1882 Nova Scotia general election

1882 Nova Scotia general election
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38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly; 20 seats needed for a majority
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

Results by party

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24	14
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative

Official results ^[1]^[2]
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats				Popular vote
Party		Party leader	# of candidates	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

Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other		Incumbent
Annapolis		William Botsford Troop 1,212 23.57%		James Wilberforce Longley 1,340 26.06%				William Botsford Troop
Annapolis		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
Digby		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
Hants		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†
Kings		William C. Bill 1,267 22.77%		Thomas Lewis Dodge 1,437 25.82%				William C. Bill

South Shore

Electoral district	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other	Incumbent
Lunenburg		Charles A. Smith 1,195 22.78%		Charles Edward Church 1,539 29.34%			Charles A. Smith
Lunenburg		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
Queens		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†
Shelburne		Nehemiah McGray 692 22.15%		William F. MacCoy 938 30.03%			Nehemiah McGray
Yarmouth				Albert Gayton 1,344 39.26%			Albert Gayton
Yarmouth		Thomas Corning 1,203 35.14%		T. B. Flint 876 25.59%			Joseph Robbins Kinney†

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other		Incumbent
Colchester		William Blair 1,507 24.64%		S. D. McLellan 1,387 22.68%		Samuel Rettie 474 7.75%		William Blair
Colchester		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
Cumberland		Edward Vickery 1,519 22.45%		William Thomas Pipes 1,875 27.71%				Edward Vickery

Halifax

Electoral district	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other	Incumbent
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

Electoral district	Candidates					Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other	Incumbent
Antigonish		John Sparrow David Thompson 1,166 41.60%		Joseph McDonald 543 19.37%			John Sparrow David Thompson
Antigonish				Angus McGillivray 1,094 39.03%			Angus McGillivray
Guysborough		Alexander N. McDonald 518 19.81%		Otto Schwartz Weeks 871 33.31%			Alexander N. McDonald
Guysborough		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

Electoral district	Candidates						Incumbent
Electoral district	Liberal-Conservative		Liberal		Independent/Other		Incumbent
Cape Breton		Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,192 21.48%		Alonzo J. White 1,600 28.83%				Ebenezer Tilton Moseley
Cape Breton		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
Inverness		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%		Joseph Matheson 354 19.94%				Alexander McCuish
Victoria		John Archibald McDonald 874 32.94%		D.J. McLeod 498 18.77%		John Munroe 159 5.99%		John Morrison
Victoria		John Morrison 522 19.68%		William F. McCurdy 600 22.62%				William F. McCurdy

References

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

[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.

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