# Colchester (provincial electoral district)

Colchester was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1978 and included all of Colchester County. In 1978, Colchester was divided into three electoral districts, Colchester North, Colchester South, and Truro-Bible Hill.

## Election results
### 1867

1867 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | 1,641 | 28.59% |
| | Liberal | Robert Chambers | 1,625 | 28.32% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Samuel Rettie | 1,311 | 22.84% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | W. McKim | 1,162 | 20.25% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,739 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1871

1871 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | Acclaimed | – |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Samuel Rettie | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1874

1874 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,718 | 30.81% |
| | Liberal | John Barnhill Dickie | 1,687 | 30.25% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Putman | 1,126 | 20.19% |
| | Liberal | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | 1,046 | 18.76% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,577 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1878

1878 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Blair | 1,885 | 29.27% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,846 | 28.66% |
| | Liberal | C. N. Cummings | 1,402 | 21.77% |
| | Liberal | Fred. Tupper | 1,308 | 20.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,441 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1882

1882 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Blair | 1,507 | 24.64% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,497 | 24.48% |
| | Liberal | S. D. McLellan | 1,387 | 22.68% |
| | Liberal | W. H. Guild | 1,251 | 20.45% |
| | Independent | Samuel Rettie | 474 | 7.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,116 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1886

1886 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Clarke | 2,053 | 27.47% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,938 | 25.93% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,782 | 23.85% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | S. E. Gourley | 1,700 | 22.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,473 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1890

1890 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,904 | 25.71% |
| | Liberal | George Clarke | 1,868 | 25.22% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | I. Longworth | 1,842 | 24.87% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,793 | 24.21% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,407 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1894

1894 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | 1,985 | 26.66% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,826 | 24.53% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | I. Longworth | 1,820 | 24.45% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 1,814 | 24.37% |
| Total | Total | Total | 7,445 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1897

1897 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McMullen | 2,363 | 25.55% |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,358 | 25.50% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | 2,286 | 24.72% |
| | Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 2,240 | 24.22% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,247 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1901

1901 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,185 | 25.53% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,169 | 25.34% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. S. Black | 2,151 | 25.13% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Fitzwilliam Stairs | 2,054 | 24.00% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,559 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1906

1906 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | William Davison Hill | 2,567 | 28.76% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,386 | 26.73% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. M. McCleave | 2,177 | 24.39% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Suckling | 1,795 | 20.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 8,925 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1911

1911 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 2,592 | 26.53% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 2,522 | 25.82% |
| | Liberal | William Davison Hill | 2,449 | 25.07% |
| | Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,206 | 22.58% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,769 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1916

1916 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 2,745 | 28.07% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 2,665 | 27.25% |
| | Liberal | Gilbert H. Vernon | 2,212 | 22.62% |
| | Liberal | Frederick B. Schurman | 2,158 | 22.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,780 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1920

1920 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Farmers | Robert Hunter Smith | 3,533 | 26.62% |
| | United Farmers | Harry L. Taggart | 3,430 | 25.84% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William R. Dunbar | 3,213 | 24.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 3,096 | 23.33% |
| Total | Total | Total | 13,272 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1925

1925 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Boardman Armstrong | 6,733 | 36.86% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 6,439 | 35.25% |
| | Liberal | Maynard B. Archibald | 2,634 | 14.42% |
| | Liberal | Frank A. Reynolds | 2,461 | 13.47% |
| Total | Total | Total | 18,267 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1928

1928 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 5,298 | 30.10% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William A. Flemming | 4,882 | 27.74% |
| | Liberal | Daniel H. MacKinnon | 3,839 | 21.81% |
| | Liberal | William R. Dunbar | 3,583 | 20.36% |
| Total | Total | Total | 17,602 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1933

1933 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William A. Flemming | 6,748 | 27.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Y. Thomas | 6,398 | 25.64% |
| | Liberal | Thomas R. Johnson | 6,043 | 24.21% |
| | Liberal | R. Edgar McLeod | 5,769 | 23.11% |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,958 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1937

