# List of Nova Scotia by-elections

The list of Nova Scotia by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the House of Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament. Between 1840 and 1927 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested.

## 64th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2021–2024

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Pictou West | May 21, 2024 | Karla MacFarlane | | Progressive Conservative | Marco MacLeod | | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Preston | August 8, 2023 | Angela Simmonds | | Liberal | Twila Grosse | | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | No |

## 63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2017–2021

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Cape Breton Centre | March 10, 2020 | Tammy Martin | New Democratic | Kendra Coombes | New Democratic | Resigned due to ongoing health issues. | Yes |
| Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River | March 10, 2020 | Lenore Zann | New Democratic | Dave Ritcey | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to run federally in Cumberland-Colchester as a Liberal; elected. Completed final months as an independent MHA. | No |
| Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg | September 3, 2019 | Alfie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Brian Comer | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to run federally in Cape Breton—Canso; defeated. | Yes |
| Northside-Westmount | September 3, 2019 | Eddie Orrell | Progressive Conservative | Murray Ryan | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to run federally in Sydney—Victoria; defeated. | Yes |
| Argyle-Barrington | September 3, 2019 | Chris d'Entremont | Progressive Conservative | Colton LeBlanc | Progressive Conservative | Resigned to run federally in West Nova; elected. | Yes |
| Sackville-Cobequid | June 18, 2019 | Dave Wilson | New Democratic | Steve Craig | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | No |
| Cumberland South | June 19, 2018 | Jamie Baillie | Progressive Conservative | Tory Rushton | Progressive Conservative | Resigned amid an allegation of harassment. | Yes |

## 62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2013–2017

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Needham | August 30, 2016 | Maureen MacDonald | New Democratic | Lisa Roberts | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes |
| Sydney-Whitney Pier | July 14, 2015 | Gordie Gosse | New Democratic | Derek Mombourquette | Liberal | Resignation | No |
| Dartmouth South | July 14, 2015 | Allan Rowe | Liberal | Marian Mancini | New Democratic | Death | No |
| Cape Breton Centre | July 14, 2015 | Frank Corbett | New Democratic | David Wilton | Liberal | Resignation | No |

## 61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2009–2013

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Cape Breton North | June 21, 2011 | Cecil Clarke | Progressive Conservative | Eddie Orrell | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to contest the 2011 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cumberland South | October 26, 2010 | Murray Scott | Progressive Conservative | Jamie Baillie | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Yarmouth | June 22, 2010 | Richard Hurlburt | Progressive Conservative | Zach Churchill | Liberal | Resignation due to a constituency expense scandal | No |
| Glace Bay | June 22, 2010 | David Wilson | Liberal | Geoff MacLellan | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Inverness | October 20, 2009 | Rodney MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | Allan MacMaster | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Antigonish | October 20, 2009 | Angus MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | Maurice Smith | New Democratic | Resignation | No |

## 60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2006–2009

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage | October 2, 2007 | Kevin Deveaux | | New Democratic | Becky Kent | | New Democratic | Resignation | Yes |

## 59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2003–2006

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Chester-St. Margaret's | June 12, 2005 | John Chataway | | Progressive Conservative | Judy Streatch | | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |

## 58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1999–2003

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Fairview | March 6, 2001 | Eileen O'Connell | New Democratic | Graham Steele | New Democratic | Death | Yes |
| Cape Breton North | March 6, 2001 | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | Cecil Clarke | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | No |
| Cape Breton East | April 4, 2000 | David Wilson | Liberal | David Wilson | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |

## 57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1998–1999

no by-elections

## 56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1993–1998

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Citadel | November 4, 1997 | Terry Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | Ed Kinley | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1997 Federal Election | No |
| Cumberland North | November 4, 1997 | Ross Bragg | Liberal | Ernie Fage | Progressive Conservative | Death | No |
| Cape Breton The Lakes | November 4, 1997 | Bernie Boudreau | Liberal | Helen MacDonald | New Democratic | Resignation | No |
| Cape Breton North | November 4, 1997 | Ron Stewart | Liberal | Russell MacLellan | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Halifax Fairview | June 4, 1996 | Alexa McDonough | New Democratic | Eileen O'Connell | New Democratic | Resignation upon election as Leader of the Federal NDP | Yes |
| Cape Breton West | October 10, 1995 | Russell MacKinnon | Liberal | Alfie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to enter municipal politics | No |
| Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley | November 2, 1993 | Ken Streatch | Progressive Conservative | Brooke Taylor | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1993 Federal Election | Yes |
| Pictou East | August 3, 1993 | Donald W. Cameron | Progressive Conservative | Wayne Fraser | Liberal | Resignation | No |

## 55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1988–1993

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Atlantic | August 27, 1991 | John Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | Robert Chisholm | New Democratic | Appointed to the Senate | No |
| Cape Breton Centre | August 28, 1990 | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |
| Cape Breton Centre | August 22, 1989 | Wayne Connors | Liberal | Russell MacNeil | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |

## 54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1984–1988

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Inverness South | February 24, 1987 | Billy Joe MacLean | | Progressive Conservative | Billy Joe MacLean | | Independent | Expelled after pleading guilty to submitting forged documents. | No |

## 53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1981–1984

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Lunenburg Centre | June 5, 1984 | Bruce Cochran | Progressive Conservative | Maxine Cochran | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Kings South | February 12, 1984 | Harry How | Progressive Conservative | Paul Kinsman | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Cape Breton The Lakes | February 22, 1983 | Ossie Fraser | Liberal | John Newell | Progressive Conservative | Death | No |

