List of Nova Scotia by-elections

The list of Nova Scotia by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the House of Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament. Between 1840 and 1927 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested.

64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2021–present

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Pictou West	May 21, 2024	Karla MacFarlane		Progressive Conservative	Marco MacLeod		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Preston	August 8, 2023	Angela Simmonds		Liberal	Twila Grosse		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No

63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2017–2021

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton Centre	March 10, 2020	Tammy Martin		New Democratic	Kendra Coombes		New Democratic	Resigned due to ongoing health issues.	Yes
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River		Lenore Zann		New Democratic	Dave Ritcey		Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Cumberland-Colchester as a Liberal; elected. Completed final months as an independent MHA.	No
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg	September 3, 2019	Alfie MacLeod		Progressive Conservative	Brian Comer		Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Cape Breton—Canso; defeated.	Yes
Northside-Westmount		Eddie Orrell		Progressive Conservative	Murray Ryan		Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Sydney—Victoria; defeated.	Yes
Argyle-Barrington		Chris d'Entremont		Progressive Conservative	Colton LeBlanc		Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in West Nova; elected.	Yes
Sackville-Cobequid	June 18, 2019	Dave Wilson		New Democratic	Steve Craig		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Cumberland South	June 19, 2018	Jamie Baillie		Progressive Conservative	Tory Rushton		Progressive Conservative	Resigned amid an allegation of harassment.	Yes

62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2013–2017

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Needham	August 30, 2016	Maureen MacDonald		New Democratic	Lisa Roberts		New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Sydney-Whitney Pier	July 14, 2015	Gordie Gosse		New Democratic	Derek Mombourquette		Liberal	Resignation	No
Dartmouth South		Allan Rowe		Liberal	Marian Mancini		New Democratic	Death	No
Cape Breton Centre		Frank Corbett		New Democratic	David Wilton		Liberal	Resignation	No

61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2009–2013

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton North	June 21, 2011	Cecil Clarke		Progressive Conservative	Eddie Orrell		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 2011 Federal Election	Yes
Cumberland South	October 26, 2010	Murray Scott		Progressive Conservative	Jamie Baillie		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Yarmouth	June 22, 2010	Richard Hurlburt		Progressive Conservative	Zach Churchill		Liberal	Resignation due to a constituency expense scandal	No
Glace Bay		David Wilson		Liberal	Geoff MacLellan		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Inverness	October 20, 2009	Rodney MacDonald		Progressive Conservative	Allan MacMaster		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Antigonish		Angus MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Maurice Smith		New Democratic	Resignation	No

60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2006–2009

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage	October 2, 2007	Kevin Deveaux		New Democratic	Becky Kent		New Democratic	Resignation	Yes

59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2003–2006

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Chester-St. Margaret's	June 12, 2005	John Chataway		Progressive Conservative	Judy Streatch		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes

58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1999–2003

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Fairview	March 6, 2001	Eileen O'Connell		New Democratic	Graham Steele		New Democratic	Death	Yes
Cape Breton North		Russell MacLellan		Liberal	Cecil Clarke		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Cape Breton East	April 4, 2000	David Wilson		Liberal	David Wilson		Liberal	Void Election	Yes

57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1998–1999

no by-elections

56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1993–1998

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Citadel	November 4, 1997	Terry Donahoe		Progressive Conservative	Ed Kinley		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1997 Federal Election	No
Cumberland North		Ross Bragg		Liberal	Ernie Fage		Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Cape Breton The Lakes		Bernie Boudreau		Liberal	Helen MacDonald		New Democratic	Resignation	No
Cape Breton North		Ron Stewart		Liberal	Russell MacLellan		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Halifax Fairview	June 4, 1996	Alexa McDonough		New Democratic	Eileen O'Connell		New Democratic	Resignation upon election as Leader of the Federal NDP	Yes
Cape Breton West	October 10, 1995	Russell MacKinnon		Liberal	Alfie MacLeod		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to enter municipal politics	No
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	November 2, 1993	Ken Streatch		Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1993 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou East	August 3, 1993	Donald W. Cameron		Progressive Conservative	Wayne Fraser		Liberal	Resignation	No

55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1988–1993

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Atlantic	August 27, 1991	John Buchanan		Progressive Conservative	Robert Chisholm		New Democratic	Appointed to the Senate	No
Cape Breton Centre	August 28, 1990	Russell MacNeil		Liberal	Russell MacNeil		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	August 22, 1989	Wayne Connors		Liberal	Russell MacNeil		Liberal	Resignation	Yes

54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1984–1988

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Inverness South	February 24, 1987	Billy Joe MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Billy Joe MacLean		Independent	Expelled after pleading guilty to submitting forged documents.	No

53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1981–1984

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg Centre	June 5, 1984	Bruce Cochran		Progressive Conservative	Maxine Cochran		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Kings South	February 12, 1984	Harry How		Progressive Conservative	Paul Kinsman		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Cape Breton The Lakes	February 22, 1983	Ossie Fraser		Liberal	John Newell		Progressive Conservative	Death	No

52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1978–1981

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton East	December 2, 1980	Jeremy Akerman		New Democratic	Donnie MacLeod		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to become Executive Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	No
Victoria	May 6, 1980	Peter John Nicholson		Liberal	Fisher Hudson		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Richmond		Gaston T. LeBlanc		Liberal	John E. LeBrun		Liberal	Death	Yes
Halifax Needham		Gerald Regan		Liberal	Edmund L. Morris		Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1980 Federal Election	No

