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

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. It was won by the

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, 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

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when the

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lost. The Liberals did not have a formal leader at the time of the election. After their victory, the newly-elected caucus selected

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to be Premier.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

Joseph Robbins Kinney Joseph Robbins Kinney (April 15, 1839 – November 7, 1919) was a merchant, notary public and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented the Yarmouth district in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1887 as a Liberal me ...

, Yarmouth *

Thomas Barlow Smith Thomas Barlow Smith (October 28, 1839 – July 22, 1933) was a merchant, ship builder, author and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1874, and from 1878 to 1882 as a L ...

, Hants ;Liberal-Conservative * Benjamin Van Blarcom, Digby *

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 ...

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 ...

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, Lunenburg * James S. MacDonald, Kings *

Hector Francis McDougall Hector Francis McDougall (June 6, 1848 – November 27, 1914) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton in the House of Commons of Canada from 1884 to 1900 as a Liberal-Conservative. McDougall wa ...

Cape Breton Cape Breton Island (french: link=no, île du Cap-Breton, formerly '; gd, Ceap Breatainn or '; mic, Unamaꞌki) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. The island accounts for 18. ...

John Fitzwilliam Stairs John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs (January 19, 1848 – September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers fo ...

, Halifax * Nathaniel Whitworth White, Shelburne

Nominated candidates

1882 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

, - , rowspan="2", Annapolis , , William Botsford Troop
1,212
23.57% , , ,

James Wilberforce Longley James Wilberforce Longley (4 January 1849 – 16 March 1922) was a Canadian journalist, lawyer, politician, and judge. Born in Paradise, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, the son of Israel Longley and Frances Manning, Longley received a Bache ...

1,340
26.06% , , , , , William Botsford Troop , - , , Caleb Shaffner
1,261
24.52% , , , Henry M. Munro
1,329
25.85% , , , , , Caleb Shaffner , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , George Taylor
752
21.23% , , , Henri M. Robicheau
1,048
29.59% , , William Lent
92
2.60% , , , Henri M. Robicheau , - , , Urbine Doucette
664
18.75% , , , John S. McNeill
986
27.84% , , , , , Benjamin Van Blarcom† , - , rowspan="2", Hants , , , Nathaniel Spence
1,236
25.05% , , Archibald Frame
1,209
24.50% , , , , , Nathaniel Spence , - , , F. S. Creelman
1,229
24.90% , , ,

Allen Haley Allen Haley (January 31, 1844 – April 23, 1900) was a Canadian dentist, ship builder and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1890 and Hants in the House of Commons o ...

1,261
25.55% , , , , ,

† , - , rowspan="2", Kings , , , Thomas R. Harris
1,345
24.17% , , C. B. Hickey
1,198
21.53% , , James Lyons
318
5.71% , , , James S. MacDonald† , - , , William C. Bill
1,267
22.77% , , , Thomas Lewis Dodge
1,437
25.82% , , , , , William C. Bill , -

South Shore

, - , rowspan="2", Lunenburg , , Charles A. Smith
1,195
22.78% , , , Charles Edward Church
1,539
29.34% , , , , , Charles A. Smith , - , , W. R. Calder
1,075
20.50% , , , George A. Ross
1,436
27.38% , , , , ,

† , - , rowspan="2",

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, ,

Leander Ford Leander Starr Ford (December 25, 1836 – May 19, 1905) was a carriage manufacturer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative Party of N ...

548
22.50% , , , Joseph H. Cook
689
28.28% , , , , ,

, - , , James C. Bartling
555
22.78% , , , Jason M. Mack
644
26.44% , , , , , James C. Bartling , - , rowspan="2", Shelburne , , John Allan
547
17.51% , , , Thomas Johnston
947
30.31% , , , , , Nathaniel Whitworth White† , - , , Nehemiah McGray
692
22.15% , , , William F. MacCoy
938
30.03% , , , , , Nehemiah McGray , - , rowspan="2", Yarmouth , , , , , Albert Gayton
1,344
39.26% , , , , , Albert Gayton , - , , ,

Thomas Corning Thomas Edgar Corning, (April 11, 1842 – August 9, 1912) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Conservative member from 1882 to 1886. He was bor ...

1,203
35.14% , , T. B. Flint
876
25.59% , , , , ,

† , -

Fundy-Northeast

, - , rowspan="2",

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, , , William Blair
1,507
24.64% , , S. D. McLellan
1,387
22.68% , ,

Samuel Rettie Samuel Rettie (January 23, 1818 – January 20, 1883) was a merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1867, he spoke in favour of Canadian Confederation. He represented Colchester County from 1871 to 1874 in the N ...

