The 1901 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the 33rd 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 * Charles Edward Church, Lunenburg *William A. Ferguson, Guysborough * Alexander E. Fraser, Cumberland * Thomas Keillor, Queens * John Drew Sperry, Lunenburg Liberal-Conservative *Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick, Pictou * Thomas McMullen,

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Nominated candidates

1901 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
1,825
29.60% , , W. C. Healey
1,348
21.87% , , , , , James Wilberforce Longley , - , , , Joseph A. Bancroft
1,750
28.39% , , Frank Andrews
1,242
20.15% , , , , , Joseph A. Bancroft , - , rowspan="2", Digby , , , Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,507
37.12% , , J. K. Tobin
611
15.05% , , , , , Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau , - , , , Angus Morrison Gidney
1,400
34.48% , , Louis Dugas
542
13.35% , , , , , Angus Morrison Gidney , - , rowspan="2", Hants , , , Arthur Drysdale
2,092
29.54% , , A. S. Sanford
1,458
20.58% , , , , , Arthur Drysdale , - , , , Francis Parker McHeffey
1,914
27.02% , , Charles Smith Wilcox
1,619
22.86% , , , , , Charles Smith Wilcox , - , rowspan="2", Kings , , , Brenton Dodge
2,225
33.97% , , J. W. Ryan
1,116
17.04% , , , , , Brenton Dodge , - , , , Harry H. Wickwire
2,122
32.40% , , Peter Innes
1,087
16.60% , , , , , Harry H. Wickwire , -

South Shore

, - , rowspan="2", Lunenburg , , , Edward Doran Davison
2,932
28.24% , , A. J. Wolfe
2,335
22.49% , , , , , John Drew Sperry† , - , , , Alexander Kenneth Maclean
2,923
28.15% , , J. A. Roberts
2,192
21.11% , , , , , Charles Edward Church† , - , rowspan="2", Queens , , , Edward Matthew Farrell
925
27.95% , , John Hutt
783
23.66% , , , , , Edward Matthew Farrell , - , , , Charles F. Cooper
843
25.48% , , W. L. Libbey
758
22.91% , , , , , Thomas Keillor† , - , rowspan="2", Shelburne , , , Thomas Johnston
817
41.98% , , , , Arthur Hood
326
16.75% , , , Thomas Johnston , - , , , Thomas Robertson
803
41.26% , , , , , , , Thomas Robertson , - , rowspan="2", Yarmouth , , , Augustus Stoneman
''Acclamation'' , , , , , , , Augustus Stoneman , - , , , Henry S. LeBlanc
''Acclamation'' , , , , , , , Henry S. LeBlanc , -

Fundy-Northeast

, - , rowspan="2",

, , , Benjamin Franklin Pearson
2,169
25.34% , , A. S. Black
2,151
25.13% , , , , , Thomas McMullen† , - , , , Frederick Andrew Laurence
2,185
25.53% , , John Fitzwilliam Stairs
2,054
24.% , , , , , Frederick Andrew Laurence , - , rowspan="2", Cumberland , , , Thomas Reuben Black
2,944
25.50% , , C. R. Smith
2,720
23.56% , , , , , Thomas Reuben Black , - , , M. L. Tucker
2,933
25.41% , , , Daniel McLeod
2,946
25.52% , , , , , Alexander E. Fraser† , -

Halifax

, - , rowspan="3", Halifax , , , George Mitchell
4,955
17.56% , , Adam Brown Crosby
4,707
16.68% , , , , , George Mitchell , - , , , David McPherson
5,049
17.89% , , G. M. Campbell
4,487
15.90% , , , , , David McPherson , - , , , Michael Edwin Keefe
4,840
17.15% , , J. J. Stewart
4,185
14.83% , , , , , Michael Edwin Keefe , -

Central Nova

, - , rowspan="2", Antigonish , , , Angus McGillivray
''Acclamation'' , , , , , , , Angus McGillivray , - , , , Christopher P. Chisholm
''Acclamation'' , , , , , , , Christopher P. Chisholm , - , rowspan="2", Guysborough , , , William Whitman
1,498
35.79% , , John Keating
620
14.81% , , , , , William Akins Fergusson† , - , , , John Howard Sinclair
1,511
36.11% , , H. T. Harding
556
13.29% , , , , , John Howard Sinclair , - , rowspan="3", Pictou , , , Edward Mortimer Macdonald
3,703
20.61% , , George E. Munro
3,011
16.76% , , , , , Edward Mortimer Macdonald , - , , Robert Dewar
3,157
17.57% , , , Charles Elliott Tanner
3,186
17.73% , , , , , Charles Elliott Tanner , - , , , George Patterson
3,534
19.67% , , William Cameron
1,377
7.66% , , , , , Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick† , -

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan="2", Cape Breton , , , Daniel Duncan McKenzie
3,840
32.29% , , Colin McKinnon
2,205
18.54% , , , , , Daniel Duncan McKenzie , - , , , Neil J. Gillis
3,691
31.04% , , Vincent Mullins
2,157
18.14% , , , , , Neil J. Gillis , - , rowspan="4", Inverness , , , James MacDonald
2,270
27.39% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Charles Edward McMillan
1,326
16.00% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, James McDonald , - , , J. L. McDougall
1,317
15.89% , - , , , Moses J. Doucet
1,734
20.92% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Daniel McNeil
1,137
13.72% , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, Moses J. Doucet , - , , Alexander Macdonald
504
6.08% , - , rowspan="2", Richmond , , , Duncan Finlayson
1,090
34.64% , , D. G. Stewart
562
17.86% , , , , , Duncan Finlayson , - , , , Simon Joyce
994
31.59% , , Felix Landry
501
15.92% , , , , , Simon Joyce , - , rowspan="2", Victoria , , , George Henry Murray
1,177
37.85% , , John A. McDonald
581
18.68% , , , , , George Henry Murray , - , , , John Gillis Morrison
1,023
32.89% , , John J. McCabe
329
10.58% , , , , , John Gillis Morrison , -