## 52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1978–1981

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Cape Breton East | December 2, 1980 | Jeremy Akerman | New Democratic | Donnie MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to become Executive Director of Intergovernmental Affairs | No |
| Victoria | May 6, 1980 | Peter John Nicholson | Liberal | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | No |
| Richmond | May 6, 1980 | Gaston T. LeBlanc | Liberal | John E. LeBrun | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Halifax Needham | May 6, 1980 | Gerald Regan | Liberal | Edmund L. Morris | Progressive Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1980 Federal Election | No |

## 51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1974–1978

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Pictou Centre | September 6, 1977 | Fraser MacLean | | Progressive Conservative | Jack MacIsaac | | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Cape Breton West | September 7, 1976 | Allan Sullivan | | Liberal | Ossie Fraser | | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |

## 50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1970–1974

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Guysborough | June 5, 1973 | Angus MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | Sandy Cameron | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election | No |
| Queens | November 16, 1971 | W. S. Kennedy Jones | Progressive Conservative | Floyd MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Kings West | November 16, 1971 | Gordon Tidman | Progressive Conservative | Frank Bezanson | Liberal | Void Election | No |

## 49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1967–1970

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Eastern Shore | February 11, 1969 | Duncan MacMillan | Liberal | Alexander Garnet Brown | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Guysborough | February 11, 1969 | Alexander MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | Angus MacIsaac | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Dartmouth North | November 26, 1968 | Gordon L. S. Hart | Liberal | Gerald G. Wambolt | Progressive Conservative | Appointed a judge | No |
| Cumberland Centre | November 26, 1968 | Stephen T. Pyke | Progressive Conservative | Raymond M. Smith | Progressive Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Colchester | February 13, 1968 | Robert Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | Progressive Conservative | Resignation upon election as Leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives | Yes |

## 48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1963–1967

no by-elections

## 47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1960–1963

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Inverness | September 11, 1962 | Roderick MacLean | | Liberal | William N. MacLean | | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Hants East | September 11, 1962 | Ernest M. Ettinger | | Progressive Conservative | Albert J. Ettinger | | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |

## 46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1956–1960

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Lunenburg East | October 14, 1959 | R. Clifford Levy | | Progressive Conservative | Maurice L. Zinck | | Progressive Conservative | Death | Yes |

## 45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1953–1956

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Inverness | November 14, 1954 | Alexander H. McKinnon | Liberal | Joseph Clyde Nunn | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Hants East | November 14, 1954 | Alfred E. Reid | Liberal | Alfred E. Reid | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |
| Halifax South | November 14, 1954 | Angus Lewis Macdonald | Liberal | Richard Donahoe | Progressive Conservative | Death | No |

## 44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1949–1953

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Hants West | November 27, 1950 | George B. Cole | | Liberal | George Henry Wilson | | Progressive Conservative | Void Election | No |
| Richmond | December 20, 1949 | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | | Liberal | Earl Wallace Urquhart | | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |

## 43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1945–1949

no by-elections

## 42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1941–1945

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Antigonish | October 19, 1942 | John A. MacIsaac | | Liberal | John P. Gorman | | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Richmond | December 15, 1941† | Donald David Boyd | | Liberal | Lauchlin Daniel Currie | | Liberal | Appointed to the Department of Mines and Labour | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1937–1941

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Inverness | October 28, 1940† | Moses Elijah McGarry | Liberal | Alexander H. McKinnon | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election | Yes |
| Halifax West | October 28, 1940† | George E. Hagen | Liberal | George E. Hagen | Liberal | Resigned seat intending to retire but decided to run again | Yes |
| Halifax South | October 28, 1940† | Angus Lewis Macdonald | Liberal | Joseph R. Murphy | Liberal | Appointed to the federal cabinet | Yes |
| Cumberland | October 28, 1940† | Percy Chapman Black | Conservative | Leonard William Fraser | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election | Yes |
| Colchester | October 28, 1940† | George Y. Thomas | Conservative | George Scott Dickey | Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Halifax Centre | December 5, 1939† | William Duff Forrest | Liberal | James Edward Rutledge | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Cape Breton Centre | December 5, 1939 | Michael Dwyer | Liberal | Douglas MacDonald | Cooperative Commonwealth | Resignation to become President and General Manager of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company | No |
| Yarmouth | November 29, 1938† | Lindsay C. Gardner | Liberal | Henry A. Waterman | Liberal | Death | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1933–1937

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax North | March 2, 1936 | Gordon Benjamin Isnor | | Liberal | Harold Connolly | | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1935 Federal Election | Yes |

## 39th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1928–1933

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax | January 21, 1930 | John Francis Mahoney | | Conservative | George H. Murphy | | Conservative | Death | Yes |

## 38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1925–1928

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Queens | August 30, 1926† | William Lorimer Hall | Conservative | William Lorimer Hall | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
| Richmond and Cape Breton West | February 24, 1926† | John Alexander Macdonald | Conservative | John Angus Stewart | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1925 Federal Election | Yes |
| Hants | August 1, 1925† | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Conservative | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Halifax | August 1, 1925† | John Archibald Walker | Conservative | John Archibald Walker | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources and Provincial Development | Yes |
| Cumberland | August 1, 1925† | Percy Chapman Black | Conservative | Percy Chapman Black | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways | Yes |
| Cape Breton East | August 1, 1925† | John Carey Douglas | Conservative | John Carey Douglas | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
| Cape Breton Centre | August 1, 1925† | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Conservative | Gordon Sidney Harrington | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 37th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1920–1925

