The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th 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 P. Bissett, Richmond *Archibald M. Covert, Kings *Fullton Johnson Logan, Halifax *James MacDonald, Inverness * Smith Nickerson, Shelburne Liberal-Conservative * Harry Hatheway Marshall, Digby * Norman Phinney, Annapolis

Nominated candidates

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

Valley

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Annapolis , , , Orlando Daniels
2,149
26.34% , , Obediah Parker Goucher
2,020
24.76% , , , , , , , Orlando Daniels , - , , , Frank R. Elliott
2,077
25.46% , , Earle C. Phinney
1,912
23.44% , , , , , , , Norman Phinney† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Digby , , , Henry W.B. Warner
1,903
26.81% , , Felix M. Gaudet
1,604
22.59% , , , , , , , Harry Hatheway Marshall† , - , , , Joseph William Comeau
2,002
28.20% , , Walton K. Tibert
1,590
22.40% , , , , , , , Joseph William Comeau , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Hants , , Burchill R. Fulmer
1,929
23.63% , , , Albert Parsons
2,142
26.24% , , , , , , , Albert Parsons , - , , , James William Reid
2,051
25.13% , , Herbert W. Sangster
2,041
25.00% , , , , , , , James William Reid , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kings , , Charles Alexander Campbell
2,318
24.53% , , , James E. Kinsman
2,421
25.62% , , , , , , , Archibald M. Covert† , - , , , Harry H. Wickwire
2,499
26.44% , , Joseph D. Spidell
2,212
23.41% , , , , , , , Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lunenburg , , , John James Kinley
2,992
26.90% , , Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker
2,082
18.72% , , , , , , , Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker , - , , Oscar G. Donovan
2,768
24.88% , , , Joseph Willis Margeson
3,282
29.50% , , , , , , , Joseph Willis Margeson , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Queens , , Frederick R. Freeman
977
23.33% , , , William Lorimer Hall
1,116
26.65% , , , , , , , William Lorimer Hall , - , , , Jordan W. Smith
1,098
26.22% , , D.C. Mulhall
997
23.81% , , , , , , , Jordan W. Smith , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Shelburne , , , Robert Irwin
1,442
27.82% , , Wendell H. Currie
1,205
23.24% , , , , , , , Robert Irwin , - , , , Maurice Nickerson
1,424
27.47% , , W.C. Hall
1,113
21.47% , , , , , , , Smith Nickerson† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Yarmouth , , , Ernest Howard Armstrong
1,931
28.36% , , Joseph O. Difon
1,304
19.15% , , , , , , , Ernest Howard Armstrong , - , , , Henry d'Entremont
1,839
27.00% , , Howard Corning
1,736
25.49% , , , , , , , Howard Corning

Fundy-Northeast

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

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, , Gilbert H. Vernon
2,212
22.62% , , , Robert H. Kennedy
2,665
27.25% , , , , , , , Robert H. Kennedy , - , , Frederick B. Schurman
2,158
22.07% , , , Frank Stanfield
2,745
28.07% , , , , , , , Frank Stanfield , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cumberland , , , James Ralston
3,951
17.05% , , Daniel A. Morrison
3,620
15.62% , , James B. Nelson
727
3.14% , , , , , James Ralston , - , , Joshua H. Livingstone
3,554
15.33% , , , James W. Kirkpatrick
3,791
16.36% , , , , , , , ''New seat'' , - , , , Rufus Carter
3,962
17.09% , , J. Flemming Gilroy
3,572
15.41% , , , , , , , Rufus Carter

Halifax

, - , rowspan=5 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Halifax , , John Brown Douglas
6,359
9.78% , , , Hector MacInnes
6,735
10.36% , , , , , , , ''New seat'' , - , , , John L. Connolly
6,545
10.06% , , John W. Regan
6,387
9.82% , , , , , , , ''New seat'' , - , , , George Everett Faulkner
6,606
10.16% , , Felix P. Quinn
6,370
9.79% , , , , , , , George Everett Faulkner , - , , , Henry Bauld
6,855
10.54% , , E.F. Williams
6,266
9.63% , , , , , , , Fullton Johnson Logan† , - , , , Robert Emmett Finn
6,703
10.31% , , F.P. Bligh
6,213
9.55% , , , , , , , Robert Emmett Finn

Central Nova

, - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Antigonish , , , Fred Robert Trotter
1,300
27.16% , , Allan MacDonald
953
19.91% , , , , , , , Fred Robert Trotter , - , , , William Chisholm
1,366
28.54% , , John Stanfield O'Brien
1,167
24.38% , , , , , , , John Stanfield O'Brien , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Guysborough , , , James F. Ellis
1,752
29.65% , , John Bell
1,093
18.50% , , , , , , , James F. Ellis , - , , , James Cranswick Tory
1,827
30.92% , , Duncan S. Chisholm
1,236
20.92% , , , , , , , James Cranswick Tory , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Pictou , , , Robert M. McGregor
4,555
17.68% , , John W. McKay
4,210
16.34% , , John B. Strickland
450
1.75% , , , , , Robert M. McGregor , - , , , Robert Hugh MacKay
4,309
16.73% , , J. William Sutherland
3,557
13.81% , , , , , , , Robert Hugh MacKay , - , , , Robert Henry Graham
4,512
17.52% , , Charles Elliott Tanner
4,165
16.17% , , , , , , , Charles Elliott Tanner

Cape Breton

, - , rowspan=4 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Cape Breton , , D.J. Hartigan
6,764
12.11% , , , Neil Ferguson
6,885
12.33% , , , , J. B. McLachlan ''(Socialist)''
1,038
1.86% , , , ''New seat'' , - , , D.C. McDonald
6,692
11.98% , , , Robert Hamilton Butts
6,935
12.42% , , , , , , , Robert Hamilton Butts , - , , , Daniel Alexander Cameron
7,036
12.60% , , Finlay McDonald
6,721
12.04% , , , , , , , ''New seat'' , - , , Michael T. Sullivan
6,390
11.44% , , , John Carey Douglas
7,381
13.22% , , , , , , , John Carey Douglas , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Inverness , , , Donald MacLennan
2,655
26.65% , , Thomas Gallant
2,531
25.40% , , , , , , , Donald MacLennan , - , , , John C. Bourinot
2,540
25.49% , , Duncan F. MacLean
2,238
22.46% , , , , , , , James MacDonald† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Richmond , , Simon Joyce
918
19.60% , , , Benjamin Amedeé LeBlanc
1,388
29.63% , , , , , , , Simon Joyce , - , , Alexander Finlayson
994
21.22% , , , John Alexander MacDonald
1,384
29.55% , , , , , , , Charles P. Bissett† , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke, Victoria , , , George Henry Murray
1,212
27.80% , , Joseph Hays
886
20.32% , , , , , , , George Henry Murray , - , , , John Gillis Morrison
1,189
27.27% , , Phillip McLeod
1,073
24.61% , , , , , , , Vacant