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1882 Nova Scotia general election

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1882 Nova Scotia general election

← 1878 June 20, 1882 1886 →

38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Lib
Leader None John Sparrow David Thompson
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1882
Leader's seat Antigonish
Last election 8 30
Seats won 24 14
Seat change Increase16 Decrease16
Popular vote 50,206 45,779
Percentage 51.74% 47.18%
Swing Increase4.96pp Decrease4.67pp

Premier before election

John Sparrow David Thompson
Liberal-Conservative

Premier after election

William Thomas Pipes
Liberal

The 1882 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1882 to elect members of the 28th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party, their first of ten consecutive wins that would see them retain power until 1925. The Conservatives were the only one-term government in Nova Scotia until 2013 when the NDP lost.

The Liberals did not have a formal leader at the time of the election. After their victory, the newly-elected caucus selected William Thomas Pipes to be Premier.

Results

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Results by party

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24 14
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1878 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal None 38 8 8 24 +16 50,206 51.74% +4.96%
  Liberal-Conservative John Sparrow David Thompson 37 30 29 14 -16 45,779 47.18% -4.67%
  Independent/Other 4 0 0 0 0 1,043 1.08% -0.29%
  Vacant 1  
Total valid votes 97,028 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00%
Total 79 38 38 38 97,028 100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
51.74%
Liberal-Conservative
47.18%
Independent/Other
1.08%
Seats summary
Liberal
63.16%
Liberal-Conservative
36.84%

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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1882 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

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Annapolis William Botsford Troop
1,212
23.57%
James Wilberforce Longley
1,340
26.06%
William Botsford Troop
Caleb Shaffner
1,261
24.52%
Henry M. Munro
1,329
25.85%
Caleb Shaffner
Digby George Taylor
752
21.23%
Henri M. Robicheau
1,048
29.59%
William Lent
92
2.60%
Henri M. Robicheau
Urbine Doucette
664
18.75%
John S. McNeill
986
27.84%
Benjamin Van Blarcom
Hants Nathaniel Spence
1,236
25.05%
Archibald Frame
1,209
24.50%
Nathaniel Spence
F. S. Creelman
1,229
24.90%
Allen Haley
1,261
25.55%
Thomas Barlow Smith
Kings Thomas R. Harris
1,345
24.17%
C. B. Hickey
1,198
21.53%
James Lyons
318
5.71%
James S. MacDonald
William C. Bill
1,267
22.77%
Thomas Lewis Dodge
1,437
25.82%
William C. Bill

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Lunenburg Charles A. Smith
1,195
22.78%
Charles Edward Church
1,539
29.34%
Charles A. Smith
W. R. Calder
1,075
20.50%
George A. Ross
1,436
27.38%
Edward James
Queens Leander Ford
548
22.50%
Joseph H. Cook
689
28.28%
Leander Ford
James C. Bartling
555
22.78%
Jason M. Mack
644
26.44%
James C. Bartling
Shelburne John Allan
547
17.51%
Thomas Johnston
947
30.31%
Nathaniel Whitworth White
Nehemiah McGray
692
22.15%
William F. MacCoy
938
30.03%
Nehemiah McGray
Yarmouth Albert Gayton
1,344
39.26%
Albert Gayton
Thomas Corning
1,203
35.14%
T. B. Flint
876
25.59%
Joseph Robbins Kinney

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Colchester William Blair
1,507
24.64%
S. D. McLellan
1,387
22.68%
Samuel Rettie
474
7.75%
William Blair
William Albert Patterson
1,497
24.48%
W. H. Guild
1,251
20.45%
William Albert Patterson
Cumberland Charles James Townshend
1,690
24.98%
Charles Smith
1,682
24.86%
Charles James Townshend
Edward Vickery
1,519
22.45%
William Thomas Pipes
1,875
27.71%
Edward Vickery

Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Halifax J. F. L. Parsons
2,475
16.06%
Michael Joseph Power
2,591
16.82%
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
William D. Harrington
2,737
17.76%
J. G. Foster
2,543
16.50%
William D. Harrington
John Pugh
2,508
16.28%
William Stevens Fielding
2,554
16.58%
John Pugh

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Antigonish John Sparrow David Thompson
1,166
41.60%
Joseph McDonald
543
19.37%
John Sparrow David Thompson
Angus McGillivray
1,094
39.03%
Angus McGillivray
Guysborough Alexander N. McDonald
518
19.81%
Otto Schwartz Weeks
871
33.31%
Alexander N. McDonald
Joseph William Hadley
414
15.83%
John A. Fraser
812
31.05%
Joseph William Hadley
Pictou Robert Hockin
2,492
17.41%
Jeffrey McColl
2,411
16.84%
Simon Hugh Holmes
Charles H. Munro
2,489
17.39%
Edward Mortimer MacDonald
2,250
15.72%
Vacant
Adam Carr Bell
2,473
17.28%
Cornelius Dwyer
2,200
15.37%
Adam Carr Bell

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal-Conservative Liberal Independent/Other
Cape Breton Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
1,192
21.48%
Alonzo J. White
1,600
28.83%
Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
Colin Chisholm
1,178
21.23%
William Buchanan
1,579
28.46%
Hector Francis McDougall
Inverness Angus MacLennan
1,387
24.70%
Duncan J. Campbell
1,435
25.55%
Duncan J. Campbell
Alexander Campbell
1,477
26.30%
John McKinnon
1,317
23.45%
Alexander Campbell
Richmond Neil L. McNeil
150
8.45%
Isidore LeBlanc
538
30.31%
Isidore LeBlanc
Murdoch McRae
407
22.93%
Joseph Matheson
354
19.94%
Alexander McCuish
Alexander McCuish
326
18.37%
Victoria John Archibald McDonald
874
32.94%
D.J. McLeod
498
18.77%
John Munroe
159
5.99%
John Morrison
John Morrison
522
19.68%
William F. McCurdy
600
22.62%
William F. McCurdy

References

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  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2021.