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Victoria | March 1, 1923† | George Henry Murray | Liberal | Daniel Alexander Cameron | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Kings | January 16, 1923† | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | James Sealy | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Halifax | January 16, 1923† | Robert Emmett Finn | Liberal | Walter Joseph O'Hearn | Liberal | Resignation to contest a federal by-election | Yes |
| Antigonish | January 16, 1923† | William Chisholm | Liberal | William Chisholm | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways | Yes |
| Shelburne | September 2, 1920 | Frank E. Smith | Liberal | Ernest Howard Armstrong | Liberal | Resignation to provide a seat for Armstrong | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1916–1920

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Kings | July 3, 1918† | Harry H. Wickwire | | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1911–1916

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Victoria | February 14, 1914 | Angus A. Buchanan | Liberal | Phillip McLeod | Conservative | Death (Results voided November 17, 1914. No by-election held) | No |
| Antigonish | January 16, 1913 | Edward Lavin Girroir | Conservative | John Stanfield O'Brien | Conservative | Appointed to the Senate | Yes |
| Lunenburg | November 15, 1911 | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Liberal | Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election | No |
| Digby | November 15, 1911 | Allen Ellsworth Wall | Liberal | Harry Hatheway Marshall | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election | No |
| Annapolis | November 8, 1911† | Orlando Daniels | Liberal | Orlando Daniels | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
| Yarmouth | August 16, 1911 | Ernest Howard Armstrong | Liberal | Ernest Howard Armstrong | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1906–1911

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Kings | January 31, 1911† | Brenton Dodge | Liberal | Harry H. Wickwire | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Digby | November 15, 1910 | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Allen Ellsworth Wall | Liberal | Appointed Collector of Customs | Yes |
| Queens | February 16, 1910 | Edward Matthew Farrell | Liberal | William Lorimer Hall | Conservative | Appointed to the Senate | No |
| Lunenburg | November 24, 1909 | Henry March | Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Hants | November 24, 1909 | Charles Smith Wilcox | Conservative | Albert Parsons | Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Cumberland | November 24, 1909 | William Thomas Pipes | Liberal | Joshua H. Livingston | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Victoria | November 17, 1909† | John Gillis Morrison | Liberal | Angus A. Buchanan | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Pictou | February 16, 1909 | Charles Elliott Tanner | Conservative | Robert Hugh MacKay | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1908 Federal Election | No |
| Hants | July 17, 1907 | Arthur Drysdale | Liberal | James O'Brien | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Antigonish | April 9, 1907† | Christopher P. Chisholm | Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
| Digby | February 19, 1907† | Ambrose H. Comeau | Liberal | Joseph Willie Comeau | Liberal | Appointed to the Senate | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1901–1906

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Annapolis | March 6, 1906 | James Wilberforce Longley | Liberal | Orlando Daniels | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Richmond | December 15, 1904 | Duncan Finlayson | Liberal | Charles P. Bissett | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Pictou | December 15, 1904 | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Liberal | Robert M. McGregor | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cumberland | December 15, 1904 | Thomas Reuben Black | Liberal | Elisha B. Paul | Liberal | Appointed to the Senate | Yes |
| Colchester | December 15, 1904 | Frederick Andrew Laurence | Liberal | Henry T. Laurence | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cape Breton | December 15, 1904 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Lunenburg | December 8, 1904† | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Liberal | Charles Uniacke Mader | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Guysborough | December 8, 1904† | John Howard Sinclair | Liberal | James F. Ellis | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election | Yes |
| Shelburne | January 12, 1904 | Thomas Johnston | Liberal | George A. Cox | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Yarmouth | January 5, 1904† | Augustus Stoneman | Liberal | George P. Sanderson | Liberal | Resignation to be appointed to the Legislative Council | Yes |
| Antigonish | January 22, 1903† | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | Fred Robert Trotter | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Shelburne | December 10, 1902 | Thomas Robertson | Liberal | Moses H. Nickerson | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Lunenburg | December 3, 1902† | Edward Doran Davison | Liberal | John Drew Sperry | Liberal | Death | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1897–1901

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax | December 12, 1900 | William Bernard Wallace | Liberal | Michael Edwin Keefe | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cape Breton | December 12, 1900 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cape Breton | December 12, 1900 | Alexander Johnston | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election | Yes |
| Pictou | December 5, 1900† | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election | Yes |
| Pictou | December 5, 1900† | J.D. McGregor | Liberal | Charles Elliott Tanner | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election | No |
| Yarmouth | May 15, 1900† | William Law | Liberal | Augustus Stoneman | Liberal | Appointed to the Legislative Council | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1894–1897

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Victoria | August 15, 1896† | John Lemuel Bethune | Conservative | George Henry Murray | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election | No |
| Queens | August 15, 1896† | Albert M. Hemeon | Liberal | Edward Matthew Farrell | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Lunenburg | August 15, 1896 | John Drew Sperry | Liberal | Allan Moreash | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election | Yes |
| Halifax | August 15, 1896† | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | William Bernard Wallace | Liberal | Resignation to contest a federal by-election | Yes |
| Colchester | August 15, 1896 | Wilbert David Dimock | Conservative | Firman McClure | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election | No |
| Annapolis | August 15, 1896† | James Wilberforce Longley | Liberal | James Wilberforce Longley | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election | Yes |
| Digby | September 28, 1895 | Eliakim Tupper | Liberal | Angus Morrison Gidney | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Antigonish | June 13, 1895 | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | Resignation to contest a federal by-election | Yes |
| Colchester | January 30, 1895† | Wilbert David Dimock | Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | Conservative | Resignation to recontest due to election petition | Yes |
| Richmond | December 27, 1894 | John Morrison | Conservative | Joseph Matheson | Liberal | Void Election | No |
† Won by acclamation

