1901 Nova Scotia general election
October 2, 1901
38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Con
Leader George Henry Murray Charles Smith Wilcox
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1898
Leader's seat Victoria Hants
(Lost re-election)
Last election 35 3
Seats won 36 2
Seat change Increase1 Decrease1
Popular vote 80,196 55,889
Percentage 58.79% 40.97%
Swing Increase3.22pp Decrease3.06pp
Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

 Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

The 1901 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the 33rd House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

↓
36 2
Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
1897 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 40 35 34 36 +1 80,196 58.79% +3.22%
  Liberal-Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 32 3 4 2 -1 55,889 40.97% -3.06%
  Independent/Other 1 0 0 0 0 326 0.24% -0.16%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 136,411 100.00% –
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00% –
Total 73 38 38 38 – 136,411 100.00% –
Popular vote
Liberal
 
 58.79%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 40.97%
Independent/Other
 
 0.24%
Seats summary
Liberal
 
 94.74%
Liberal-Conservative
 
 5.26%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal
Liberal-Conservative

Nominated candidates

1901 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3][4]

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
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Annapolis James Wilberforce Longley
1,825
29.60%		 W. C. Healey
1,348
21.87%		 James Wilberforce Longley
Joseph A. Bancroft
1,750
28.39%		 Frank Andrews
1,242
20.15%		 Joseph A. Bancroft
Digby Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,507
37.12%		 J. K. Tobin
611
15.05%		 Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Angus Morrison Gidney
1,400
34.48%		 Louis Dugas
542
13.35%		 Angus Morrison Gidney
Hants Arthur Drysdale
2,092
29.54%		 A. S. Sanford
1,458
20.58%		 Arthur Drysdale
Francis Parker McHeffey
1,914
27.02%		 Charles Smith Wilcox
1,619
22.86%		 Charles Smith Wilcox
Kings Brenton Dodge
2,225
33.97%		 J. W. Ryan
1,116
17.04%		 Brenton Dodge
Harry H. Wickwire
2,122
32.40%		 Peter Innes
1,087
16.60%		 Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Lunenburg Edward Doran Davison
2,932
28.24%		 A. J. Wolfe
2,335
22.49%		 John Drew Sperry†
Alexander Kenneth Maclean
2,923
28.15%		 J. A. Roberts
2,192
21.11%		 Charles Edward Church†
Queens Edward Matthew Farrell
925
27.95%		 John Hutt
783
23.66%		 Edward Matthew Farrell
Charles F. Cooper
843
25.48%		 W. L. Libbey
758
22.91%		 Thomas Keillor†
Shelburne Thomas Johnston
817
41.98%		 Arthur Hood
326
16.75%		 Thomas Johnston
Thomas Robertson
803
41.26%		 Thomas Robertson
Yarmouth Augustus Stoneman
Acclamation		 Augustus Stoneman
Henry S. LeBlanc
Acclamation		 Henry S. LeBlanc

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Colchester Benjamin Franklin Pearson
2,169
25.34%		 A. S. Black
2,151
25.13%		 Thomas McMullen†
Frederick Andrew Laurence
2,185
25.53%		 John Fitzwilliam Stairs
2,054
24.%		 Frederick Andrew Laurence
Cumberland Thomas Reuben Black
2,944
25.50%		 C. R. Smith
2,720
23.56%		 Thomas Reuben Black
M. L. Tucker
2,933
25.41%		 Daniel McLeod
2,946
25.52%		 Alexander E. Fraser†

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Halifax George Mitchell
4,955
17.56%		 Adam Brown Crosby
4,707
16.68%		 George Mitchell
David McPherson
5,049
17.89%		 G. M. Campbell
4,487
15.90%		 David McPherson
Michael Edwin Keefe
4,840
17.15%		 J. J. Stewart
4,185
14.83%		 Michael Edwin Keefe

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Antigonish Angus McGillivray
Acclamation		 Angus McGillivray
Christopher P. Chisholm
Acclamation		 Christopher P. Chisholm
Guysborough William Whitman
1,498
35.79%		 John Keating
620
14.81%		 William Akins Fergusson†
John Howard Sinclair
1,511
36.11%		 H. T. Harding
556
13.29%		 John Howard Sinclair
Pictou Edward Mortimer Macdonald
3,703
20.61%		 George E. Munro
3,011
16.76%		 Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Robert Dewar
3,157
17.57%		 Charles Elliott Tanner
3,186
17.73%		 Charles Elliott Tanner
George Patterson
3,534
19.67%		 William Cameron
1,377
7.66%		 Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick†

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Cape Breton Daniel Duncan McKenzie
3,840
32.29%		 Colin McKinnon
2,205
18.54%		 Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Neil J. Gillis
3,691
31.04%		 Vincent Mullins
2,157
18.14%		 Neil J. Gillis
Inverness James MacDonald
2,270
27.39%		 Charles Edward McMillan
1,326
16.00%		 James McDonald
J. L. McDougall
1,317
15.89%
Moses J. Doucet
1,734
20.92%		 Daniel McNeil
1,137
13.72%		 Moses J. Doucet
Alexander Macdonald
504
6.08%
Richmond Duncan Finlayson
1,090
34.64%		 D. G. Stewart
562
17.86%		 Duncan Finlayson
Simon Joyce
994
31.59%		 Felix Landry
501
15.92%		 Simon Joyce
Victoria George Henry Murray
1,177
37.85%		 John A. McDonald
581
18.68%		 George Henry Murray
John Gillis Morrison
1,023
32.89%		 John J. McCabe
329
10.58%		 John Gillis Morrison

References

  1. ↑ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867–2016 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 4, 2018. pp. 22–24. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

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