1890 Nova Scotia general election
← 1886 May 14–21, 1890 1894 →
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader William Stevens Fielding William MacKay
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1884 1887
Leader's seat Halifax Cape Breton
(Lost re-election)
Last election 29 8
Seats won 28 10
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2
Popular vote 69,307 63,720
Percentage 50.84% 46.74%
Swing Decrease4.04pp Increase2.61pp
Premier before election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

Premier after election

William Stevens Fielding
Liberal

The 1890 Nova Scotia general election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the 30th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

↓
28 10
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates 		Seats Popular vote
1886 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal William Stevens Fielding 40 29 29 28 -1 69,307 50.84% -4.04%
  Liberal-Conservative William MacKay 38 8 8 10 +2 63,720 46.74% +2.61%
  Independent/Other 2 1 1 0 -1 3,302 2.42% +1.43%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 136,329 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00% –
Total 80 38 38 38 – 136,329 100.00% –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 50.84%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 46.74%
Independent/Other
 
 2.42%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 73.68%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 26.32%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1890 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
1,884
27.33% 		C. S. Harrington
1,622
23.53% 		James Wilberforce Longley
Harris H. Chute
1,844
26.75% 		B. Starratt
1,543
22.39% 		Frank Andrews†
Digby Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,207
26.57% 		Robert G. Munroe
708
15.59% 		Henri M. Robicheau†
William German
437
9.62%
Eliakim Tupper
1,179
25.96% 		Daniel LeBlanc
665
14.64% 		John S. McNeill†
Edward Hogan
346
7.63%
Hants Allen Haley
1,661
25.28% 		Adam McDougall
1,660
25.26% 		Allen Haley
Archibald Frame
1,552
23.62% 		Thomas Barlow Smith
1,698
25.84% 		Archibald Frame
Kings Alfred P. Welton
1,572
25.12% 		Thomas R. Harris
1,540
24.61% 		Leander Rand†
J. E. Starr
1,405
22.45% 		Barclay Webster
1,741
27.82% 		William C. Bill†

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Lunenburg John Drew Sperry
2,091
26.12% 		James A. McLean
1,960
24.48% 		John Drew Sperry
Charles Edward Church
2,033
25.39% 		Charles A. Smith
1,922
24.01% 		Charles Edward Church
Queens Richard Hunt
897
28.12% 		Leander Ford
722
22.63% 		Joseph H. Cook†
Albert M. Hemeon
887
27.81% 		C. A. Bowlley
684
21.44% 		Albert M. Hemeon
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
1,061
25.85% 		Alfred K. Smith
951
23.17% 		Thomas Johnston
William F. MacCoy
1,042
25.38% 		Charles Cahan
1,051
25.60% 		William F. MacCoy
Yarmouth William Law
1,487
31.48% 		M. D'Entremont
962
20.37% 		William Law
Albert Gayton
1,473
31.19% 		Jacob Bingay
801
16.96% 		Albert Gayton

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Colchester Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,904
25.71% 		Israel Longworth
1,842
24.87% 		Frederick Andrew Laurence
George Clarke
1,868
25.22% 		William Albert Patterson
1,793
24.21% 		George Clarke
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
2,537
24.58% 		George W. Forrest
2,818
27.30% 		Thomas Reuben Black
Richard L. Black
2,252
21.82% 		William Oxley
2,715
26.30% 		Richard L. Black

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Halifax William Stevens Fielding
5,036
18.86% 		H. McDonald Henry
4,219
15.80% 		William Stevens Fielding
William Roche
4,828
18.08% 		P. O'Mullin
3,946
14.77% 		William Roche
Michael Joseph Power
4,752
17.79% 		J. J. Stewart
3,928
14.71% 		Michael Joseph Power

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
1,362
30.68% 		J.J. Cameron
1,003
22.60% 		Angus McGillivray
Colin Francis McIsaac
1,274
28.70% 		Archibald McPhee
800
18.02% 		Colin Francis McIsaac
Guysborough A. J. O. Maguire
663
18.98% 		Alexander F. Cameron
831
23.78% 		Otto Schwartz Weeks (Independent Liberal)
538
15.40% 		Otto Schwartz Weeks
James A. Fraser
707
20.23% 		Hamilton Morrow
755
21.61% 		James A. Fraser
Pictou John Yorston
2,728
16.05% 		William Cameron
2,897
17.05% 		Robert Drummond
2,764
16.27% 		William Cameron
James Drummond McGregor
2,885
16.98% 		Charles Elliott Tanner
2,835
16.68% 		Jeffrey McColl†
Alexander Grant
2,883
16.97% 		Charles H. Munro†

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Independent/Other
Cape Breton Angus J. MacDonald
2,681
28.23% 		Colin Chisholm
2,097
22.08% 		Colin Chisholm
Joseph McPherson
2,579
27.15% 		William MacKay
2,141
22.54% 		William MacKay
Inverness Daniel McNeil
1,908
27.76% 		John McKeen
1,602
23.31% 		Daniel McNeil
John McKinnon
1,874
27.26% 		Angus MacLennan
1,490
21.68% 		John McKinnon
Richmond Abraham LeBlanc
865
28.47% 		David A. Hearn
669
22.02% 		David A. Hearn
Joseph Matheson
859
28.28% 		Roderick Ferguson
645
21.23% 		Joseph Matheson
Victoria N. E. Mckay
630
19.28% 		John Lemuel Bethune
846
25.89% 		John Lemuel Bethune
John J. McCabe
86
2.63%
John A. Fraser
971
29.71% 		Murdoch G. McLeod
735
22.49% 		John A. Fraser

References

  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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