The 1867 Nova Scotia general election was held on 18 September 1867 to elect members of the 24th House of Assembly of the Province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

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. It was the first general election in Nova Scotia after

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, and was won by the Anti-Confederation Party.

Results

Results by party

Nominated candidates

1867 Nova Scotia Provincial Election Legend
bold denotes party leader

Valley

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Jared C. Troop Jared Chipman Troop (ca 1837 – 27 July 1876) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874. Troop was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia in 1 ...

1,187
27.16% , , W. T. Foster
1,019
23.31% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

David C. Landers David C. Landers (September 11, 1801 – June 5, 1890) was a political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Liberal member. He was born in Yarmouth, Nova ...

1,163
26.61% , ,

George Whitman George Whitman (December 12, 1913 – December 14, 2011) was an American bookseller who lived most of his life in France. He was the founder and proprietor of Shakespeare and Company, the celebrated English-language bookstore on Paris's Lef ...

1,002
22.92% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2",

Digby Digby may refer to: Places Australia * Digby, Victoria, a town Canada * Digby (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia (1867–1914) * Digby (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral district i ...

, , , William Berrian Vail
1,139
36.% , , Colin Campbell
612
19.34% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Urbine Doucette
1,010
31.92% , , J. Melanson
403
12.74% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2", Hants , , , William Dawson Lawrence
1,529
31.64% , , Parker
921
19.06% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

Elkanah Young Elkanah Young (c. 1800 – April 13, 1876) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Falmouth township from 1843 to 1847 and from 1851 to 1855 and Hants County from 1867 to 1871 as a Liberal-Conservative member ...

1,479
30.60% , , William McDougall
904
18.70% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2",

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, , , David M. Dickie
1,393
32.87% , , T.W. Harris
904
21.33% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Edward L. Brown
1,280
30.20% , , R. C. Foster
661
15.60% , , ''New riding'' , -

South Shore

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Mather Byles DesBrisay Mather Byles DesBrisay (March 19, 1828 – April 8, 1900) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, politician, and historian in the Province of Nova Scotia whose collections form the DesBrisay Museum in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. A descendant of Captain ...

1,553
31.93% , , Henry S. Jost
853
17.54% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

James Daniel Eisenhauer James Daniel Eisenhauer (January 1, 1832 – November 16, 1896) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1891 as a Liberal member. Early life and edu ...

1,664
34.22% , , W. A. C. Randall
793
16.31% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2",

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, , , William Henry Smith
792
36.65% , , Allison
310
14.35% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Samuel Freeman
785
36.33% , , A. J. Campbell
274
12.68% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2", Shelburne , , , Robert Robertson
''Acclamation'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Thomas Johnson
''Acclamation'' , , , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="3",

Yarmouth Yarmouth may refer to: Places Canada *Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia **Yarmouth, Nova Scotia **Municipality of the District of Yarmouth **Yarmouth (provincial electoral district) **Yarmouth (electoral district) * Yarmouth Township, Ontario *New ...

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John K. Ryerson John K. Ryerson (July 16, 1820 – December 17, 1890) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 and from 1872 to 1874 as a Liberal memb ...

1,138
32.53% , , John Van Norden Hatfield
626
17.90% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, ''New riding'' , - , , W. G. Goucher
726
20.75% , , Isaac Smith Hatfield
61
1.74% , - , , , William H. Townsend
853
24.39% , , J. Smith Hatfield
94
2.69%
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Fundy-Northeast

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Colchester Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian. Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...

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Thomas Fletcher Morrison Thomas Fletcher Morrison (February 22, 1808 – July 23, 1886) was a sailor, farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Londonderry Township from 1851 to 1859 and Colchester County from 1859 to 1863 and from 1867 to 1 ...

1,641
28.59% , , Samuel Rettie
1,311
22.84% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Robert Chambers
1,625
28.32% , , N. McKim
1,162
20.25% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2",

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Amos Purdy Amos Joseph Griffin Purdy (September 4 or 5, 1825 – September 1904)Fernne Janzen Hamm/ref> was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1871 an ...

1,309
25.07% , , Edward Vickery
1,284
24.59% , , ''New riding'' , - , , W. Fullerton
1,291
24.73% , , , Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.
1,337
25.61% , , ''New riding''

Halifax

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Jeremiah Northup Jeremiah Northup (1816 – April 10, 1879) was a Canadian merchant, shipowner, and politician. Born in Falmouth, Nova Scotia, the son of John Northup and Agnes Harvey, he had ownership of at least seven ships during his lifetime. In 1867, ...

