1874 Nova Scotia general election

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.

1874 Nova Scotia general election

December 17, 1874
38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Ind Leader William Annand Simon Hugh Holmes Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other Leader since 1867 1874 Leader's seat Member of Legislative Council Pictou Last election 24 14 0 Seats won 20 11 7 Seat change 4 3 7 Popular vote 36,706 22,722 8,060 Percentage 54.39% 33.67% 11.94% Swing 1.71pp 13.65pp 11.94pp
Premier before election William Annand Liberal Premier after election William Annand Liberal

Results

Results by party

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20	11	7
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative	Independent

Official results

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
				1871	Dissolution	Elected	Change	#	%	Change (pp)
	Liberal	William Annand	33	24	26	20	-4	36,706	54.39%	1.71%
	Liberal-Conservative	Simon Hugh Holmes	27	14	9	11	-3	22,722	33.67%	-13.65%
	Independent/Other		8	0	1	7	7	8,060	11.94%	11.94%
	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%	–

Popular vote Liberal   54.39% Liberal-Conservative   33.67% Independent/Other   11.94%

Seats summary Liberal   52.63% Liberal-Conservative   28.95% Independent/Other   18.42%

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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Annapolis		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†
Digby		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
Hants		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†
Kings		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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Lunenburg		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
Queens		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
Shelburne		Thomas Johnston Acclamation						Thomas Johnston
		Robert Robertson Acclamation						Robert Robertson
Yarmouth		Albert Gayton 1,641 45.70%						Albert Gayton
		John Lovitt 1,211 33.72%						John K. Ryerson
		John K. Ryerson 739 20.58%

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Colchester		John Barnhill Dickie 1,687 30.25%						Samuel Rettie†
		Thomas Fletcher Morrison 1,046 18.76%		William Albert Patterson 1,718 30.81%				Thomas Fletcher Morrison
		Robert Putman 1,126 20.19%
Cumberland				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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
Antigonish		Daniel MacDonald 752 31.01%						Daniel MacDonald
		Joseph MacDonald 661 27.26%		John J. McKinnon 1,012 41.73%				Joseph MacDonald
Guysborough		Charles M. Franchville 682 28.26%		Stewart Campbell 440 18.23%				Charles M. Franchville
		William Henry Wylde 628 26.03%		Alexander N. McDonald 362 15.00%				William Henry Wylde
				Joseph William Hadley 301 12.47%
Pictou				Alexander MacKay Acclamation				Alexander MacKay
				Simon Hugh Holmes Acclamation				Simon Hugh Holmes
				Hugh J. Cameron Acclamation				Hugh J. Cameron

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
	Liberal		Liberal-Conservative		Independent/Other
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
Inverness		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
Richmond						Charles Boudroit Acclamation		Charles Boudroit
				Murdoch McRae Acclamation				Murdoch McRae
Victoria		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†