1906 Nova Scotia general election

June 20, 1906

38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader George Henry Murray Charles Elliott Tanner
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1901
Leader's seat Victoria Pictou
Last election 36 2
Seats won 32 5
Seat change Decrease4 Increase3
Popular vote 87,267 67,028
Percentage 55.08% 42.32%
Swing Decrease3.71pp Increase1.11pp

Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

The 1906 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1906 to elect members of the 34th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

32 5 1
Liberal Liberal-Conservative Other
Official results [1][2]
Party Party leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular vote
1901 Dissolution Elected Change # % Change (pp)
  Liberal George Henry Murray 40 36 36 32 -4 87,267 55.08% -3.71%
  Liberal-Conservative Charles Elliott Tanner 32 2 2 5 +3 67,028 42.32% +1.11%
  Independent/Other 2 0 0 1 +1 4,125 2.60% +2.36%
  Vacant 0  
Total valid votes 158,420 100.00%
Blank and invalid ballots 0 0.00%
Total 74 38 38 38 158,420 100.00%
Popular vote
Liberal
55.09%
Liberal-Conservative
42.32%
Independent/Other
2.60%
Seats summary
Liberal
84.21%
Liberal-Conservative
13.16%
Independent/Other
2.63%

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Nominated candidates

1906 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3]

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

Valley

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Annapolis Orlando Daniels
2,062
29.46%
A. L. Davison
1,674
23.91%
Orlando Daniels
Joseph A. Bancroft
1,826
26.09%
Alfred Wightman
1,438
20.54%
Joseph A. Bancroft
Digby Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
1,376
32.51%
M. H. Marshall
829
19.59%
Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
Angus Morrison Gidney
1,253
29.61%
A. A. Theriault
774
18.29%
Angus Morrison Gidney
Hants Arthur Drysdale
1,934
26.19%
E. A. O'Brien
1,800
24.37%
Arthur Drysdale
Francis Parker McHeffey
1,792
24.27%
Charles Smith Wilcox
1,859
25.17%
Francis Parker McHeffey
Kings[4] Brenton Dodge
2,152
25.83%
E. W. Sawyer
1,977
23.72% (Union Reform)
Brenton Dodge
Harry H. Wickwire
2,056
24.67%
Charles Alexander Campbell
2,148
25.78% (Union Reform)
Harry H. Wickwire

South Shore

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Lunenburg Charles Uniacke Mader
2,274
26.12%
C. S. Marshall
2,147
24.66%
Charles Uniacke Mader
Henry March
2,254
25.89%
C. A. Lander
2,031
23.33%
John Drew Sperry
Queens Edward Matthew Farrell
1,008
31.28%
J. S. Hughes
754
23.40%
Edward Matthew Farrell
Charles F. Cooper
874
27.13%
J. C. Pyke
586
18.19%
Charles F. Cooper
Shelburne Moses H. Nickerson
1,083
28.08%
N. R. Craig
930
24.11%
Moses H. Nickerson
Robert Irwin
975
25.28%
T. C. Lockwood
869
22.53%
George A. Cox†
Yarmouth Ernest Howard Armstrong
1,586
34.20%
A. M. Perrin
815
17.57%
George G. Sanderson
Henry S. LeBlanc
1,425
30.72%
Raymond Neri d'Entremont
812
17.51%
Henry S. LeBlanc

Fundy-Northeast

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Colchester William Davison Hill
2,567
28.76%
J. H. McCleave
2,177
24.39%
Henry T. Laurence†
Benjamin Franklin Pearson
2,386
26.73%
John Suckling
1,795
20.11%
Benjamin Franklin Pearson
Cumberland Elisha B. Paul
3,619
26.57%
C. F. Jameison
2,995
21.99%
Elisha B. Paul
William Thomas Pipes
3,587
26.34%
Daniel J. McLeod
3,419
25.10%
Daniel J. McLeod

Halifax

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Halifax David McPherson
5,550
19.23%
G.M. Campbell
4,423
15.33%
David McPherson
George Everett Faulkner
5,475
18.97%
W.M. Sedgewick
4,093
14.18%
George Mitchell†
Robert Emmett Finn
5,372
18.62%
W.F. O'Connor
3,943
13.66%
Michael Edwin Keefe

Central Nova

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Antigonish Fred Robert Trotter
Acclamation
Fred Robert Trotter
Christopher P. Chisholm
Acclamation
Christopher P. Chisholm
Guysborough James F. Ellis
1,705
29.30%
Simon Osborn Giffin
1,325
22.77%
James F. Ellis
William Whitman
1,634
28.08%
G.A.R. Rowlings
1,155
19.85%
William Whitman
Pictou Robert M. McGregor
3,832
17.50%
George E. Munro
3,372
15.40%
Robert M. McGregor
George Patterson
3,546
16.19%
John M. Baillie
3,617
16.52%
George Patterson
Robert Hugh MacKay
3,546
16.19%
Charles Elliott Tanner
3,983
18.19%
Charles Elliott Tanner

Cape Breton

Electoral district Candidates Incumbent
LiberalLiberal-ConservativeIndependent/Other
Cape Breton Arthur Samuel Kendall
5,225
26.66%
J. W. Madden
4,777
24.37%
Arthur Samuel Kendall
Neil J. Gillis
4,897
24.98%
Robert Hamilton Butts
4,702
23.99%
Neil J. Gillis
Inverness James MacDonald
2,052
22.26%
Daniel McNeil
1,099
11.92%
James MacDonald
H. C. Hache
1,540
16.70%
Moses J. Doucet
1,530
16.59%
Charles Edward McMillan
1,639
17.78%
Moses J. Doucet
Dougald MacLachan
1,360
14.75%
Richmond Charles P. Bissett
1,140
36.66%
Edward Doyle
398
12.80%
Charles P. Bissett
Simon Joyce
766
24.63%
Felix Landry
806
25.92%
Simon Joyce
Victoria George Henry Murray
Acclamation
George Henry Murray
John Gillis Morrison
Acclamation
John Gillis Morrison

References

  1. "Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867-2016" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  2. "Electoral Districts- History". Nova Scotia Legislature. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  3. Nova Scotia Provincial Elections 1867–2016 (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. June 4, 2018. pp. 25–27. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  4. "The kingly men of Kings set an example to the man of all Canada". Halifax Evening Mail. November 17, 1906. p. 24. Retrieved October 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.

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