51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1974–1978

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Pictou Centre	September 6, 1977	Fraser MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Jack MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Cape Breton West	September 7, 1976	Allan Sullivan		Liberal	Ossie Fraser		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes

50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1970–1974

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Guysborough	June 5, 1973	Angus MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Sandy Cameron		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election	No
Queens	November 16, 1971	W. S. Kennedy Jones		Progressive Conservative	Floyd MacDonald		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Kings West		Gordon Tidman		Progressive Conservative	Frank Bezanson		Liberal	Void Election	No

49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1967–1970

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Eastern Shore	February 11, 1969	Duncan MacMillan		Liberal	Alexander Garnet Brown		Liberal	Death	Yes
Guysborough	February 11, 1969	Alexander MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Angus MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Dartmouth North	November 26, 1968	Gordon L. S. Hart		Liberal	Gerald G. Wambolt		Progressive Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Cumberland Centre		Stephen T. Pyke		Progressive Conservative	Raymond M. Smith		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Colchester	February 13, 1968	Robert Stanfield		Progressive Conservative	Gerald Ritcey		Progressive Conservative	Resignation upon election as Leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives	Yes

48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1963–1967

no by-elections

47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1960–1963

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Inverness	September 11, 1962	Roderick MacLean		Liberal	William N. MacLean		Liberal	Death	Yes
Hants East		Ernest M. Ettinger		Progressive Conservative	Albert J. Ettinger		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes

46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1956–1960

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg East	October 14, 1959	R. Clifford Levy		Progressive Conservative	Maurice L. Zinck		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes

45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1953–1956

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Inverness	November 14, 1954	Alexander H. McKinnon		Liberal	Joseph Clyde Nunn		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Hants East		Alfred E. Reid		Liberal	Alfred E. Reid		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Halifax South		Angus Lewis Macdonald		Liberal	Richard Donahoe		Progressive Conservative	Death	No

44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1949–1953

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hants West	November 27, 1950	George B. Cole		Liberal	George Henry Wilson		Progressive Conservative	Void Election	No
Richmond	December 20, 1949	Lauchlin Daniel Currie		Liberal	Earl Wallace Urquhart		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes

43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1945–1949

no by-elections

42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1941–1945

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Antigonish	October 19, 1942	John A. MacIsaac		Liberal	John P. Gorman		Liberal	Death	Yes
Richmond	December 15, 1941†	Donald David Boyd		Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie		Liberal	Appointed to the Department of Mines and Labour	Yes

† Won by acclamation

41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1937–1941

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Inverness	October 28, 1940†	Moses Elijah McGarry		Liberal	Alexander H. McKinnon		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election	Yes
Halifax West	October 28, 1940†	George E. Hagen		Liberal	George E. Hagen		Liberal	Resigned seat intending to retire but decided to run again	Yes
Halifax South	October 28, 1940†	Angus Lewis Macdonald		Liberal	Joseph R. Murphy		Liberal	Appointed to the federal cabinet	Yes
Cumberland	October 28, 1940†	Percy Chapman Black		Conservative	Leonard William Fraser		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election	Yes
Colchester	October 28, 1940†	George Y. Thomas		Conservative	George Scott Dickey		Conservative	Death	Yes
Halifax Centre	December 5, 1939†	William Duff Forrest		Liberal	James Edward Rutledge		Liberal	Death	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	December 5, 1939	Michael Dwyer		Liberal	Douglas MacDonald		Cooperative Commonwealth	Resignation to become President and General Manager of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company	No
Yarmouth	November 29, 1938†	Lindsay C. Gardner		Liberal	Henry A. Waterman		Liberal	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1933–1937

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax North	March 2, 1936	Gordon Benjamin Isnor		Liberal	Harold Connolly		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1935 Federal Election	Yes

39th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1928–1933

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax	January 21, 1930	John Francis Mahoney		Conservative	George H. Murphy		Conservative	Death	Yes

38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1925–1928

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Queens	August 30, 1926†	William Lorimer Hall		Conservative	William Lorimer Hall		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Richmond and Cape Breton West	February 24, 1926†	John Alexander Macdonald		Conservative	John Angus Stewart		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1925 Federal Election	Yes
Hants	August 1, 1925†	Edgar Nelson Rhodes		Conservative	Edgar Nelson Rhodes		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Halifax	August 1, 1925†	John Archibald Walker		Conservative	John Archibald Walker		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources and Provincial Development	Yes
Cumberland	August 1, 1925†	Percy Chapman Black		Conservative	Percy Chapman Black		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Cape Breton East	August 1, 1925†	John Carey Douglas		Conservative	John Carey Douglas		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	August 1, 1925†	Gordon Sidney Harrington		Conservative	Gordon Sidney Harrington		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Mines	Yes

† Won by acclamation

37th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1920–1925

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Victoria	March 1, 1923†	George Henry Murray		Liberal	Daniel Alexander Cameron		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Kings	January 16, 1923†	Harry H. Wickwire		Liberal	James Sealy		Liberal	Death	Yes
Halifax	January 16, 1923†	Robert Emmett Finn		Liberal	Walter Joseph O'Hearn		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Antigonish	January 16, 1923†	William Chisholm		Liberal	William Chisholm		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Shelburne	September 2, 1920	Frank E. Smith		Liberal	Ernest Howard Armstrong		Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Armstrong	Yes