## 30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1890–1894

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Annapolis | June 8, 1892 | Henry H. Chute | Liberal | Henry M. Munro | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Hants | March 5, 1891 | Allen Haley | Liberal | Arthur Drysdale | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election | Yes |
| Cape Breton | March 5, 1891 | Joseph McPherson | Liberal | Joseph McPherson | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election | Yes |
| Antigonish | March 5, 1891 | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | Christopher P. Chisholm | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election | Yes |
| Yarmouth | December 11, 1890 | Albert Gayton | Liberal | Forman Hatfield | Liberal | Appointed Registrar of Deeds | Yes |

## 29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1886–1890

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Lunenburg | January 16, 1889† | George A. Ross | Liberal | John Drew Sperry | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Digby | October 25, 1887 | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | Henri M. Robicheau | Liberal | Resignation to contest a federal by-election | Yes |
| Queens | March 8, 1887 | Jason M. Mack | Liberal | Albert M. Hemeon | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election | Yes |
| Pictou | March 8, 1887† | Adam Carr Bell | Conservative | William Cameron | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election | Yes |
| Antigonish | March 8, 1887† | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | Angus McGillivray | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1882–1886

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax | August 20, 1884 | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Cumberland | July 2, 1884† | Charles James Townshend | Conservative | Thomas Reuben Black | Liberal | Resignation to contest a federal by-election | No |
| Inverness | January 11, 1883 | Duncan J. Campbell | Liberal | Angus MacLennan | Conservative | Death | No |
| Cape Breton | August 29, 1882 | Alonza J. White | Liberal | Alonza J. White | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
| Antigonish | August 29, 1882 | John Sparrow David Thompson | Conservative | Charles B. Whidden | Conservative | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Yarmouth | August 22, 1882† | Albert Gayton | Liberal | Albert Gayton | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
| Lunenburg | August 22, 1882† | Charles Edward Church | Liberal | Charles Edward Church | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1878–1882

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax | November 25, 1879 | Charles James MacDonald | Conservative | John Fitzwilliam Stairs | Conservative | Appointed a Post Office Inspector | Yes |
| Pictou | November 11, 1878† | Simon Hugh Holmes | Conservative | Simon Hugh Holmes | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Antigonish | November 11, 1878† | John Sparrow David Thompson | Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1874–1878

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Shelburne | March 1, 1878 | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Nathaniel Whitworth White | Conservative | Resignation | No |
| Yarmouth | January 10, 1878† | Albert Gayton | Liberal | Albert Gayton | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
| Antigonish | December 4, 1877 | John J. McKinnon | Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | Conservative | Resignation | Yes |
| Lunenburg | September 27, 1876 | Mather Byles DesBrisay | Liberal | Charles Henry Davison | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Guysborough | December 20, 1875 | William Henry Wylde | Liberal | Otto Schwartz Weeks | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Shelburne | January 21, 1875† | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Robert Robertson | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1871–1874

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Hants | March 10, 1874 | William McDougall | Conservative | Henry Yeomans | Liberal | Resignation | No |
| Cape Breton | March 10, 1874† | Alonza J. White | Liberal | Alonza J. White | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands | Yes |
| Richmond | March 4, 1874 | Edmund Power Flynn | Liberal | Charles Boudroit | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election | Yes |
| Hants | March 4, 1874 | William Henry Allison | Conservative | Thomas Barlow Smith | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election | No |
| Guysborough | March 4, 1874 | John Angus Kirk | Liberal | Charles M. Franchville | Liberal | Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election | Yes |
| Victoria | October 23, 1873 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | David McCurdy | Liberal | Appointed to the Legislative Council | No |
| Halifax | February 18, 1873 | William Garvie | Liberal | John Taylor | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Antigonish | February 11, 1873† | Daniel MacDonald | Liberal | Daniel MacDonald | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
| Yarmouth | October 16, 1872 | William H. Townsend | Liberal | John K. Ryerson | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Pictou | October 16, 1872 | James McDonald | Conservative | Alexander MacKay | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election | Yes |
| Inverness | October 16, 1872 | Samuel McDonnell | Conservative | Duncan J. Campbell | Conservative | Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1867–1871

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Guysborough | December 13, 1870 | John Joseph Marshall | Anti-Confederate | William Henry Wylde | Anti-Confederate | Death | Yes |
| Halifax | November 17, 1870 | Jeremiah Northup | Anti-Confederate | Philip Carteret Hill | Confederation Party | Appointed to the Senate (Results voided March 20, 1871. No by-election held.) | No |
| Inverness | October 22, 1868 | Hiram Blanchard | Confederation Party | Hugh McDonald | Anti-Confederate | Void Election | No |
| Digby | December 12, 1867 | William Berrian Vail | Anti-Confederate | William Berrian Vail | Anti-Confederate | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Shelburne | December 5, 1867† | Robert Robertson | Anti-Confederate | Robert Robertson | Anti-Confederate | Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines | Yes |
| Pictou | December 5, 1867† | Martin Isaac Wilkins | Anti-Confederate | Martin Isaac Wilkins | Anti-Confederate | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |
† Won by acclamation

## 23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1863–1867

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Yarmouth Township | January 16, 1866 | George Stayley Brown | Liberal | William H. Townsend | Liberal | Resignation | Yes |
| Lunenburg | December 27, 1865 | William Slocumb | Conservative | Abraham Hebb | Liberal | Death | No |
| Annapolis | January 12, 1865 | James William Johnston | Conservative | William Hallett Ray | Liberal | Appointed Judge in Equity | No |
| Pictou East | December 12, 1864 | James McDonald | Conservative | James McDonald | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Richmond | June 30, 1863 | Isaac LeVesconte | Conservative | Isaac LeVesconte | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Cumberland | June 30, 1863 | Charles Tupper | Conservative | Charles Tupper | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Antigonish | June 30, 1863 | William Alexander Henry | Conservative | William Alexander Henry | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Annapolis | June 30, 1863 | James William Johnston | Conservative | James William Johnston | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General | Yes |

