Hants (provincial electoral district)

Hants was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected one member to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 until 1949, at which point the district was divided into the current electoral districts of Hants East and Hants West.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Hants elected the following members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party
43rd 1945–1949 Robert A. MacLellan Liberal
42nd 1941–1945 Alexander Stirling MacMillan
41st 1937–1941
40th 1933–1937

From 1933 to 1949, Hants elected one member to the Legislative Assembly. Prior to 1933, the district elected two members.

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
39th 1930–1933
seat declared vacant
Albert E. Parsons Liberal-Conservative
1928–1930 Edgar Nelson Rhodes Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925–1928
37th 1920–1925 James William Reid Liberal John Alexander MacDonald Farmer's Party
36th 1916–1920 Albert E. Parsons Liberal-Conservative
35th 1911–1916
34th 1909–1911 James O'Brien Liberal
1907–1909 Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
1906–1907 Arthur Drysdale Liberal
33rd 1901–1906 Francis Parker McHeffey Liberal
32nd 1897–1901 Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
31st 1894–1897
30th 1891–1894 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal-Conservative
1890–1891 Allen Haley Liberal
29th 1886–1890 Archibald Frame Liberal
28th 1882–1886 Nathaniel David Spence Liberal-Conservative
27th 1878–1882 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal
26th 1874–1878 William Henry Allison Liberal-Conservative Alfred Putnam Liberal-Conservative
25th 1874 Thomas Barlow Smith Liberal Henry Yeomans Liberal
1871–1874 William Henry Allison Liberal-Conservative William McDougall Liberal-Conservative
24th 1867–1871 William Dawson Lawrence Anti-Confederation Elkanah Young Anti-Confederation

There were two by-elections held in 1874, shortly followed by a general election. The by-elections of March 10th, 1874 saw Allison and McDougall replaced by Smith and Yeomans. The general election held on December 17th, 1874 saw the re-election of Allison and the election of Alfred Putnam.[1]

Election results

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1867

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1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal William Dawson Lawrence 1,529 31.52%
Liberal Elkanah Young 1,497 30.86%
Liberal–Conservative Parker 921 18.99%
Liberal–Conservative William McDougall 904 18.64%
Total 4,851
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

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1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative William Henry Allison 1,446 27.42%
Liberal William McDougall 1,396 26.47%
Liberal Fred Curry 1,249 23.68%
Liberal–Conservative William Dawson Lawrence 1,183 22.43%
Total 5,274
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

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1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative William Henry Allison 1,463 34.82%
Liberal–Conservative Alfred Putnam 1,407 33.48%
Liberal Thomas Barlow Smith 1,332 31.70%
Total 4,202
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

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1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,621 27.52%
Liberal Thomas Barlow Smith 1,507 25.58%
Liberal–Conservative F. S. Creelman 1,465 24.87%
Liberal William Dawson Lawrence 1,298 22.03%
Total 5,891
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

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1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Allen Haley 1,261 25.55%
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,236 25.05%
Liberal–Conservative F. S. Creelman 1,229 24.90%
Liberal Archibald Frame 1,209 24.50%
Total 4,935
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

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1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Allen Haley 1,552 25.50%
Liberal Archibald Frame 1,522 25.00%
Liberal–Conservative Allan MacDougall 1,508 24.77%
Liberal–Conservative Nathaniel Spence 1,505 24.72%
Total 6,087
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

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1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Barlow Smith 1,698 25.84%
Liberal Allen Haley 1,661 25.28%
Liberal–Conservative Adam McDougall 1,660 25.26%
Liberal Archibald Frame 1,552 23.62%
Total 6,571
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

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1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,730 25.56%
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,706 25.20%
Liberal–Conservative James A. Thompson 1,689 24.95%
Liberal W. H. Guild 1,644 24.29%
Total 6,769
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

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1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,768 25.58%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,732 25.05%
Liberal–Conservative James A. Thompson 1,707 24.69%
Liberal William McDonald Douglas 1,706 24.68%
Total 6,913
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

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1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 2,092 29.54%
Liberal Francis Parker McHeffey 1,914 27.02%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,619 22.86%
Liberal–Conservative A. S. Sanford 1,458 20.58%
Total 7,083
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

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1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Arthur Drysdale 1,934 26.19%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Smith Wilcox 1,859 25.17%
Liberal E. A. O'Brien 1,800 24.37%
Liberal–Conservative Francis Parker McHeffey 1,792 24.27%
Total 7,385
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

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1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,303 29.53%
Liberal James William Reid 2,066 26.49%
Liberal–Conservative P. M. Fielding 2,006 25.72%
Liberal Henry M. Munro 1,425 18.27%
Total 7,800
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

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1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,142 26.24%
Liberal James William Reid 2,051 25.13%
Liberal–Conservative Herbert W. Sangster 2,041 25.00%
Liberal Burchill R. Fulmer 1,929 23.63%
Total 8,163
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920

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1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James William Reid 3,035 30.69%
United Farmers John Alexander MacDonald 2,179 22.03%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 2,083 21.06%
United Farmers Walter J. Aylword 1,594 16.12%
Labour Wiley V. Davison 998 10.09%
Total 9,889
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

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1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,806 31.38%
Liberal–Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,573 29.86%
Liberal James William Reid 3,075 20.08%
Liberal Lionel A. Forsyth 2,860 18.68%
Total 15,314
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1928

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1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,087 26.46%
Liberal–Conservative Edgar Nelson Rhodes 4,008 25.95%
Liberal James William Reid 3,823 24.75%
Liberal Robert Gass 3,528 22.84%
Total 15,446
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1933

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1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,328 53.65%
Liberal–Conservative Albert Parsons 4,603 46.35%
Total 9,931
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1937

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1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 5,590 54.96% 1.31%
Liberal–Conservative Leonard William Fraser 4,581 45.04% -1.31%
Total 10,171
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1941

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1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander Stirling MacMillan 4,871 57.56% 2.60%
Liberal–Conservative Norman Dexter Blanchard 3,592 42.44% -2.60%
Total 8,463
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1945

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1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Robert A. MacLellan 4,951 52.66% -4.89%
Liberal–Conservative Norman Dudley Murray 3,194 33.98% -8.47%
Co-operative Commonwealth Frederick Charles Gilmore Scott 1,256 13.36%
Total 9,401
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Hants West" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Electoral History for Hants County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2019.