474
7.75% , , , William Blair , - , , , William Albert Patterson
1,497
24.48% , , W. H. Guild
1,251
20.45% , , , , , William Albert Patterson , - , rowspan="2", Cumberland , , ,

Charles James Townshend Sir Charles James Townshend, (22 March 1844 – 16 June 1924) was a Canadian judge and politician. Life and work He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, son of the Rev. Canon Townshend, rector of Amherst, and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter ...

1,690
24.98% , , Charles Smith
1,682
24.86% , , , , ,

, - , , Edward Vickery
1,519
22.45% , , ,

1,875
27.71% , , , , , Edward Vickery , -

Halifax

, - , rowspan="3", Halifax , , J. F. L. Parsons
2,475
16.06% , , ,

Michael Joseph Power Michael Joseph Power (February 23, 1834 – January 11, 1895) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1894 as a Liberal member. He was bor ...

2,591
16.82% , , , , ,

† , - , , , William D. Harrington
2,737
17.76% , , J. G. Foster
2,543
16.50% , , , , , William D. Harrington , - , ,

John Pugh John David Pugh (born 28 June 1948, Liverpool) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament for Southport from 2001 to 2017. He stood down at the 2017 snap election. In November 2017, he was elected t ...

2,508
16.28% , , ,

William Stevens Fielding William Stevens Fielding, (November 24, 1848 – June 23, 1929) was a Canadian Liberal politician, the seventh premier of Nova Scotia (1884–96), and the federal Minister of Finance from 1896 to 1911 and again from 1921 to 1925. Early life ...

2,554
16.58% , , , , ,

, -

Central Nova

, - , rowspan="2",

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 ...

, , ,

John Sparrow David Thompson Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the fourth prime minister of Canada from 1892 until his death. He had previously been fifth premier of Nova Sco ...

1,166
41.60% , , Joseph McDonald
543
19.37% , , , , ,

, - , , , , ,

Angus McGillivray Angus McGillivray (January 22, 1842 – May 4, 1917) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member from 1878 to 1891 and from 1895 to 1902. ...

1,094
39.03% , , , , ,

, - , 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 municip ...

, , Alexander N. McDonald
518
19.81% , , ,

Otto Schwartz Weeks Otto Schwartz Weeks, was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1874 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1890 as a Liberal member. Early years He was born in H ...

871
33.31% , , , , , Alexander N. McDonald , - , , Joseph William Hadley
414
15.83% , , , John A. Fraser
812
31.05% , , , , , Joseph William Hadley , - , rowspan="3",

, , , Robert Hockin
2,492
17.41% , , Jeffrey McColl
2,411
16.84% , , , , ,

† , - , , , Charles H. Munro
2,489
17.39% , , Edward Mortimer MacDonald
2,250
15.72% , , , , , Vacant , - , , ,

Adam Carr Bell Adam Carr Bell (November 11, 1847 – October 30, 1912) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Basil Bell and Mary Carr, Bell was educated in New Glasgow, Sackville Academy, and Glasgow University. From 1876 to 187 ...

2,473
17.28% , , Cornelius Dwyer
2,200
15.37% , , , , ,

, -

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan="2",

, ,

Ebenezer Tilton Moseley Ebenezer Tilton Moseley (June 2, 1844 – June 18, 1898)''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He repr ...

1,192
21.48% , , , Alonzo J. White
1,600
28.83% , , , , ,

, - , , Colin Chisholm
1,178
21.23% , , , William Buchanan
1,579
28.46% , , , , ,

† , - , rowspan="2", Inverness , ,

Angus MacLennan Angus MacLennan (May 3, 1844 – August 27, 1908) was a Canadian politician. Born in Dunvegan, Inverness County, on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, MacLennan was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the House of Commons of Canada riding ...

1,387
24.70% , , , Duncan J. Campbell
1,435
25.55% , , , , , Duncan J. Campbell , - , , , Alexander Campbell
1,477
26.30% , , John McKinnon
1,317
23.45% , , , , , Alexander Campbell , - , rowspan="3",

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, ...

, , Neil L. McNeil
150
8.45% , , , Isidore LeBlanc
538
30.31% , , , , , Isidore LeBlanc , - , , , Murdoch McRae
407
22.93% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Joseph Matheson
354
19.94% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Alexander McCuish , - , , Alexander McCuish
326
18.37% , - , rowspan="2",

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

, , , John Archibald McDonald
874
32.94% , , D.J. McLeod
498
18.77% , , John Munroe
159
5.99% , , , John Morrison , - , , John Morrison
522
19.68% , , , William F. McCurdy
600
22.62% , , , , , William F. McCurdy , -

References

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