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1874 Nova Scotia general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1874 Nova Scotia general election |
| country | Nova Scotia |
| type | parliamentary |
| party_colour | no |
| party_name | no |
| previous_election | 1871 Nova Scotia general election |
| previous_year | 1871 |
| previous_mps | 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia |
| election_date | December 17, 1874 |
| elected_mps | [members](26th-general-assembly-of-nova-scotia) |
| next_election | 1878 Nova Scotia general election |
| next_year | 1878 |
| seats_for_election | 38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| majority_seats | 20 |
| image1 | William Annand by William Notman.jpg |
| image1_size | 150x150px |
| colour1 | |
| leader1 | William Annand |
| leader_since1 | 1867 |
| party1 | |
| leaders_seat1 | Member of Legislative Council |
| last_election1 | 24 |
| seats1 | 20 |
| seat_change1 | 4 |
| popular_vote1 | 36,706 |
| percentage1 | 54.39% |
| swing1 | 1.71pp |
| image2 | Simon Hugh Holmes.jpg |
| image2_size | 150x150px |
| colour2 | |
| leader2 | Simon Hugh Holmes |
| leader_since2 | 1874 |
| party2 | Liberal-Conservative |
| leaders_seat2 | Pictou |
| last_election2 | 14 |
| seats2 | 11 |
| seat_change2 | 3 |
| popular_vote2 | 22,722 |
| percentage2 | 33.67% |
| swing2 | 13.65pp |
| image3 | **Ind** |
| colour3 | |
| party3 | Independent/Other |
| last_election3 | 0 |
| seats3 | 7 |
| seat_change3 | 7 |
| popular_vote3 | 8,060 |
| percentage3 | 11.94% |
| swing3 | 11.94pp |
| title | Premier |
| before_election | William Annand |
| before_party | |
| posttitle | Premier after election |
| after_election | William Annand |
| after_party |
The 1874 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 December 1874 to elect members of the 26th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Results by party
| **Liberal** | **Liberal-Conservative** | **Independent** |
|---|
| Party | Party leader | # of | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidates | Seats | Popular vote | [1871](1871-nova-scotia-general-election) | Dissolution]] | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) | ||
| Liberal | William Annand | 33 | 24 | 26 | 20 | -4 | 36,706 | 54.39% | +1.71% | Liberal-Conservative | Simon Hugh Holmes |
| Vacant | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total valid votes | 67,488 | 100.00% | – | ||||||||
| Blank and invalid ballots | 0 | 0.00% | – | ||||||||
| **Total** | **68** | **38** | **38** | **38** | – | **67,488** | **100.00%** | – |
Retiring incumbents
Liberal
- John Flinn, Halifax
- David C. Landers, Annapolis
- John Ross, Victoria
- William Henry Smith, Queens
- John Taylor, Halifax
- Jared C. Troop, Annapolis
- William Berrian Vail, Digby
- Henry Yeomans, Hants
Liberal-Conservative
- Hiram Blanchard, Inverness
- Samuel Rettie, Colchester
Nominated candidates
1874 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
|- | |E. Bent 1,013 23.05% || |Avard Longley 1,211 27.55% | | ||
| Jared C. Troop† |
|---|
| | Parker 994 22.62% || |William Botsford Troop 1,177 26.78% | | ||
| David C. Landers† |
|---|
| Henri M. Robicheau |
| 967 |
| 30.28% |
| |John Chipman Wade 574 17.98% | | ||
| William Berrian Vail† |
|---|
| |Urbine Doucette 529 16.57% | | || |Colin Campbell (Anti-Confederate) 1,123 35.17% ||
| Urbine Doucette |
|---|
| |Thomas Barlow Smith 1,332 31.68% || |William Henry Allison 1,463 34.80% | | ||
| Thomas Barlow Smith |
|---|
| | || |Alfred Putnam 1,409 33.52% | | ||
| Henry Yeomans† |
|---|
| |Daniel Charles Moore 1,027 22.95% | | || |John B. North 1,171 26.17% ||
