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The list of Nova Scotia by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the House of Assembly , although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament. Between 1840 and 1927 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested.
63rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2017–2021 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Cape Breton Centre
March 10, 2020
Tammy Martin
New Democratic
Kendra Coombes
New Democratic
Resigned due to ongoing health issues.
Yes
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River
Lenore Zann
New Democratic
Dave Ritcey
Progressive Conservative
Resigned to run federally in Cumberland-Colchester as a Liberal ; elected. Completed final months as an independent MHA.
No
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg
September 3, 2019
Alfie MacLeod
Progressive Conservative
Brian Comer
Progressive Conservative
Resigned to run federally in Cape Breton-Canso ; defeated.
Yes
Northside-Westmount
Eddie Orrell
Progressive Conservative
Murray Ryan
Progressive Conservative
Resigned to run federally in Sydney-Victoria; defeated.
Yes
Argyle-Barrington
Chris d'Entremont
Progressive Conservative
Colton LeBlanc
Progressive Conservative
Resigned to run federally in West Nova ; elected.
Yes
Sackville-Cobequid
June 18, 2019
Dave Wilson
New Democratic
Steve
Craig
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
No
Cumberland South
June 19, 2018
Jamie Baillie
Progressive Conservative
Tory Rushton
Progressive Conservative
Resigned amid an allegation of harassment.
Yes
62nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2013–2017 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Needham
August 30, 2016
Maureen MacDonald
New Democratic
Lisa Roberts
New Democratic
Resignation
Yes
Sydney-Whitney Pier
July 14, 2015
Gordie Gosse
New Democratic
Derek Mombourquette
Liberal
Resignation
No
Dartmouth South
Allan Rowe
Liberal
Marian Mancini
New Democratic
Death
No
Cape Breton Centre
Frank Corbett
New Democratic
David Wilton
Liberal
Resignation
No
61st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2009–2013 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Cape Breton North
June 21, 2011
Cecil Clarke
Progressive Conservative
Eddie Orrell
Progressive Conservative
Resignation to contest the 2011 Federal Election
Yes
Cumberland South
October 26, 2010
Murray Scott
Progressive Conservative
Jamie Baillie
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Yarmouth
June 22, 2010
Richard Hurlburt
Progressive Conservative
Zach Churchill
Liberal
Resignation due to a constituency expense scandal
No
Glace Bay
David Wilson
Liberal
Geoff MacLellan
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Inverness
October 20, 2009
Rodney MacDonald
Progressive Conservative
Allan MacMaster
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Antigonish
Angus MacIsaac
Progressive Conservative
Maurice Smith
New Democratic
Resignation
No
60th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2006–2009 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Cole Harbour-Eastern Passage
October 2, 2007
Kevin Deveaux
New Democratic
Becky Kent
New Democratic
Resignation
Yes
59th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 2003–2006 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Chester-St. Margaret's
June 12, 2005
John Chataway
Progressive Conservative
Judy Streatch
Progressive Conservative
Death
Yes
58th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1999–2003 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Fairview
March 6, 2001
Eileen O'Connell
New Democratic
Graham Steele
New Democratic
Death
Yes
Cape Breton North
Russell MacLellan
Liberal
Cecil Clarke
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
No
Cape Breton East
April 4, 2000
David Wilson
Liberal
David Wilson
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
57th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1998–1999 [ ]
no by-elections
56th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1993–1998 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Citadel
November 4, 1997
Terry Donahoe
Progressive Conservative
Ed Kinley
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1997 Federal Election
No
Cumberland North
Ross Bragg
Liberal
Ernie Fage
Progressive Conservative
Death
No
Cape Breton The Lakes
Bernie Boudreau
Liberal
Helen MacDonald
New Democratic
Resignation
No
Cape Breton North
Ron Stewart
Liberal
Russell MacLellan
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Halifax Fairview
June 4, 1996
Alexa McDonough
New Democratic
Eileen O'Connell
New Democratic
Resignation upon election as Leader of the Federal NDP
Yes
Cape Breton West
October 10, 1995
Russell MacKinnon
Liberal
Alfie MacLeod
Progressive Conservative
Resignation to enter municipal politics
No
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley
November 2, 1993
Ken Streatch
Progressive Conservative
Brooke Taylor
Progressive Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1993 Federal Election
Yes
Pictou East
August 3, 1993
Donald W. Cameron
Progressive Conservative
Wayne Fraser
Liberal
Resignation
No
55th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1988–1993 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Atlantic
August 27, 1991
John Buchanan
Progressive Conservative
Robert Chisholm
New Democratic
Appointed to the Senate
No
Cape Breton Centre
August 28, 1990
Russell MacNeil
Liberal
Russell MacNeil
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
Cape Breton Centre
August 22, 1989
Wayne Connors
Liberal
Russell MacNeil
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
54th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1984–1988 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Inverness South
February 24, 1987
Billy Joe MacLean
Progressive Conservative
Billy Joe MacLean
Independent
Expelled after pleading guilty to submitting forged documents.
