1890 Nova Scotia general election

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.

1890 Nova Scotia general election

May 14–21, 1890
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 1 2 Popular vote 69,307 63,720 Percentage 50.84% 46.74% Swing 4.04pp 2.61pp
Premier before election William Stevens Fielding Liberal Premier after election William Stevens Fielding Liberal

Results

Results by party

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28	10
Liberal	Liberal-Conservative

Official results

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

• Joseph H. Cook, Queens
• Jeffrey McColl, Pictou
• John S. McNeill, Digby
• Leander Rand, Kings
• Henri M. Robicheau, Digby

Liberal-Conservative

• Frank Andrews, Annapolis
• William C. Bill, Kings
• Charles H. Munro, Pictou

Nominated candidates

1890 Nova Scotia Provincial Election

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