1916 Nova Scotia general election

Canadian provincial election September 2023 1916 Nova Scotia general election Nova Scotia parliamentary no no 1911 Nova Scotia general election 1911 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia June 20, 1916 members 1920 Nova Scotia general election 1920 43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 22 George Henry Murray (cropped).jpg 150x150px NS Liberal nohash George Henry Murray 1896 NS Liberal name Victoria 27 30 3 136,829 50.4% 0.7pp Charles Elliott Tanner (cropped).png 150x150px NS PC nohash Charles Elliott Tanner 1912 Liberal-Conservative Pictou(Lost re-election) 11 13 2 130,430 48.8% 3.4pp 1916 Nova Scotia general election - Results by riding.svg Results by riding Premier Premier after election George Henry Murray NS Liberal name George Henry Murray NS Liberal name The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party. Results Results by party + ↓ 30 13 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 https://nslegislature.ca/about/architecture-and-heritage/constituency-histories Nova Scotia Legislature December 22, 2021PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1911DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp) NS Liberal rowLiberalGeorge Henry Murray432730+3136,82950.77%-0.32% NS PC rowLiberal-ConservativeCharles Elliott Tanner431113+2130,43048.40%+3.02% NS Independent rowIndependent/Other10001,0380.38%-1.39% NS Labour rowLabourNone20001,1170.43%-1.34% Vacant Total valid votes269,474100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total89383843–269,474100.00%– Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 50.77 Liberal-Conservative NS PC 48.40 Other NS Independent 0.81Seats summary #ddd 600px 410px Liberal NS Liberal 67.77 Liberal-Conservative NS PC 30.23 Retiring incumbents Liberal Charles P. Bissett, Richmond Archibald M. Covert, Kings Fullton Johnson Logan, Halifax James MacDonald, Inverness Smith Nickerson, Shelburne Liberal-Conservative Harry Hatheway Marshall, Digby Norman Phinney, Annapolis Nominated candidates 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 Other |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis |NS Liberal background| |Orlando Daniels2,14926.34% | |Obediah Parker Goucher2,02024.76% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Orlando Daniels |- |NS Liberal background| |Frank R. Elliott2,07725.46% | |Earle C. Phinney1,91223.44% | | | | |NS PC background| |Norman Phinney† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby |NS Liberal background| |Henry W.B. Warner1,90326.81% | |Felix M. Gaudet1,60422.59% | | | | |NS PC background| |Harry Hatheway Marshall† |- |NS Liberal background| |Joseph William Comeau2,00228.20% | |Walton K. Tibert1,59022.40% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Joseph William Comeau |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants | |Burchill R. Fulmer1,92923.63% |NS PC background| |Albert Parsons2,14226.24% | | | | |NS PC background| |Albert Parsons |- |NS Liberal background| |James William Reid2,05125.13% | |Herbert W. Sangster2,04125.00% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |James William Reid |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings | |Charles Alexander Campbell2,31824.53% |NS PC background| |James E. Kinsman2,42125.62% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Archibald M. Covert† |- |NS Liberal background| |Harry H. Wickwire2,49926.44% | |Joseph D. Spidell2,21223.41% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Harry H. Wickwire |} South Shore NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg |NS Liberal background| |John James Kinley2,99226.90% | |Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker2,08218.72% | | | | |NS PC background| |Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker |- | |Oscar G. Donovan2,76824.88% |NS PC background| |Joseph Willis Margeson3,28229.50% | | | | |NS PC background| |Joseph Willis Margeson |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens | |Frederick R. Freeman97723.33% |NS PC background| |William Lorimer Hall1,11626.65% | | | | |NS PC background| |William Lorimer Hall |- |NS Liberal background| |Jordan W. Smith1,09826.22% | |D.C. Mulhall99723.81% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Jordan W. Smith |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne |NS Liberal background| |Robert Irwin1,44227.82% | |Wendell H. Currie1,20523.24% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert Irwin |- |NS Liberal background| |Maurice Nickerson1,42427.47% | |W.C. Hall1,11321.47% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Smith Nickerson† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth |NS Liberal background| |Ernest Howard Armstrong1,93128.36% | |Joseph O. Difon1,30419.15% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Ernest Howard Armstrong |- |NS Liberal background| |Henry d'Entremont1,83927.00% | |Howard Corning1,73625.49% | | | | |NS PC background| |Howard Corning |} Fundy-Northeast NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester | |Gilbert