No
53rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1981–1984 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Lunenburg Centre
June 5, 1984
Bruce Cochran
Progressive Conservative
Maxine Cochran
Progressive Conservative
Death
Yes
Kings South
February 12, 1984
Harry How
Progressive Conservative
Paul Kinsman
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Cape Breton The Lakes
February 22, 1983
Ossie Fraser
Liberal
John Newell
Progressive Conservative
Death
No
52nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1978–1981 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Cape Breton East
December 2, 1980
Jeremy Akerman
New Democratic
Donnie MacLeod
Progressive Conservative
Resignation to become Executive Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
No
Victoria
May 6, 1980
Peter John Nicholson
Liberal
Fisher Hudson
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
No
Richmond
Gaston T. LeBlanc
Liberal
John E. LeBrun
Liberal
Death
Yes
Halifax Needham
Gerald Regan
Liberal
Edmund L. Morris
Progressive Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1980 Federal Election
No
51st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1974–1978 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Pictou Centre
September 6, 1977
Fraser MacLean
Progressive Conservative
Jack MacIsaac
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Cape Breton West
September 7, 1976
Allan Sullivan
Liberal
Ossie Fraser
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
50th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1970–1974 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Guysborough
June 5, 1973
Angus MacIsaac
Progressive Conservative
Sandy Cameron
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election
No
Queens
November 16, 1971
W. S. Kennedy Jones
Progressive Conservative
Floyd MacDonald
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Kings West
Gordon Tidman
Progressive Conservative
Frank Bezanson
Liberal
Void Election
No
49th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1967–1970 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Eastern Shore
February 11, 1969
Duncan MacMillan
Liberal
Alexander Garnet Brown
Liberal
Death
Yes
Guysborough
February 11, 1969
Alexander MacIsaac
Progressive Conservative
Angus MacIsaac
Progressive Conservative
Death
Yes
Dartmouth North
November 26, 1968
Gordon L. S. Hart
Liberal
Gerald G. Wambolt
Progressive Conservative
Appointed a judge
No
Cumberland Centre
Stephen T. Pyke
Progressive Conservative
Raymond M. Smith
Progressive Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Colchester
February 13, 1968
Robert Stanfield
Progressive Conservative
Gerald Ritcey
Progressive Conservative
Resignation upon election as Leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives
Yes
48th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1963–1967 [ ]
no by-elections
47th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1960–1963 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Inverness
September 11, 1962
Roderick MacLean
Liberal
William N. MacLean
Liberal
Death
Yes
Hants East
Ernest M. Ettinger
Progressive Conservative
Albert J. Ettinger
Progressive Conservative
Death
Yes
46th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1956–1960 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Lunenburg East
October 14, 1959
R. Clifford Levy
Progressive Conservative
Maurice L. Zinck
Progressive Conservative
Death
Yes
45th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1953–1956 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Inverness
November 14, 1954
Alexander H. McKinnon
Liberal
Joseph Clyde Nunn
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Hants East
Alfred E. Reid
Liberal
Alfred E. Reid
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
Halifax South
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal
Richard Donahoe
Progressive Conservative
Death
No
44th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1949–1953 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Hants West
November 27, 1950
George B. Cole
Liberal
George Henry Wilson
Progressive Conservative
Void Election
No
Richmond
December 20, 1949
Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Liberal
Earl Wallace Urquhart
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
43rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1945–1949 [ ]
no by-elections
42nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1941–1945 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Antigonish
October 19, 1942
John A. MacIsaac
Liberal
John P. Gorman
Liberal
Death
Yes
Richmond
December 15, 1941†
Donald David Boyd
Liberal
Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Liberal
Appointed to the Department of Mines and Labour
Yes
† Won by acclamation
41st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1937–1941 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Inverness
October 28, 1940†
Moses Elijah McGarry
Liberal
Alexander H. McKinnon
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election
Yes
Halifax West
October 28, 1940†
George E. Hagen
Liberal
George E. Hagen
Liberal
Resigned seat intending to retire but decided to run again
Yes
Halifax South
October 28, 1940†
Angus Lewis Macdonald
Liberal
Joseph R. Murphy
Liberal
Appointed to the federal cabinet
Yes
Cumberland
October 28, 1940†
Percy Chapman Black
Conservative
Leonard William Fraser
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election
Yes
Colchester
October 28, 1940†
George Y. Thomas
Conservative
George Scott Dickey
Conservative
Death
Yes
Halifax Centre
December 5, 1939†
William Duff Forrest
Liberal
James Edward Rutledge
Liberal
Death
Yes
Cape Breton Centre
December 5, 1939
Michael Dwyer
Liberal
Douglas MacDonald
Cooperative Commonwealth
Resignation to become President and General Manager of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company
No
Yarmouth
November 29, 1938†
Lindsay C. Gardner
Liberal
Henry A. Waterman
Liberal
Death
Yes
† Won by acclamation
40th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1933–1937 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax North
March 2, 1936
Gordon Benjamin Isnor
Liberal
Harold Connolly
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1935 Federal Election
Yes
39th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1928–1933 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax
January 21, 1930
John Francis Mahoney
Conservative
Conservative
Death
Yes
38th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1925–1928 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Queens
August 30, 1926†
William Lorimer Hall
Conservative