| Daniel Charles Moore |
|---|
| |Henry Shaw 1,016 22.71% || |Douglas Benjamin Woodworth 1,260 28.16% | | ||
| Vacant |
|---|
| } |
South Shore
|- || |James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,507 28.95% | |William Young 1,148 22.06% | | ||
| James Daniel Eisenhauer |
|---|
| Mather Byles DesBrisay |
| 1,423 |
| 27.34% |
| |Edward James 1,127 21.65% | | ||
| Mather Byles DesBrisay |
|---|
| Isaac N. Mack |
| 740 |
| 32.46% |
| |Charles Allison 441 19.34% | | ||
| William Henry Smith† |
|---|
| Samuel Freeman |
| 705 |
| 30.92% |
| |George Starrat Parker 394 17.28% | | ||
| Samuel Freeman |
|---|
| Thomas Johnston |
| Acclamation |
| | | | ||
| Thomas Johnston |
|---|
| Robert Robertson |
| Acclamation |
| | | | ||
| Robert Robertson |
|---|
| Albert Gayton |
| 1,641 |
| 45.70% |
| | | | ||
| Albert Gayton |
|---|
| John Lovitt |
| 1,211 |
| 33.72% |
| - |
| |John K. Ryerson 739 20.58% |}
Fundy-Northeast
|- || |John Barnhill Dickie 1,687 30.25% | | | | ||
| Samuel Rettie† |
|---|
| |Thomas Fletcher Morrison 1,046 18.76% 1,718 30.81% |- | |Robert Putman 1,126 20.19% |- | | | |Charles James Townsend 1,209 22.92% || |Hiram Black 1,461 27.70% ||
| Vacant |
|---|
| Amos Purdy |
| 1,304 |
| 24.72% |
| |Edward Vickery 1,301 24.66% | | ||
| Edward Vickery |
|---|
| } |
Halifax
|- || |Philip Carteret Hill 2,862 20.88% | |Robert Sedgewick 1,837 13.40% | | ||
| John Taylor† |
|---|
| Donald Archibald |
| 2,853 |
| 20.81% |
| |W. J. Almon 1,818 13.26% | | ||
| Donald Archibald |
|---|
| Edward Farrell |
| 2,709 |
| 19.76% |
| |M. J. Griffin 1,630 11.89% | | ||
| John Flinn† |
|---|
| } |
Central Nova
|- || |Daniel MacDonald 752 31.01% | | | | ||
| Daniel MacDonald |
|---|
| |Joseph MacDonald 661 27.26% || |John J. McKinnon 1,012 41.73% | | ||
| Joseph MacDonald |
|---|
| Charles M. Franchville |
| 682 |
| 28.26% |
| |Stewart Campbell 440 18.23% | | ||
| Charles M. Franchville |
|---|
| 628 |
| 26.03% |
| |Alexander N. McDonald 362 15.00% |- | |Joseph William Hadley 301 12.47% |- | | || |Alexander MacKay Acclamation | | ||
| Alexander MacKay |
|---|
| | || |Simon Hugh Holmes Acclamation | | ||
| Simon Hugh Holmes |
|---|
| | || |Hugh J. Cameron Acclamation | | ||
| Hugh J. Cameron |
|---|
| } |
Cape Breton
|- || |Alonzo J. White 1,129 34.19% | |John Currie 204 6.19% | | ||
| Alonzo J. White |
|---|
| |John Fergusson 626 18.96% | |A. G. Hamilton 304 9.21% || |Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,039 31.47% ||
| John Fergusson |
|---|
| |Alexander Campbell 1,309 24.06% | | || |John J. McKinnon 1,390 25.55% ||
| Hiram Blanchard† |
|---|
| |Hugh McDonald 1,260 23.16% | | || |Duncan J. Campbell 1,482 27.24% ||
| Duncan J. Campbell |
|---|
| | | | || |Charles Boudroit Acclamation ||
| Charles Boudroit |
|---|
| | || |Murdoch McRae Acclamation | | ||
| Murdoch McRae |
|---|
| David McCurdy |
| 680 |
| 33.93% |
| |John Angus Morrison 382 19.06% | | ||
| David McCurdy |
|---|
| John A. Fraser |
| 548 |
| 27.35% |
| | | |William Kidston 394 19.66% ||
| John Ross† |
|---|
| } |
References
References
- "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016". Elections Nova Scotia.
- (July 5, 2011). "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature.
- Many candidates listed and elected as Independents ended up supporting/joining both the Liberals and Liberal-Conservatives in the House.
- (July 5, 2011). "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature.
- Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
- Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
- Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
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