1937 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 6,698 | 27.13% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Y. Thomas | 6,587 | 26.68% |
| | Liberal | Harry B. Havey | 5,791 | 23.45% |
| | Liberal | Edward G. McColough | 5,614 | 22.74% |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,690 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1941

1941 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 5,842 | 26.88% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Scott Dickey | 5,432 | 24.99% |
| | Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 5,301 | 24.39% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Murdoch Sutherland | 5,160 | 23.74% |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,735 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1945

1945 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 7,714 | 29.18% |
| | Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 6,631 | 25.09% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 5,515 | 20.86% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William A. Flemming | 5,383 | 20.37% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Sidney Mansfield Parker | 642 | 2.43% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Clarence Vincent Fleury | 547 | 2.07% |
| Total | Total | Total | 26,432 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1949

1949 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,081 | 26.94% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 7,580 | 25.27% |
| | Liberal | W. J. MacDonald | 6,968 | 23.23% |
| | Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 6,857 | 22.86% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | A. L. Lynds | 513 | 1.71% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,999 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1953

1953 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 7,677 | 25.61% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 7,435 | 24.80% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 7,255 | 24.20% |
| | Liberal | Hector Hill | 6,963 | 23.23% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Sydney Parker | 326 | 1.09% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harvey T. Curtis | 324 | 1.08% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,980 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1956

1956 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,476 | 27.86% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,057 | 26.48% |
| | Liberal | Hector Hill | 6,733 | 22.13% |
| | Liberal | Margaret Norrie | 6,664 | 21.91% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Arnold Lynds | 251 | 0.83% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | William Wright | 240 | 0.79% |
| Total | Total | Total | 30,421 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1960

1960 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,574 | 28.82% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,219 | 27.62% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 6,127 | 20.59% |
| | Liberal | Hugh Charles MacKinnon | 5,439 | 18.28% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Harvey T. Curtis | 704 | 2.37% |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | Helen K. Wright | 692 | 2.33% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,755 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1963

1963 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 9,606 | 32.42% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 9,147 | 30.87% |
| | Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 5,515 | 18.61% |
| | Liberal | Charles K. Sutherland | 4,746 | 16.02% |
| | New Democratic | Harvey T. Curtis | 382 | 1.29% |
| | New Democratic | Helen K. Wright | 233 | 0.79% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,629 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1967

1967 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 9,091 | 31.04% |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,485 | 28.97% |
| | Liberal | Charles K. Sutherland | 5,348 | 18.26% |
| | Liberal | George Pulsifer | 5,344 | 18.25% |
| | New Democratic | Cecil Delaney | 509 | 1.74% |
| | New Democratic | Arthur William Benedict | 507 | 1.73% |
| Total | Total | Total | 29,284 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1970

1970 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 9,398 | 28.81% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | 8,012 | 24.56% |
| | Liberal | George Norrie | 7,901 | 24.22% |
| | Liberal | Ross Hill | 7,313 | 22.42% |
| Total | Total | Total | 32,624 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Colchester" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||

### 1974

1974 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected |
| | Liberal | Melinda MacLean | 9,514 | 25.87 | Y |
| | Liberal | J. Floyd Tucker | 8,662 | 23.55 | Y |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ronald C. Giffin | 7,974 | 21.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | 7,182 | 19.53 |
| | New Democratic | Allan Marchbank | 1,771 | 4.82 |
| | New Democratic | Eda Forsythe | 1,515 | 4.12 |
| | Independent | Robert Kirk | 159 | 0.43 |
| Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | Total number of valid votes | 36,777 | 100.00 |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 144 | 0.74 |
| Number of electors who cast votes/Turnout | Number of electors who cast votes/Turnout | Number of electors who cast votes/Turnout | 19,340 | 75.60 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 25,582 |