William Lorimer Hall
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
Richmond and Cape Breton West
February 24, 1926†
John Alexander Macdonald
Conservative
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1925 Federal Election
Yes
Hants
August 1, 1925†
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Conservative
Edgar Nelson Rhodes
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary
Yes
Halifax
August 1, 1925†
John Archibald Walker
Conservative
John Archibald Walker
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources and Provincial Development
Yes
Cumberland
August 1, 1925†
Percy Chapman Black
Conservative
Percy Chapman Black
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways
Yes
Cape Breton East
August 1, 1925†
John Carey Douglas
Conservative
John Carey Douglas
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
Cape Breton Centre
August 1, 1925†
Gordon Sidney Harrington
Conservative
Gordon Sidney Harrington
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Mines
Yes
† Won by acclamation
37th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1920–1925 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Victoria
March 1, 1923†
George Henry Murray
Liberal
Daniel Alexander Cameron
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Kings
January 16, 1923†
Harry H. Wickwire
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Halifax
January 16, 1923†
Robert Emmett Finn
Liberal
Liberal
Resignation to contest a federal by-election
Yes
Antigonish
January 16, 1923†
William Chisholm
Liberal
William Chisholm
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways
Yes
Shelburne
September 2, 1920
Liberal
Ernest Howard Armstrong
Liberal
Resignation to provide a seat for Armstrong
Yes
† Won by acclamation
36th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1916–1920 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Kings
July 3, 1918†
Harry H. Wickwire
Liberal
Harry H. Wickwire
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways
Yes
† Won by acclamation
35th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1911–1916 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Victoria
February 14, 1914
Angus A. Buchanan
Liberal
Conservative
Death (Results voided November 17, 1914. No by-election held)
No
Antigonish
January 16, 1913
Edward Lavin Girroir
Conservative
Conservative
Appointed to the Senate
Yes
Lunenburg
November 15, 1911
Alexander Kenneth Maclean
Liberal
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election
No
Digby
November 15, 1911
Liberal
Harry Hatheway Marshall
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election
No
Annapolis
November 8, 1911†
Orlando Daniels
Liberal
Orlando Daniels
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
Yarmouth
August 16, 1911
Ernest Howard Armstrong
Liberal
Ernest Howard Armstrong
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
† Won by acclamation
34th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1906–1911 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Kings
January 31, 1911†
Brenton Dodge
Liberal
Harry H. Wickwire
Liberal
Death
Yes
Digby
November 15, 1910
Angus Morrison Gidney
Liberal
Liberal
Appointed Collector of Customs
Yes
Queens
February 16, 1910
Edward Matthew Farrell
Liberal
William Lorimer Hall
Conservative
Appointed to the Senate
No
Lunenburg
November 24, 1909
Henry March
Liberal
Alexander Kenneth Maclean
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Hants
November 24, 1909
Charles Smith Wilcox
Conservative
Albert Parsons
Conservative
Death
Yes
Cumberland
November 24, 1909
William Thomas Pipes
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Victoria
November 17, 1909†
John Gillis Morrison
Liberal
Angus A. Buchanan
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Pictou
February 16, 1909
Charles Elliott Tanner
Conservative
Robert Hugh MacKay
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1908 Federal Election
No
Hants
July 17, 1907
Arthur Drysdale
Liberal
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Antigonish
April 9, 1907†
Christopher P. Chisholm
Liberal
Christopher P. Chisholm
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
Digby
February 19, 1907†
Ambrose H. Comeau
Liberal
Joseph Willie Comeau
Liberal
Appointed to the Senate
Yes
† Won by acclamation
33rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1901–1906 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Annapolis
March 6, 1906
James Wilberforce Longley
Liberal
Orlando Daniels
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Richmond
December 15, 1904
Duncan Finlayson
Liberal
Charles P. Bissett
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Pictou
December 15, 1904
Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Liberal
Robert M. McGregor
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Cumberland
December 15, 1904
Thomas Reuben Black
Liberal
Liberal
Appointed to the Senate
Yes
Colchester
December 15, 1904
Frederick Andrew Laurence
Liberal
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Cape Breton
December 15, 1904
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Liberal
Arthur Samuel Kendall
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Lunenburg
December 8, 1904†
Alexander Kenneth Maclean
Liberal
Charles Uniacke Mader
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Guysborough
December 8, 1904†
John Howard Sinclair
Liberal
James F. Ellis
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election
Yes
Shelburne
January 12, 1904
Thomas Johnston
Liberal
George A. Cox
Liberal
Death
Yes
Yarmouth
January 5, 1904†
Augustus Stoneman
Liberal
George P. Sanderson
Liberal
Resignation to be appointed to the Legislative Council
Yes
Antigonish
January 22, 1903†
Angus McGillivray
Liberal
Fred Robert Trotter
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Shelburne
December 10, 1902
Thomas Robertson
Liberal
Moses H. Nickerson
Liberal
Death
Yes
Lunenburg
December 3, 1902†
Edward Doran Davison
Liberal
John Drew Sperry
Liberal
Death
Yes
† Won by acclamation
32nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1897–1901 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax
December 12, 1900
Liberal
Michael Edwin Keefe
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election
Yes
Cape Breton
December 12, 1900
Arthur Samuel Kendall
Liberal
Neil J. Gillis
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election
Yes
Alexander Johnston
Liberal
Daniel Duncan McKenzie
Liberal
Yes
Pictou
December 5, 1900†
Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Liberal
Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election
Yes
Liberal
Charles Elliott Tanner
Conservative
No
