# 1874 Nova Scotia general election

The 1874 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 December 1874 to elect members of the 26th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 20 | 11 | 7 |
| Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Independent |
Official results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | # of candidates | 1871 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | William Annand | 33 | 24 | 26 | 20 | -4 | 36,706 | 54.39% | +1.71% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Simon Hugh Holmes | 27 | 14 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 22,722 | 33.67% | -13.65% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 8,060 | 11.94% | +11.94% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 2 | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 67,488 | 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 | 68 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 67,488 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
54.39%
Liberal-Conservative
33.67%
Independent/Other
11.94% :
Seats summary
Liberal
52.63%
Liberal-Conservative
28.95%
Independent/Other
18.42% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* John Flinn, Halifax
* David C. Landers, Annapolis
* John Ross, Victoria
* William Henry Smith, Queens
* John Taylor, Halifax
* Jared C. Troop, Annapolis
* William Berrian Vail, Digby
* Henry Yeomans, Hants
Liberal-Conservative
* Hiram Blanchard, Inverness
* Samuel Rettie, Colchester

## Nominated candidates

1874 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 | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Annapolis | | E. Bent 1,013 23.05% | | Avard Longley 1,211 27.55% | | | Jared C. Troop† |
| Annapolis | | Parker 994 22.62% | | William Botsford Troop 1,177 26.78% | | | David C. Landers† |
| Digby | | Henri M. Robicheau 967 30.28% | | John Chipman Wade 574 17.98% | | | William Berrian Vail† |
| Digby | | Urbine Doucette 529 16.57% | | | | Colin Campbell (Anti-Confederate) 1,123 35.17% | Urbine Doucette |
| Hants | | Thomas Barlow Smith 1,332 31.68% | | William Henry Allison 1,463 34.80% | | | Thomas Barlow Smith |
| Hants | | | | Alfred Putnam 1,409 33.52% | | | Henry Yeomans† |
| Kings | | Daniel Charles Moore 1,027 22.95% | | | | John B. North 1,171 26.17% | Daniel Charles Moore |
| Kings | | Henry Shaw 1,016 22.71% | | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth 1,260 28.16% | | | Vacant |

### South Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Lunenburg | | James Daniel Eisenhauer 1,507 28.95% | | William Young 1,148 22.06% | | | James Daniel Eisenhauer |
| Lunenburg | | Mather Byles DesBrisay 1,423 27.34% | | Edward James 1,127 21.65% | | | Mather Byles DesBrisay |
| Queens | | Isaac N. Mack 740 32.46% | | Charles Allison 441 19.34% | | | William Henry Smith† |
| Queens | | Samuel Freeman 705 30.92% | | George Starrat Parker 394 17.28% | | | Samuel Freeman |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston Acclamation | | | | | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | Robert Robertson Acclamation | | | | | Robert Robertson |
| Yarmouth | | Albert Gayton 1,641 45.70% | | | | | Albert Gayton |
| Yarmouth | | John Lovitt 1,211 33.72% | | | | | John K. Ryerson |
| Yarmouth | | John K. Ryerson 739 20.58% | | | | | John K. Ryerson |

### Fundy-Northeast

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Colchester | | John Barnhill Dickie 1,687 30.25% | | | | | Samuel Rettie† |
| Colchester | | Thomas Fletcher Morrison 1,046 18.76% | | William Albert Patterson 1,718 30.81% | | | Thomas Fletcher Morrison |
| Colchester | | Robert Putman 1,126 20.19% | | William Albert Patterson 1,718 30.81% | | | Thomas Fletcher Morrison |
| Cumberland | | | | Charles James Townsend 1,209 22.92% | | Hiram Black 1,461 27.70% | Vacant |
| Cumberland | | Amos Purdy 1,304 24.72% | | Edward Vickery 1,301 24.66% | | | Edward Vickery |

### Halifax

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Halifax | | Philip Carteret Hill 2,862 20.88% | | Robert Sedgewick 1,837 13.40% | | | John Taylor† |
| Halifax | | Donald Archibald 2,853 20.81% | | W. J. Almon 1,818 13.26% | | | Donald Archibald |
| Halifax | | Edward Farrell 2,709 19.76% | | M. J. Griffin 1,630 11.89% | | | John Flinn† |

### Central Nova

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Antigonish | | Daniel MacDonald 752 31.01% | | | | | Daniel MacDonald |
| Antigonish | | Joseph MacDonald 661 27.26% | | John J. McKinnon 1,012 41.73% | | | Joseph MacDonald |
| Guysborough | | Charles M. Franchville 682 28.26% | | Stewart Campbell 440 18.23% | | | Charles M. Franchville |
| Guysborough | | William Henry Wylde 628 26.03% | | Alexander N. McDonald 362 15.00% | | | William Henry Wylde |
| Guysborough | | William Henry Wylde 628 26.03% | | Joseph William Hadley 301 12.47% | | | William Henry Wylde |
| Pictou | | | | Alexander MacKay Acclamation | | | Alexander MacKay |
| Pictou | | | | Simon Hugh Holmes Acclamation | | | Simon Hugh Holmes |
| Pictou | | | | Hugh J. Cameron Acclamation | | | Hugh J. Cameron |

### Cape Breton

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape Breton | | Alonzo J. White 1,129 34.19% | | John Currie 204 6.19% | | | Alonzo J. White |
| Cape Breton | | John Fergusson 626 18.96% | | A. G. Hamilton 304 9.21% | | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,039 31.47% | John Fergusson |
| Inverness | | Alexander Campbell 1,309 24.06% | | | | John J. McKinnon 1,390 25.55% | Hiram Blanchard† |
| Inverness | | Hugh McDonald 1,260 23.16% | | | | Duncan J. Campbell 1,482 27.24% | Duncan J. Campbell |
| Richmond | | | | | | Charles Boudroit Acclamation | Charles Boudroit |
| Richmond | | | | Murdoch McRae Acclamation | | | Murdoch McRae |
| Victoria | | David McCurdy 680 33.93% | | John Angus Morrison 382 19.06% | | | David McCurdy |
| Victoria | | John A. Fraser 548 27.35% | | | | William Kidston 394 19.66% | John Ross† |