† Won by acclamation

36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1916–1920

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kings	July 3, 1918†	Harry H. Wickwire		Liberal	Harry H. Wickwire		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes

† Won by acclamation

35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1911–1916

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Victoria	February 14, 1914	Angus A. Buchanan		Liberal	Phillip McLeod		Conservative	Death (Results voided November 17, 1914. No by-election held)	No
Antigonish	January 16, 1913	Edward Lavin Girroir		Conservative	John Stanfield O'Brien		Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Lunenburg	November 15, 1911	Alexander Kenneth Maclean		Liberal	Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election	No
Digby	November 15, 1911	Allen Ellsworth Wall		Liberal	Harry Hatheway Marshall		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election	No
Annapolis	November 8, 1911†	Orlando Daniels		Liberal	Orlando Daniels		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Yarmouth	August 16, 1911	Ernest Howard Armstrong		Liberal	Ernest Howard Armstrong		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes

† Won by acclamation

34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1906–1911

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kings	January 31, 1911†	Brenton Dodge		Liberal	Harry H. Wickwire		Liberal	Death	Yes
Digby	November 15, 1910	Angus Morrison Gidney		Liberal	Allen Ellsworth Wall		Liberal	Appointed Collector of Customs	Yes
Queens	February 16, 1910	Edward Matthew Farrell		Liberal	William Lorimer Hall		Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No
Lunenburg	November 24, 1909	Henry March		Liberal	Alexander Kenneth Maclean		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hants	November 24, 1909	Charles Smith Wilcox		Conservative	Albert Parsons		Conservative	Death	Yes
Cumberland	November 24, 1909	William Thomas Pipes		Liberal	Joshua H. Livingston		Liberal	Death	Yes
Victoria	November 17, 1909†	John Gillis Morrison		Liberal	Angus A. Buchanan		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Pictou	February 16, 1909	Charles Elliott Tanner		Conservative	Robert Hugh MacKay		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1908 Federal Election	No
Hants	July 17, 1907	Arthur Drysdale		Liberal	James O'Brien		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Antigonish	April 9, 1907†	Christopher P. Chisholm		Liberal	Christopher P. Chisholm		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Digby	February 19, 1907†	Ambrose H. Comeau		Liberal	Joseph Willie Comeau		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes

† Won by acclamation

33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1901–1906

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Annapolis	March 6, 1906	James Wilberforce Longley		Liberal	Orlando Daniels		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Richmond	December 15, 1904	Duncan Finlayson		Liberal	Charles P. Bissett		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	December 15, 1904	Edward Mortimer Macdonald		Liberal	Robert M. McGregor		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Cumberland	December 15, 1904	Thomas Reuben Black		Liberal	Elisha B. Paul		Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Colchester	December 15, 1904	Frederick Andrew Laurence		Liberal	Henry T. Laurence		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	December 15, 1904	Daniel Duncan McKenzie		Liberal	Arthur Samuel Kendall		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Lunenburg	December 8, 1904†	Alexander Kenneth Maclean		Liberal	Charles Uniacke Mader		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Guysborough	December 8, 1904†	John Howard Sinclair		Liberal	James F. Ellis		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Shelburne	January 12, 1904	Thomas Johnston		Liberal	George A. Cox		Liberal	Death	Yes
Yarmouth	January 5, 1904†	Augustus Stoneman		Liberal	George P. Sanderson		Liberal	Resignation to be appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Antigonish	January 22, 1903†	Angus McGillivray		Liberal	Fred Robert Trotter		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Shelburne	December 10, 1902	Thomas Robertson		Liberal	Moses H. Nickerson		Liberal	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	December 3, 1902†	Edward Doran Davison		Liberal	John Drew Sperry		Liberal	Death	Yes

† Won by acclamation

32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1897–1901

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax	December 12, 1900	William Bernard Wallace		Liberal	Michael Edwin Keefe		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	December 12, 1900	Arthur Samuel Kendall		Liberal	Neil J. Gillis		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
		Alexander Johnston		Liberal	Daniel Duncan McKenzie		Liberal		Yes
Pictou	December 5, 1900†	Edward Mortimer Macdonald		Liberal	Edward Mortimer Macdonald		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
		J.D. McGregor		Liberal	Charles Elliott Tanner		Conservative		No
Yarmouth	May 15, 1900†	William Law		Liberal	Augustus Stoneman		Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes

† Won by acclamation

31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1894–1897

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Victoria	August 15, 1896†	John Lemuel Bethune		Conservative	George Henry Murray		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	No
Queens	August 15, 1896†	Albert M. Hemeon		Liberal	Edward Matthew Farrell		Liberal	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	August 15, 1896	John Drew Sperry		Liberal	Allan Moreash		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	Yes
Halifax	August 15, 1896†	William Stevens Fielding		Liberal	William Bernard Wallace		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Colchester	August 15, 1896	Wilbert David Dimock		Conservative	Firman McClure		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	No
Annapolis	August 15, 1896†	James Wilberforce Longley		Liberal	James Wilberforce Longley		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	Yes
Digby	September 28, 1895	Eliakim Tupper		Liberal	Angus Morrison Gidney		Liberal	Death	Yes
Antigonish	June 13, 1895	Colin Francis McIsaac		Liberal	Angus McGillivray		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Colchester	January 30, 1895†	Wilbert David Dimock		Conservative	Wilbert David Dimock		Conservative	Resignation to recontest due to election petition	Yes
Richmond	December 27, 1894	John Morrison		Conservative	Joseph Matheson		Liberal	Void Election	No

