1874 Nova Scotia general election

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1874 Nova Scotia general election
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38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
  William Annand by William Notman.jpg Simon Hugh Holmes.jpg
Ind
Leader William Annand Simon Hugh Holmes
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Leader since 1867 1874
Leader's seatMember of Legislative Council Pictou
Last election24140
Seats won20117
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Decrease2.svg3Increase2.svg7
Popular vote36,70622,7228,060
Percentage54.39%33.67%11.94%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.71pp Decrease2.svg13.65pp Increase2.svg11.94pp
Premier before election

William Annand
Liberal

Premier after election

William Annand
Liberal

The 1874 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 December 1874 to elect members of the 26th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Contents

Results

Results by party

↓
20117
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent
Official results [1] [2]
PartyParty leader# of
candidates		SeatsPopular vote
1871 Dissolution ElectedChange#%Change (pp)
  Liberal William Annand 33242620-436,70654.39%+1.71%
  Liberal-Conservative Simon Hugh Holmes 2714911-322,72233.67%-13.65%
 Independent/Other [3] 8017+78,06011.94%+11.94%
 Vacant2 
Total valid votes67,488100.00%–
Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–
Total68383838–67,488100.00%–
Popular vote
Liberal
 
54.39%
Liberal-Conservative
 
33.67%
Independent/Other
 
11.94%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
52.63%
Liberal-Conservative
 
28.95%
Independent/Other
 
18.42%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1874 Nova Scotia Provincial Election [4]

Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Annapolis E. Bent
1,013
23.05%		 Avard Longley
1,211
27.55%		 Jared C. Troop†
Parker
994
22.62%		 William Botsford Troop
1,177
26.78%		 David C. Landers†
Digby Henri M. Robicheau
967
30.28%		John Chipman Wade
574
17.98%		 William Berrian Vail†
Urbine Doucette
529
16.57%		 Colin Campbell (Anti-Confederate)
1,123
35.17%		Urbine Doucette
Hants Thomas Barlow Smith
1,332
31.68%		 William Henry Allison
1,463
34.80%		 Thomas Barlow Smith
Alfred Putnam
1,409
33.52%		 Henry Yeomans†
Kings Daniel Charles Moore
1,027
22.95%		 John B. North
1,171
26.17%		 Daniel Charles Moore
Henry Shaw
1,016
22.71%		 Douglas Benjamin Woodworth
1,260
28.16%		Vacant

South Shore

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Lunenburg James Daniel Eisenhauer
1,507
28.95%		William Young
1,148
22.06%		 James Daniel Eisenhauer
Mather Byles DesBrisay
1,423
27.34%		 Edward James
1,127
21.65%		 Mather Byles DesBrisay
Queens Isaac N. Mack
740
32.46%		Charles Allison
441
19.34%		 William Henry Smith†
Samuel Freeman
705
30.92%		George Starrat Parker
394
17.28%		 Samuel Freeman
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
Acclamation		 Thomas Johnston
Robert Robertson
Acclamation		 Robert Robertson
Yarmouth Albert Gayton
1,641
45.70%		 Albert Gayton
John Lovitt [5]
1,211
33.72%		 John K. Ryerson
John K. Ryerson
739
20.58%

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Colchester John Barnhill Dickie [6]
1,687
30.25%		 Samuel Rettie†
Thomas Fletcher Morrison
1,046
18.76%		 William Albert Patterson
1,718
30.81%		 Thomas Fletcher Morrison
Robert Putman
1,126
20.19%
Cumberland Charles James Townsend
1,209
22.92%		 Hiram Black
1,461
27.70%		Vacant
Amos Purdy
1,304
24.72%		 Edward Vickery
1,301
24.66%		 Edward Vickery

Halifax

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Halifax Philip Carteret Hill
2,862
20.88%		Robert Sedgewick
1,837
13.40%		 John Taylor†
Donald Archibald
2,853
20.81%		W. J. Almon
1,818
13.26%		 Donald Archibald
Edward Farrell
2,709
19.76%		M. J. Griffin
1,630
11.89%		 John Flinn†

Central Nova

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Antigonish Daniel MacDonald
752
31.01%		 Daniel MacDonald
Joseph MacDonald
661
27.26%		 John J. McKinnon
1,012
41.73%		 Joseph MacDonald
Guysborough Charles M. Franchville
682
28.26%		 Stewart Campbell
440
18.23%		 Charles M. Franchville
William Henry Wylde
628
26.03%		 Alexander N. McDonald
362
15.00%		 William Henry Wylde
Joseph William Hadley
301
12.47%
Pictou Alexander MacKay
Acclamation		 Alexander MacKay
Simon Hugh Holmes
Acclamation		 Simon Hugh Holmes
Hugh J. Cameron
Acclamation		Hugh J. Cameron

Cape Breton

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Cape Breton Alonzo J. White
1,129
34.19%		John Currie
204
6.19%		 Alonzo J. White
John Fergusson
626
18.96%		A. G. Hamilton
304
9.21%		 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
1,039
31.47%		 John Fergusson
Inverness Alexander Campbell
1,309
24.06%		 John J. McKinnon
1,390
25.55%		 Hiram Blanchard†
Hugh McDonald
1,260
23.16%		 Duncan J. Campbell
1,482
27.24%		 Duncan J. Campbell
Richmond Charles Boudroit
Acclamation		 Charles Boudroit
Murdoch McRae
Acclamation		 Murdoch McRae
Victoria David McCurdy
680
33.93%		John Angus Morrison
382
19.06%		 David McCurdy
John A. Fraser [7]
548
27.35%		 William Kidston
394
19.66%		 John Ross†

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References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ Many candidates listed and elected as Independents ended up supporting/joining both the Liberals and Liberal-Conservatives in the House.
  4. ↑ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  5. ↑ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
  6. ↑ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
  7. ↑ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals


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