Yarmouth
May 15, 1900†
William Law
Liberal
Augustus Stoneman
Liberal
Appointed to the Legislative Council
Yes
† Won by acclamation
31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1894–1897 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Victoria
August 15, 1896†
John Lemuel Bethune
Conservative
George Henry Murray
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election
No
Queens
August 15, 1896†
Albert M. Hemeon
Liberal
Edward Matthew Farrell
Liberal
Death
Yes
Lunenburg
August 15, 1896
John Drew Sperry
Liberal
Allan Moreash
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election
Yes
Halifax
August 15, 1896†
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
Liberal
Resignation to contest a federal by-election
Yes
Colchester
August 15, 1896
Wilbert David Dimock
Conservative
Firman McClure
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election
No
Annapolis
August 15, 1896†
James Wilberforce Longley
Liberal
James Wilberforce Longley
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election
Yes
Digby
September 28, 1895
Eliakim Tupper
Liberal
Angus Morrison Gidney
Liberal
Death
Yes
Antigonish
June 13, 1895
Colin Francis McIsaac
Liberal
Angus McGillivray
Liberal
Resignation to contest a federal by-election
Yes
Colchester
January 30, 1895†
Wilbert David Dimock
Conservative
Wilbert David Dimock
Conservative
Resignation to recontest due to election petition
Yes
Richmond
December 27, 1894
Conservative
Joseph Matheson
Liberal
Void Election
No
† Won by acclamation
30th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1890–1894 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Annapolis
June 8, 1892
Henry H. Chute
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Hants
March 5, 1891
Allen Haley
Liberal
Arthur Drysdale
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election
Yes
Cape Breton
March 5, 1891
Liberal
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election
Yes
Antigonish
March 5, 1891
Angus McGillivray
Liberal
Christopher P. Chisholm
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election
Yes
Yarmouth
December 11, 1890
Albert Gayton
Liberal
Forman Hatfield
Liberal
Appointed Registrar of Deeds
Yes
29th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1886–1890 [ ]
† Won by acclamation
28th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1882–1886 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax
August 20, 1884
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
William Stevens Fielding
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary
Yes
Cumberland
July 2, 1884†
Charles James Townshend
Conservative
Thomas Reuben Black
Liberal
Resignation to contest a federal by-election
No
Inverness
January 11, 1883
Duncan J. Campbell
Liberal
Angus MacLennan
Conservative
Death
No
Cape Breton
August 29, 1882
Alonza J. White
Liberal
Alonza J. White
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
Antigonish
August 29, 1882
John Sparrow David Thompson
Conservative
Charles B. Whidden
Conservative
Appointed a judge
Yes
Yarmouth
August 22, 1882†
Albert Gayton
Liberal
Albert Gayton
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
Lunenburg
August 22, 1882†
Charles Edward Church
Liberal
Charles Edward Church
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
† Won by acclamation
27th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1878–1882 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax
November 25, 1879
Charles James MacDonald
Conservative
John Fitzwilliam Stairs
Conservative
Appointed a Post Office Inspector
Yes
Pictou
November 11, 1878†
Simon Hugh Holmes
Conservative
Simon Hugh Holmes
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary
Yes
Antigonish
November 11, 1878†
John Sparrow David Thompson
Conservative
John Sparrow David Thompson
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
† Won by acclamation
26th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1874–1878 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Shelburne
March 1, 1878
Robert Robertson
Liberal
Nathaniel Whitworth White
Conservative
Resignation
No
Yarmouth
January 10, 1878†
Albert Gayton
Liberal
Albert Gayton
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
Antigonish
December 4, 1877
John J. McKinnon
Conservative
John Sparrow David Thompson
Conservative
Resignation
Yes
Lunenburg
September 27, 1876
Mather Byles DesBrisay
Liberal
Charles Henry Davison
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Guysborough
December 20, 1875
William Henry Wylde
Liberal
Otto Schwartz Weeks
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Shelburne
January 21, 1875†
Robert Robertson
Liberal
Robert Robertson
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
† Won by acclamation
25th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1871–1874 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Hants
March 10, 1874
William McDougall
Conservative
Henry Yeomans
Liberal
Resignation
No
Cape Breton
March 10, 1874†
Alonza J. White
Liberal
Alonza J. White
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands
Yes
Richmond
March 4, 1874
Edmund Power Flynn
Liberal
Charles Boudroit
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election
Yes
Hants
March 4, 1874
William Henry Allison
Conservative
Thomas Barlow Smith
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election
No
Guysborough
March 4, 1874
John Angus Kirk
Liberal
Charles M. Franchville
Liberal
Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election
Yes
Victoria
October 23, 1873
Charles James Campbell
Conservative
David McCurdy
Liberal
Appointed to the Legislative Council
No
Halifax
February 18, 1873
William Garvie
Liberal
John Taylor
Liberal
Death
Yes
Antigonish
February 11, 1873†
Daniel MacDonald
Liberal
Daniel MacDonald
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
Yarmouth
October 16, 1872
William H. Townsend
Liberal
John K. Ryerson
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Pictou
October 16, 1872
James McDonald
Conservative
Alexander MacKay
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election
Yes
Inverness
October 16, 1872
Samuel McDonnell
Conservative
Duncan J. Campbell
Conservative
Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election
Yes
† Won by acclamation
24th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1867–1871 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Guysborough
December 13, 1870
John Joseph Marshall
Anti-Confederate
William Henry Wylde
Anti-Confederate
Death
Yes
Halifax
November 17, 1870
Jeremiah Northup
Anti-Confederate
Philip Carteret Hill
Confederation Party
Appointed to the Senate (Results voided March 20, 1871. No by-election held.)