## 22nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1859–1863

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Kings South | June 4, 1861 | William Bennett Webster | Liberal | Daniel Charles Moore | Conservative | Death | No |
| Victoria | May 8, 1861 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | William Gammell | Liberal | By-election results voided | No |
| Cumberland | December 31, 1860 | William Young | Liberal | Robert Donkin | Conservative | Appointed Chief Justice of Nova Scotia | No |
| Victoria | December 1860 | Hugh Munro | Liberal | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works | No |
| Hants South | March 9, 1860 | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Halifax East | March 9, 1860 | William Annand | Liberal | William Annand | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Colchester South | March 8, 1860 | Adams George Archibald | Liberal | Adams George Archibald | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General | Yes |

## 20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1855–1859

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Hants County | July 29, 1858 | Ichabod Dimock | Liberal | Bennett Smith | Conservative | Death | No |
| Colchester County | May 11, 1858 | Gloud Wilson McLelan | Liberal | Archibald McLelan | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Annapolis Township | February 4, 1858 | Alfred Whitman | Conservative | Moses Shaw | Conservative | Appointed to the Legislative Council | Yes |
| Granville Township | January 26, 1858 | Stephen S. Thorne | Conservative | Timothy Dwight Ruggles | Conservative | Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works | Yes |
| Guysborough County | March 30, 1857 | John Joseph Marshall | Conservative | John Joseph Marshall | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Cumberland County | March 28, 1857 | Charles Tupper | Conservative | Charles Tupper | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Annapolis County | March 28, 1857 | James William Johnston | Conservative | James William Johnston | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General | Yes |
| Pictou Township | March 26, 1857 | Martin Isaac Wilkins | Conservative | Martin Isaac Wilkins | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Windsor Township | September 9, 1856 | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Liberal | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Appointed a judge | Yes |
| Sydney County | September 9, 1856 | William Alexander Henry | Liberal | William Alexander Henry | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |
| Colchester County | September 9, 1856 | Adams George Archibald | Liberal | Adams George Archibald | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Cape Breton County | July 19, 1856 | James McLeod | Liberal | Thomas Caldwell | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Cornwallis Township | March 12, 1856 | Samuel Chipman | Liberal | Samuel Chipman | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |

## 19th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1851–1855

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Windsor Township | May 16, 1854 | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Conservative | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | No |
| Sydney County | May 16, 1854 | William Alexander Henry | Liberal | William Alexander Henry | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Richmond County | May 16, 1854 | James Boyle Uniacke | Liberal | Thomas Horace Fuller | Liberal | Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands | Yes |
| Inverness County | May 9, 1854 | William Young | Liberal | William Young | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General | Yes |
| Kings County | November 10, 1853 | John C. Hall | Conservative | Mayhew Beckwith | Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Windsor Township | September 11, 1852 | James D. Fraser | Conservative | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Conservative | Death | Yes |
| Cumberland County | March 22, 1852 | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |
| Cumberland County | March 22, 1852 | Stephen Fulton | Liberal | Stephen Fulton | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |

## 18th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1847–1851

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Colchester County | February 1851 | Samuel Creelman | Liberal | Samuel Creelman | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Yarmouth County | February 1850 | Herbert Huntington | Liberal | Herbert Huntington | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary | Yes |
| Guysborough County | December 1848 | William Frederick DesBarres | Liberal | John Joseph Marshall | Conservative | Appointed a judge | No |
| Sydney Township | May 1848 | Edmund Murray Dodd | Conservative | James McKeagney | Liberal | Appointed a judge | No |
| Cape Breton County | April 5, 1848 | James Boyle Uniacke | Liberal | William Henry Munro | Liberal | Vacated seat upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General | Yes |
| Guysborough County | March 8, 1848 | William Frederick DesBarres | Liberal | William Frederick DesBarres | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Halifax Township | March 4, 1848 | James McNab | Liberal | James Boyle Uniacke | Liberal | Appointed to the Legislative Council | Yes |
| Halifax County | March 4, 1848 | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Joseph Howe | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary | Yes |

## 17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1843–1847

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Richmond County | December 21, 1846 | James Turnbull | Liberal | Arthur Brymer | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Queens County | December 16, 1845 | Samuel Prescott Fairbanks | Conservative | John Campbell | Conservative | Appointed Provincial Treasurer | Yes |
| Pictou Township | April 28, 1845 | George Smith | Liberal | Henry Blackadar | Liberal | Void Election (Previous by-election opened March 17 and was suspended on March 20 and a new writ was issued) | Yes |
| Sydney Township | December 21, 1844 | Edmund Murray Dodd | Conservative | Edmund Murray Dodd | Conservative | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |
| Horton Township | March 21, 1844 | Perez Benjamin | Liberal | Perez Benjamin | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |

## 16th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1840–1843

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Halifax Township | December 13, 1841 | Thomas Forrester | Liberal | William Machin Stairs | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Windsor Township | December 1, 1841 | Henry Goudge | Liberal | Henry Palmer | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Richmond County | July 9, 1841 | James Charles McKeagney | Liberal | William C. Delaney | Liberal | Void Election | Yes |
| Colchester County | June 3, 1841 | Samuel George William Archibald | Liberal | Thomas Dickson | Liberal | Appointed Master of the Rolls and judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court | Yes |
| Cape Breton County | June 1841 | James Boyle Uniacke | Liberal | James Boyle Uniacke | Liberal | Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General | Yes |

