# 1882 Nova Scotia general election

The 1882 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1882 to elect members of the 28th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party, their first of ten consecutive wins that would see them retain power until 1925. The Conservatives were the only one-term government in Nova Scotia until 2013 when the NDP lost.
The Liberals did not have a formal leader at the time of the election. After their victory, the newly elected caucus selected William Thomas Pipes to be Premier.

## Results
### Results by party

| 24 | 14 |
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative |
Official results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | 1878 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | None | 38 | 8 | 8 | 24 | +16 | 50,206 | 51.74% | +4.96% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | 37 | 30 | 29 | 14 | -16 | 45,779 | 47.18% | -4.67% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,043 | 1.08% | -0.29% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 1 | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 97,028 | 100.00% | – |
| Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | Blank and invalid ballots | 0 | 0.00% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 79 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 97,028 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
51.74%
Liberal-Conservative
47.18%
Independent/Other
1.08% :
Seats summary
Liberal
63.16%
Liberal-Conservative
36.84% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Joseph Robbins Kinney, Yarmouth
* Thomas Barlow Smith, Hants
Liberal-Conservative
* Benjamin Van Blarcom, Digby
* Simon Hugh Holmes, Pictou
* Edward James, Lunenburg
* James S. MacDonald, Kings
* Hector Francis McDougall, Cape Breton
* John Fitzwilliam Stairs, Halifax
* Nathaniel Whitworth White, Shelburne

## Nominated candidates

1882 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

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Annapolis | | William Botsford Troop 1,212 23.57% | | James Wilberforce Longley 1,340 26.06% | | | William Botsford Troop |
| Annapolis | | Caleb Shaffner 1,261 24.52% | | Henry M. Munro 1,329 25.85% | | | Caleb Shaffner |
| Digby | | George Taylor 752 21.23% | | Henri M. Robicheau 1,048 29.59% | | William Lent 92 2.60% | Henri M. Robicheau |
| Digby | | Urbine Doucette 664 18.75% | | John S. McNeill 986 27.84% | | | Benjamin Van Blarcom† |
| Hants | | Nathaniel Spence 1,236 25.05% | | Archibald Frame 1,209 24.50% | | | Nathaniel Spence |
| Hants | | F. S. Creelman 1,229 24.90% | | Allen Haley 1,261 25.55% | | | Thomas Barlow Smith† |
| Kings | | Thomas R. Harris 1,345 24.17% | | C. B. Hickey 1,198 21.53% | | James Lyons 318 5.71% | James S. MacDonald† |
| Kings | | William C. Bill 1,267 22.77% | | Thomas Lewis Dodge 1,437 25.82% | | | William C. Bill |

### South Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Lunenburg | | Charles A. Smith 1,195 22.78% | | Charles Edward Church 1,539 29.34% | | | Charles A. Smith |
| Lunenburg | | W. R. Calder 1,075 20.50% | | George A. Ross 1,436 27.38% | | | Edward James† |
| Queens | | Leander Ford 548 22.50% | | Joseph H. Cook 689 28.28% | | | Leander Ford |
| Queens | | James C. Bartling 555 22.78% | | Jason M. Mack 644 26.44% | | | James C. Bartling |
| Shelburne | | John Allan 547 17.51% | | Thomas Johnston 947 30.31% | | | Nathaniel Whitworth White† |
| Shelburne | | Nehemiah McGray 692 22.15% | | William F. MacCoy 938 30.03% | | | Nehemiah McGray |
| Yarmouth | | | | Albert Gayton 1,344 39.26% | | | Albert Gayton |
| Yarmouth | | Thomas Corning 1,203 35.14% | | T. B. Flint 876 25.59% | | | Joseph Robbins Kinney† |

### Fundy-Northeast

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Colchester | | William Blair 1,507 24.64% | | S. D. McLellan 1,387 22.68% | | Samuel Rettie 474 7.75% | William Blair |
| Colchester | | William Albert Patterson 1,497 24.48% | | W. H. Guild 1,251 20.45% | | | William Albert Patterson |
| Cumberland | | Charles James Townshend 1,690 24.98% | | Charles Smith 1,682 24.86% | | | Charles James Townshend |
| Cumberland | | Edward Vickery 1,519 22.45% | | William Thomas Pipes 1,875 27.71% | | | Edward Vickery |

### Halifax

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Halifax | | J. F. L. Parsons 2,475 16.06% | | Michael Joseph Power 2,591 16.82% | | | John Fitzwilliam Stairs† |
| Halifax | | William D. Harrington 2,737 17.76% | | J. G. Foster 2,543 16.50% | | | William D. Harrington |
| Halifax | | John Pugh 2,508 16.28% | | William Stevens Fielding 2,554 16.58% | | | John Pugh |

### Central Nova

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Antigonish | | John Sparrow David Thompson 1,166 41.60% | | Joseph McDonald 543 19.37% | | | John Sparrow David Thompson |
| Antigonish | | | | Angus McGillivray 1,094 39.03% | | | Angus McGillivray |
| Guysborough | | Alexander N. McDonald 518 19.81% | | Otto Schwartz Weeks 871 33.31% | | | Alexander N. McDonald |
| Guysborough | | Joseph William Hadley 414 15.83% | | John A. Fraser 812 31.05% | | | Joseph William Hadley |
| Pictou | | Robert Hockin 2,492 17.41% | | Jeffrey McColl 2,411 16.84% | | | Simon Hugh Holmes† |
| Pictou | | Charles H. Munro 2,489 17.39% | | Edward Mortimer MacDonald 2,250 15.72% | | | Vacant |
| Pictou | | Adam Carr Bell 2,473 17.28% | | Cornelius Dwyer 2,200 15.37% | | | Adam Carr Bell |

### Cape Breton

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal | Liberal | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape Breton | | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,192 21.48% | | Alonzo J. White 1,600 28.83% | | | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley |
| Cape Breton | | Colin Chisholm 1,178 21.23% | | William Buchanan 1,579 28.46% | | | Hector Francis McDougall† |
| Inverness | | Angus MacLennan 1,387 24.70% | | Duncan J. Campbell 1,435 25.55% | | | Duncan J. Campbell |
| Inverness | | Alexander Campbell 1,477 26.30% | | John McKinnon 1,317 23.45% | | | Alexander Campbell |
| Richmond | | Neil L. McNeil 150 8.45% | | Isidore LeBlanc 538 30.31% | | | Isidore LeBlanc |
| Richmond | | Murdoch McRae 407 22.93% | | Joseph Matheson 354 19.94% | | | Alexander McCuish |
| Richmond | | Alexander McCuish 326 18.37% | | Joseph Matheson 354 19.94% | | | Alexander McCuish |
| Victoria | | John Archibald McDonald 874 32.94% | | D.J. McLeod 498 18.77% | | John Munroe 159 5.99% | John Morrison |
| Victoria | | John Morrison 522 19.68% | | William F. McCurdy 600 22.62% | | | William F. McCurdy |