The 1920 Nova Scotia general election was held on 27 July 1920 to elect members of the 37th 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 won by the

Liberal party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

. This was the first general election in which women could vote and run for office.History of Voting in Nova Scotia

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

;Liberal *

James F. Ellis James Fraser Ellis (June 11, 1869 – April 3, 1937) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1904 to 1920 as a Liberal member. He was born in ...

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 ...

George Everett Faulkner George Everett Faulkner (January 31, 1855 – May 2, 1931) was a Canadian businessman, accountant and politician from the province of Nova Scotia. He served as a member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, including as Speaker of the Nova Scoti ...

, Halifax *

Robert Hugh MacKay Robert Hugh MacKay (June 30, 1868 – February 18, 1941) was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1909 to 1917 as a Liberal member. He was born in R ...

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 ...

Fred Robert Trotter Frederick Robert Trotter (August 20, 1861 – September 4, 1934''A Directory of the Members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758-1958'', Public Archives of Nova Scotia (1958)) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. ...

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 ...

;Liberal-Conservative *Neil Ferguson,

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. ...

*James W. Kirkpatrick,

Cumberland Cumberland ( ) is a historic county in the far North West England. It covers part of the Lake District as well as the north Pennines and Solway Firth coast. Cumberland had an administrative function from the 12th century until 1974. From 19 ...

*Hector MacInnes, Halifax *

Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield (April 24, 1872 – September 25, 1931) was an entrepreneur in Nova Scotia, Canada, who was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1930–31) and represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ...

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 ...

Nominated candidates

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bold denotes party leader
† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

Valley

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Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east o ...

, , , Frank R. Elliott
3,330
27.90% , , , , Vernon B. Leonard
2,512
21.05% , , , , , Frank R. Elliott , - , , ,

Orlando Daniels Orlando Tilestone Daniels (March 20, 1860 – May 21, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal from 1906 to 1925. Early life He was ...

3,630
30.41% , , , , Edgar C. Shaffner
2,463
20.64% , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , , , Henry W.B. Warner
2,997
30.93% , , , , Glidden Campbell
1,835
18.94% , , , , , Henry W.B. Warner , - , , ,

Joseph William Comeau Joseph William (Willie) Comeau (March 12, 1876 – January 11, 1966) was a Canadian educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Digby County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1907 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1 ...

3,165
32.67% , , , , Emede Robicheau
1,692
17.46% , , , , ,

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Albert Parsons Albert Richard Parsons (June 20, 1848 – November 11, 1887) was a pioneering American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor, orator, and labor activist. As a teenager, he served in the military force of the Confederate States of Americ ...

2,083
21.06% , , , John Alexander MacDonald
2,179
22.03% , , Wiley V. Davison
998
10.09% , , ,

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James William Reid James William Reid (May 30, 1859 – October 30, 1933) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Hants County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 as a Liberal member. He was born in Musq ...

3,035
30.69% , , , , Walter J. Aylword
1,594
16.12% , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings , , , John Alexander McDonald
4,705
28.21% , , James E. Kinsman
3,622
21.71% , , , , , , , James E. Kinsman , - , , ,

Harry H. Wickwire Harry Hamm Wickwire (June 21, 1868 – November 26, 1922) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1894 to 1922 as a Liberal member. He was born in Canni ...

4,917
29.48% , , C.R. Bill
3,437
20.60% , , , , , , ,

South Shore

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , , John James Kinley
4,900
30.24% , , Lemeau J. Hebb
3,237
19.98% , , , , , , , John James Kinley , - , , , Aubrey Sperry
4,795
29.60% , , Foster W. Verge
3,270
20.18% , , , , , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...

, , , George S. McClearn
1,607
26.15% , , William Lorimer Hall
1,485
24.17% , , , , , , , William Lorimer Hall , - , , , Jordan W. Smith
1,737
28.27% , , Robert Smith
1,316
21.42% , , , , , , , Jordan W. Smith , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , , Robert Irwin
1,917
28.64% , , William T. Brannen
1,623
24.25% , , , , , , , Robert Irwin , - , , , Frank E. Smith
1,774
26.51% , , Wendell H. Currie
1,379
20.60% , , , , , , , Frank E. Smith , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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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Ernest Howard Armstrong Ernest Howard Armstrong, (July 27, 1864 – February 15, 1946) was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the ninth premier of Nova Scotia from 1923 to 1925. Early life and career Born in Kingston, Nova Scotia, the son of Edward and ...

