1890 Nova Scotia general election

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1890 Nova Scotia general election
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  1886 May 14–21, 1890 1894  

38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  William Stevens Fielding, premier of Nova Scotia.jpg
Con
Leader William Stevens Fielding William MacKay
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1884 1887
Leader's seat Halifax Cape Breton
(Lost re-election)
Last election298
Seats won2810
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2
Popular vote69,30763,720
Percentage50.84%46.74%
SwingDecrease2.svg4.04pp Increase2.svg2.61pp

Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

The 1890 Nova Scotia general election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the 30th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Contents

Results

Results by party

2810
LiberalLiberal-Conservative
Official results [1] [2]
PartyParty leader# of
candidates
SeatsPopular vote
1886 Dissolution ElectedChange#%Change (pp)
  Liberal William Stevens Fielding 40292928-169,30750.84%-4.04%
  Liberal-Conservative William MacKay 388810+263,72046.74%+2.61%
 Independent/Other2110-13,3022.42%+1.43%
 Vacant0 
Total valid votes136,329100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots00.00%
Total80383838136,329100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
50.84%
Liberal-Conservative
46.74%
Independent/Other
2.42%
Seats summary
Liberal
73.68%
Liberal-Conservative
26.32%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1890 Nova Scotia Provincial Election [3]

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 James Wilberforce Longley
1,884
27.33%
C. S. Harrington
1,622
23.53%
James Wilberforce Longley
Harris H. Chute
1,844
26.75%
B. Starratt
1,543
22.39%
Frank Andrews
Digby Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,207
26.57%
Robert G. Munroe
708
15.59%
Henri M. Robicheau
William German
437
9.62%
Eliakim Tupper
1,179
25.96%
Daniel LeBlanc
665
14.64%
John S. McNeill
Edward Hogan
346
7.63%
Hants Allen Haley
1,661
25.28%
Adam McDougall
1,660
25.26%
Allen Haley
Archibald Frame
1,552
23.62%
Thomas Barlow Smith
1,698
25.84%
Archibald Frame
Kings Alfred P. Welton
1,572
25.12%
Thomas R. Harris
1,540
24.61%
Leander Rand
J. E. Starr
1,405
22.45%
Barclay Webster
1,741
27.82%
William C. Bill

South Shore

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Lunenburg John Drew Sperry
2,091
26.12%
James A. McLean
1,960
24.48%
John Drew Sperry
Charles Edward Church
2,033
25.39%
Charles A. Smith
1,922
24.01%
Charles Edward Church
Queens Richard Hunt
897
28.12%
Leander Ford
722
22.63%
Joseph H. Cook
Albert M. Hemeon
887
27.81%
C. A. Bowlley
684
21.44%
Albert M. Hemeon
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
1,061
25.85%
Alfred K. Smith
951
23.17%
Thomas Johnston
William F. MacCoy
1,042
25.38%
Charles Cahan
1,051
25.60%
William F. MacCoy
Yarmouth William Law
1,487
31.48%
M. D'Entremont
962
20.37%
William Law
Albert Gayton
1,473
31.19%
Jacob Bingay
801
16.96%
Albert Gayton

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Colchester Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,904
25.71%
Israel Longworth
1,842
24.87%
Frederick Andrew Laurence
George Clarke
1,868
25.22%
William Albert Patterson
1,793
24.21%
George Clarke
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
2,537
24.58%
George W. Forrest
2,818
27.30%
Thomas Reuben Black
Richard L. Black
2,252
21.82%
William Oxley
2,715
26.30%
Richard L. Black

Halifax

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Halifax William Stevens Fielding
5,036
18.86%
H. McDonald Henry
4,219
15.80%
William Stevens Fielding
William Roche
4,828
18.08%
P. O'Mullin
3,946
14.77%
William Roche
Michael Joseph Power
4,752
17.79%
J. J. Stewart
3,928
14.71%
Michael Joseph Power

Central Nova

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
1,362
30.68%
J.J. Cameron
1,003
22.60%
Angus McGillivray
Colin Francis McIsaac
1,274
28.70%
Archibald McPhee
800
18.02%
Colin Francis McIsaac
Guysborough A. J. O. Maguire
663
18.98%
Alexander F. Cameron
831
23.78%
Otto Schwartz Weeks (Independent Liberal)
538
15.40%
Otto Schwartz Weeks
James A. Fraser
707
20.23%
Hamilton Morrow
755
21.61%
James A. Fraser
Pictou John Yorston
2,728
16.05%
William Cameron
2,897
17.05%
Robert Drummond
2,764
16.27%
William Cameron
James Drummond McGregor
2,885
16.98%
Charles Elliott Tanner
2,835
16.68%
Jeffrey McColl†
Alexander Grant
2,883
16.97%
Charles H. Munro

Cape Breton

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Cape Breton Angus J. MacDonald
2,681
28.23%
Colin Chisholm
2,097
22.08%
Colin Chisholm
Joseph McPherson
2,579
27.15%
William MacKay
2,141
22.54%
William MacKay
Inverness Daniel McNeil
1,908
27.76%
John McKeen
1,602
23.31%
Daniel McNeil
John McKinnon
1,874
27.26%
Angus MacLennan
1,490
21.68%
John McKinnon
Richmond Abraham LeBlanc
865
28.47%
David A. Hearn
669
22.02%
David A. Hearn
Joseph Matheson
859
28.28%
Roderick Ferguson
645
21.23%
Joseph Matheson
Victoria N. E. Mckay
630
19.28%
John Lemuel Bethune
846
25.89%
John Lemuel Bethune
John J. McCabe
86
2.63%
John A. Fraser
971
29.71%
Murdoch G. McLeod
735
22.49%
John A. Fraser

References

  1. "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2021.