## 15th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1836–1840

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Lunenburg County | March 8, 1838 | William Rudolf | Liberal | John Creighton | Conservative | Appointed to the Legislative Council | No |
| Pictou County | February 21, 1838 | George Smith | Liberal | Thomas Dickson | Conservative | Appointed to the Legislative Council | No |
| Windsor Township | February 15, 1838 | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Conservative | Richard McHeffy | Liberal | Appointed to the Legislative Council | No |
| Sydney County | November 17, 1837 | John Young | Liberal | Richard J. Forrestall | Liberal | Death | Yes |
| Queens County | October 24, 1837 | Joseph Freeman | Liberal | Zenas Waterman | Liberal | Death | Yes |

## 14th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1830–1836

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Onslow Township | December 21, 1835 | Robert Dickson | John Crowe | Death |
| Halifax Township | December 16, 1835 | Charles Rufus Fairbanks | Hugh Bell | Appointed Master of the Rolls |
| Yarmouth Township | December 10, 1835 | Samuel Sheldon Poole | Reuben Clements | Death |
| Hants County | June 2, 1834 | William Blowers Bliss | William O'Brien | Appointed a judge |
| Windsor Township | February 26, 1833 | David Dill | Joseph Dill | Void Election (David Dill lost at Sea) |
| Windsor Township | February 26, 1833 | Joseph Dill | Lewis Morris Wilkins | By-election results reversed April 3, 1833 |
| Shelburne County | November 26, 1832 | John Forman | Abraham Lent | Death |
| Sydney Township | November 17, 1832 | N/A | Edmund Murray Dodd | New Seat created |
| Cape Breton County | November 12, 1832 | N/A | William Young | Cape Breton County given a third seat |
| Cape Breton County | November 12, 1832 | William Young | Richard Smith | By-election results reversed April 10, 1833 |
| Arichat Township | November 1832 | N/A | Laurence O'Connor Doyle | New Seat created |
| Granville Township | November 16, 1831 | Timothy Ruggles | James Delap | Death |
| Cape Breton County | 1831 | James Boyle Uniacke | James Boyle Uniacke | Void Election |

## 13th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1826–1830

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Annapolis County | December 7, 1829 | Thomas Chandler Haliburton | John Johnston | Appointed a judge |
| Shelburne Township | June 1, 1829 | John Alexander Barry | John Alexander Barry | Expulsion. Declared in contempt of parliament and placed into custody for refusing to apologize for publishing a letter adjudged to be libelous |
| Shelburne County | January 7, 1829 | James Budd Moody | John Forman | Death |
| Kings County | February 12, 1828 | John Starr | William Allen Chipman | Death |
| Hants County | February 1827 | John MacKay | Richard Smith | Death |

## 12th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1820–1826

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Falmouth Township | January 26, 1826 | William Mayhew Young | William Shey | Death |
| Sydney County | May 3, 1825 | John Young | John Young | Previous by-election declared void |
| Halifax County | February 28, 1825 | Simon Bradstreet Robie | Lawrence Hartshorne, Jr. | Appointed to the Nova Scotia Council |
| Shelburne Township | August 26, 1824 | Jared Ingersol Chipman | Thomas Caldwell | Appointed a judge |
| Sydney County | July 18, 1824 | John George Marshall | John Young | Appointed a judge |
| Annapolis County | July 14, 1824 | Thomas Ritchie | Abraham Gesner | Appointed a judge |
| Hants County | July 2, 1824 | William Hersey Otis Haliburton | Benjamin DeWolf | Appointed a judge |
| Halifax Township | September 8, 1823 | George Grassie | Charles Rufus Fairbanks | Death |
| Cumberland County | February 5, 1821 | George Oxley | Robert Blair | Death |
| Horton Township | January 2, 1821 | Jonathan Crane | Sherman Denison | Death |

## 11th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1818–1820

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Halifax County | November 23, 1819 | Edward Mortimer | George Smith | Death |
| Digby Township | May 12, 1819 | William Henry Roach | William Henry Roach | Void Election |

## 10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1811–1818

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Annapolis County | June 4, 1817 | Peleg Wiswall | Cereno Upham Jones | Appointed a judge |
| Lunenburg County | June 2, 1817 | Lewis Morris Wilkins | Edward James | Appointed a judge |
| Sydney County | May 20, 1814 | Samuel Hood George | John Cunningham | Death |
| Yarmouth Township | September 3, 1813 | Samuel Marshall | Samuel Sheldon Poole | Death |
| Queens County | August 25, 1813 | George Collins | John Barss | Death |
| Sydney County | August 13, 1812 | James Ballaine | Samuel Hood George | Death |

## 9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1806–1811

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Lunenburg Township | March 30, 1810 | John Bolman | John Creighton, Jr. | Unseated for lack of attendance |
| Falmouth Township | May 31, 1809 | Jeremiah Northup | William Henry Shey | Death |
| Annapolis Township | 1808 | Thomas Walker | William Robertson | Void Election |
| Annapolis County | May 11, 1808 | Henry Rutherford | Phineas Lovett, Jr. | Death |
| Sydney County | May 9, 1808 | William Allen Chipman | John Cunningham | Previous by-election voided |
| Sydney County | 1807 | Edward Irish | William Allen Chipman | Death |

