1871 Nova Scotia general election
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Template:Short description Template:Use Canadian English Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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
| 24 | 14 |
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative |
| 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% | – | ||||||||||||||||||
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[3][4]
Legend
bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
South Shore
Fundy-Northeast
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Colchester | Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Fletcher Morrison Acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Samuel Rettie Acclamation |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Robert Chambers† | |||
| Cumberland | George Hibbard 1,043 20.14% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. 1,605 31.00% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. | |
| J. K. Kiderkin 946 18.27% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Edward Vickery 1,584 30.59% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Amos Purdy† | ||
Halifax
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Halifax | Template:Canadian party colour| | William Garvie 2,752 17.66% |
Philip Carteret Hill 2,497 16.02% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Philip Carteret Hill | |
| Template:Canadian party colour| | John Flinn 2,704 17.35% |
M. B. Daly 2,492 15.99% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | James Cochran† | ||
| Template:Canadian party colour| | Donald Archibald 2,693 17.28% |
J. Geddes 2,448 15.71% |
Template:Canadian party colour| | Henry Balcom† | ||
Central Nova
Cape Breton
References
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