1867 Nova Scotia general election

1867 Nova Scotia general election

September 18, 1867
38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader William Annand Hiram Blanchard Party Anti-Confederation Party Confederation Party Leader since 1867 1867 Leader's seat Member of Legislative Council Ran in Inverness (Won, later declared invalid) Seats won 36 2 Popular vote 47,448 30,362 Percentage 60.98% 39.02%
Premier before election Hiram Blanchard Liberal-Conservative Premier after election William Annand Anti-Confederation Party

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, Canada. It was the first general election in Nova Scotia after Confederation, and was won by the Anti-Confederation Party.

Results

Results by party

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36	2
Anti-Confederation	Confederation

Official results [1][2]

Party		Party leader	# of candidates	Seats		Popular vote
				Elected	#	%
	Anti-Confederation	William Annand	41	36	47,448	60.98%
	Confederation	Hiram Blanchard	36	2	30,362	39.02%
Total valid votes					77,810	100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots					0	0.00%
Total			77	38	77,810	100.00%

Popular vote Anti-Confederation   60.98% Confederation   39.02%

Seats summary Anti-Confederation   94.74% Confederation   5.26%

Nominated candidates

1867 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

Legend
bold denotes party leader

Valley

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Annapolis		Jared C. Troop 1,187 27.16%		W. T. Foster 1,019 23.31%		New riding
		David C. Landers 1,163 26.61%		George Whitman 1,002 22.92%		New riding
Digby		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
Hants		William Dawson Lawrence 1,529 31.64%		Parker 921 19.06%		New riding
		Elkanah Young 1,479 30.60%		William McDougall 904 18.70%		New riding
Kings		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

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Lunenburg		Mather Byles DesBrisay 1,553 31.93%		Henry S. Jost 853 17.54%		New riding
		James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,664 34.22%		W. A. C. Randall 793 16.31%		New riding
Queens		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
Shelburne		Robert Robertson Acclamation				New riding
		Thomas Johnson Acclamation				New riding
Yarmouth		John K. Ryerson 1,138 32.53%		John Van Norden Hatfield 626 17.90%		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%		New riding

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Colchester		Thomas Fletcher Morrison 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
Cumberland		Amos Purdy 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

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Halifax		Jeremiah Northup 2,386 17.64%		Philip Carteret Hill 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

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Antigonish		Daniel MacDonald 1,424 45.95%		R. N. Henry 410 13.23%		New riding
		Joseph MacDonald 1,072 34.59%		J. Macdonald 193 6.23%		New riding
Guysborough		John Joseph Marshall 730 32.10%		J. A. Tory 443 19.48%		New riding
		John Angus Kirk 674 29.64%		Alexander N. McDonald 427 18.78%		New riding
Pictou		George Murray 2,019 18.45%		Simon Hugh Holmes 1,684 15.38%		New riding
		Robert S. Copeland 1,977 18.06%		Donald Fraser 1,649 15.06%		New riding
		Martin Isaac Wilkins 1,968 17.98%		Alexander MacKay 1,649 15.06%		New riding

Cape Breton

Electoral district	Candidates				Incumbent
	Anti-Confederation		Confederation
Cape Breton		Alonzo J. White 963 29.39%		Newton LeGayet Mackay 616 18.80%		New riding
		S. L. Purvis 471 14.37%
		John Fergusson 702 21.42%		P. Cadegan 525 16.02%		New riding
Inverness[4]		Alexander Campbell 1,058 30.51%				New riding
		H. McInnis 932 26.87%		Hiram Blanchard 986 28.43%		New riding
		A. Gillis 492 14.19%
Richmond		Edmund Power Flynn 583 39.85%		J. H. Hearn 362 24.74%		New riding
		Josiah Hooper 518 35.41%				New riding
Victoria		John Ross 621 37.21%		Charles James Campbell 256 15.34%		New riding
		William Kidston 571 34.21%		McLean 162 9.71%		New riding
				Haliburton 59 3.53%

References

1. "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
2. "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
3. "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
4. 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.