# 1894 Nova Scotia general election

The 1894 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 March to 15 March 1894 to elect members of the 31st House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 26 | 12 |
| 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 | 1890 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | William Stevens Fielding | 39 | 28 | 27 | 26 | -2 | 75,295 | 52.05% | +1.21% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | William MacKay | 37 | 10 | 10 | 12 | +2 | 68,455 | 47.33% | +0.59% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 899 | 0.62% | -1.80% |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 1 | | | | | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 144,649 | 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 | – | 144,649 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
52.05%
Liberal-Conservative
47.33%
Independent/Other
0.62% :
Seats summary
Liberal
68.42%
Liberal-Conservative
31.58% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* George Clarke, Colchester
* Daniel McNeil, Inverness
* Henry M. Munro, Annapolis
Liberal-Conservative
* Alexander F. Cameron, Guysborough
* Thomas Barlow Smith, Hants

## Nominated candidates

1894 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 1,808 27.18% | | Thomas R. Jones 1,555 23.38% | | | James Wilberforce Longley |
| Annapolis | | Joseph A. Bancroft 1,793 26.95% | | Hugh E. Gillis 1,496 22.49% | | | Henry M. Munro† |
| Digby | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,228 27.54% | | Louis Dugan 1,018 22.83% | | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau |
| Digby | | Eliakim Tupper 1,245 27.92% | | M. R. Timpany 968 21.71% | | | Eliakim Tupper |
| Hants | | Arthur Drysdale 1,706 25.19% | | James A. Thompson 1,689 24.94% | | | Arthur Drysdale |
| Hants | | W. H. Guild 1,644 24.28% | | Charles Smith Wilcox 1,733 25.59% | | | Thomas Barlow Smith† |
| Kings | | Brenton Dodge 2,227 31.% | | Barclay Webster 1,580 21.99% | | | Barclay Webster |
| Kings | | Harry H. Wickwire 2,081 28.97% | | R. M. Rand 1,296 18.04% | | | 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 | | John Drew Sperry 2,648 27.92% | | James A. McLean 2,133 22.49% | | | John Drew Sperry |
| Lunenburg | | Charles Edward Church 2,602 27.44% | | J. A. Hirtle 2,101 22.15% | | | Charles Edward Church |
| Queens | | Albert M. Hemeon 913 28.83% | | John Hutt 703 22.20% | | | Albert M. Hemeon |
| Queens | | Richard Hunt 912 28.79% | | O.L. Patch 639 20.18% | | | Richard Hunt |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston 1,282 26.31% | | R. W. Freeman 1,059 21.74% | | | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Robertson 1,319 27.07% | | Charles Cahan 1,212 24.88% | | | Charles Cahan |
| Yarmouth | | William Law 1,464 31.78% | | | | E.C. Simonson (Prohibitionist-Temperance) 899 19.51% | William Law |
| Yarmouth | | Cornelius Forman Hatfield 1,097 23.81% | | Albert A. Pothier 1,147 24.90% | | | Cornelius Forman Hatfield |

### 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 1,896 25.09% | | Israel Longworth 1,890 25.02% | | | Frederick Andrew Laurence |
| Colchester | | Alfred Dickie 1,814 24.01% | | Wilbert David Dimock 1,955 25.88% | | | George Clarke† |
| Cumberland | | Thomas Reuben Black 3,109 28.47% | | George W. Forrest 2,498 22.87% | | | George W. Forrest |
| Cumberland | | Alexander E. Fraser 2,902 26.58% | | William Oxley 2,411 22.08% | | | William Oxley |

### 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 4,795 17.88% | | T. W. Walsh 4,019 14.99% | | | William Stevens Fielding |
| Halifax | | William Roche 4,651 17.35% | | James Morrow 4,406 16.43% | | | William Roche |
| Halifax | | Michael Joseph Power 4,373 16.31% | | William Anderson Black 4,570 17.04% | | | 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 | | Colin Francis McIsaac 1,333 27.99% | | J.J. Cameron 1,141 23.95% | | | Colin Francis McIsaac |
| Antigonish | | Christopher P. Chisholm 1,225 25.72% | | C. Ernest Gregory 1,064 22.34% | | | Christopher P. Chisholm |
| Guysborough | | Daniel H. McKinnon 1,240 28.70% | | Hamilton Morrow 979 22.66% | | | Hamilton Morrow |
| Guysborough | | John Howard Sinclair 1,216 28.15% | | A. Whitman 885 20.49% | | | Alexander F. Cameron† |
| Pictou | | Edward Mortimer Macdonald 2,797 15.41% | | William Cameron 3,254 17.93% | | | William Cameron |
| Pictou | | James Drummond McGregor 2,992 16.49% | | Charles Elliott Tanner 3,236 17.83% | | | James Drummond McGregor |
| Pictou | | J. F. Oliver 2,759 15.20% | | Alexander Grant 3,109 17.13% | | | 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 | | Joseph McPherson 2,592 23.89% | | William MacKay 2,885 26.59% | | | Joseph McPherson |
| Cape Breton | | Angus J. MacDonald 2,552 23.52% | | John McCormick 2,822 26.01% | | | Angus J. MacDonald |
| Inverness | | John McKinnon 1,746 24.87% | | John H. Jameison 1,857 26.45% | | | John McKinnon |
| Inverness | | Samuel McDonnell 1,658 23.61% | | Alexander Campbell 1,760 25.07% | | | Daniel McNeil† |
| Richmond | | Simon Joyce 996 25.89% | | Abraham LeBlanc 883 22.95% | | | Abraham LeBlanc |
| Richmond | | Joseph Matheson 974 25.32% | | John Morrison 994 25.84% | | | Joseph Matheson |
| Victoria | | John Gillis Morrison 784 24.39% | | John J. McCabe 597 18.57% | | | John A. Fraser |
| Victoria | | John A. Fraser 748 23.27% | | John Lemuel Bethune 911 28.34% | | | John Lemuel Bethune |
| Victoria | | M. H. MacKenzie 174 5.41% | | John Lemuel Bethune 911 28.34% | | | John Lemuel Bethune |