1897 Nova Scotia general election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The 1897 Nova Scotia general election was held from 13 April to 20 April 1897 to elect members of the 32nd 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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35 3
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1894 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)

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Liberal George Henry Murray 40 26 28 35 +9 84,888 55.57% +3.52%

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Liberal-Conservative William MacKay 36 12 10 3 -9 67,254 44.03% -3.30%

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Independent/Other 1 0 0 0 0 605 0.40% -0.22%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 152,747 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00% –
Total 77 38 38 38 – 152,747 100.00% –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 55.57%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 44.03%
Independent/Other
 
 0.40%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 92.11%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 7.89%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1897 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 district Candidates Incumbent
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Annapolis Template:Canadian party colour| James Wilberforce Longley
1,871
26.38% 		Thomas R. Jones
1,680
23.69% 		Template:Canadian party colour| James Wilberforce Longley
Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph A. Bancroft
1,878
26.48% 		C. S. Harrington
1,664
23.46% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph A. Bancroft
Digby Template:Canadian party colour| Angus Morrison Gidney
1,498
31.14% 		Frank E. Comeau
940
19.54% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Angus Morrison Gidney
Template:Canadian party colour| Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,512
31.43% 		M.R. Timpany
860
17.88% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Hants William McDonald Douglas
1,707
24.35% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Smith Wilcox
1,746
24.91% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Smith Wilcox
Template:Canadian party colour| Arthur Drysdale
1,839
26.24% 		James A. Thompson
1,717
24.50% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Arthur Drysdale
Kings Template:Canadian party colour| Brenton Dodge
2,354
33.08% 		Peter Innis
1,460
20.52% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Brenton Dodge
Template:Canadian party colour| Harry H. Wickwire
2,195
30.85% 		Leander Rand
1,107
15.56% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Lunenburg Template:Canadian party colour| John Drew Sperry
2,581
25.52% 		A.J. Wolff
2,512
24.84% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Allan Moreash†
Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Edward Church
2,514
24.86% 		Emanuel Hebb
2,507
24.78% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Edward Church
Queens Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Matthew Farrell
876
26.38% 		John Hutt
666
20.05% 		rowspan=2 Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Matthew Farrell
R. R. McLeod
184
5.54%
Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Keillor
712
21.44% 		T. H. Siddell
179
5.39% 		rowspan=2 Template:Canadian party colour| Richard Hunt†
John Millard
704
21.20%
Shelburne Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Johnston
Acclaimed
 Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Robertson
Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Robertson
Acclaimed
 Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Johnston
Yarmouth Template:Canadian party colour| William Law
1,501
29.14% 		Joseph R. Wyman
958
18.60% 		E. C. Simonson (Prohibitionist-Temperance)
605
11.74% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William Law
Template:Canadian party colour| Henry S. LeBlanc
1,473
28.60% 		Albert A. Pothier
614
11.92% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Albert A. Pothier

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Colchester Alfred Dickie
2,240
24.22% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas McMullen
2,363
25.55% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Firman McClure†
Template:Canadian party colour| Frederick Andrew Laurence
2,358
25.50% 		Wilbert David Dimock
2,286
24.72% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Frederick Andrew Laurence
Cumberland Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Reuben Black
3,487
29.14% 		A.A. McKinnon
2,689
22.47% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Thomas Reuben Black
Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander E. Fraser
3,251
27.16% 		J. C. McDougall
2,541
21.23% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander E. Fraser

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Halifax Template:Canadian party colour| William Bernard Wallace
5,101
17.36% 		Miner T. Foster
4,754
16.18% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William Bernard Wallace
Template:Canadian party colour| David McPherson
5,307
18.06% 		John Fitzwilliam Stairs
4,563
15.53% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William Roche†
Template:Canadian party colour| George Mitchell
5,312
18.07% 		T. W. Walsh
4,350
14.80% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William Anderson Black†

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Antigonish Template:Canadian party colour| Angus McGillivray
1,263
27.77% 		Charles B. Whidden
1,123
24.69% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Angus McGillivray
Template:Canadian party colour| Christopher P. Chisholm
1,176
25.86% 		Hugh MacDonald
986
21.68% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Christopher P. Chisholm
Guysborough Template:Canadian party colour| William Akins Fergusson
1,525
29.90% 		C. Ernest Gregory
1,065
20.88% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Daniel H. MacKinnon†
Template:Canadian party colour| John Howard Sinclair
1,523
29.86% 		Charles S. Elliott
987
19.35% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Howard Sinclair
Pictou Template:Canadian party colour| James Drummond McGregor
3,456
17.24% 		William Cameron
3,262
16.28% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William Cameron
Template:Canadian party colour| Edward Mortimer Macdonald
3,422
17.07% 		Charles Elliott Tanner
3,289
16.41% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Charles Elliott Tanner
John McIntosh
3,299
16.46% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick
3,314
16.54% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Grant†

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
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Cape Breton Template:Canadian party colour| Arthur Samuel Kendall
3,705
29.35% 		William MacKay
2,669
21.14% 		Template:Canadian party colour| William MacKay
Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Johnston
3,559
28.19% 		John McCormick
2,691
21.32% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John McCormick
Inverness Template:Canadian party colour| James MacDonald
2,646
32.94% 		John H. Jameison
1,537
19.13% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John H. Jameison
Template:Canadian party colour| Moses J. Doucet
2,501
31.13% 		Alexander Campbell
1,350
16.80% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Alexander Campbell
Richmond Template:Canadian party colour| Simon Joyce
958
25.86% 		John Morrison
910
24.57% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Simon Joyce
Template:Canadian party colour| Duncan Finlayson
1,034
27.92% 		Remi Benoit
802
21.65% 		Template:Canadian party colour| Joseph Matheson†
Victoria Template:Canadian party colour| George Henry Murray
1,273
36.59% 		John A. McDonald
651
18.71% 		Template:Canadian party colour| George Henry Murray
Template:Canadian party colour| John Gillis Morrison
1,093
31.42% 		A. G. McLeod
462
13.28% 		Template:Canadian party colour| John Gillis Morrison

References

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