† Won by acclamation

30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1890–1894

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Annapolis	June 8, 1892	Henry H. Chute		Liberal	Henry M. Munro		Liberal	Death	Yes
Hants	March 5, 1891	Allen Haley		Liberal	Arthur Drysdale		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	March 5, 1891	Joseph McPherson		Liberal	Joseph McPherson		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Antigonish	March 5, 1891	Angus McGillivray		Liberal	Christopher P. Chisholm		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Yarmouth	December 11, 1890	Albert Gayton		Liberal	Forman Hatfield		Liberal	Appointed Registrar of Deeds	Yes

29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1886–1890

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg	January 16, 1889†	George A. Ross		Liberal	John Drew Sperry		Liberal	Death	Yes
Digby	October 25, 1887	Henri M. Robicheau		Liberal	Henri M. Robicheau		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Queens	March 8, 1887	Jason M. Mack		Liberal	Albert M. Hemeon		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	March 8, 1887†	Adam Carr Bell		Conservative	William Cameron		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
Antigonish	March 8, 1887†	Angus McGillivray		Liberal	Angus McGillivray		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes

† Won by acclamation

28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1882–1886

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax	August 20, 1884	William Stevens Fielding		Liberal	William Stevens Fielding		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland	July 2, 1884†	Charles James Townshend		Conservative	Thomas Reuben Black		Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	No
Inverness	January 11, 1883	Duncan J. Campbell		Liberal	Angus MacLennan		Conservative	Death	No
Cape Breton	August 29, 1882	Alonza J. White		Liberal	Alonza J. White		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Antigonish	August 29, 1882	John Sparrow David Thompson		Conservative	Charles B. Whidden		Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Yarmouth	August 22, 1882†	Albert Gayton		Liberal	Albert Gayton		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Lunenburg	August 22, 1882†	Charles Edward Church		Liberal	Charles Edward Church		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes

† Won by acclamation

27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1878–1882

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax	November 25, 1879	Charles James MacDonald		Conservative	John Fitzwilliam Stairs		Conservative	Appointed a Post Office Inspector	Yes
Pictou	November 11, 1878†	Simon Hugh Holmes		Conservative	Simon Hugh Holmes		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Antigonish	November 11, 1878†	John Sparrow David Thompson		Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1874–1878

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Shelburne	March 1, 1878	Robert Robertson		Liberal	Nathaniel Whitworth White		Conservative	Resignation	No
Yarmouth	January 10, 1878†	Albert Gayton		Liberal	Albert Gayton		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Antigonish	December 4, 1877	John J. McKinnon		Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson		Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Lunenburg	September 27, 1876	Mather Byles DesBrisay		Liberal	Charles Henry Davison		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Guysborough	December 20, 1875	William Henry Wylde		Liberal	Otto Schwartz Weeks		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Shelburne	January 21, 1875†	Robert Robertson		Liberal	Robert Robertson		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes

† Won by acclamation

25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1871–1874

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hants	March 10, 1874	William McDougall		Conservative	Henry Yeomans		Liberal	Resignation	No
Cape Breton	March 10, 1874†	Alonza J. White		Liberal	Alonza J. White		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands	Yes
Richmond	March 4, 1874	Edmund Power Flynn		Liberal	Charles Boudroit		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	Yes
Hants	March 4, 1874	William Henry Allison		Conservative	Thomas Barlow Smith		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	No
Guysborough	March 4, 1874	John Angus Kirk		Liberal	Charles M. Franchville		Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	Yes
Victoria	October 23, 1873	Charles James Campbell		Conservative	David McCurdy		Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	No
Halifax	February 18, 1873	William Garvie		Liberal	John Taylor		Liberal	Death	Yes
Antigonish	February 11, 1873†	Daniel MacDonald		Liberal	Daniel MacDonald		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Yarmouth	October 16, 1872	William H. Townsend		Liberal	John K. Ryerson		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Pictou	October 16, 1872	James McDonald		Conservative	Alexander MacKay		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election	Yes
Inverness	October 16, 1872	Samuel McDonnell		Conservative	Duncan J. Campbell		Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election	Yes

† Won by acclamation

24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1867–1871

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Guysborough	December 13, 1870	John Joseph Marshall		Anti-Confederate	William Henry Wylde		Anti-Confederate	Death	Yes
Halifax	November 17, 1870	Jeremiah Northup		Anti-Confederate	Philip Carteret Hill		Confederation Party	Appointed to the Senate (Results voided March 20, 1871. No by-election held.)	No
Inverness	October 22, 1868	Hiram Blanchard		Confederation Party	Hugh McDonald		Anti-Confederate	Void Election	No
Digby	December 12, 1867	William Berrian Vail		Anti-Confederate	William Berrian Vail		Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Shelburne	December 5, 1867†	Robert Robertson		Anti-Confederate	Robert Robertson		Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Pictou	December 5, 1867†	Martin Isaac Wilkins		Anti-Confederate	Martin Isaac Wilkins		Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