3,052
31.55% , , ,

Howard Corning Howard William Corning (April 17, 1879 – September 29, 1924) was a cattle farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1916 and from 1920 to 1924 as a ...

3,416
35.31% , , , , , , ,

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Amédée Melanson Amédée Raymond Melanson (November 9, 1882 – May 8, 1930) was a Canadian physician and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Yarmouth County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a Liberal member. Early life ...

3,207
33.15% , , , , , , , , , Vacant

Fundy-Northeast

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, , , , Robert H. Kennedy
3,096
23.33% , , , Harry L. Taggart
3,430
25.84% , , , , , Robert H. Kennedy , - , , , , William R. Dunbar
3,213
24.21% , , , Robert Hunter Smith
3,533
26.62% , , , , ,

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James Ralston James Layton Ralston (September 27, 1881 – May 22, 1948) was a Canadian lawyer, soldier and politician. Biography Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Ralston graduated from law school at Dalhousie University in 1903 and practised law in Am ...

4,486
14.55% , , Grace McLeod Rogers
2,470
8.01% , , , , ,

Archibald Terris Archibald Terris (November 30, 1873 – February 14, 1938) was a coal miner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and 1928 to 1933 as an Independent Labour ...

4,716
15.30% , , ,

, - , , Varley B. Fullerton
2,659
8.63% , , Percy L. Spicer
1,864
6.05% , , , Gilbert Nelson Allen
4,934
16.01% , , , , , James W. Kirkpatrick† , - , , Rufus Carter
3,215
10.43% , , Everett C. Leslie
1,714
5.56% , , ,

Daniel George McKenzie Daniel George McKenzie (June 24, 1860 – February 4, 1940) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1933 as a United Farmers and then Liber ...

4,766
15.46% , , , , , Rufus Carter

Halifax

, - , rowspan=5 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax , , , Adam Dunlap Burris
5,936
9.07% , , John B. Archibald
4,045
6.18% , , Joseph S. Wallace
3,409
5.21% , , Ronald A. McDonald
3,369
5.15% , , , Hector MacInnes† , - , , , John L. Connolly
5,817
8.89% , , Robert A. Brenton
3,860
5.90% , , Peter McN. Kuhn
3,165
4.83% , , Patrick J. Healy
3,336
5.10% , , , John L. Connolly , - , , , John Brown Douglas
6,057
9.25% , , Frederick W. Stevens
3,642
5.56% , , , , Joseph H. McKenzie
3,157
4.82% , , , George Everett Faulkner† , - , , ,

Henry Bauld Henry Gibson Bauld (July 26, 1859 – February 3, 1948) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 as a Liberal Liberal or liberalism may ...

6,554
10.01% , , Francis A. Gillis
3,595
5.49% , , , , , , ,

, - , , ,

Robert Emmett Finn Robert Emmett Finn (June 10, 1877 – February 23, 1951) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Halifax County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1906 to 1922 and Halifax in the House of Commons of Ca ...

6,285
9.60% , , Edward L. Power
3,236
4.94% , , , , , , ,

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 ...

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Alexander Stirling MacMillan Alexander S. MacMillan (October 31, 1870 – August 7, 1955) was a Nova Scotia politician and businessman, the 13th premier of Nova Scotia, from 1940 to 1945. MacMillan was born in Upper South River in Antigonish County. He made his fortune ...

1,725
23.65% , , , , ,

Angus J. MacGillivray Angus J. MacGillivray (November 3, 1865 – April 3, 1931) was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Antigonish County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a United Farmers United Farmers may ...

1,804
24.73% , , , , ,

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William Chisholm William Chisholm may refer to: *William Chisholm (I) (died 1564), bishop of Dunblane *William Chisholm (II) (died 1593), bishop of Dunblane and of Vaison, and nephew of William (I) *William Chisholm (Nova Scotia politician) William Chisholm (De ...