No
Inverness
October 22, 1868
Hiram Blanchard
Confederation Party
Anti-Confederate
Void Election
No
Digby
December 12, 1867
William Berrian Vail
Anti-Confederate
William Berrian Vail
Anti-Confederate
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
Shelburne
December 5, 1867†
Robert Robertson
Anti-Confederate
Robert Robertson
Anti-Confederate
Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines
Yes
Pictou
December 5, 1867†
Martin Isaac Wilkins
Anti-Confederate
Martin Isaac Wilkins
Anti-Confederate
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
† Won by acclamation
23rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1863–1867 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Yarmouth Township
January 16, 1866
George Stayley Brown
Liberal
William H. Townsend
Liberal
Resignation
Yes
Lunenburg
December 27, 1865
William Slocumb
Conservative
Abraham Hebb
Liberal
Death
No
Annapolis
January 12, 1865
James William Johnston
Conservative
William Hallett Ray
Liberal
Appointed Judge in Equity
No
Pictou East
December 12, 1864
James McDonald
Conservative
James McDonald
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Richmond
June 30, 1863
Isaac LeVesconte
Conservative
Isaac LeVesconte
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Cumberland
June 30, 1863
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
Antigonish
June 30, 1863
William Alexander Henry
Conservative
William Alexander Henry
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Annapolis
June 30, 1863
James William Johnston
Conservative
James William Johnston
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General
Yes
22nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1859–1863 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Kings South
June 4, 1861
William Bennett Webster
Liberal
Daniel Charles Moore
Conservative
Death
No
Victoria
May 8, 1861
Charles James Campbell
Conservative
Liberal
By-election results voided
No
Cumberland
December 31, 1860
William Young
Liberal
Robert Donkin
Conservative
Appointed Chief Justice of Nova Scotia
No
Victoria
December 1860
Liberal
Charles James Campbell
Conservative
Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works
No
Hants South
March 9, 1860
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
Halifax East
March 9, 1860
William Annand
Liberal
William Annand
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Colchester South
March 8, 1860
Adams George Archibald
Liberal
Adams George Archibald
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General
Yes
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20th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1855–1859 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Hants County
July 29, 1858
Ichabod Dimock
Liberal
Bennett Smith
Conservative
Death
No
Colchester County
May 11, 1858
Gloud Wilson McLelan
Liberal
Archibald McLelan
Liberal
Death
Yes
Annapolis Township
February 4, 1858
Alfred Whitman
Conservative
Moses Shaw
Conservative
Appointed to the Legislative Council
Yes
Granville Township
January 26, 1858
Stephen S. Thorne
Conservative
Conservative
Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works
Yes
Guysborough County
March 30, 1857
John Joseph Marshall
Conservative
John Joseph Marshall
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Cumberland County
March 28, 1857
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Charles Tupper
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
Annapolis County
March 28, 1857
James William Johnston
Conservative
James William Johnston
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General
Yes
Pictou Township
March 26, 1857
Martin Isaac Wilkins
Conservative
Martin Isaac Wilkins
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Windsor Township
September 9, 1856
Lewis Morris Wilkins
Liberal
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Appointed a judge
Yes
Sydney County
September 9, 1856
William Alexander Henry
Liberal
William Alexander Henry
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
Colchester County
September 9, 1856
Adams George Archibald
Liberal
Adams George Archibald
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Cape Breton County
July 19, 1856
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Cornwallis Township
March 12, 1856
Samuel Chipman
Liberal
Samuel Chipman
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
19th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1851–1855 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Windsor Township
May 16, 1854
Lewis Morris Wilkins
Conservative
Lewis Morris Wilkins
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
No
Sydney County
May 16, 1854
William Alexander Henry
Liberal
William Alexander Henry
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Richmond County
May 16, 1854
James Boyle Uniacke
Liberal
Thomas Horace Fuller
Liberal
Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands
Yes
Inverness County
May 9, 1854
William Young
Liberal
William Young
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General
Yes
Kings County
November 10, 1853
John C. Hall
Conservative
Mayhew Beckwith
Conservative
Death
Yes
Windsor Township
September 11, 1852
Conservative
Lewis Morris Wilkins
Conservative
Death
Yes
Cumberland County
March 22, 1852
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
Stephen Fulton
Liberal
Stephen Fulton
Liberal
Yes