2,386
17.64% , ,

Philip Carteret Hill Philip Carteret Hill (August 13, 1821 – September 15, 1894) was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax (former city), Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian co ...

2,152
15.91% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , James Cochran
2,366
17.49% , , S. Tobin
2,129
15.74% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Henry Balcom
2,364
17.48% , , G. McLeod
2,129
15.74% , , ''New riding''

Central Nova

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Antigonish , settlement_type = Town , image_skyline = File:St Ninian's Cathedral Antigonish Spring.jpg , image_caption = St. Ninian's Cathedral , image_flag = Flag of Antigonish.pn ...

, , , Daniel MacDonald
1,424
45.95% , , R. N. Henry
410
13.23% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

Joseph MacDonald Joseph Patrick MacDonald, A.S.C. (December 15, 1906 - May 26, 1968) was a Mexico-born American cinematographer. An assistant cameraman from the early 1920s, he became a cinematographer in the 1940s and soon was working on Hollywood productions, ...

1,072
34.59% , , J. Macdonald
193
6.23% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="2",

Guysborough Guysborough (population: 397) is an unincorporated Canadian community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia. Located on the western shore of Chedabucto Bay, fronting Guysborough Harbour, it is the administrative seat of the Guysborough municipa ...

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John Joseph Marshall John Joseph Marshall (October 1807 – October 25, 1870)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/218973985/john-joseph-marshall was a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of As ...

730
32.10% , , J. A. Tory
443
19.48% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

John Angus Kirk John Angus Kirk (March 1, 1837 – September 13, 1910) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Guysborough. He was defeated in 1878 and ...

674
29.64% , , Alexander N. McDonald
427
18.78% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="3",

Pictou Pictou ( ; Canadian Gaelic: ''Baile Phiogto'') is a town in Pictou County, in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Located on the north shore of Pictou Harbour, the town is approximately 10 km (6 miles) north of the larger town of New Gla ...

, , , George Murray
2,019
18.45% , ,

Simon Hugh Holmes Simon Hugh Holmes (July 30, 1831 – October 14, 1919) was a Nova Scotia politician, publisher and lawyer. He was the fourth premier of Nova Scotia from 1878 to 1882. Holmes was born in Springville, Nova Scotia, in Pictou County. The son of ...

1,684
15.38% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Robert S. Copeland
1,977
18.06% , , Donald Fraser
1,649
15.06% , , ''New riding'' , - , , ,

Martin Isaac Wilkins Martin Isaac Wilkins (September 14, 1804 – August 16, 1881) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou Township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1851 to 1859 and from 1867 to 1871. He was born ...

1,968
17.98% , , Alexander MacKay
1,649
15.06% , , ''New riding''

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan="3", Cape Breton , , , Alonzo J. White
963
29.39% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

Newton LeGayet Mackay Newton LeGayet Mackay (1832 – May 20, 1886) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1878 as a Conservative and then Liberal member. He was born in Halifax, Nov ...

616
18.80% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, ''New riding'' , - , , S. L. Purvis
471
14.37% , - , , , John Fergusson
702
21.42% , , P. Cadegan
525
16.02% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="3",

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histori ...

In the riding of Inverness, Confederate Hiram Blanchard's election was declared invalid as he had recently been appointed the legal advisor for the federal government in Nova Scotia. A by-election was held on October 22, 1868 to fill the seat and was won by Anti-Confederation candidate Hugh McDonald. , , , Alexander Campbell
1,058
30.51% , , , , ''New riding'' , - , , H. McInnis
932
26.87% , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Hiram Blanchard
986
28.43% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, ''New riding'' , - , , A. Gillis
492
14.19% , - , rowspan="2",

Richmond Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, ...

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Edmund Power Flynn Edmund Power Flynn (August 19, 1828 in Arichat Cape Breton,''The Canadian ...

583
39.85% , , J. H. Hearn
362
24.74% , , ''New riding'' , - , , , Josiah Hooper
518
35.41% , , , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan="3", Victoria , , , John Ross
621
37.21% , ,

Charles James Campbell Charles James Campbell (November 6, 1819 – April 17, 1906) was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1875, from 1876 to 1878 and from 18 ...

256
15.34% , , ''New riding'' , - , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, William Kidston
571
34.21% , , McLean
162
9.71% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, ''New riding'' , - , , Haliburton
59
3.53%

References

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