## 8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1799–1806

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Shelburne County | 1805 | James Cox | Jacob Van Buskirk | Death |
| Yarmouth Township | 1804 | Nathan Utley | Samuel Sheldon Poole | Death |
| Halifax County | 1803 | Michael Wallace | William Lyon | Appointed to the Council |
| Halifax Township | 1801 | Andrew Belcher | John George Pyke | Appointed to the Council |
| Amherst Township | 1801 | Thomas Lusby | Thomas Law Dickson | Death |
| Queens County | March 24, 1801 | James Taylor | Snow Parker | Death |
| Halifax County | May 22, 1800 | William Cottnam Tonge | Michael Wallace | Void Election |
| Halifax Township | April 9, 1800 | John George Pyke | Andrew Belcher | Void Election |

## 7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1793–1799

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Shelburne County | 1798 | James Humphreys | George Gracie | Unseated for lack of attendance, had returned to Philadelphia |
| Queens County | 1798 | Benajah Collins | Richard John Uniacke | Resignation upon emigrating to Danvers, Massachusetts |
| Halifax County | June 15, 1798 | Jonathan Sterns | James Stewart | Death |
| Onslow Township | 1797 | Charles Dickson | Daniel Eaton | Death |
| Halifax County | February 13, 1797 | James Michael Freke Bulkeley | Charles Morris | Death |

## 6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1785–1793

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Hants County | 1792 | Winckworth Tonge | George Henry Monk | Death |
| Newport Township | 1791 | John Day, Jr. | William Cottnam Tonge | Resignation upon appointment as Sheriff of Hants County |
| Londonderry Township | 1789 | James Smith | Robert McElhinney | Unseated for being a public defaulter |
| Barrington Township | 1789 | Joseph Aplin | Gideon White | Emigrated from the province |
| Annapolis Township | 1789 | Stephen De Lancey | James De Lancey | Appointed to office in the Bahamas. |
| Halifax County | February 22, 1788 | Sampson Salter Blowers | Charles Morris (1759–1831) | Appointed to the Council |
| Liverpool Township | June 15, 1787 | George William Sherlock | George William Sherlock | Previous by-election declared void |
| Liverpool Township | March 14, 1787 | Ephraim Dean | George William Sherlock | Death |
| Cumberland County | 1786 | Christopher Harper | Philip Marchington | Election voided due to Harper not being a resident (Thomas Watson was also elected due to an error in the by-election writ calling for the election of two members instead of one and only Marchington was seated.) |
| Annapolis County | 1786 | David Seabury | David Seabury | Void Election |
| Annapolis County | 1786 | David Seabury | Alexander Howe | By-election results reversed June 15, 1786 |
| Amherst Township | 1786 | William Freeman | Charles Hill | Election voided due to Freeman not being a resident |

## 5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1770–1785

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Queens County | 1784 | Nathaniel Freeman | Benajah Collins | Non-attendance |
| Newport Township | 1784 | Isaac Deschamps | Joshua Sanford | Appointed to the Council |
| Kings County | 1784 | Winckworth Tonge | Jonathan Crane | Non-attendance |
| Halifax County | 1784 | William Nesbitt | William Abbott | Resigned and was granted a pension |
| Annapolis Township | 1784 | Phineas Lovett, Jr. | Stephen De Lancey | Non-attendance |
| Sunbury County | 1783 | James Simonds | William Davidson | Non-attendance |
| Sackville Township | 1783 | Robert Foster | Richard John Uniacke | Absconded from province |
| Onslow Township | 1783 | Charles Dickson | Charles Dickson | Refused to take the Oath of Allegiance |
| Hants County | 1783 | New Seat | George Brightman | Hants County created |
| Hants County | 1783 | New Seat | Benjamin DeWolf | Hants County created |
| Lunenburg Township | 1783 | Philip Augustus Knaut | Casper Wollenhaupt | Death |
| Cumberland Township | 1783 | Hezekiah King | Martin Gay | Non-attendance |
| Annapolis County | 1783 | Henry Evans | John Ritchie | Non-attendance (Died the same year) |
| Amherst Township | 1783 | New Seat | William Freeman | Amherst Township enfranchised |
| Windsor Township | 1782 | New Seat | George Deschamps | Windsor Township enfranchised |
| Halifax Township | February 28, 1782 | Thomas Bridge | Benjamin Green, Jr. | Emigrated |
| Truro Township | 1781 | Samuel Archibald | John Harris | Refused to take Oath of Allegiance |
| Kings County | 1780 | Henry Denny Denson | John Whidden | Death |
| Queens County | April 20, 1780 | William Smith | Nathaniel Freeman | Death |
| Londonderry Township | 1779 | John Morrison | John Cunningham | Absconded and left the province |
| Halifax County | 1779 | James Browne | John George Pyke | Emigrated |
| Yarmouth Township | April 12, 1779 | James Monk | Richard Cunningham | Non-attendance, left for Quebec |
| Horton Township | January 28, 1779 | Joseph Pierce | Thomas Caldwell | Resignation due to age and infirmities |
| Halifax County | 1778 | William Howard South | James Browne | Death |
| Sackville Township | August 22, 1776 | Samuel Rogers | Robert Foster | Non-attendance |
| Cumberland Township | August 21, 1776 | John Allan | Hezekiah King | Non-attendance |
| Cumberland County | August 20, 1776 | William Scurr | Thomas Dixson | Non-attendance |
| Annapolis County | August 20, 1776 | John Hall | Henry Evans | Non-attendance |
| Horton Township | August 19, 1776 | Charles Dickson | Joseph Pierce | Non-attendance due to illness |
| Cornwallis Township | August 14, 1776 | Samuel Willoughby | John Chipman | Non-attendance |
| Onslow Township | August 6, 1776 | Joshua Lamb | Charles Dickson | Non-attendance |
| Halifax County | 1776 | Robert Campbell | James Brenton | Death |
| Halifax Township | April 20, 1776 | John Day | Joseph Fairbanks | Death (Lost at sea) |
| Onslow Township | February 17, 1776 | Richard Upham | Joshua Lamb | Death |
| Yarmouth Township | 1775 | John Crawley | James Monk | Non-attendance |
| Truro Township | 1775 | William Fisher | Samuel Archibald | Non-attendance |
| Onslow Township | 1775 | Joshua Lamb | Richard Upham | Non-attendance |
| Falmouth Township | 1775 | Edward York | Jeremiah Northup | Non-attendance |
| Cumberland Township | 1775 | Jonathan Eddy | John Allan | Non-attendance, joined the American Revolutionaries |
| Cumberland County | 1775 | Jotham Gay | Jotham Gay | Non-attendance |
| Cumberland County | 1775 | John Huston | William Scurr | Non-attendance |
| Annapolis Township | 1775 | Obadiah Wheelock | Phineas Lovett, Jr. | Non-attendance |
| Annapolis County | 1775 | Phineas Lovett, Sr. | John Hall | Non-attendance |
| Annapolis County | 1775 | Joseph Patten | William Shaw | Non-attendance |
| Liverpool Township | July 3, 1775 | Seth Harding | Thomas Cochran | Non-attendance |
| Lunenburg County | 1775 | John Creighton | John Newton | Appointed to the Council |
| Halifax Township | August 25, 1774 | Charles Procter | John Day | Death |
| Sackville Township | November 6, 1773 | Robert Foster | Samuel Rogers | Non-attendance |
| Lunenburg County | November 5, 1773 | Archibald Hinshelwood | Otto William Schwartz | Death |
| Halifax County | 1773 | John Butler | John Philipps | Appointed to the Council |
| Liverpool Township | July 2, 1773 | Samuel Doggett | Seth Harding | Non-attendance, Went to the West Indies |
| Sunbury County | June 28, 1773 | Israel Perley | James Simonds | Non-attendance |
| Londonderry Township | February 20, 1773 | John Morrison | John Morrison | Non-attendance |
| Truro Township | February 4, 1773 | William Fisher | William Fisher | Non-attendance |
| Yarmouth Township | December 3, 1772 | Malachy Salter | John Crawley | Void Election |
| Halifax County | 1772 | John Newton | William Howard South | Non-attendance |
| Granville Township | 1772 | John Harris | Christopher Prince | Death |
| Barrington Township | 1772 | Richard Gibbons | John Fillis | Void Election |
| Cumberland County | September 23, 1772 | Joshua Winslow | Jotham Gay | Non-attendance |
| Liverpool Township | May 26, 1772 | John Doggett | Samuel Doggett | Death |
| Falmouth Township | 1771 | Isaac Deschamps | Edward York | Double election, chose to sit for Newport Township |

