The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the province of

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. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Liberal *William Buchanan, Cape Breton * Thomas Lewis Dodge, Kings * Isidore LeBlanc, Richmond * William F. McCurdy, Victoria * William Thomas Pipes, Cumberland * Alonzo J. White, Cape Breton Liberal-Conservative * William Blair,

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* John Archibald McDonald, Victoria

Nominated candidates

1886 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 , , , James Wilberforce Longley
1,556
25.25% , , R. J. Ellison
1,531
24.85% , , , , , James Wilberforce Longley , - , , Henry M. Munro
1,535
24.91% , , , Frank Andrews
1,540
24.99% , , , , , Henry M. Munro , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , , Henri M. Robicheau
1,108
42.35% , , Robert G. Munroe
522
19.95% , , , , , Henri M. Robicheau , - , , , John S. McNeill
986
37.69% , , , , , , , John S. McNeill , - , rowspan="2", Hants , , , Allen Haley
1,552
25.50% , , Allan MacDougall
1,508
24.77% , , , , , Allen Haley , - , , , Archibald Frame
1,522
25.00% , , Nathaniel Spence
1,505
24.72% , , , , , Nathaniel Spence , - , rowspan="2", Kings , , Alfred P. Welton
1,535
24.92% , , , William C. Bill
1,560
25.32% , , , , , Thomas Lewis Dodge† , - , , , Leander Rand
1,635
26.54% , , Thomas R. Harris
1,430
23.21% , , , , , Thomas R. Harris , -

South Shore

, - , rowspan="2", Lunenburg , , , Charles Edward Church
1,924
29.13% , , Charles A. Smith
1,475
22.33% , , , , , Charles Edward Church , - , , , George A. Ross
1,798
27.22% , , Aubrey B. Caldwell
1,408
21.32% , , , , , George A. Ross , - , rowspan="2", Queens , , , Jason M. Mack
787
29.25% , , Leander Ford
622
23.11% , , , , , Jason M. Mack , - , , , Joseph H. Cook
762
28.32% , , James C. Bartling
520
19.32% , , , , , Joseph H. Cook , - , rowspan="2", Shelburne , , , Thomas Johnston
1,188
30.97% , , Alfred K. Smith
860
22.42% , , , , , Thomas Johnston , - , , , William F. MacCoy
1,063
27.71% , , Charles Cahan
725
18.90% , , , , , William F. MacCoy , - , rowspan="2", Yarmouth , , , Albert Gayton
1,643
39.43% , , , , , , , Albert Gayton , - , , , William Law
1,745
41.88% , , Thomas Corning
779
18.69% , , , , , Thomas Corning , -

Fundy-Northeast

, - , rowspan="2",

, , , George Clarke
2,053
27.47% , , S. E. Gourley
1,700
22.75% , , , , , William Blair† , - , , , Frederick Andrew Laurence
1,938
25.93% , , William Albert Patterson
1,782
23.85% , , , , , William Albert Patterson , - , rowspan="2", Cumberland , , , Thomas Reuben Black
2,083
25.15% , , C. J. Macfarlane
1,855
22.40% , , James B. Wilson
341
4.12% , , , Thomas Reuben Black , - , , George W. Forrest
1,939
23.41% , , , Richard L. Black
2,064
24.92% , , , , , William Thomas Pipes† , -

Halifax

, - , rowspan="3", Halifax , , , William Stevens Fielding
4,042
19.76% , , John Y. Payzant
2,816
13.76% , , , , , William Stevens Fielding , - , , , Michael Joseph Power
3,822
18.68% , , J. N. Lyons
2,866
14.01% , , , , , Michael Joseph Power , - , , , William Roche
3,931
19.21% , , William D. Harrington
2,981
14.57% , , , , , William D. Harrington , -

Central Nova

, - , rowspan="2", Antigonish , , , Angus McGillivray
1,384
34.30% , , Rod K. McDonald
482
11.95% , , , , , Angus McGillivray , - , , , Colin Francis McIsaac
1,269
31.45% , , Charles B. Whidden
900
22.30% , , , , , Charles B. Whidden , - , rowspan="2", Guysborough , , , James A. Fraser
1,036
33.67% , , Joseph William Hadley
565
18.36% , , , , , John A. Fraser , - , , , Otto Schwartz Weeks
931
30.26% , , J. F. L. Parsons
545
17.71% , , , , , Otto Schwartz Weeks , - , rowspan="3", Pictou , , , Jeffrey McColl
2,606
16.70% , , Robert Hockin
2,565
16.44% , , , , , Robert Hockin , - , , John D. McLeod
2,514
16.11% , , , Charles H. Munro
2,578
16.52% , , , , , Charles H. Munro , - , , Robert Drummond
2,498
16.01% , , , Adam Carr Bell
2,844
18.22% , , , , , Adam Carr Bell , -

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan="2", Cape Breton , , George Henry Murray
1,253
24.13% , , , Colin Chisholm
1,633
31.44% , , , , , Alonzo J. White† , - , , Ronald Gillies
745
14.35% , , , William MacKay
1,562
30.08% , , , , , William Buchanan† , - , rowspan="2", Inverness , , , John McKinnon
1,854
31.13% , , Angus MacLennan
1,363
22.89% , , , , , Angus MacLennan , - , , , Daniel McNeil
1,764
29.62% , , Alexander Campbell
974
16.36% , , , , , Alexander Campbell , - , rowspan="3", Richmond , , Angus S. McLean
455
19.65% , , , David A. Hearn
534
23.07% , , , , , Isidore LeBlanc† , - , , , Joseph Matheson
616
26.61% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Murdoch McRae
316
13.65% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Murdoch McRae , - , , Charles LeNoir
394
17.02% , - , rowspan="3", Victoria , , John J. McCabe
385
13.21% , , Murdoch G. McLeod
463
15.89% , , , John Lemuel Bethune
779
26.74% , , , John Archibald McDonald† , - , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, John A. Fraser
510
17.51% , , John Morrison
408
14.01% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, William F. McCurdy† , - , , John Munroe
368
12.63% , -

References

{{NS Elections 1886 1886 elections in Canada 1886 in Nova Scotia June 1886