2,059
28.23% , , , , Fred R. Irish
1,706
23.39% , , , , ,

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Clarence W. Anderson Clarence Wentworth Anderson (February 17, 1871 – December 16, 1944) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925, and 1928 to 1937. He was a member ...

2,359
30.36% , , , , D.P. Floyd
1,483
19.09% , , , , ,

† , - , , ,

James Cranswick Tory James Cranswick Tory (October 24, 1862 – June 26, 1944) was a Nova Scotia businessman and politician. He was born in 1862 to Robert Kirk Tory and Anorah Ferguson in Guysborough County and lived in the village of Guysborough. He attended McGil ...

2,619
33.71% , , , , J.A. Dillon
1,309
16.85% , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Robert M. McGregor
6,056
15.78% , , John Bell
4,416
11.51% , , Alexander D. MacKay
5,984
15.59% , , Henry D. Fraser
6,012
15.66% , , , Robert M. McGregor , - , , , John Welsford MacDonald
6,287
16.38% , , , , , , Bertha A. Donaldson
2,930
7.63% , , ,

† , - , , , Robert Henry Graham
6,696
17.45% , , , , , , , , , Robert Henry Graham

Cape Breton

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, , W.F. Carroll
6,471
9.08% , , Neil R. McArthur
2,809
3.94% , , , , , Joseph Steele
9,800
13.75% , , , Neil Ferguson† , - , , A.B. MacGillivray
5,334
7.49% , , A.C. MacCormick
2,749
3.86% , , , , , Arthur R. Richardson
9,177
12.88% , , , Vacant , - , ,

Daniel Alexander Cameron Daniel Alexander Cameron (December 10, 1870 – September 4, 1937) was a Canadian politician from the province of Nova Scotia. He was one of the first Nova Scotian legislators of the 20th century to die while in office. Early life and care ...

5,729
8.04% , , Ewen MacKay Forbes
2,343
3.29% , , , , ,

Forman Waye William Forman Waye (August 18, 1886 – January 4, 1967), normally referred to simply as Forman Waye, was a merchant, machinist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly f ...

9,407
13.20% , , ,

, - , , N. MacDonald
5,270
7.40% , , Charles B. Smith
2,338
3.28% , , , , , D. W. Morrison
9,830
13.80% , , , Vacant , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

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Donald MacLennan Donald MacLennan (March 22, 1875 – October 19, 1953) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1925 and then Inverness—Richmond in the Ho ...

3,461
26.32% , ,

Moses Elijah McGarry Moses Elijah McGarry (February 19, 1878 – June 11, 1949) was a physician and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Inverness in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1928 to 1940 and Inverness—Richmond in the House of ...

2,643
20.10% , , , , John J. McNeil
1,763
13.40% , , ,

, - , , , John C. Bourinot
3,204
24.36% , , Malcolm McKay
2,081
15.82% , , , , , , , John C. Bourinot , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, ...

, , G.H. Murray
1,761
24.35% , , , Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
1,823
25.20% , , , , , , , Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc , - , , George R. Deveau
1,728
23.89% , , ,

John Alexander MacDonald Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that sp ...

1,921
26.56% , , , , , , ,

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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 ...

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George Henry Murray George Henry Murray (June 7, 1861 – January 6, 1929) was a Nova Scotia politician who served as the eighth premier of Nova Scotia for 26 years and 188 days, the longest unbroken tenure for a head of government in Canadian history. Early life ...

2,078
32.42% , , Guy McL. Matheson
1,109
17.30% , , , , , , ,

, - , , ,

Angus Gladstone Buchanan Angus Gladstone Buchanan (August 24, 1893 – September 12, 1960) was a fish merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 as a Liberal member. He w ...

2,013
31.41% , , Phillip McLeod
1,209
18.86% , , , , , , , Vacant

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Nominated candidates

Valley

South Shore

Fundy-Northeast

Halifax

Central Nova

Cape Breton

References

Notes

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