# 1871 Nova Scotia general election

The 1871 Nova Scotia general election was held on 16 May 1871 to elect members of the 25th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## 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 | 1867 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | William Annand | 38 | 36 | 36 | 24 | -12 | 39,494 | 52.68% | -8.30% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Hiram Blanchard | 33 | 2 | 2 | 14 | +12 | 35,471 | 47.32% | +8.30% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 0 | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 74,965 | 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 | 71 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 74,965 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
52.68%
Liberal-Conservative
47.32% :
Seats summary
Liberal
63.16%
Liberal-Conservative
36.84% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Henry Balcom, Halifax
* Robert Chambers, Colchester
* James Cochran, Halifax
* Josiah Hooper, Richmond
* Amos Purdy, Cumberland
* Martin Isaac Wilkins, Pictou
* Elkanah Young, Hants

## Nominated candidates

1871 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 | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Annapolis | | Jared C. Troop 1,083 26.03% | | Avard Longley 1,017 24.44% | Jared C. Troop |
| Annapolis | | David C. Landers 1,076 25.86% | | T. W. Chesley 985 23.67% | David C. Landers |
| Digby | | William Berrian Vail 1,028 35.83% | | Colin Campbell 721 25.13% | William Berrian Vail |
| Digby | | Urbine Doucette 1,019 35.52% | | A. Amirault 101 3.52% | Urbine Doucette |
| Hants | | William Dawson Lawrence 1,183 22.43% | | William Henry Allison 1,446 27.42% | William Dawson Lawrence |
| Hants | | Frederick Curry 1,249 23.68% | | William McDougall 1,396 26.47% | Elkanah Young† |
| Kings | | David M. Dickie 796 21.68% | | Daniel Charles Moore 1,094 29.80% | David M. Dickie |
| Kings | | Edward L. Brown 797 21.71% | | Douglas Benjamin Woodworth 984 26.80% | Edward L. Brown |

### South Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Lunenburg | | Mather Byles DesBrisay Acclamation | | | Mather Byles DesBrisay |
| Lunenburg | | James Daniel Eisenhauer Acclamation | | | James Daniel Eisenhauer |
| Queens | | William Henry Smith 826 33.59% | | Thomas Patillo 465 18.91% | William Henry Smith |
| Queens | | Samuel Freeman 829 33.71% | | Will Hendry 339 13.79% | Samuel Freeman |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston 826 30.72% | | William F. MacCoy 570 21.20% | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | Robert Robertson 765 28.45% | | J. H. Kendrick 528 19.64% | Robert Robertson |
| Yarmouth | | Albert Gayton 714 25.71% | | John Van Norden Hatfield 397 14.30% | John K. Ryerson |
| Yarmouth | | John K. Ryerson 636 22.90% | | John Van Norden Hatfield 397 14.30% | John K. Ryerson |
| Yarmouth | | William H. Townsend 659 23.73% | | N. Churchill 371 13.36% | William H. Townsend |

### Fundy-Northeast

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Colchester | | Thomas Fletcher Morrison Acclamation | | | Thomas Fletcher Morrison |
| Colchester | | | | Samuel Rettie Acclamation | Robert Chambers† |
| Cumberland | | George Hibbard 1,043 20.14% | | Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. 1,605 31.00% | Henry Gesner Pineo Jr. |
| Cumberland | | J. K. Kiderkin 946 18.27% | | Edward Vickery 1,584 30.59% | Amos Purdy† |

### Halifax

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Halifax | | William Garvie 2,752 17.66% | | Philip Carteret Hill 2,497 16.02% | Philip Carteret Hill |
| Halifax | | John Flinn 2,704 17.35% | | M. B. Daly 2,492 15.99% | James Cochran† |
| Halifax | | Donald Archibald 2,693 17.28% | | J. Geddes 2,448 15.71% | Henry Balcom† |

### Central Nova

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Antigonish | | Daniel MacDonald 1,052 30.62% | | R. N. Henry 853 24.83% | Daniel MacDonald |
| Antigonish | | Joseph MacDonald 978 28.46% | | Angus McGillivray 553 16.09% | Joseph MacDonald |
| Guysborough | | John Angus Kirk 745 25.86% | | Joseph William Hadley 706 24.51% | John Angus Kirk |
| Guysborough | | William Henry Wylde 743 25.79% | | Alexander N. McDonald 687 23.85% | William Henry Wylde |
| Pictou | | George Murray 1,955 15.68% | | James McDonald 2,270 18.21% | George Murray |
| Pictou | | John D. McLeod 1,927 15.46% | | Simon Hugh Holmes 2,242 17.98% | Martin Isaac Wilkins† |
| Pictou | | Robert S. Copeland 1,884 15.11% | | Hugh J. Cameron 2,188 17.55% | Robert S. Copeland |

### Cape Breton

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape Breton | | Alonzo J. White 1,329 42.26% | | Newton LeGayet Mackay 824 26.20% | Alonzo J. White |
| Cape Breton | | John Fergusson 992 31.54% | | | John Fergusson |
| Inverness | | Alexander Campbell 1,280 24.15% | | Hiram Blanchard 1,427 26.92% | Alexander Campbell |
| Inverness | | Hugh McDonald 1,265 23.87% | | Samuel McDonnell 1,328 25.06% | Hugh McDonald |
| Richmond | | Edmund Power Flynn 492 39.17% | | | Edmund Power Flynn |
| Richmond | | Isidore LeBlanc 317 25.24% | | Murdoch McRae 447 35.59% | Josiah Hooper† |
| Victoria | | John Ross 505 27.79% | | David McCurdy 383 21.08% | John Ross |
| Victoria | | William Kidston 406 22.34% | | Charles James Campbell 523 28.78% | William Kidston |