18th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1847–1851 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Colchester County
February 1851
Samuel Creelman
Liberal
Samuel Creelman
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Yarmouth County
February 1850
Herbert Huntington
Liberal
Herbert Huntington
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary
Yes
Guysborough County
December 1848
William Frederick DesBarres
Liberal
John Joseph Marshall
Conservative
Appointed a judge
No
Sydney Township
May 1848
Edmund Murray Dodd
Conservative
James McKeagney
Liberal
Appointed a judge
No
Cape Breton County
April 5, 1848
James Boyle Uniacke
Liberal
Liberal
Vacated seat upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General
Yes
Guysborough County
March 8, 1848
William Frederick DesBarres
Liberal
William Frederick DesBarres
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Halifax Township
March 4, 1848
Liberal
James Boyle Uniacke
Liberal
Appointed to the Legislative Council
Yes
Halifax County
March 4, 1848
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Joseph Howe
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary
Yes
17th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1843–1847 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Richmond County
December 21, 1846
James Turnbull
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Queens County
December 16, 1845
Samuel Prescott Fairbanks
Conservative
Conservative
Appointed Provincial Treasurer
Yes
Pictou Township
April 28, 1845
George Smith
Liberal
Henry Blackadar
Liberal
Void Election (Previous by-election opened March 17 and was suspended on March 20 and a new writ was issued)
Yes
Sydney Township
December 21, 1844
Edmund Murray Dodd
Conservative
Edmund Murray Dodd
Conservative
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
Horton Township
March 21, 1844
Perez Benjamin
Liberal
Perez Benjamin
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
16th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1840–1843 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Halifax Township
December 13, 1841
Thomas Forrester
Liberal
William Machin Stairs
Liberal
Death
Yes
Windsor Township
December 1, 1841
Henry Goudge
Liberal
Henry Palmer
Liberal
Death
Yes
Richmond County
July 9, 1841
James Charles McKeagney
Liberal
Liberal
Void Election
Yes
Colchester County
June 3, 1841
Samuel George William Archibald
Liberal
Thomas Dickson
Liberal
Appointed Master of the Rolls and judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court
Yes
Cape Breton County
June 1841
James Boyle Uniacke
Liberal
James Boyle Uniacke
Liberal
Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General
Yes
15th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1836–1840 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Party
Winner
Party
Cause
Retained
Lunenburg County
March 8, 1838
William Rudolf
Liberal
John Creighton
Conservative
Appointed to the Legislative Council
No
Pictou County
February 21, 1838
George Smith
Liberal
Thomas Dickson
Conservative
Appointed to the Legislative Council
No
Windsor Township
February 15, 1838
Lewis Morris Wilkins
Conservative
Richard McHeffy
Liberal
Appointed to the Legislative Council
No
Sydney County
November 17, 1837
John Young
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
Queens County
October 24, 1837
Joseph Freeman
Liberal
Liberal
Death
Yes
14th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1830–1836 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Onslow Township
December 21, 1835
Robert Dickson
John Crowe
Death
Halifax Township
December 16, 1835
Charles Rufus Fairbanks
Hugh Bell
Appointed Master of the Rolls
Yarmouth Township
December 10, 1835
Samuel Sheldon Poole
Reuben Clements
Death
Hants County
June 2, 1834
William Blowers Bliss
William O'Brien
Appointed a judge
Windsor Township
February 26, 1833
Void Election (David Dill lost at Sea)
Lewis Morris Wilkins
By-election results reversed April 3, 1833
Shelburne County
November 26, 1832
John Forman
Abraham Lent
Death
Sydney Township
November 17, 1832
N/A
Edmund Murray Dodd
New Seat created
Cape Breton County
November 12, 1832
N/A
William Young
Cape Breton County given a third seat
William Young
Richard Smith
By-election results reversed April 10, 1833
Arichat Township
November 1832
N/A
Laurence O'Connor Doyle
New Seat created
Granville Township
November 16, 1831
Timothy Ruggles
Death
Cape Breton County
1831
James Boyle Uniacke
James Boyle Uniacke
Void Election
13th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1826–1830 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Annapolis County
December 7, 1829
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
John Johnston
Appointed a judge
Shelburne Township
June 1, 1829
John Alexander Barry
John Alexander Barry
Expulsion. Declared in contempt of parliament and placed into custody for refusing to apologize for publishing a letter adjudged to be libelous
Shelburne County
January 7, 1829
James Budd Moody
John Forman
Death
Kings County
February 12, 1828
John Starr
William Allen Chipman
Death
Hants County
February 1827
Death
12th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1820–1826 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Falmouth Township
January 26, 1826
William Shey
Death
Sydney County
May 3, 1825
John Young
John Young
Previous by-election declared void
Halifax County
February 28, 1825
Simon Bradstreet Robie
Lawrence Hartshorne, Jr.
