# 1886 Nova Scotia general election

The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 29 | 8 | 1 |
| 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 | 1882 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 39 | 24 | 24 | 29 | +5 | 62,361 | 54.88% | +3.14% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 37 | 14 | 14 | 8 | -6 | 50,149 | 44.13% | -3.05% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1,120 | 0.99% | -0.09% |
| | 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 | 113,630 | 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 | 78 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 113,630 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
54.88%
Liberal-Conservative
44.13%
Independent/Other
0.99% :
Seats summary
Liberal
76.32%
Liberal-Conservative
21.05%
Independent/Other
2.63% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* William Buchanan, Cape Breton
* Thomas Lewis Dodge, Kings
* Isidore LeBlanc, Richmond
* William F. McCurdy, Victoria
* William Thomas Pipes, Cumberland
* Alonzo J. White, Cape Breton
Liberal-Conservative
* William Blair, Colchester
* John Archibald McDonald, Victoria

## Nominated candidates

1886 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 1,556 25.25% | | R. J. Ellison 1,531 24.85% | | | James Wilberforce Longley |
| Annapolis | | Henry M. Munro 1,535 24.91% | | Frank Andrews 1,540 24.99% | | | Henry M. Munro |
| Digby | | Henri M. Robicheau 1,108 42.35% | | Robert G. Munroe 522 19.95% | | | Henri M. Robicheau |
| Digby | | John S. McNeill 986 37.69% | | | | | John S. McNeill |
| Hants | | Allen Haley 1,552 25.50% | | Allan MacDougall 1,508 24.77% | | | Allen Haley |
| Hants | | Archibald Frame 1,522 25.00% | | Nathaniel Spence 1,505 24.72% | | | Nathaniel Spence |
| Kings | | Alfred P. Welton 1,535 24.92% | | William C. Bill 1,560 25.32% | | | Thomas Lewis Dodge† |
| Kings | | Leander Rand 1,635 26.54% | | Thomas R. Harris 1,430 23.21% | | | Thomas R. Harris |

### 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 | | Charles Edward Church 1,924 29.13% | | Charles A. Smith 1,475 22.33% | | | Charles Edward Church |
| Lunenburg | | George A. Ross 1,798 27.22% | | Aubrey B. Caldwell 1,408 21.32% | | | George A. Ross |
| Queens | | Jason M. Mack 787 29.25% | | Leander Ford 622 23.11% | | | Jason M. Mack |
| Queens | | Joseph H. Cook 762 28.32% | | James C. Bartling 520 19.32% | | | Joseph H. Cook |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston 1,188 30.97% | | Alfred K. Smith 860 22.42% | | | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | William F. MacCoy 1,063 27.71% | | Charles Cahan 725 18.90% | | | William F. MacCoy |
| Yarmouth | | Albert Gayton 1,643 39.43% | | | | | Albert Gayton |
| Yarmouth | | William Law 1,745 41.88% | | Thomas Corning 779 18.69% | | | Thomas Corning |

### 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 | | George Clarke 2,053 27.47% | | S. E. Gourley 1,700 22.75% | | | William Blair† |
| Colchester | | Frederick Andrew Laurence 1,938 25.93% | | William Albert Patterson 1,782 23.85% | | | William Albert Patterson |
| Cumberland | | Thomas Reuben Black 2,083 25.15% | | C. J. Macfarlane 1,855 22.40% | | James B. Wilson 341 4.12% | Thomas Reuben Black |
| Cumberland | | George W. Forrest 1,939 23.41% | | Richard L. Black 2,064 24.92% | | | William Thomas Pipes† |

### 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 4,042 19.76% | | John Y. Payzant 2,816 13.76% | | | William Stevens Fielding |
| Halifax | | Michael Joseph Power 3,822 18.68% | | J. N. Lyons 2,866 14.01% | | | Michael Joseph Power |
| Halifax | | William Roche 3,931 19.21% | | William D. Harrington 2,981 14.57% | | | William D. Harrington |

### 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 1,384 34.30% | | Rod K. McDonald 482 11.95% | | | Angus McGillivray |
| Antigonish | | Colin Francis McIsaac 1,269 31.45% | | Charles B. Whidden 900 22.30% | | | Charles B. Whidden |
| Guysborough | | James A. Fraser 1,036 33.67% | | Joseph William Hadley 565 18.36% | | | John A. Fraser |
| Guysborough | | Otto Schwartz Weeks 931 30.26% | | J. F. L. Parsons 545 17.71% | | | Otto Schwartz Weeks |
| Pictou | | Jeffrey McColl 2,606 16.70% | | Robert Hockin 2,565 16.44% | | | Robert Hockin |
| Pictou | | John D. McLeod 2,514 16.11% | | Charles H. Munro 2,578 16.52% | | | Charles H. Munro |
| Pictou | | Robert Drummond 2,498 16.01% | | Adam Carr Bell 2,844 18.22% | | | Adam Carr Bell |

### 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 | | George Henry Murray 1,253 24.13% | | Colin Chisholm 1,633 31.44% | | | Alonzo J. White† |
| Cape Breton | | Ronald Gillies 745 14.35% | | William MacKay 1,562 30.08% | | | William Buchanan† |
| Inverness | | John McKinnon 1,854 31.13% | | Angus MacLennan 1,363 22.89% | | | Angus MacLennan |
| Inverness | | Daniel McNeil 1,764 29.62% | | Alexander Campbell 974 16.36% | | | Alexander Campbell |
| Richmond | | Angus S. McLean 455 19.65% | | David A. Hearn 534 23.07% | | | Isidore LeBlanc† |
| Richmond | | Joseph Matheson 616 26.61% | | Murdoch McRae 316 13.65% | | | Murdoch McRae |
| Richmond | | Charles LeNoir 394 17.02% | | Murdoch McRae 316 13.65% | | | Murdoch McRae |
| Victoria | | John J. McCabe 385 13.21% | | Murdoch G. McLeod 463 15.89% | | John Lemuel Bethune 779 26.74% | John Archibald McDonald† |
| Victoria | | John A. Fraser 510 17.51% | | John Morrison 408 14.01% | | | William F. McCurdy† |
| Victoria | | John A. Fraser 510 17.51% | | John Munroe 368 12.63% | | | William F. McCurdy† |