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1916 Nova Scotia general election

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1916 Nova Scotia general election

← 1911 June 20, 1916 1920 →

43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader George Henry Murray Charles Elliott Tanner
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1912
Leader's seat Victoria Pictou
(Lost re-election)
Last election 27 11
Seats won 30 13
Seat change Increase3 Increase2
Popular vote 136,829 130,430
Percentage 50.4% 48.8%
Swing Decrease0.7pp Increase3.4pp

Results by riding

Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

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Results by party

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30 13
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1911 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 43 27 30 +3 136,829 50.77% -0.32%
  Liberal-Conservative Charles Elliott Tanner 43 11 13 +2 130,430 48.40% +3.02%
  Independent/Other 1 0 0 0 1,038 0.38% -1.39%
  Labour None 2 0 0 0 1,117 0.43% -1.34%
  Vacant  
Total valid votes 269,474 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00%
Total 89 38 38 43 269,474 100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
50.77%
Liberal-Conservative
48.40%
Other
0.81%
Seats summary
Liberal
67.77%
Liberal-Conservative
30.23%

Retiring incumbents

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Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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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 Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Annapolis Orlando Daniels
2,149
26.34%
Obediah Parker Goucher
2,020
24.76%
Orlando Daniels
Frank R. Elliott
2,077
25.46%
Earle C. Phinney
1,912
23.44%
Norman Phinney
Digby Henry W.B. Warner
1,903
26.81%
Felix M. Gaudet
1,604
22.59%
Harry Hatheway Marshall
Joseph William Comeau
2,002
28.20%
Walton K. Tibert
1,590
22.40%
Joseph William Comeau
Hants Burchill R. Fulmer
1,929
23.63%
Albert Parsons
2,142
26.24%
Albert Parsons
James William Reid
2,051
25.13%
Herbert W. Sangster
2,041
25.00%
James William Reid
Kings Charles Alexander Campbell
2,318
24.53%
James E. Kinsman
2,421
25.62%
Archibald M. Covert†
Harry H. Wickwire
2,499
26.44%
Joseph D. Spidell
2,212
23.41%
Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Lunenburg John James Kinley
2,992
26.90%
Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
2,082
18.72%
Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
Oscar G. Donovan
2,768
24.88%
Joseph Willis Margeson
3,282
29.50%
Joseph Willis Margeson
Queens Frederick R. Freeman
977
23.33%
William Lorimer Hall
1,116
26.65%
William Lorimer Hall
Jordan W. Smith
1,098
26.22%
D.C. Mulhall
997
23.81%
Jordan W. Smith
Shelburne Robert Irwin
1,442
27.82%
Wendell H. Currie
1,205
23.24%
Robert Irwin
Maurice Nickerson
1,424
27.47%
W.C. Hall
1,113
21.47%
Smith Nickerson
Yarmouth Ernest Howard Armstrong
1,931
28.36%
Joseph O. Difon
1,304
19.15%
Ernest Howard Armstrong
Henry d'Entremont
1,839
27.00%
Howard Corning
1,736
25.49%
Howard Corning

Fundy-Northeast

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Colchester Gilbert H. Vernon
2,212
22.62%
Robert H. Kennedy
2,665
27.25%
Robert H. Kennedy
Frederick B. Schurman
2,158
22.07%
Frank Stanfield
2,745
28.07%
Frank Stanfield
Cumberland James Ralston
3,951
17.05%
Daniel A. Morrison
3,620
15.62%
James B. Nelson
727
3.14%
James Ralston
Joshua H. Livingstone
3,554
15.33%
James W. Kirkpatrick
3,791
16.36%
New seat
Rufus Carter
3,962
17.09%
J. Flemming Gilroy
3,572
15.41%
Rufus Carter

Halifax

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Halifax John Brown Douglas
6,359
9.78%
Hector MacInnes
6,735
10.36%
New seat
John L. Connolly
6,545
10.06%
John W. Regan
6,387
9.82%
New seat
George Everett Faulkner
6,606
10.16%
Felix P. Quinn
6,370
9.79%
George Everett Faulkner
Henry Bauld
6,855
10.54%
E.F. Williams
6,266
9.63%
Fullton Johnson Logan†
Robert Emmett Finn
6,703
10.31%
F.P. Bligh
6,213
9.55%
Robert Emmett Finn

Central Nova

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Antigonish Fred Robert Trotter
1,300
27.16%
Allan MacDonald
953
19.91%
Fred Robert Trotter
William Chisholm
1,366
28.54%
John Stanfield O'Brien
1,167
24.38%
John Stanfield O'Brien
Guysborough James F. Ellis
1,752
29.65%
John Bell
1,093
18.50%
James F. Ellis
James Cranswick Tory
1,827
30.92%
Duncan S. Chisholm
1,236
20.92%
James Cranswick Tory
Pictou Robert M. McGregor
4,555
17.68%
John W. McKay
4,210
16.34%
John B. Strickland
450
1.75%
Robert M. McGregor
Robert Hugh MacKay
4,309
16.73%
J. William Sutherland
3,557
13.81%
Robert Hugh MacKay
Robert Henry Graham
4,512
17.52%
Charles Elliott Tanner
4,165
16.17%
Charles Elliott Tanner

Cape Breton

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Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Labour Other
Cape Breton D.J. Hartigan
6,764
12.11%
Neil Ferguson
6,885
12.33%
J. B. McLachlan (Socialist)
1,038
1.86%
New seat
D.C. McDonald
6,692
11.98%
Robert Hamilton Butts
6,935
12.42%
Robert Hamilton Butts
Daniel Alexander Cameron
7,036
12.60%
Finlay McDonald
6,721
12.04%
New seat
Michael T. Sullivan
6,390
11.44%
John Carey Douglas
7,381
13.22%
John Carey Douglas
Inverness Donald MacLennan
2,655
26.65%
Thomas Gallant
2,531
25.40%
Donald MacLennan
John C. Bourinot
2,540
25.49%
Duncan F. MacLean
2,238
22.46%
James MacDonald†
Richmond Simon Joyce
918
19.60%
Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
1,388
29.63%
Simon Joyce
Alexander Finlayson
994
21.22%
John Alexander MacDonald
1,384
29.55%
Charles P. Bissett
Victoria George Henry Murray
1,212
27.80%
Joseph Hays
886
20.32%
George Henry Murray
John Gillis Morrison
1,189
27.27%
Phillip McLeod
1,073
24.61%
Vacant

References

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  1. ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
  2. ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 22, 2021.

Further reading

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