Appointed to the Nova Scotia Council
Shelburne Township
August 26, 1824
Jared Ingersol Chipman
Appointed a judge
Sydney County
July 18, 1824
John George Marshall
John Young
Appointed a judge
Annapolis County
July 14, 1824
Thomas Ritchie
Abraham Gesner
Appointed a judge
Hants County
July 2, 1824
William Hersey Otis Haliburton
Benjamin DeWolf
Appointed a judge
Halifax Township
September 8, 1823
Charles Rufus Fairbanks
Death
Cumberland County
February 5, 1821
George Oxley
Robert Blair
Death
Horton Township
January 2, 1821
Jonathan Crane
Sherman Denison
Death
11th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1818–1820 [ ]
10th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1811–1818 [ ]
9th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1806–1811 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Lunenburg Township
March 30, 1810
John Bolman
Unseated for lack of attendance
Falmouth Township
May 31, 1809
Jeremiah Northup
William Henry Shey
Death
Annapolis Township
1808
William Robertson
Void Election
Annapolis County
May 11, 1808
Henry Rutherford
Phineas Lovett, Jr.
Death
Sydney County
May 9, 1808
William Allen Chipman
John Cunningham
Previous by-election voided
Sydney County
1807
Edward Irish
William Allen Chipman
Death
8th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1799–1806 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Shelburne County
1805
James Cox
Jacob Van Buskirk
Death
Yarmouth Township
1804
Nathan Utley
Samuel Sheldon Poole
Death
Halifax County
1803
Michael Wallace
Appointed to the Council
Halifax Township
1801
Andrew Belcher
John George Pyke
Appointed to the Council
Amherst Township
1801
Thomas Lusby
Thomas Law Dickson
Death
Queens County
March 24, 1801
James Taylor
Snow Parker
Death
Halifax County
May 22, 1800
William Cottnam Tonge
Michael Wallace
Void Election
Halifax Township
April 9, 1800
John George Pyke
Andrew Belcher
Void Election
7th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1793–1799 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Shelburne County
1798
James Humphreys
George Gracie
Unseated for lack of attendance, had returned to Philadelphia
Queens County
1798
Benajah Collins
Richard John Uniacke
Resignation upon emigrating to Danvers, Massachusetts
Halifax County
June 15, 1798
Jonathan Sterns
James Stewart
Death
Onslow Township
1797
Charles Dickson
Death
Halifax County
February 13, 1797
James Michael Freke Bulkeley
Charles Morris
Death
6th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1785–1793 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Hants County
1792
Winckworth Tonge
Death
Newport Township
1791
John Day, Jr.
William Cottnam Tonge
Resignation upon appointment as Sheriff of Hants County
Londonderry Township
1789
Robert McElhinney
Unseated for being a public defaulter
Barrington Township
1789
Joseph Aplin
Gideon White
Emigrated from the province
Annapolis Township
1789
Stephen De Lancey
James De Lancey
Appointed to office in the Bahamas.
Halifax County
February 22, 1788
Sampson Salter Blowers
Charles Morris (1759–1831)
Appointed to the Council
Liverpool Township
June 15, 1787
Previous by-election declared void
Liverpool Township
March 14, 1787
Ephraim Dean
Death
Cumberland County
1786
Philip Marchington
Election voided due to Harper not being a resident (Thomas Watson was also elected due to an error in the by-election writ calling for the election of two members instead of one and only Marchington was seated.)
Annapolis County
1786
David Seabury
David Seabury
Void Election
David Seabury
Alexander Howe
By-election results reversed June 15, 1786
Amherst Township
1786
William Freeman
Election voided due to Freeman not being a resident
5th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1770–1785 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Queens County
1784
Nathaniel Freeman
Benajah Collins
Non-attendance
Newport Township
1784
Isaac Deschamps
Appointed to the Council
Kings County
1784
Winckworth Tonge
Jonathan Crane
Non-attendance
Halifax County
1784
William Nesbitt
Resigned and was granted a pension
Annapolis Township
1784
Phineas Lovett, Jr.
Stephen De Lancey
Non-attendance
Sunbury County
1783
James Simonds
William Davidson
Non-attendance
Sackville Township
1783
Richard John Uniacke
Absconded from province
Onslow Township
1783
Charles Dickson
Charles Dickson
Refused to take the Oath of Allegiance
Hants County
1783
New Seat
George Brightman
Hants County created
Benjamin DeWolf
Lunenburg Township
1783
Philip Augustus Knaut
Casper Wollenhaupt
Death
Cumberland Township
1783
Martin Gay
Non-attendance
Annapolis County
1783
John Ritchie
Non-attendance (Died the same year)
Amherst Township
1783
New Seat
William Freeman
Amherst Township enfranchised
Windsor Township
1782
New Seat
Windsor Township enfranchised
Halifax Township
February 28, 1782
Thomas Bridge
Emigrated
Truro Township
1781
Samuel Archibald
Refused to take Oath of Allegiance
Kings County
1780
Henry Denny Denson
Death
Queens County
April 20, 1780
William Smith
Nathaniel Freeman
Death
Londonderry Township
1779
John Morrison
John Cunningham
Absconded and left the province
Halifax County
1779
John George Pyke
Emigrated
Yarmouth Township
April 12, 1779
James Monk
Richard Cunningham
Non-attendance, left for Quebec
Horton Township
January 28, 1779
Resignation due to age and infirmities
Halifax County
1778
William Howard South
Death
Sackville Township
August 22, 1776
Non-attendance
Cumberland Township
August 21, 1776
John Allan
Non-attendance
Cumberland County
August 20, 1776
Thomas Dixson
Non-attendance
Annapolis County
August 20, 1776
Non-attendance
Horton Township
August 19, 1776
Charles Dickson
Non-attendance due to illness
Cornwallis Township
August 14, 1776
Samuel Willoughby
John Chipman
Non-attendance
Onslow Township
August 6, 1776
Joshua Lamb
Charles Dickson
Non-attendance
Halifax County
1776
Robert Campbell
James Brenton
Death
Halifax Township
April 20, 1776
John Day
Joseph Fairbanks
Death (Lost at sea)
Onslow Township
February 17, 1776
Richard Upham
Joshua Lamb
Death
Yarmouth Township
1775
James Monk
Non-attendance
Truro Township
1775
William Fisher
Samuel Archibald
Non-attendance
Onslow Township
1775
Joshua Lamb
Richard Upham
Non-attendance
Falmouth Township
1775
Edward York
Jeremiah Northup
Non-attendance
Cumberland Township
1775
Jonathan Eddy
John Allan
Non-attendance, joined the American Revolutionaries
Cumberland County
1775
Jotham Gay
Jotham Gay
Non-attendance
John Huston
Annapolis Township
1775
Obadiah Wheelock
Phineas Lovett, Jr.