† Won by acclamation

23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1863–1867

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Yarmouth Township	January 16, 1866	George Stayley Brown		Liberal	William H. Townsend		Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Lunenburg	December 27, 1865	William Slocumb		Conservative	Abraham Hebb		Liberal	Death	No
Annapolis	January 12, 1865	James William Johnston		Conservative	William Hallett Ray		Liberal	Appointed Judge in Equity	No
Pictou East	December 12, 1864	James McDonald		Conservative	James McDonald		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Richmond	June 30, 1863	Isaac LeVesconte		Conservative	Isaac LeVesconte		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland	June 30, 1863	Charles Tupper		Conservative	Charles Tupper		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Antigonish	June 30, 1863	William Alexander Henry		Conservative	William Alexander Henry		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Annapolis	June 30, 1863	James William Johnston		Conservative	James William Johnston		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes

22nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1859–1863

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Kings South	June 4, 1861	William Bennett Webster		Liberal	Daniel Charles Moore		Conservative	Death	No
Victoria	May 8, 1861	Charles James Campbell		Conservative	William Gammell		Liberal	By-election results voided	No
Cumberland	December 31, 1860	William Young		Liberal	Robert Donkin		Conservative	Appointed Chief Justice of Nova Scotia	No
Victoria	December 1860	Hugh Munro		Liberal	Charles James Campbell		Conservative	Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works	No
Hants South	March 9, 1860	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Halifax East	March 9, 1860	William Annand		Liberal	William Annand		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Colchester South	March 8, 1860	Adams George Archibald		Liberal	Adams George Archibald		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

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20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1855–1859

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hants County	July 29, 1858	Ichabod Dimock		Liberal	Bennett Smith		Conservative	Death	No
Colchester County	May 11, 1858	Gloud Wilson McLelan		Liberal	Archibald McLelan		Liberal	Death	Yes
Annapolis Township	February 4, 1858	Alfred Whitman		Conservative	Moses Shaw		Conservative	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Granville Township	January 26, 1858	Stephen S. Thorne		Conservative	Timothy Dwight Ruggles		Conservative	Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works	Yes
Guysborough County	March 30, 1857	John Joseph Marshall		Conservative	John Joseph Marshall		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland County	March 28, 1857	Charles Tupper		Conservative	Charles Tupper		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Annapolis County	March 28, 1857	James William Johnston		Conservative	James William Johnston		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Pictou Township	March 26, 1857	Martin Isaac Wilkins		Conservative	Martin Isaac Wilkins		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Windsor Township	September 9, 1856	Lewis Morris Wilkins		Liberal	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Sydney County	September 9, 1856	William Alexander Henry		Liberal	William Alexander Henry		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Colchester County	September 9, 1856	Adams George Archibald		Liberal	Adams George Archibald		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Cape Breton County	July 19, 1856	James McLeod		Liberal	Thomas Caldwell		Liberal	Death	Yes
Cornwallis Township	March 12, 1856	Samuel Chipman		Liberal	Samuel Chipman		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes

19th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1851–1855

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Windsor Township	May 16, 1854	Lewis Morris Wilkins		Conservative	Lewis Morris Wilkins		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	No
Sydney County	May 16, 1854	William Alexander Henry		Liberal	William Alexander Henry		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Richmond County	May 16, 1854	James Boyle Uniacke		Liberal	Thomas Horace Fuller		Liberal	Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands	Yes
Inverness County	May 9, 1854	William Young		Liberal	William Young		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Kings County	November 10, 1853	John C. Hall		Conservative	Mayhew Beckwith		Conservative	Death	Yes
Windsor Township	September 11, 1852	James D. Fraser		Conservative	Lewis Morris Wilkins		Conservative	Death	Yes
Cumberland County	March 22, 1852	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
		Stephen Fulton		Liberal	Stephen Fulton		Liberal		Yes

18th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1847–1851

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Colchester County	February 1851	Samuel Creelman		Liberal	Samuel Creelman		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Yarmouth County	February 1850	Herbert Huntington		Liberal	Herbert Huntington		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Guysborough County	December 1848	William Frederick DesBarres		Liberal	John Joseph Marshall		Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Sydney Township	May 1848	Edmund Murray Dodd		Conservative	James McKeagney		Liberal	Appointed a judge	No
Cape Breton County	April 5, 1848	James Boyle Uniacke		Liberal	William Henry Munro		Liberal	Vacated seat upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Guysborough County	March 8, 1848	William Frederick DesBarres		Liberal	William Frederick DesBarres		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Halifax Township	March 4, 1848	James McNab		Liberal	James Boyle Uniacke		Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Halifax County	March 4, 1848	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Joseph Howe		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes

17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1843–1847

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Richmond County	December 21, 1846	James Turnbull		Liberal	Arthur Brymer		Liberal	Death	Yes
Queens County	December 16, 1845	Samuel Prescott Fairbanks		Conservative	John Campbell		Conservative	Appointed Provincial Treasurer	Yes
Pictou Township	April 28, 1845	George Smith		Liberal	Henry Blackadar		Liberal	Void Election (Previous by-election opened March 17 and was suspended on March 20 and a new writ was issued)	Yes
Sydney Township	December 21, 1844	Edmund Murray Dodd		Conservative	Edmund Murray Dodd		Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Horton Township	March 21, 1844	Perez Benjamin		Liberal	Perez Benjamin		Liberal	Void Election	Yes

