The 1886 Nova Scotia general election was held from 8 June to 15 June 1886 to elect members of the 29th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

William Buchanan, Cape Breton

Thomas Lewis Dodge, Kings

Isidore LeBlanc, Richmond

William F. McCurdy, Victoria

William Thomas Pipes, Cumberland

Alonzo J. White, Cape Breton

Liberal-Conservative

William Blair, Colchester

John Archibald McDonald, Victoria

Nominated candidates

1886 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

1886 Nova Scotia general election

Valley

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| rowspan="2"|Annapolis

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|James Wilberforce Longley1,55625.25%

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|R. J. Ellison1,53124.85%

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|James Wilberforce Longley

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|Henry M. Munro1,53524.91%

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|Frank Andrews1,54024.99%

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|Henry M. Munro

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| rowspan="2"|Digby

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|Henri M. Robicheau1,10842.35%

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|Robert G. Munroe52219.95%

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|Henri M. Robicheau

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|John S. McNeill98637.69%

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|John S. McNeill

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| rowspan="2"|Hants

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|Allen Haley1,55225.50%

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|Allan MacDougall1,50824.77%

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|Allen Haley

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|Archibald Frame1,52225.00%

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|Nathaniel Spence1,50524.72%

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|Nathaniel Spence

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| rowspan="2"|Kings

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|Alfred P. Welton1,53524.92%

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|William C. Bill1,56025.32%

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|Thomas Lewis Dodge†

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|Leander Rand1,63526.54%

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|Thomas R. Harris1,43023.21%

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|Thomas R. Harris

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South Shore

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| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg

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|Charles Edward Church1,92429.13%

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|Charles A. Smith1,47522.33%

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|Charles Edward Church

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|George A. Ross1,79827.22%

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|Aubrey B. Caldwell1,40821.32%

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|George A. Ross

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| rowspan="2"|Queens

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|Jason M. Mack78729.25%

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|Leander Ford62223.11%

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|Jason M. Mack

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|Joseph H. Cook76228.32%

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|James C. Bartling52019.32%

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|Joseph H. Cook

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| rowspan="2"|Shelburne

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|Thomas Johnston1,18830.97%

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|Alfred K. Smith86022.42%

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|Thomas Johnston

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|William F. MacCoy1,06327.71%

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|Charles Cahan72518.90%

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|William F. MacCoy

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| rowspan="2"|Yarmouth

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|Albert Gayton1,64339.43%

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|Albert Gayton

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|William Law1,74541.88%

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|Thomas Corning77918.69%

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|Thomas Corning

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Fundy-Northeast

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| rowspan="2"|Colchester

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|George Clarke2,05327.47%

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|S. E. Gourley1,70022.75%

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|William Blair†

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|Frederick Andrew Laurence1,93825.93%

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|William Albert Patterson1,78223.85%

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|William Albert Patterson

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| rowspan="2"|Cumberland

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|Thomas Reuben Black2,08325.15%

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|C. J. Macfarlane1,85522.40%

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|James B. Wilson3414.12%

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|Thomas Reuben Black

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|George W. Forrest1,93923.41%

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|Richard L. Black2,06424.92%

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|William Thomas Pipes†

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Halifax

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| rowspan="3"|Halifax

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|William Stevens Fielding4,04219.76%

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|John Y. Payzant2,81613.76%

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|William Stevens Fielding

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|Michael Joseph Power3,82218.68%

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1886 Nova Scotia general election