Non-attendance
Annapolis County
1775
Non-attendance
Joseph Patten
Liverpool Township
July 3, 1775
Seth Harding
Thomas Cochran
Non-attendance
Lunenburg County
1775
John Creighton
John Newton
Appointed to the Council
Halifax Township
August 25, 1774
Charles Procter
John Day
Death
Sackville Township
November 6, 1773
Non-attendance
Lunenburg County
November 5, 1773
Archibald Hinshelwood
Otto William Schwartz
Death
Halifax County
1773
John Butler
Appointed to the Council
Liverpool Township
July 2, 1773
Seth Harding
Non-attendance, Went to the West Indies
Sunbury County
June 28, 1773
James Simonds
Non-attendance
Londonderry Township
February 20, 1773
John Morrison
John Morrison
Non-attendance
Truro Township
February 4, 1773
William Fisher
William Fisher
Non-attendance
Yarmouth Township
December 3, 1772
Malachy Salter
Void Election
Halifax County
1772
John Newton
William Howard South
Non-attendance
Granville Township
1772
John Harris
Christopher Prince
Death
Barrington Township
1772
Richard Gibbons
John Fillis
Void Election
Cumberland County
September 23, 1772
Joshua Winslow
Jotham Gay
Non-attendance
Liverpool Township
May 26, 1772
John Doggett
Death
Falmouth Township
1771
Isaac Deschamps
Edward York
Double election, chose to sit for Newport Township
4th General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1765–1770 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Newport Township
October 7, 1769
John Day
Henry Denny Denson
Apparently left for Philadelphia.
Halifax County
1768
Benjamin Gerrish
John Fillis
Appointed to the Council
Granville Township
1768
Henry Munroe
John Hicks
Resignation
Sunbury County
September 20, 1768
Did not take their seats
Liverpool Township
August 17, 1768
Elisha Freeman
Ephraim Dean
Resignation due to old age
Queens County
August 17, 1768
Simeon Perkins
John Doggett
Apparently unseated for lack of attendance
Horton Township
1767
Charles Dickson
Seat Vacated
Londonderry Township
October 26, 1767
New Seat
Alexander McNutt
Londonderry Township enfranchised
Yarmouth Township
1766
New Seat
Malachy Salter
Yarmouth Township enfranchised
Sackville Township
1766
New Seat
Sackville Township enfranchised
Truro Township
May 24, 1766
Charles Morris (1731–1802)
David Archibald
Chose to sit for Kings County
Barrington Township
March 24, 1766
New Seat
Barrington Township enfranchised
Breton County
March 21, 1766
New Seat
Breton County created. Results voided due to insufficient freeholders June 14, 1766
Sunbury County
August 1, 1765
New Seat
Sunbury County created.
3rd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1761–1765 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Halifax County
May 6, 1762
Michael Francklin
John Butler
Appointed to the Council
Annapolis County
May 6, 1762
John Steele
John Harris
Death
Onslow Township
September 7, 1761
New Seat
Onslow Township enfranchised
New Seat
2nd General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1759–1760 [ ]
no by-elections
1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758–1759 [ ]
By-election
Date
Incumbent
Winner
Cause
Nova Scotia at-Large
Jan. 10, 1759
Benjamin Gerrish
Archibald Hinshelwood
Left the Province. contested the result and Hinshelwood quit his seat on April 9, 1759.
Unknown
Left the Province. No record of this by-election.
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^ There was no 21st General Assembly. According to the 1983 revised edition of The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 -1983 : a biographical directory :"It should be pointed out, however, that an error in numbering the Journals [of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly] occurred in 1860, when the 21st Assembly was mistakenly referred to as the 22nd Assembly. Although the error was corrected in 1864, it reappeared the following year and has since been perpetuated. Consequently, to be strictly accurate, the present Assembly [convened in 1982] should be regarded as the 52nd, rather than the 53rd Assembly of the Province."
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Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 to 2011" (PDF) . Elections Statistics . Elections Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2015-03-15 .
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