# 1897 Nova Scotia general election

The 1897 Nova Scotia general election was held from 13 April to 20 April 1897 to elect members of the 32nd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 35 | 3 |
| 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 | 1894 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 40 | 26 | 28 | 35 | +9 | 84,888 | 55.57% | +3.52% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | William MacKay | 36 | 12 | 10 | 3 | -9 | 67,254 | 44.03% | -3.30% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 605 | 0.40% | -0.22% |
| | 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 | 152,747 | 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 | 77 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 152,747 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
55.57%
Liberal-Conservative
44.03%
Independent/Other
0.40% :
Seats summary
Liberal
92.11%
Liberal-Conservative
7.89% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Richard Hunt, Queens
* Daniel H. MacKinnon, Guysborough
* Joseph Matheson, Richmond
* Firman McClure, Colchester
* Allan Moreash, Lunenburg
* William Roche, Halifax
Liberal-Conservative
* William Anderson Black, Halifax
* Alexander Grant, Pictou

## Nominated candidates

1897 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 1,871 26.38% | | Thomas R. Jones 1,680 23.69% | | | James Wilberforce Longley |
| Annapolis | | Joseph A. Bancroft 1,878 26.48% | | C. S. Harrington 1,664 23.46% | | | Joseph A. Bancroft |
| Digby | | Angus Morrison Gidney 1,498 31.14% | | Frank E. Comeau 940 19.54% | | | Angus Morrison Gidney |
| Digby | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,512 31.43% | | M.R. Timpany 860 17.88% | | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau |
| Hants | | William McDonald Douglas 1,707 24.35% | | Charles Smith Wilcox 1,746 24.91% | | | Charles Smith Wilcox |
| Hants | | Arthur Drysdale 1,839 26.24% | | James A. Thompson 1,717 24.50% | | | Arthur Drysdale |
| Kings | | Brenton Dodge 2,354 33.08% | | Peter Innis 1,460 20.52% | | | Brenton Dodge |
| Kings | | Harry H. Wickwire 2,195 30.85% | | Leander Rand 1,107 15.56% | | | Harry H. Wickwire |

### 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 2,581 25.52% | | A.J. Wolff 2,512 24.84% | | | Allan Moreash† |
| Lunenburg | | Charles Edward Church 2,514 24.86% | | Emanuel Hebb 2,507 24.78% | | | Charles Edward Church |
| Queens | | Edward Matthew Farrell 876 26.38% | | John Hutt 666 20.05% | | | Edward Matthew Farrell |
| Queens | | R. R. McLeod 184 5.54% | | John Hutt 666 20.05% | | | Edward Matthew Farrell |
| Queens | | Thomas Keillor 712 21.44% | | T. H. Siddell 179 5.39% | | | Richard Hunt† |
| Queens | | John Millard 704 21.20% | | T. H. Siddell 179 5.39% | | | Richard Hunt† |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston Acclaimed | | | | | Thomas Robertson |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Robertson Acclaimed | | | | | Thomas Johnston |
| Yarmouth | | William Law 1,501 29.14% | | Joseph R. Wyman 958 18.60% | | E. C. Simonson (Prohibitionist-Temperance) 605 11.74% | William Law |
| Yarmouth | | Henry S. LeBlanc 1,473 28.60% | | Albert A. Pothier 614 11.92% | | | Albert A. Pothier |

### 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 | | Alfred Dickie 2,240 24.22% | | Thomas McMullen 2,363 25.55% | | | Firman McClure† |
| Colchester | | Frederick Andrew Laurence 2,358 25.50% | | Wilbert David Dimock 2,286 24.72% | | | Frederick Andrew Laurence |
| Cumberland | | Thomas Reuben Black 3,487 29.14% | | A.A. McKinnon 2,689 22.47% | | | Thomas Reuben Black |
| Cumberland | | Alexander E. Fraser 3,251 27.16% | | J. C. McDougall 2,541 21.23% | | | Alexander E. Fraser |

### 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 Bernard Wallace 5,101 17.36% | | Miner T. Foster 4,754 16.18% | | | William Bernard Wallace |
| Halifax | | David McPherson 5,307 18.06% | | John Fitzwilliam Stairs 4,563 15.53% | | | William Roche† |
| Halifax | | George Mitchell 5,312 18.07% | | T. W. Walsh 4,350 14.80% | | | William Anderson Black† |

### 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 1,263 27.77% | | Charles B. Whidden 1,123 24.69% | | | Angus McGillivray |
| Antigonish | | Christopher P. Chisholm 1,176 25.86% | | Hugh MacDonald 986 21.68% | | | Christopher P. Chisholm |
| Guysborough | | William Akins Fergusson 1,525 29.90% | | C. Ernest Gregory 1,065 20.88% | | | Daniel H. MacKinnon† |
| Guysborough | | John Howard Sinclair 1,523 29.86% | | Charles S. Elliott 987 19.35% | | | John Howard Sinclair |
| Pictou | | James Drummond McGregor 3,456 17.24% | | William Cameron 3,262 16.28% | | | William Cameron |
| Pictou | | Edward Mortimer Macdonald 3,422 17.07% | | Charles Elliott Tanner 3,289 16.41% | | | Charles Elliott Tanner |
| Pictou | | John McIntosh 3,299 16.46% | | Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick 3,314 16.54% | | | Alexander Grant† |

### 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 | | Arthur Samuel Kendall 3,705 29.35% | | William MacKay 2,669 21.14% | | | William MacKay |
| Cape Breton | | Alexander Johnston 3,559 28.19% | | John McCormick 2,691 21.32% | | | John McCormick |
| Inverness | | James MacDonald 2,646 32.94% | | John H. Jameison 1,537 19.13% | | | John H. Jameison |
| Inverness | | Moses J. Doucet 2,501 31.13% | | Alexander Campbell 1,350 16.80% | | | Alexander Campbell |
| Richmond | | Simon Joyce 958 25.86% | | John Morrison 910 24.57% | | | Simon Joyce |
| Richmond | | Duncan Finlayson 1,034 27.92% | | Remi Benoit 802 21.65% | | | Joseph Matheson† |
| Victoria | | George Henry Murray 1,273 36.59% | | John A. McDonald 651 18.71% | | | George Henry Murray |
| Victoria | | John Gillis Morrison 1,093 31.42% | | A. G. McLeod 462 13.28% | | | John Gillis Morrison |