1897 Nova Scotia general election

1897 Nova Scotia general election
← 1894 April 13–20, 1897 1901 →
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader George Henry Murray William MacKay
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1894
Leader's seat Victoria Cape Breton
(Lost re-election)
Last election 26 12
Seats won 35 3
Seat change Increase9 Decrease9
Popular vote 84,888 67,254
Percentage 55.57% 44.03%
Swing Increase3.52pp Decrease3.30pp
Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

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

↓
35 3
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1894 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 40 26 28 35 +9 84,888 55.57% +3.52%
  Liberal-Conservative William MacKay 36 12 10 3 -9 67,254 44.03% -3.30%
  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
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,871
26.38% 		Thomas R. Jones
1,680
23.69% 		James Wilberforce Longley
Joseph A. Bancroft
1,878
26.48% 		C. S. Harrington
1,664
23.46% 		Joseph A. Bancroft
Digby Angus Morrison Gidney
1,498
31.14% 		Frank E. Comeau
940
19.54% 		Angus Morrison Gidney
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,512
31.43% 		M.R. Timpany
860
17.88% 		Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Hants William McDonald Douglas
1,707
24.35% 		Charles Smith Wilcox
1,746
24.91% 		Charles Smith Wilcox
Arthur Drysdale
1,839
26.24% 		James A. Thompson
1,717
24.50% 		Arthur Drysdale
Kings Brenton Dodge
2,354
33.08% 		Peter Innis
1,460
20.52% 		Brenton Dodge
Harry H. Wickwire
2,195
30.85% 		Leander Rand
1,107
15.56% 		Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

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

Fundy-Northeast

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

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Halifax William Bernard Wallace
5,101
17.36% 		Miner T. Foster
4,754
16.18% 		William Bernard Wallace
David McPherson
5,307
18.06% 		John Fitzwilliam Stairs
4,563
15.53% 		William Roche†
George Mitchell
5,312
18.07% 		T. W. Walsh
4,350
14.80% 		William Anderson Black†

Central Nova

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

Cape Breton

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

References

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 1, 2021.

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