# 1911 Nova Scotia general election

The 1911 Nova Scotia general election was held on 14 June 1911 to elect members of the 35th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

## Results
### Results by party

| 27 | 11 |
| 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 | 1906 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | # | % | Change (pp) |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 38 | 32 | 32 | 27 | -5 | 99,192 | 51.09% | -3.99% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | John M. Baillie | 37 | 5 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 88,114 | 45.38% | +3.06% |
| | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3,441 | 1.77% | -0.83% |
| | Labour | None | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,410 | 1.76% | +1.76% |
| | 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 | 194,157 | 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 | – | 194,157 | 100.00% | – |
Popular vote
Liberal
51.09%
Liberal-Conservative
45.38%
Independent/Other
1.77%
Labour
1.76% :
Seats summary
Liberal
71.05%
Liberal-Conservative
28.95% :

## Retiring incumbents

Liberal
* Joseph A. Bancroft, Annapolis
* Charles F. Cooper, Queens
* Neil J. Gillis, Cape Breton
* Joshua H. Livingstone, Cumberland
* David McPherson, Halifax
* Moses H. Nickerson, Shelburne
* James O'Brien, Hants
* Elisha B. Paul, Cumberland
* William Whitman, Guysborough

## Nominated candidates

1911 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 | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Annapolis | | Orlando Daniels 2,092 26.74% | | A. L. Davison 1,931 24.68% | | | | | Orlando Daniels |
| Annapolis | | J. R. Hall 1,863 23.81% | | Norman Phinney 1,938 24.77% | | | | | Joseph A. Bancroft† |
| Digby | | Joseph William Comeau 1,892 28.09% | | Harry Hatheway Marshall 1,599 23.74% | | | | | Joseph William Comeau |
| Digby | | Allen Ellsworth Wall 1,855 27.54% | | F. P. Deveau 1,389 20.62% | | | | | Allen Ellsworth Wall |
| Hants | | James William Reid 2,066 25.24% | | P. M. Feilding 2,006 24.51% | | | | | James O'Brien† |
| Hants | | George Wilson 1,809 22.10% | | Albert Parsons 2,303 28.14% | | | | | Albert Parsons |
| Kings | | Harry H. Wickwire 2,413 27.12% | | S. C. Parker 1,599 17.97% | | | | N. W. Eaton 1,893 21.28% (Moral Reform) | Harry H. Wickwire |
| Kings | | Archibald Menzies Covert 2,156 24.24% | | | | | | Charles Alexander Campbell 835 9.39% (Moral Reform) | Charles Alexander Campbell |

### South Shore

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Lunenburg | | Alexander Kenneth Maclean 3,136 27.98% | | Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker 2,405 21.46% | | | | | Alexander Kenneth Maclean |
| Lunenburg | | Charles Uniacke Mader 2,679 23.90% | | Joseph Willis Margeson 2,987 26.65% | | | | | Charles Uniacke Mader |
| Queens | | Jordan W. Smith 1,047 26.42% | | Philson Kempton 953 24.05% | | | | | Charles F. Cooper† |
| Queens | | W. P. Purney 884 22.31% | | William Lorimer Hall 1,079 27.23% | | | | | William Lorimer Hall |
| Shelburne | | Robert Irwin 1,245 26.64% | | R. Ward Fisher 1,120 23.97% | | | | | Robert Irwin |
| Shelburne | | Smith Nickerson 1,202 25.72% | | George Phillips 1,106 23.67% | | | | | Moses H. Nickerson† |
| Yarmouth | | Ernest Howard Armstrong 1,665 28.02% | | James G. d'Entremont 1,180 19.86% | | | | | Ernest Howard Armstrong |
| Yarmouth | | Henry S. LeBlanc 1,514 25.48% | | Howard Corning 1,583 26.64% | | | | | Henry S. LeBlanc |

### Fundy-Northeast

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Colchester | | William Davison Hill 2,449 25.07% | | Frank Stanfield 2,592 26.53% | | | | | William Davison Hill |
| Colchester | | Benjamin Franklin Pearson 2,206 22.58% | | Robert H. Kennedy 2,522 25.82% | | | | | Benjamin Franklin Pearson |
| Cumberland | | James Ralston 4,168 26.10% | | J. Flemming Gilroy 4,030 25.24% | | | | | Elisha B. Paul† |
| Cumberland | | Rufus Carter 4,154 26.01% | | C. R. Smith 3,617 22.65% | | | | | Joshua H. Livingstone† |

### Halifax

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Halifax | | F. J. Logan 6,142 17.74% | | Frederick P. Bligh 5,187 14.98% | | John T. Joy 2,575 7.44% | | | David McPherson† |
| Halifax | | George Everett Faulkner 6,120 17.68% | | Nelson R. Smith 4,825 13.94% | | | | | George Everett Faulkner |
| Halifax | | Robert Emmett Finn 5,836 16.86% | | J. C. O'Mullin 3,937 11.37% | | | | | Robert Emmett Finn |

### Central Nova

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Antigonish | | Fred Robert Trotter 1,267 27.24% | | Hugh MacDougall 1,016 21.84% | | | | | Fred Robert Trotter |
| Antigonish | | Christopher P. Chisholm 1,070 23.00% | | Edward Lavin Girroir 1,299 27.92% | | | | | Christopher P. Chisholm |
| Guysborough | | James Cranswick Tory 1,860 26.97% | | G. T. MacNeil 1,625 23.56% | | | | | William Whitman† |
| Guysborough | | James F. Ellis 1,794 26.01% | | J. S. Wells 1,618 23.46% | | | | | James F. Ellis |
| Pictou | | Robert M. McGregor 3,929 17.39% | | Charles Elliott Tanner 3,788 16.76% | | P. P. Foxgrove 835 3.70% | | | Robert M. McGregor |
| Pictou | | Robert Hugh MacKay 3,725 16.49% | | S. G. Robertson 3,428 15.17% | | | | | Robert Hugh MacKay |
| Pictou | | Archibald MacKenzie 3,299 14.60% | | John M. Baillie 3,591 15.89% | | | | | John M. Baillie |

### Cape Breton

| Electoral district | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent |
| Electoral district | Liberal | Liberal | Liberal-Conservative | Liberal-Conservative | Labour | Labour | Independent/Other | Independent/Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Cape Breton | | Arthur Samuel Kendall 5,987 23.99% | | John Carey Douglas 6,252 25.05% | | | | | Arthur Samuel Kendall |
| Cape Breton | | W. F. Carroll 5,756 23.07% | | Robert Hamilton Butts 6,246 25.03% | | | | Alex McKinnon 713 2.86% (Socialist) | Neil J. Gillis† |
| Inverness | | Donald MacLennan 2,723 27.92% | | C.E MacMillan 2,143 21.97% | | | | | C.E. MacMillan |
| Inverness | | James MacDonald 2,613 26.79% | | Thomas Gallant 2,274 23.32% | | | | | James MacDonald |
| Richmond | | Simon Joyce 1,108 28.94% | | Felix Landry 821 21.45% | | | | | Felix Landry |
| Richmond | | Charles P. Bissett 1,097 28.66% | | James McVicar 802 20.95% | | | | | Charles P. Bissett |
| Victoria | | George Henry Murray 1,247 33.76% | | John Lemuel Bethune 696 18.84% | | | | | George Henry Murray |
| Victoria | | Angus A. Buchanan 1,124 30.43% | | Duncan McDonald 627 16.97% | | | | | Angus A. Buchanan |