# 1901 Nova Scotia general election

The 1901 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the 33rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 36 | 2 |
| 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 | 1897 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 40 | 35 | 34 | 36 | +1 | 80,196 | 58.79% | +3.22% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Charles Smith Wilcox | 32 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 55,889 | 40.97% | -3.06% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 | 0.24% | -0.16% |
| | 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 | 136,411 | 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 | 73 | 38 | 38 | 38 | – | 136,411 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
58.79%
Liberal-Conservative
40.97%
Independent/Other
0.24% :
Seats summary
Liberal
94.74%
Liberal-Conservative
5.26% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Charles Edward Church, Lunenburg
* William A. Ferguson, Guysborough
* Alexander E. Fraser, Cumberland
* Thomas Keillor, Queens
* John Drew Sperry, Lunenburg
Liberal-Conservative
* Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick, Pictou
* Thomas McMullen, Colchester

## Nominated candidates

1901 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 1,825 29.60% | | W. C. Healey 1,348 21.87% | | | James Wilberforce Longley |
| Annapolis | | Joseph A. Bancroft 1,750 28.39% | | Frank Andrews 1,242 20.15% | | | Joseph A. Bancroft |
| Digby | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau 1,507 37.12% | | J. K. Tobin 611 15.05% | | | Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau |
| Digby | | Angus Morrison Gidney 1,400 34.48% | | Louis Dugas 542 13.35% | | | Angus Morrison Gidney |
| Hants | | Arthur Drysdale 2,092 29.54% | | A. S. Sanford 1,458 20.58% | | | Arthur Drysdale |
| Hants | | Francis Parker McHeffey 1,914 27.02% | | Charles Smith Wilcox 1,619 22.86% | | | Charles Smith Wilcox |
| Kings | | Brenton Dodge 2,225 33.97% | | J. W. Ryan 1,116 17.04% | | | Brenton Dodge |
| Kings | | Harry H. Wickwire 2,122 32.40% | | Peter Innes 1,087 16.60% | | | 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 | | Edward Doran Davison 2,932 28.24% | | A. J. Wolfe 2,335 22.49% | | | John Drew Sperry† |
| Lunenburg | | Alexander Kenneth Maclean 2,923 28.15% | | J. A. Roberts 2,192 21.11% | | | Charles Edward Church† |
| Queens | | Edward Matthew Farrell 925 27.95% | | John Hutt 783 23.66% | | | Edward Matthew Farrell |
| Queens | | Charles F. Cooper 843 25.48% | | W. L. Libbey 758 22.91% | | | Thomas Keillor† |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Johnston 817 41.98% | | | | Arthur Hood 326 16.75% | Thomas Johnston |
| Shelburne | | Thomas Robertson 803 41.26% | | | | | Thomas Robertson |
| Yarmouth | | Augustus Stoneman Acclamation | | | | | Augustus Stoneman |
| Yarmouth | | Henry S. LeBlanc Acclamation | | | | | Henry S. LeBlanc |

### 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 | | Benjamin Franklin Pearson 2,169 25.34% | | A. S. Black 2,151 25.13% | | | Thomas McMullen† |
| Colchester | | Frederick Andrew Laurence 2,185 25.53% | | John Fitzwilliam Stairs 2,054 24.% | | | Frederick Andrew Laurence |
| Cumberland | | Thomas Reuben Black 2,944 25.50% | | C. R. Smith 2,720 23.56% | | | Thomas Reuben Black |
| Cumberland | | M. L. Tucker 2,933 25.41% | | Daniel McLeod 2,946 25.52% | | | 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 | | George Mitchell 4,955 17.56% | | Adam Brown Crosby 4,707 16.68% | | | George Mitchell |
| Halifax | | David McPherson 5,049 17.89% | | G. M. Campbell 4,487 15.90% | | | David McPherson |
| Halifax | | Michael Edwin Keefe 4,840 17.15% | | J. J. Stewart 4,185 14.83% | | | Michael Edwin Keefe |

### 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 Acclamation | | | | | Angus McGillivray |
| Antigonish | | Christopher P. Chisholm Acclamation | | | | | Christopher P. Chisholm |
| Guysborough | | William Whitman 1,498 35.79% | | John Keating 620 14.81% | | | William Akins Fergusson† |
| Guysborough | | John Howard Sinclair 1,511 36.11% | | H. T. Harding 556 13.29% | | | John Howard Sinclair |
| Pictou | | Edward Mortimer Macdonald 3,703 20.61% | | George E. Munro 3,011 16.76% | | | Edward Mortimer Macdonald |
| Pictou | | Robert Dewar 3,157 17.57% | | Charles Elliott Tanner 3,186 17.73% | | | Charles Elliott Tanner |
| Pictou | | George Patterson 3,534 19.67% | | William Cameron 1,377 7.66% | | | Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick† |

### 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 | | Daniel Duncan McKenzie 3,840 32.29% | | Colin McKinnon 2,205 18.54% | | | Daniel Duncan McKenzie |
| Cape Breton | | Neil J. Gillis 3,691 31.04% | | Vincent Mullins 2,157 18.14% | | | Neil J. Gillis |
| Inverness | | James MacDonald 2,270 27.39% | | Charles Edward McMillan 1,326 16.00% | | | James McDonald |
| Inverness | | J. L. McDougall 1,317 15.89% | | Charles Edward McMillan 1,326 16.00% | | | James McDonald |
| Inverness | | Moses J. Doucet 1,734 20.92% | | Daniel McNeil 1,137 13.72% | | | Moses J. Doucet |
| Inverness | | Alexander Macdonald 504 6.08% | | Daniel McNeil 1,137 13.72% | | | Moses J. Doucet |
| Richmond | | Duncan Finlayson 1,090 34.64% | | D. G. Stewart 562 17.86% | | | Duncan Finlayson |
| Richmond | | Simon Joyce 994 31.59% | | Felix Landry 501 15.92% | | | Simon Joyce |
| Victoria | | George Henry Murray 1,177 37.85% | | John A. McDonald 581 18.68% | | | George Henry Murray |
| Victoria | | John Gillis Morrison 1,023 32.89% | | John J. McCabe 329 10.58% | | | John Gillis Morrison |