## 4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1765–1770

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Newport Township | October 7, 1769 | John Day | Henry Denny Denson | Apparently left for Philadelphia. |
| Halifax County | 1768 | Benjamin Gerrish | John Fillis | Appointed to the Council |
| Granville Township | 1768 | Henry Munroe | John Hicks | Resignation |
| Sunbury County | September 20, 1768 | Beamsley Perkins Glasier | Richard Shore | Did not take their seats |
| Sunbury County | September 20, 1768 | Thomas Falconer | Phineas Nevers | Did not take their seats |
| Liverpool Township | August 17, 1768 | Elisha Freeman | Ephraim Dean | Resignation due to old age |
| Queens County | August 17, 1768 | Simeon Perkins | John Doggett | Apparently unseated for lack of attendance |
| Horton Township | 1767 | William Welch | Charles Dickson | Seat Vacated |
| Londonderry Township | October 26, 1767 | New Seat | Alexander McNutt | Londonderry Township enfranchised |
| Yarmouth Township | 1766 | New Seat | Malachy Salter | Yarmouth Township enfranchised |
| Sackville Township | 1766 | New Seat | Benjamin Mason | Sackville Township enfranchised |
| Truro Township | May 24, 1766 | Charles Morris (1731–1802) | David Archibald | Chose to sit for Kings County |
| Barrington Township | March 24, 1766 | New Seat | Francis White | Barrington Township enfranchised |
| Breton County | March 21, 1766 | New Seat | Gregory Townshend | Breton County created. Results voided due to insufficient freeholders June 14, 1766 |
| Breton County | March 21, 1766 | New Seat | John Grant | Breton County created. Results voided due to insufficient freeholders June 14, 1766 |
| Sunbury County | August 1, 1765 | New Seat | Beamsley Perkins Glasier | Sunbury County created. |
| Sunbury County | August 1, 1765 | New Seat | Thomas Falconer | Sunbury County created. |

## 3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1761–1765

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Halifax County | May 6, 1762 | Michael Francklin | John Butler | Appointed to the Council |
| Annapolis County | May 6, 1762 | John Steele | John Harris | Death |
| Onslow Township | September 7, 1761 | New Seat | William Nevil Wolseley | Onslow Township enfranchised |
| Onslow Township | September 7, 1761 | New Seat | David Cutten | Onslow Township enfranchised |

## 2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1759–1760

no by-elections

## 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758–1759

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Winner | Cause |
| Nova Scotia at-Large | Jan. 10, 1759 | Benjamin Gerrish | Archibald Hinshelwood | Left the Province. Richard Bowers contested the result and Hinshelwood quit his seat on April 9, 1759. |
| Nova Scotia at-Large | Jan. 10, 1759 | John Anderson | Unknown | Left the Province. No record of this by-election. |