Hants (provincial electoral district)

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Hants was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1949, at which point the district was divided into the current electoral districts of Hants East and Hants West. [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Hants elected the following members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly: [1]

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
43rd 1945–1949 Robert A. MacLellan Liberal
42nd 1941–1945 Alexander Stirling MacMillan
41st 1937–1941
40th 1933–1937

From 1933 to 1949, Hants elected one member to the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1933, the district elected two members.

LegislatureYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
39th 1930–1933
seat declared vacant
 Albert E. Parsons Liberal-Conservative
1928–1930 Edgar Nelson Rhodes Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925–1928
37th 1920–1925 James William Reid Liberal John Alexander MacDonald Farmer's Party
36th 1916–1920Albert E. ParsonsLiberal-Conservative
35th 1911–1916
34th 1909–1911James O'BrienLiberal
1907–1909 Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
1906–1907 Arthur Drysdale Liberal
33rd 1901–1906 Francis Parker McHeffey Liberal
32nd 1897–1901Charles Smith WilcoxLiberal-Conservative
31st 1894–1897
30th 1891–1894 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal-Conservative
1890–1891 Allen Haley Liberal
29th 1886–1890 Archibald Frame Liberal
28th 1882–1886 Nathaniel David Spence Liberal-Conservative
27th 1878–1882Thomas Barlow SmithLiberal
26th 1874–1878 William Henry Allison Liberal-Conservative Alfred Putnam Liberal-Conservative
25th 1874†Thomas Barlow SmithLiberal Henry Yeomans Liberal
1871–1874William Henry AllisonLiberal-Conservative William McDougall Liberal-Conservative
24th 1867–1871 William Dawson Lawrence Anti-Confederation Elkanah Young Anti-Confederation

†There were two by-elections held in 1874, shortly followed by a general election. The by-elections of March 10th, 1874 saw Allison and McDougall replaced by Smith and Yeomans. The general election held on December 17th, 1874 saw the re-election of Allison and the election of Alfred Putnam. [1]

Election results

1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal William Dawson Lawrence 1,52931.52%
Liberal Elkanah Young 1,49730.86%
Liberal–ConservativeParker92118.99%
Liberal–ConservativeWilliam McDougall90418.64%
Total4,851–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative William Henry Allison 1,44627.42%
Liberal William McDougall 1,39626.47%
Liberal Fred Curry1,24923.68%
Liberal–Conservative William Dawson Lawrence 1,18322.43%
Total5,274–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative William Henry Allison 1,46334.82%
Liberal–Conservative Alfred Putnam 1,40733.48%
Liberal Thomas Barlow Smith 1,33231.70%
Total4,202–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,62127.52%
Liberal Thomas Barlow Smith 1,50725.58%
Liberal–ConservativeF. S. Creelman1,46524.87%
Liberal William Dawson Lawrence 1,29822.03%
Total5,891–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Allen Haley 1,26125.55%
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,23625.05%
Liberal–ConservativeF. S. Creelman1,22924.90%
Liberal Archibald Frame1,20924.50%
Total4,935–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Allen Haley 1,55225.50%
Liberal Archibald Frame1,52225.00%
Liberal–ConservativeAllan MacDougall1,50824.77%
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,50524.72%
Total6,087–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Barlow Smith 1,69825.84%
Liberal Allen Haley 1,66125.28%
Liberal–ConservativeAdam McDougall1,66025.26%
Liberal Archibald Frame1,55223.62%
Total6,571–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,73025.56%
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,70625.20%
Liberal–ConservativeJames A. Thompson1,68924.95%
Liberal W. H. Guild1,64424.29%
Total6,769–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,76825.58%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,73225.05%
Liberal–ConservativeJames A. Thompson1,70724.69%
Liberal William McDonald Douglas1,70624.68%
Total6,913–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 2,09229.54%
Liberal Francis Parker McHeffey1,91427.02%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,61922.86%
Liberal–ConservativeA. S. Sanford1,45820.58%
Total7,083–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,93426.19%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,85925.17%
Liberal E. A. O'Brien1,80024.37%
Liberal–ConservativeFrancis Parker McHeffey1,79224.27%
Total7,385–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,30329.53%
Liberal James William Reid 2,06626.49%
Liberal–ConservativeP. M. Fielding2,00625.72%
Liberal Henry M. Munro 1,42518.27%
Total7,800–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,14226.24%
Liberal James William Reid 2,05125.13%
Liberal–ConservativeHerbert W. Sangster2,04125.00%
Liberal Burchill R. Fulmer1,92923.63%
Total8,163–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal James William Reid 3,03530.69%
United Farmers John Alexander MacDonald2,17922.03%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,08321.06%
United Farmers Walter J. Aylword1,59416.12%
Labour Wiley V. Davison99810.09%
Total9,889–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,80631.38%
Liberal–Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,57329.86%
Liberal James William Reid 3,07520.08%
Liberal Lionel A. Forsyth2,86018.68%
Total15,314–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,08726.46%
Liberal–Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,00825.95%
Liberal James William Reid 3,82324.75%
Liberal Robert Gass3,52822.84%
Total15,446–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,32853.65%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,60346.35%
Total9,931–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,59054.96%1.31%
Liberal–Conservative Leonard William Fraser 4,58145.04%-1.31%
Total10,171–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 4,87157.56%2.60%
Liberal–ConservativeNorman Dexter Blanchard3,59242.44%-2.60%
Total8,463–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Robert A. MacLellan 4,95152.66%-4.89%
Liberal–ConservativeNorman Dudley Murray3,19433.98%-8.47%
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Charles Gilmore Scott1,25613.36%–
Total9,401–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Electoral History for Hants County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

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