1886 Nova Scotia general election

The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

1886 Nova Scotia general election

June 8–15, 1886
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Con Leader William Stevens Fielding Adam Carr Bell Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative Leader since 1884 1882 Leader's seat Halifax Pictou Last election 24 14 Seats won 29 8 Seat change 5 6 Popular vote 62,361 50,149 Percentage 54.88% 44.13% Swing 3.14pp 3.05pp
Premier before election William Stevens Fielding Liberal Premier after election William Stevens Fielding Liberal

Results

Results by party

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29	8	1
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative	Independent

Official results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1882	Dissolution	Elected	Change	#	%	Change (pp)
	Liberal	William Stevens Fielding	39	24	24	29	+5	62,361	54.88%	+3.14%
	Liberal-Conservative	Adam Carr Bell	37	14	14	8	-6	50,149	44.13%	-3.05%
	Independent/Other		2	0	0	1	+1	1,120	0.99%	-0.09%
	Vacant				0
Total valid votes								113,630	100.00%	–
Blank and invalid ballots								0	0.00%	–
Total			78	38	38	38	–	113,630	100.00%	–

Popular vote Liberal   54.88% Liberal-Conservative   44.13% Independent/Other   0.99%

Seats summary Liberal   76.32% Liberal-Conservative   21.05% Independent/Other   2.63%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

• William Buchanan, Cape Breton
• Thomas Lewis Dodge, Kings
• Isidore LeBlanc, Richmond
• William F. McCurdy, Victoria
• William Thomas Pipes, Cumberland
• Alonzo J. White, Cape Breton

Liberal-Conservative

• William Blair, Colchester
• John Archibald McDonald, Victoria

Nominated candidates

1886 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		Independent/Other
Annapolis		James Wilberforce Longley 1,556 25.25%		R. J. Ellison 1,531 24.85%				James Wilberforce Longley
		Henry M. Munro 1,535 24.91%		Frank Andrews 1,540 24.99%				Henry M. Munro
Digby		Henri M. Robicheau 1,108 42.35%		Robert G. Munroe 522 19.95%				Henri M. Robicheau
		John S. McNeill 986 37.69%						John S. McNeill
Hants		Allen Haley 1,552 25.50%		Allan MacDougall 1,508 24.77%				Allen Haley
		Archibald Frame 1,522 25.00%		Nathaniel Spence 1,505 24.72%				Nathaniel Spence
Kings		Alfred P. Welton 1,535 24.92%		William C. Bill 1,560 25.32%				Thomas Lewis Dodge†
		Leander Rand 1,635 26.54%		Thomas R. Harris 1,430 23.21%				Thomas R. Harris

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Lunenburg		Charles Edward Church 1,924 29.13%		Charles A. Smith 1,475 22.33%				Charles Edward Church
		George A. Ross 1,798 27.22%		Aubrey B. Caldwell 1,408 21.32%				George A. Ross
Queens		Jason M. Mack 787 29.25%		Leander Ford 622 23.11%				Jason M. Mack
		Joseph H. Cook 762 28.32%		James C. Bartling 520 19.32%				Joseph H. Cook
Shelburne		Thomas Johnston 1,188 30.97%		Alfred K. Smith 860 22.42%				Thomas Johnston
		William F. MacCoy 1,063 27.71%		Charles Cahan 725 18.90%				William F. MacCoy
Yarmouth		Albert Gayton 1,643 39.43%						Albert Gayton
		William Law 1,745 41.88%		Thomas Corning 779 18.69%				Thomas Corning

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Colchester		George Clarke 2,053 27.47%		S. E. Gourley 1,700 22.75%				William Blair†
		Frederick Andrew Laurence 1,938 25.93%		William Albert Patterson 1,782 23.85%				William Albert Patterson
Cumberland		Thomas Reuben Black 2,083 25.15%		C. J. Macfarlane 1,855 22.40%		James B. Wilson 341 4.12%		Thomas Reuben Black
		George W. Forrest 1,939 23.41%		Richard L. Black 2,064 24.92%				William Thomas Pipes†

Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Halifax		William Stevens Fielding 4,042 19.76%		John Y. Payzant 2,816 13.76%				William Stevens Fielding
		Michael Joseph Power 3,822 18.68%		J. N. Lyons 2,866 14.01%				Michael Joseph Power
		William Roche 3,931 19.21%		William D. Harrington 2,981 14.57%				William D. Harrington

Central Nova

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Antigonish		Angus McGillivray 1,384 34.30%		Rod K. McDonald 482 11.95%				Angus McGillivray
		Colin Francis McIsaac 1,269 31.45%		Charles B. Whidden 900 22.30%				Charles B. Whidden
Guysborough		James A. Fraser 1,036 33.67%		Joseph William Hadley 565 18.36%				John A. Fraser
		Otto Schwartz Weeks 931 30.26%		J. F. L. Parsons 545 17.71%				Otto Schwartz Weeks
Pictou		Jeffrey McColl 2,606 16.70%		Robert Hockin 2,565 16.44%				Robert Hockin
		John D. McLeod 2,514 16.11%		Charles H. Munro 2,578 16.52%				Charles H. Munro
		Robert Drummond 2,498 16.01%		Adam Carr Bell 2,844 18.22%				Adam Carr Bell

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Cape Breton		George Henry Murray 1,253 24.13%		Colin Chisholm 1,633 31.44%				Alonzo J. White†
		Ronald Gillies 745 14.35%		William MacKay 1,562 30.08%				William Buchanan†
Inverness		John McKinnon 1,854 31.13%		Angus MacLennan 1,363 22.89%				Angus MacLennan
		Daniel McNeil 1,764 29.62%		Alexander Campbell 974 16.36%				Alexander Campbell
Richmond		Angus S. McLean 455 19.65%		David A. Hearn 534 23.07%				Isidore LeBlanc†
		Joseph Matheson 616 26.61%		Murdoch McRae 316 13.65%				Murdoch McRae
		Charles LeNoir 394 17.02%
Victoria		John J. McCabe 385 13.21%		Murdoch G. McLeod 463 15.89%		John Lemuel Bethune 779 26.74%		John Archibald McDonald†
		John A. Fraser 510 17.51%		John Morrison 408 14.01%				William F. McCurdy†
				John Munroe 368 12.63%