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1874 Nova Scotia general election Canadian provincial election
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The 1874 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 December 1874 to elect members of the 26th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results
Results by party
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11
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7
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| Liberal
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Liberal-Conservative
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Independent
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Official results [1][2]
| Party
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Party leader
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# of
candidates
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Seats
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Popular vote
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| 1871
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Dissolution
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Elected
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Change
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#
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%
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Change (pp)
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Liberal
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William Annand
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33
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24
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26
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20
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-4
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36,706
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54.39%
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+1.71%
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Liberal-Conservative
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Simon Hugh Holmes
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27
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14
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9
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11
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-3
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22,722
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33.67%
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-13.65%
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Independent/Other[3]
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8
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0
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1
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7
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+7
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8,060
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11.94%
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+11.94%
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Vacant
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2
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| Total valid votes
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67,488
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100.00%
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–
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| Blank and invalid ballots
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0
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0.00%
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–
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| Total
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68
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38
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38
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38
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–
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67,488
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100.00%
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–
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| Popular vote |
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| Liberal |
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54.39% |
| Liberal-Conservative |
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33.67% |
| Independent/Other |
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11.94% |
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| Seats summary |
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| Liberal |
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52.63% |
| Liberal-Conservative |
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28.95% |
| Independent/Other |
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18.42% |
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Retiring incumbents
- Liberal
- Liberal-Conservative
Nominated candidates
1874 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[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
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Candidates
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Incumbent
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| Liberal |
Liberal-Conservative |
Independent/Other
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| Annapolis
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E. Bent
1,013
23.05%
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Avard Longley
1,211
27.55%
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Jared C. Troop†
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Parker
994
22.62%
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William Botsford Troop
1,177
26.78%
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David C. Landers†
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| Digby
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Henri M. Robicheau
967
30.28%
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John Chipman Wade
574
17.98%
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William Berrian Vail†
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Urbine Doucette
529
16.57%
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Colin Campbell (Anti-Confederate)
1,123
35.17%
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Urbine Doucette
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| Hants
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Thomas Barlow Smith
1,332
31.68%
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William Henry Allison
1,463
34.80%
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Thomas Barlow Smith
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Alfred Putnam
1,409
33.52%
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Henry Yeomans†
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| Kings
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Daniel Charles Moore
1,027
22.95%
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John B. North
1,171
26.17%
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Daniel Charles Moore
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Henry Shaw
1,016
22.71%
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Douglas Benjamin Woodworth
1,260
28.16%
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Vacant
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South Shore
Fundy-Northeast
Halifax
Central Nova
Cape Breton
References
- ^ "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Many candidates listed and elected as Independents ended up supporting/joining both the Liberals and Liberal-Conservatives in the House.
- ^ "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ^ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
- ^ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
- ^ Listed and elected as a Liberal-Conservative candidate, however, he supported the Liberals
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