16th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1840–1843

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Halifax Township	December 13, 1841	Thomas Forrester		Liberal	William Machin Stairs		Liberal	Death	Yes
Windsor Township	December 1, 1841	Henry Goudge		Liberal	Henry Palmer		Liberal	Death	Yes
Richmond County	July 9, 1841	James Charles McKeagney		Liberal	William C. Delaney		Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Colchester County	June 3, 1841	Samuel George William Archibald		Liberal	Thomas Dickson		Liberal	Appointed Master of the Rolls and judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court	Yes
Cape Breton County	June 1841	James Boyle Uniacke		Liberal	James Boyle Uniacke		Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes

15th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1836–1840

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg County	March 8, 1838	William Rudolf		Liberal	John Creighton		Conservative	Appointed to the Legislative Council	No
Pictou County	February 21, 1838	George Smith		Liberal	Thomas Dickson		Conservative	Appointed to the Legislative Council	No
Windsor Township	February 15, 1838	Lewis Morris Wilkins		Conservative	Richard McHeffy		Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	No
Sydney County	November 17, 1837	John Young		Liberal	Richard J. Forrestall		Liberal	Death	Yes
Queens County	October 24, 1837	Joseph Freeman		Liberal	Zenas Waterman		Liberal	Death	Yes

14th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1830–1836

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Onslow Township	December 21, 1835	Robert Dickson	John Crowe	Death
Halifax Township	December 16, 1835	Charles Rufus Fairbanks	Hugh Bell	Appointed Master of the Rolls
Yarmouth Township	December 10, 1835	Samuel Sheldon Poole	Reuben Clements	Death
Hants County	June 2, 1834	William Blowers Bliss	William O'Brien	Appointed a judge
Windsor Township	February 26, 1833	David Dill	Joseph Dill	Void Election (David Dill lost at Sea)
		Joseph Dill	Lewis Morris Wilkins	By-election results reversed April 3, 1833
Shelburne County	November 26, 1832	John Forman	Abraham Lent	Death
Sydney Township	November 17, 1832	N/A	Edmund Murray Dodd	New Seat created
Cape Breton County	November 12, 1832	N/A	William Young	Cape Breton County given a third seat
		William Young	Richard Smith	By-election results reversed April 10, 1833
Arichat Township	November 1832	N/A	Laurence O'Connor Doyle	New Seat created
Granville Township	November 16, 1831	Timothy Ruggles	James Delap	Death
Cape Breton County	1831	James Boyle Uniacke	James Boyle Uniacke	Void Election

13th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1826–1830

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Annapolis County	December 7, 1829	Thomas Chandler Haliburton	John Johnston	Appointed a judge
Shelburne Township	June 1, 1829	John Alexander Barry	John Alexander Barry	Expulsion. Declared in contempt of parliament and placed into custody for refusing to apologize for publishing a letter adjudged to be libelous
Shelburne County	January 7, 1829	James Budd Moody	John Forman	Death
Kings County	February 12, 1828	John Starr	William Allen Chipman	Death
Hants County	February 1827	John MacKay	Richard Smith	Death

12th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1820–1826

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Falmouth Township	January 26, 1826	William Mayhew Young	William Shey	Death
Sydney County	May 3, 1825	John Young	John Young	Previous by-election declared void
Halifax County	February 28, 1825	Simon Bradstreet Robie	Lawrence Hartshorne, Jr.	Appointed to the Nova Scotia Council
Shelburne Township	August 26, 1824	Jared Ingersol Chipman	Thomas Caldwell	Appointed a judge
Sydney County	July 18, 1824	John George Marshall	John Young	Appointed a judge
Annapolis County	July 14, 1824	Thomas Ritchie	Abraham Gesner	Appointed a judge
Hants County	July 2, 1824	William Hersey Otis Haliburton	Benjamin DeWolf	Appointed a judge
Halifax Township	September 8, 1823	George Grassie	Charles Rufus Fairbanks	Death
Cumberland County	February 5, 1821	George Oxley	Robert Blair	Death
Horton Township	January 2, 1821	Jonathan Crane	Sherman Denison	Death

11th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1818–1820

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Halifax County	November 23, 1819	Edward Mortimer	George Smith	Death
Digby Township	May 12, 1819	William Henry Roach	William Henry Roach	Void Election

10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1811–1818

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Annapolis County	June 4, 1817	Peleg Wiswall	Cereno Upham Jones	Appointed a judge
Lunenburg County	June 2, 1817	Lewis Morris Wilkins	Edward James	Appointed a judge
Sydney County	May 20, 1814	Samuel Hood George	John Cunningham	Death
Yarmouth Township	September 3, 1813	Samuel Marshall	Samuel Sheldon Poole	Death
Queens County	August 25, 1813	George Collins	John Barss	Death
Sydney County	August 13, 1812	James Ballaine	Samuel Hood George	Death

9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1806–1811

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Lunenburg Township	March 30, 1810	John Bolman	John Creighton, Jr.	Unseated for lack of attendance
Falmouth Township	May 31, 1809	Jeremiah Northup	William Henry Shey	Death
Annapolis Township	1808	Thomas Walker	William Robertson	Void Election
Annapolis County	May 11, 1808	Henry Rutherford	Phineas Lovett, Jr.	Death
Sydney County	May 9, 1808	William Allen Chipman	John Cunningham	Previous by-election voided
Sydney County	1807	Edward Irish	William Allen Chipman	Death