H. Vernon2,21222.62% |NS PC background| |Robert H. Kennedy2,66527.25% | | | | |NS PC background| |Robert H. Kennedy |- | |Frederick B. Schurman2,15822.07% |NS PC background| |Frank Stanfield2,74528.07% | | | | |NS PC background| |Frank Stanfield |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland |NS Liberal background| |James Ralston3,95117.05% | |Daniel A. Morrison3,62015.62% | |James B. Nelson7273.14% | | |NS Liberal background| |James Ralston |- | |Joshua H. Livingstone3,55415.33% |NS PC background| |James W. Kirkpatrick3,79116.36% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- |NS Liberal background| |Rufus Carter3,96217.09% | |J. Flemming Gilroy3,57215.41% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Rufus Carter |} Halifax NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other |- |rowspan=5 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Halifax | |John Brown Douglas6,3599.78% |NS PC background| |Hector MacInnes6,73510.36% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- |NS Liberal background| |John L. Connolly6,54510.06% | |John W. Regan6,3879.82% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- |NS Liberal background| |George Everett Faulkner6,60610.16% | |Felix P. Quinn6,3709.79% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |George Everett Faulkner |- |NS Liberal background| |Henry Bauld6,85510.54% | |E.F. Williams6,2669.63% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Fullton Johnson Logan† |- |NS Liberal background| |Robert Emmett Finn6,70310.31% | |F.P. Bligh6,2139.55% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert Emmett Finn |} Central Nova NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Antigonish |NS Liberal background| |Fred Robert Trotter1,30027.16% | |Allan MacDonald95319.91% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Fred Robert Trotter |- |NS Liberal background| |William Chisholm1,36628.54% | |John Stanfield O'Brien1,16724.38% | | | | |NS PC background| |John Stanfield O'Brien |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Guysborough |NS Liberal background| |James F. Ellis1,75229.65% | |John Bell1,09318.50% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |James F. Ellis |- |NS Liberal background| |James Cranswick Tory1,82730.92% | |Duncan S. Chisholm1,23620.92% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |James Cranswick Tory |- |rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Pictou |NS Liberal background| |Robert M. McGregor4,55517.68% | |John W. McKay4,21016.34% | |John B. Strickland4501.75% | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert M. McGregor |- |NS Liberal background| |Robert Hugh MacKay4,30916.73% | |J. William Sutherland3,55713.81% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Robert Hugh MacKay |- |NS Liberal background| |Robert Henry Graham4,51217.52% | |Charles Elliott Tanner4,16516.17% | | | | |NS PC background| |Charles Elliott Tanner |} Cape Breton NS Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other |- |rowspan=4 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cape Breton | |D.J. Hartigan6,76412.11% |NS PC background| |Neil Ferguson6,88512.33% | | | |J. B. McLachlan (Socialist)1,0381.86% |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- | |D.C. McDonald6,69211.98% |NS PC background| |Robert Hamilton Butts6,93512.42% | | | | |NS PC background| |Robert Hamilton Butts |- |NS Liberal background| |Daniel Alexander Cameron7,03612.60% | |Finlay McDonald6,72112.04% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |New seat |- | |Michael T. Sullivan6,39011.44% |NS PC background| |John Carey Douglas7,38113.22% | | | | |NS PC background| |John Carey Douglas |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Inverness |NS Liberal background| |Donald MacLennan2,65526.65% | |Thomas Gallant2,53125.40% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Donald MacLennan |- |NS Liberal background| |John C. Bourinot2,54025.49% | |Duncan F. MacLean2,23822.46% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |James MacDonald† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Richmond | |Simon Joyce91819.60% |NS PC background| |Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc1,38829.63% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Simon Joyce |- | |Alexander Finlayson99421.22% |NS PC background| |John Alexander MacDonald1,38429.55% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |Charles P. Bissett† |- |rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Victoria |NS Liberal background| |George Henry Murray1,21227.80% | |Joseph Hays88620.32% | | | | |NS Liberal background| |George Henry Murray |- |NS Liberal background| |John Gillis Morrison1,18927.27% | |Phillip McLeod1,07324.61% | | | | |NS Vacant background| |Vacant |} References Further reading Hopkins J. Castell The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, 1916 1917 The Annual Review Publishing Company Toronto https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_e6n0 1916 Category:1916 elections in Canada Category:1916 in Nova Scotia Category:June 1916 in Canada