# 1890 Nova Scotia general election

The 1890 Nova Scotia general election was held from 14 May to 21 May 1890 to elect members of the 30th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 28 | 10 |
| 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 | 1886 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 40 | 29 | 29 | 28 | -1 | 69,307 | 50.84% | -4.04% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | William MacKay | 38 | 8 | 8 | 10 | +2 | 63,720 | 46.74% | +2.61% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3,302 | 2.42% | +1.43% |
| | 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 | 136,329 | 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 | 80 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 136,329 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
50.84%
Liberal-Conservative
46.74%
Independent/Other
2.42% :
Seats summary
Liberal
73.68%
Liberal-Conservative
26.32% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Joseph H. Cook, Queens
* Jeffrey McColl, Pictou
* John S. McNeill, Digby
* Leander Rand, Kings
* Henri M. Robicheau, Digby
Liberal-Conservative
* Frank Andrews, Annapolis
* William C. Bill, Kings
* Charles H. Munro, Pictou

## Nominated candidates

1890 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 | | James Wilberforce Longley 1,884 27.33% | | C. S. Harrington 1,622 23.53% | | | James Wilberforce Longley |
| Annapolis | | Harris H. Chute 1,844 26.75% | | B. Starratt 1,543 22.39% | | | Frank Andrews† |
| Digby | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,207 26.57% | | Robert G. Munroe 708 15.59% | | | Henri M. Robicheau† |
| Digby | | William German 437 9.62% | | Robert G. Munroe 708 15.59% | | | Henri M. Robicheau† |
| Digby | | Eliakim Tupper 1,179 25.96% | | Daniel LeBlanc 665 14.64% | | | John S. McNeill† |
| Digby | | Edward Hogan 346 7.63% | | Daniel LeBlanc 665 14.64% | | | John S. McNeill† |
| Hants | | Allen Haley 1,661 25.28% | | Adam McDougall 1,660 25.26% | | | Allen Haley |
| Hants | | Archibald Frame 1,552 23.62% | | Thomas Barlow Smith 1,698 25.84% | | | Archibald Frame |
| Kings | | Alfred P. Welton 1,572 25.12% | | Thomas R. Harris 1,540 24.61% | | | Leander Rand† |
| Kings | | J. E. Starr 1,405 22.45% | | Barclay Webster 1,741 27.82% | | | William C. Bill† |

### 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 | | John Drew Sperry 2,091 26.12% | | James A. McLean 1,960 24.48% | | | John Drew Sperry |
| Lunenburg | | Charles Edward Church 2,033 25.39% | | Charles A. Smith 1,922 24.01% | | | Charles Edward Church |
| Queens | | Richard Hunt 897 28.12% | | Leander Ford 722 22.63% | | | Joseph H. Cook† |
| Queens | | Albert M. Hemeon 887 27.81% | | C. A. Bowlley 684 21.44% | | | Albert M. Hemeon |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston 1,061 25.85% | | Alfred K. Smith 951 23.17% | | | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | William F. MacCoy 1,042 25.38% | | Charles Cahan 1,051 25.60% | | | William F. MacCoy |
| Yarmouth | | William Law 1,487 31.48% | | M. D'Entremont 962 20.37% | | | William Law |
| Yarmouth | | Albert Gayton 1,473 31.19% | | Jacob Bingay 801 16.96% | | | Albert Gayton |

### 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 | | Frederick Andrew Laurence 1,904 25.71% | | Israel Longworth 1,842 24.87% | | | Frederick Andrew Laurence |
| Colchester | | George Clarke 1,868 25.22% | | William Albert Patterson 1,793 24.21% | | | George Clarke |
| Cumberland | | Thomas Reuben Black 2,537 24.58% | | George W. Forrest 2,818 27.30% | | | Thomas Reuben Black |
| Cumberland | | Richard L. Black 2,252 21.82% | | William Oxley 2,715 26.30% | | | Richard L. Black |

### 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 | | William Stevens Fielding 5,036 18.86% | | H. McDonald Henry 4,219 15.80% | | | William Stevens Fielding |
| Halifax | | William Roche 4,828 18.08% | | P. O'Mullin 3,946 14.77% | | | William Roche |
| Halifax | | Michael Joseph Power 4,752 17.79% | | J. J. Stewart 3,928 14.71% | | | Michael Joseph Power |

### 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 | | Angus McGillivray 1,362 30.68% | | J.J. Cameron 1,003 22.60% | | | Angus McGillivray |
| Antigonish | | Colin Francis McIsaac 1,274 28.70% | | Archibald McPhee 800 18.02% | | | Colin Francis McIsaac |
| Guysborough | | A. J. O. Maguire 663 18.98% | | Alexander F. Cameron 831 23.78% | | Otto Schwartz Weeks (Independent Liberal) 538 15.40% | Otto Schwartz Weeks |
| Guysborough | | James A. Fraser 707 20.23% | | Hamilton Morrow 755 21.61% | | | James A. Fraser |
| Pictou | | John Yorston 2,728 16.05% | | William Cameron 2,897 17.05% | | Robert Drummond 2,764 16.27% | William Cameron |
| Pictou | | James Drummond McGregor 2,885 16.98% | | Charles Elliott Tanner 2,835 16.68% | | | Jeffrey McColl† |
| Pictou | | | | Alexander Grant 2,883 16.97% | | | Charles H. Munro† |

### 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 | | Angus J. MacDonald 2,681 28.23% | | Colin Chisholm 2,097 22.08% | | | Colin Chisholm |
| Cape Breton | | Joseph McPherson 2,579 27.15% | | William MacKay 2,141 22.54% | | | William MacKay |
| Inverness | | Daniel McNeil 1,908 27.76% | | John McKeen 1,602 23.31% | | | Daniel McNeil |
| Inverness | | John McKinnon 1,874 27.26% | | Angus MacLennan 1,490 21.68% | | | John McKinnon |
| Richmond | | Abraham LeBlanc 865 28.47% | | David A. Hearn 669 22.02% | | | David A. Hearn |
| Richmond | | Joseph Matheson 859 28.28% | | Roderick Ferguson 645 21.23% | | | Joseph Matheson |
| Victoria | | N. E. Mckay 630 19.28% | | John Lemuel Bethune 846 25.89% | | | John Lemuel Bethune |
| Victoria | | John J. McCabe 86 2.63% | | John Lemuel Bethune 846 25.89% | | | John Lemuel Bethune |
| Victoria | | John A. Fraser 971 29.71% | | Murdoch G. McLeod 735 22.49% | | | John A. Fraser |