8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1799–1806

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Shelburne County	1805	James Cox	Jacob Van Buskirk	Death
Yarmouth Township	1804	Nathan Utley	Samuel Sheldon Poole	Death
Halifax County	1803	Michael Wallace	William Lyon	Appointed to the Council
Halifax Township	1801	Andrew Belcher	John George Pyke	Appointed to the Council
Amherst Township	1801	Thomas Lusby	Thomas Law Dickson	Death
Queens County	March 24, 1801	James Taylor	Snow Parker	Death
Halifax County	May 22, 1800	William Cottnam Tonge	Michael Wallace	Void Election
Halifax Township	April 9, 1800	John George Pyke	Andrew Belcher	Void Election

7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1793–1799

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Shelburne County	1798	James Humphreys	George Gracie	Unseated for lack of attendance, had returned to Philadelphia
Queens County	1798	Benajah Collins	Richard John Uniacke	Resignation upon emigrating to Danvers, Massachusetts
Halifax County	June 15, 1798	Jonathan Sterns	James Stewart	Death
Onslow Township	1797	Charles Dickson	Daniel Eaton	Death
Halifax County	February 13, 1797	James Michael Freke Bulkeley	Charles Morris	Death

6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1785–1793

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Hants County	1792	Winckworth Tonge	George Henry Monk	Death
Newport Township	1791	John Day, Jr.	William Cottnam Tonge	Resignation upon appointment as Sheriff of Hants County
Londonderry Township	1789	James Smith	Robert McElhinney	Unseated for being a public defaulter
Barrington Township	1789	Joseph Aplin	Gideon White	Emigrated from the province
Annapolis Township	1789	Stephen De Lancey	James De Lancey	Appointed to office in the Bahamas.
Halifax County	February 22, 1788	Sampson Salter Blowers	Charles Morris (1759–1831)	Appointed to the Council
Liverpool Township	June 15, 1787	George William Sherlock	George William Sherlock	Previous by-election declared void
Liverpool Township	March 14, 1787	Ephraim Dean	George William Sherlock	Death
Cumberland County	1786	Christopher Harper	Philip Marchington	Election voided due to Harper not being a resident (Thomas Watson was also elected due to an error in the by-election writ calling for the election of two members instead of one and only Marchington was seated.)
Annapolis County	1786	David Seabury	David Seabury	Void Election
		David Seabury	Alexander Howe	By-election results reversed June 15, 1786
Amherst Township	1786	William Freeman	Charles Hill	Election voided due to Freeman not being a resident

5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1770–1785

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Queens County	1784	Nathaniel Freeman	Benajah Collins	Non-attendance
Newport Township	1784	Isaac Deschamps	Joshua Sanford	Appointed to the Council
Kings County	1784	Winckworth Tonge	Jonathan Crane	Non-attendance
Halifax County	1784	William Nesbitt	William Abbott	Resigned and was granted a pension
Annapolis Township	1784	Phineas Lovett, Jr.	Stephen De Lancey	Non-attendance
Sunbury County	1783	James Simonds	William Davidson	Non-attendance
Sackville Township	1783	Robert Foster	Richard John Uniacke	Absconded from province
Onslow Township	1783	Charles Dickson	Charles Dickson	Refused to take the Oath of Allegiance
Hants County	1783	New Seat	George Brightman	Hants County created
			Benjamin DeWolf
Lunenburg Township	1783	Philip Augustus Knaut	Casper Wollenhaupt	Death
Cumberland Township	1783	Hezekiah King	Martin Gay	Non-attendance
Annapolis County	1783	Henry Evans	John Ritchie	Non-attendance (Died the same year)
Amherst Township	1783	New Seat	William Freeman	Amherst Township enfranchised
Windsor Township	1782	New Seat	George Deschamps	Windsor Township enfranchised
Halifax Township	February 28, 1782	Thomas Bridge	Benjamin Green, Jr.	Emigrated
Truro Township	1781	Samuel Archibald	John Harris	Refused to take Oath of Allegiance
Kings County	1780	Henry Denny Denson	John Whidden	Death
Queens County	April 20, 1780	William Smith	Nathaniel Freeman	Death
Londonderry Township	1779	John Morrison	John Cunningham	Absconded and left the province
Halifax County	1779	James Browne	John George Pyke	Emigrated
Yarmouth Township	April 12, 1779	James Monk	Richard Cunningham	Non-attendance, left for Quebec
Horton Township	January 28, 1779	Joseph Pierce	Thomas Caldwell	Resignation due to age and infirmities
Halifax County	1778	William Howard South	James Browne	Death
Sackville Township	August 22, 1776	Samuel Rogers	Robert Foster	Non-attendance
Cumberland Township	August 21, 1776	John Allan	Hezekiah King	Non-attendance
Cumberland County	August 20, 1776	William Scurr	Thomas Dixson	Non-attendance
Annapolis County	August 20, 1776	John Hall	Henry Evans	Non-attendance
Horton Township	August 19, 1776	Charles Dickson	Joseph Pierce	Non-attendance due to illness
Cornwallis Township	August 14, 1776	Samuel Willoughby	John Chipman	Non-attendance
Onslow Township	August 6, 1776	Joshua Lamb	Charles Dickson	Non-attendance
Halifax County	1776	Robert Campbell	James Brenton	Death
Halifax Township	April 20, 1776	John Day	Joseph Fairbanks	Death (Lost at sea)
Onslow Township	February 17, 1776	Richard Upham	Joshua Lamb	Death
Yarmouth Township	1775	John Crawley	James Monk	Non-attendance
Truro Township	1775	William Fisher	Samuel Archibald	Non-attendance
Onslow Township	1775	Joshua Lamb	Richard Upham	Non-attendance
Falmouth Township	1775	Edward York	Jeremiah Northup	Non-attendance
Cumberland Township	1775	Jonathan Eddy	John Allan	Non-attendance, joined the American Revolutionaries
Cumberland County	1775	Jotham Gay	Jotham Gay	Non-attendance
		John Huston	William Scurr
Annapolis Township	1775	Obadiah Wheelock	Phineas Lovett, Jr.	Non-attendance
Annapolis County	1775	Phineas Lovett, Sr.	John Hall	Non-attendance
		Joseph Patten	William Shaw
Liverpool Township	July 3, 1775	Seth Harding	Thomas Cochran	Non-attendance
Lunenburg County	1775	John Creighton	John Newton	Appointed to the Council
Halifax Township	August 25, 1774	Charles Procter	John Day	Death
Sackville Township	November 6, 1773	Robert Foster	Samuel Rogers	Non-attendance
Lunenburg County	November 5, 1773	Archibald Hinshelwood	Otto William Schwartz	Death
Halifax County	1773	John Butler	John Philipps	Appointed to the Council
Liverpool Township	July 2, 1773	Samuel Doggett	Seth Harding	Non-attendance, Went to the West Indies
Sunbury County	June 28, 1773	Israel Perley	James Simonds	Non-attendance
Londonderry Township	February 20, 1773	John Morrison	John Morrison	Non-attendance
Truro Township	February 4, 1773	William Fisher	William Fisher	Non-attendance
Yarmouth Township	December 3, 1772	Malachy Salter	John Crawley	Void Election
Halifax County	1772	John Newton	William Howard South	Non-attendance
Granville Township	1772	John Harris	Christopher Prince	Death
Barrington Township	1772	Richard Gibbons	John Fillis	Void Election
Cumberland County	September 23, 1772	Joshua Winslow	Jotham Gay	Non-attendance
Liverpool Township	May 26, 1772	John Doggett	Samuel Doggett	Death
Falmouth Township	1771	Isaac Deschamps	Edward York	Double election, chose to sit for Newport Township

