donald MacLennan2,72327.92%
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|C.E MacMillan2,14321.97%
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|NS PC background|
|C.E. MacMillan
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|NS Liberal background|
|James MacDonald2,61326.79%
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|Thomas Gallant2,27423.32%
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|NS Liberal background|
|James MacDonald
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| rowspan="2"|Richmond
|NS Liberal background|
|Simon Joyce1,10828.94%
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|Felix Landry82121.45%
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|NS PC background|
|Felix Landry
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|NS Liberal background|
|Charles P. Bissett1,09728.66%
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|James McVicar80220.95%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Charles P. Bissett
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| rowspan="2"|Victoria
|NS Liberal background|
|George Henry Murray1,24733.76%
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|John Lemuel Bethune69618.84%
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|NS Liberal background|
|George Henry Murray
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|NS Liberal background|
|Angus A. Buchanan1,12430.43%
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|Duncan McDonald62716.97%
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|NS Liberal background|
|Angus A. Buchanan
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References
Further reading
Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1911 1912 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre1911unse
1911
Category:1911 elections in Canada
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Category:June 1911 in Canada