1890 Nova Scotia general election

The 1890 Nova Scotia general election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the 30th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

• Joseph H. Cook, Queens
• Jeffrey McColl, Pictou
• John S. McNeill, Digby
• Leander Rand, Kings
• Henri M. Robicheau, Digby

Liberal-Conservative

• Frank Andrews, Annapolis
• William C. Bill, Kings
• Charles H. Munro, Pictou

Nominated candidates

1890 Nova Scotia Provincial Election

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

Valley

|- | rowspan="2"|Annapolis || |James Wilberforce Longley<br />1,884<br />27.33% | |C. S. Harrington<br />1,622<br />23.53% | | || |James Wilberforce Longley |- || |Harris H. Chute<br />1,844<br />26.75% | |B. Starratt<br />1,543<br />22.39% | | || |Frank Andrews†|- | rowspan="4"|Digby || |Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau<br />1,207<br />26.57% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Robert G. Munroe<br />708<br />15.59% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Henri M. Robicheau†|- | |William German<br />437<br />9.62% |- || |Eliakim Tupper<br />1,179<br />25.96% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Daniel LeBlanc<br />665<br />14.64% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|John S. McNeill†|- | |Edward Hogan<br />346<br />7.63% |- | rowspan="2"|Hants || |Allen Haley<br />1,661<br />25.28% | |Adam McDougall<br />1,660<br />25.26% | | || |Allen Haley |- | |Archibald Frame<br />1,552<br />23.62% || |Thomas Barlow Smith<br />1,698<br />25.84% | | || |Archibald Frame |- | rowspan="2"|Kings || |Alfred P. Welton<br />1,572<br />25.12% | |Thomas R. Harris<br />1,540<br />24.61% | | || |Leander Rand†|- | |J. E. Starr<br />1,405<br />22.45% || |Barclay Webster<br />1,741<br />27.82% | | || |William C. Bill†|-

South Shore

|- | rowspan="2"|Lunenburg || |John Drew Sperry<br />2,091<br />26.12% | |James A. McLean<br />1,960<br />24.48% | | || |John Drew Sperry |- || |Charles Edward Church<br />2,033<br />25.39% | |Charles A. Smith<br />1,922<br />24.01% | | || |Charles Edward Church |- | rowspan="2"|Queens || |Richard Hunt<br />897<br />28.12% | |Leander Ford<br />722<br />22.63% | | || |Joseph H. Cook†|- || |Albert M. Hemeon<br />887<br />27.81% | |C. A. Bowlley<br />684<br />21.44% | | || |Albert M. Hemeon |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne || |Thomas Johnston<br />1,061<br />25.85% | |Alfred K. Smith<br />951<br />23.17% | | || |Thomas Johnston |- | |William F. MacCoy<br />1,042<br />25.38% || |Charles Cahan<br />1,051<br />25.60% | | || |William F. MacCoy |- | rowspan="2"|Yarmouth || |William Law<br />1,487<br />31.48% | |M. D'Entremont<br />962<br />20.37% | | || |William Law |- || |Albert Gayton<br />1,473<br />31.19% | |Jacob Bingay<br />801<br />16.96% | | || |Albert Gayton |-

Fundy-Northeast

|- | rowspan="2"|Colchester || |Frederick Andrew Laurence<br />1,904<br />25.71% | |Israel Longworth<br />1,842<br />24.87% | | || |Frederick Andrew Laurence |- || |George Clarke<br />1,868<br />25.22% | |William Albert Patterson<br />1,793<br />24.21% | | || |George Clarke |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland | |Thomas Reuben Black<br />2,537<br />24.58% || |George W. Forrest<br />2,818<br />27.30% | | || |Thomas Reuben Black |- | |Richard L. Black<br />2,252<br />21.82% || |William Oxley<br />2,715<br />26.30% | | || |Richard L. Black |-

Halifax

|- | rowspan="3"|Halifax || |William Stevens Fielding<br />5,036<br />18.86% | |H. McDonald Henry<br />4,219<br />15.80% | | || |William Stevens Fielding |- || |William Roche<br />4,828<br />18.08% | |P. O'Mullin<br />3,946<br />14.77% | | || |William Roche |- || |Michael Joseph Power<br />4,752<br />17.79% | |J. J. Stewart<br />3,928<br />14.71% | | || |Michael Joseph Power |-

Central Nova

|- | rowspan="2"|Antigonish || |Angus McGillivray<br />1,362<br />30.68% | |J.J. Cameron<br />1,003<br />22.60% | | || |Angus McGillivray |- || |Colin Francis McIsaac<br />1,274<br />28.70% | |Archibald McPhee<br />800<br />18.02% | | || |Colin Francis McIsaac |- | rowspan="2"|Guysborough | |A. J. O. Maguire<br />663<br />18.98% || |Alexander F. Cameron<br />831<br />23.78% | |Otto Schwartz Weeks (Independent Liberal)<br />538<br />15.40% || |Otto Schwartz Weeks |- | |James A. Fraser<br />707<br />20.23% || |Hamilton Morrow<br />755<br />21.61% | | || |James A. Fraser |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou | |John Yorston<br />2,728<br />16.05% || |William Cameron<br />2,897<br />17.05% | |Robert Drummond<br />2,764<br />16.27% || |William Cameron |- || |James Drummond McGregor<br />2,885<br />16.98% | |Charles Elliott Tanner<br />2,835<br />16.68% | | || |Jeffrey McColl†|- | | || |Alexander Grant<br />2,883<br />16.97% | | || |Charles H. Munro†|-

Cape Breton

|- | rowspan="2"|Cape Breton || |Angus J. MacDonald<br />2,681<br />28.23% | |Colin Chisholm<br />2,097<br />22.08% | | || |Colin Chisholm |- || |Joseph McPherson<br />2,579<br />27.15% | |William MacKay<br />2,141<br />22.54% | | || |William MacKay |- | rowspan="2"|Inverness || |Daniel McNeil<br />1,908<br />27.76% | |John McKeen<br />1,602<br />23.31% | | || |Daniel McNeil |- || |John McKinnon<br />1,874<br />27.26% | |Angus MacLennan<br />1,490<br />21.68% | | || |John McKinnon |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond || |Abraham LeBlanc<br />865<br />28.47% | |David A. Hearn<br />669<br />22.02% | | || |David A. Hearn |- || |Joseph Matheson<br />859<br />28.28% | |Roderick Ferguson<br />645<br />21.23% | | || |Joseph Matheson |- | rowspan="3"|Victoria | |N. E. Mckay<br />630<br />19.28% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|John Lemuel Bethune<br />846<br />25.89% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|John Lemuel Bethune |- | |John J. McCabe<br />86<br />2.63% |- || |John A. Fraser<br />971<br />29.71% | |Murdoch G. McLeod<br />735<br />22.49% | | || |John A. Fraser |-

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