4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1765–1770

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Newport Township	October 7, 1769	John Day	Henry Denny Denson	Apparently left for Philadelphia.
Halifax County	1768	Benjamin Gerrish	John Fillis	Appointed to the Council
Granville Township	1768	Henry Munroe	John Hicks	Resignation
Sunbury County	September 20, 1768	Beamsley Perkins Glasier	Richard Shore	Did not take their seats
		Thomas Falconer	Phineas Nevers
Liverpool Township	August 17, 1768	Elisha Freeman	Ephraim Dean	Resignation due to old age
Queens County	August 17, 1768	Simeon Perkins	John Doggett	Apparently unseated for lack of attendance
Horton Township	1767	William Welch	Charles Dickson	Seat Vacated
Londonderry Township	October 26, 1767	New Seat	Alexander McNutt	Londonderry Township enfranchised
Yarmouth Township	1766	New Seat	Malachy Salter	Yarmouth Township enfranchised
Sackville Township	1766	New Seat	Benjamin Mason	Sackville Township enfranchised
Truro Township	May 24, 1766	Charles Morris (1731–1802)	David Archibald	Chose to sit for Kings County
Barrington Township	March 24, 1766	New Seat	Francis White	Barrington Township enfranchised
Breton County	March 21, 1766	New Seat	Gregory Townshend	Breton County created. Results voided due to insufficient freeholders June 14, 1766
			John Grant
Sunbury County	August 1, 1765	New Seat	Beamsley Perkins Glasier	Sunbury County created.
			Thomas Falconer

3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1761–1765

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Halifax County	May 6, 1762	Michael Francklin	John Butler	Appointed to the Council
Annapolis County	May 6, 1762	John Steele	John Harris	Death
Onslow Township	September 7, 1761	New Seat	William Nevil Wolseley	Onslow Township enfranchised
		New Seat	David Cutten

2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1759–1760

no by-elections

1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758–1759

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Winner	Cause
Nova Scotia at-Large	Jan. 10, 1759	Benjamin Gerrish	Archibald Hinshelwood	Left the Province. Richard Bowers contested the result and Hinshelwood quit his seat on April 9, 1759.
		John Anderson	Unknown	Left the Province. No record of this by-election.

See also

• List of federal by-elections in Canada

Notes

1. There was no 21st General Assembly. According to the 1983 revised edition of The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 -1983 : a biographical directory:

   "It should be pointed out, however, that an error in numbering the Journals [of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly] occurred in 1860, when the 21st Assembly was mistakenly referred to as the 22nd Assembly. Although the error was corrected in 1864, it reappeared the following year and has since been perpetuated. Consequently, to be strictly accurate, the present Assembly [convened in 1982] should be regarded as the 52nd, rather than the 53rd Assembly of the Province."

References

• Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 to 2011" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-03-15.
• The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 -1983 : a biographical directory