September 17 1878 (NS)

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Important Dates  
Election Date 1878-09-17
Attributes  
Federal Jurisdiction ❌
Provincial Jurisdiction ✅
Province Nova Scotia
By-Election ❌

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Summary

Statistic Value
Invalid Ballots 0
Invalid Votes 0
Total Electors 0
Turnout Rate 0
Valid Ballots 98,951
Valid Votes 98,951

Results

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Party Candidates Seats Contested Seats % Vote %
Conservative Party of Nova Scotia 36 31 86.11% 52.37%
Independent 2 0 0.00% 1.21%
Nova Scotia Liberal Party 37 5 13.89% 45.69%
Unknown 2 0 0.00% 0.73%

Candidates

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First Name Last Name Party District Votes Elected
C J McDonald Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Halifax 3,375 ✅
W D Harrington Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Halifax 3,353 ✅
John Pugh Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Halifax 3,135 ✅
P C Hill Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax 2,866 ❌
S H Holmes Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Pictou 2,752 ✅
M J Power Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax 2,739 ❌
Donald Archibald Nova Scotia Liberal Party Halifax 2,722 ❌
A C Bell Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Pictou 2,694 ✅
Alex McKay Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Pictou 2,592 ✅
George Murray Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou 2,349 ❌
John D McLeod Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou 2,250 ❌
Robert McNeil Nova Scotia Liberal Party Pictou 2,183 ❌
William M Blair Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Colchester 1,885 ✅
William A Patterson Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Colchester 1,846 ✅
C J Townsend Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Cumberland 1,792 ✅
C A Scott Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Lunenburg 1,719 ✅
R S Vickery Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Cumberland 1,667 ✅
William Oxley Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cumberland 1,657 ❌
D J Campbell Nova Scotia Liberal Party Inverness (NS) 1,650 ✅
Nath Spence Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Hants (NS) 1,621 ✅
W C Bill Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Kings (NS) 1,601 ✅
Alex Campbell Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Inverness (NS) 1,548 ✅
J S McDonald Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Kings (NS) 1,527 ✅
E Tilton Moseley Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Cape Breton 1,523 ✅
T B Smith Nova Scotia Liberal Party Hants (NS) 1,507 ✅
Ed James Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Lunenburg 1,479 ✅
F S Creelman Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Hants (NS) 1,465 ❌
J McKinnon Nova Scotia Liberal Party Inverness (NS) 1,440 ❌
G W Fisher Nova Scotia Liberal Party Kings (NS) 1,414 ❌
C N Cummings Nova Scotia Liberal Party Colchester 1,402 ❌
D Gillies Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Inverness (NS) 1,393 ❌
William B Troop Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Annapolis (NS) 1,350 ✅
C Lewis Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cumberland 1,311 ❌
Frederick Tupper Nova Scotia Liberal Party Colchester 1,308 ❌
Will M Laurence Nova Scotia Liberal Party Hants (NS) 1,298 ❌
C W Shaffner Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Annapolis (NS) 1,295 ✅
F B Wade Nova Scotia Liberal Party Lunenburg 1,286 ❌
James Eisenhauer Nova Scotia Liberal Party Lunenburg 1,263 ❌
O M Taylor Nova Scotia Liberal Party Annapolis (NS) 1,235 ❌
Bent Nova Scotia Liberal Party Annapolis (NS) 1,163 ❌
E A Forsyth Nova Scotia Liberal Party Kings (NS) 1,143 ❌
N W White Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Shelburne 1,140 ✅
Albert Gayton Nova Scotia Liberal Party Yarmouth (NS) 1,086 ✅
Hector Francis McDougall Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Cape Breton 1,027 ✅
Joseph R Kinney Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Yarmouth (NS) 1,000 ✅
Nehemiah McGray Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Shelburne 989 ✅
A J White Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton 930 ❌
W F McCoy Nova Scotia Liberal Party Shelburne 892 ❌
M Nickerson Nova Scotia Liberal Party Shelburne 871 ❌
Benjamin VanBlarcom Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Digby 833 ✅
H M Robicheau Nova Scotia Liberal Party Digby 830 ✅
J W Hadley Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Guysborough 803 ✅
Urbain Doucette Nova Scotia Liberal Party Digby 738 ❌
Colin Campbell (Jr) Independent Digby 725 ❌
J H Hearn Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Cape Breton 716 ❌
A W McDonald Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Guysborough 698 ✅
Bowman Corning Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Yarmouth (NS) 669 ❌
Alex McCuish Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Richmond (NS) 643 ✅
D McKenzie Nova Scotia Liberal Party Cape Breton 614 ❌
L S Ford Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Queens (NS) 607 ✅
Isidore LeBlanc Nova Scotia Liberal Party Richmond (NS) 599 ✅
D C Fraser Nova Scotia Liberal Party Guysborough 596 ❌
Ed Gagnon Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Richmond (NS) 551 ❌
J C Bartling Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Queens (NS) 534 ✅
Samuel Freeman Nova Scotia Liberal Party Queens (NS) 531 ❌
J S McNeil Nova Scotia Liberal Party Digby 527 ❌
Jason M Mack Nova Scotia Liberal Party Queens (NS) 503 ❌
O S Weeks Nova Scotia Liberal Party Guysborough 502 ❌
H R Cunningham Nova Scotia Liberal Party Guysborough 502 ❌
Joseph Matheson Nova Scotia Liberal Party Richmond (NS) 501 ❌
A S Lant Nova Scotia Liberal Party Yarmouth (NS) 491 ❌
M V Brown Independent Yarmouth (NS) 470 ❌
J McVarish Unknown Cape Breton 371 ❌
M McKinnon Unknown Cape Breton 349 ❌
A M Hemeon Nova Scotia Liberal Party Queens (NS) 315 ❌
J S D Thompson Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Antigonish (NS) 0 ✅
Angus McGillivray Conservative Party of Nova Scotia Antigonish (NS) 0 ✅

Districts

Annapolis (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1867–2024)

William B Troop · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,350 votes
Antigonish (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 42 elections (1867–2024)

Angus McGillivray · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

0 votes
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 14 elections (1867–1920)

Hector Francis McDougall · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,027 votes
Colchester
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 28 elections (1867–1974)

William A Patterson · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,846 votes
Cumberland
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1867–1945)

C J Townsend · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,792 votes
Digby
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1867–1988)

H M Robicheau · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

830 votes
Guysborough
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1871–1988)

A W McDonald · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

698 votes
Halifax
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 16 elections (1867–1928)

John Pugh · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

3,135 votes
Hants (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1867–1945)

T B Smith · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

1,507 votes
Inverness (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 39 elections (1867–2024)

Alex Campbell · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,548 votes
Kings (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 21 elections (1867–1953)

J S McDonald · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,527 votes
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 32 elections (1867–2024)

Ed James · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,479 votes
Pictou
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 20 elections (1867–1945)

Alex McKay · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

2,592 votes
Queens (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 40 elections (1867–2024)

J C Bartling · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

534 votes
Richmond (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 39 elections (1867–2021)

Isidore LeBlanc · Nova Scotia Liberal Party

599 votes
Shelburne
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 40 elections (1867–2024)

Nehemiah McGray · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

989 votes
Yarmouth (NS)
Nova Scotia (NS) Provincial 42 elections (1867–2024)

Joseph R Kinney · Conservative Party of Nova Scotia

1,000 votes

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