1871 Nova Scotia general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election

May 16, 1871
38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader William Annand Hiram Blanchard Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative Leader since 1867 1867 Leader's seat Member of Legislative Council Ran in Inverness (Won) Last election 36 2 Seats won 24 14 Seat change 12 12 Popular vote 39,494 35,471 Percentage 52.68% 47.32% Swing 8.30pp 8.30pp
Premier before election William Annand Liberal Premier after election William Annand Liberal

The 1871 Nova Scotia general election was held on 16 May 1871 to elect members of the 25th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

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24	14
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative

Official results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1867	Dissolution	Elected	Change	#	%	Change (pp)
	Liberal	William Annand	38	36	36	24	-12	39,494	52.68%	-8.30%
	Liberal-Conservative	Hiram Blanchard	33	2	2	14	+12	35,471	47.32%	+8.30%
	Vacant				0
Total valid votes								74,965	100.00%	–
Blank and invalid ballots								0	0.00%	–
Total			71	38	38	38	–	74,965	100.00%	–

Popular vote Liberal   52.68% Liberal-Conservative   47.32%

Seats summary Liberal   63.16% Liberal-Conservative   36.84%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

• Henry Balcom, Halifax
• Robert Chambers, Colchester
• James Cochran, Halifax
• Josiah Hooper, Richmond
• Amos Purdy, Cumberland
• Martin Isaac Wilkins, Pictou
• Elkanah Young, Hants

Nominated candidates

1871 Nova Scotia Provincial Election

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

Valley

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Annapolis		Jared C. Troop 1,083 26.03%		Avard Longley 1,017 24.44%		Jared C. Troop
		David C. Landers 1,076 25.86%		T. W. Chesley 985 23.67%		David C. Landers
Digby		William Berrian Vail 1,028 35.83%		Colin Campbell 721 25.13%		William Berrian Vail
		Urbine Doucette 1,019 35.52%		A. Amirault 101 3.52%		Urbine Doucette
Hants		William Dawson Lawrence 1,183 22.43%		William Henry Allison 1,446 27.42%		William Dawson Lawrence
		Frederick Curry 1,249 23.68%		William McDougall 1,396 26.47%		Elkanah Young†
Kings		David M. Dickie 796 21.68%		Daniel Charles Moore 1,094 29.80%		David M. Dickie
		Edward L. Brown 797 21.71%		Douglas Benjamin Woodworth 984 26.80%		Edward L. Brown

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Lunenburg		Mather Byles DesBrisay Acclamation				Mather Byles DesBrisay
		James Daniel Eisenhauer Acclamation				James Daniel Eisenhauer
Queens		William Henry Smith 826 33.59%		Thomas Patillo 465 18.91%		William Henry Smith
		Samuel Freeman 829 33.71%		Will Hendry 339 13.79%		Samuel Freeman
Shelburne		Thomas Johnston 826 30.72%		William F. MacCoy 570 21.20%		Thomas Johnston
		Robert Robertson 765 28.45%		J. H. Kendrick 528 19.64%		Robert Robertson
Yarmouth		Albert Gayton 714 25.71%		John Van Norden Hatfield 397 14.30%		John K. Ryerson
		John K. Ryerson 636 22.90%
		William H. Townsend 659 23.73%		N. Churchill 371 13.36%		William H. Townsend

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Colchester		Thomas Fletcher Morrison Acclamation				Thomas Fletcher Morrison
				Samuel Rettie Acclamation		Robert Chambers†
Cumberland		George Hibbard 1,043 20.14%		Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. 1,605 31.00%		Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.
		J. K. Kiderkin 946 18.27%		Edward Vickery 1,584 30.59%		Amos Purdy†

Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Halifax		William Garvie 2,752 17.66%		Philip Carteret Hill 2,497 16.02%		Philip Carteret Hill
		John Flinn 2,704 17.35%		M. B. Daly 2,492 15.99%		James Cochran†
		Donald Archibald 2,693 17.28%		J. Geddes 2,448 15.71%		Henry Balcom†

Central Nova

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Antigonish		Daniel MacDonald 1,052 30.62%		R. N. Henry 853 24.83%		Daniel MacDonald
		Joseph MacDonald 978 28.46%		Angus McGillivray 553 16.09%		Joseph MacDonald
Guysborough		John Angus Kirk 745 25.86%		Joseph William Hadley 706 24.51%		John Angus Kirk
		William Henry Wylde 743 25.79%		Alexander N. McDonald 687 23.85%		William Henry Wylde
Pictou		George Murray 1,955 15.68%		James McDonald 2,270 18.21%		George Murray
		John D. McLeod 1,927 15.46%		Simon Hugh Holmes 2,242 17.98%		Martin Isaac Wilkins†
		Robert S. Copeland 1,884 15.11%		Hugh J. Cameron 2,188 17.55%		Robert S. Copeland

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative
Cape Breton		Alonzo J. White 1,329 42.26%		Newton LeGayet Mackay 824 26.20%		Alonzo J. White
		John Fergusson 992 31.54%				John Fergusson
Inverness		Alexander Campbell 1,280 24.15%		Hiram Blanchard 1,427 26.92%		Alexander Campbell
		Hugh McDonald 1,265 23.87%		Samuel McDonnell 1,328 25.06%		Hugh McDonald
Richmond		Edmund Power Flynn 492 39.17%				Edmund Power Flynn
		Isidore LeBlanc 317 25.24%		Murdoch McRae 447 35.59%		Josiah Hooper†
Victoria		John Ross 505 27.79%		David McCurdy 383 21.08%		John Ross
		William Kidston 406 22.34%		Charles James Campbell 523 28.78%		William Kidston