The 1878 Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 September 1878 to elect members of the 27th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal-Conservative Party.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Independent/Other

Hiram Black, Cumberland

Charles Boudroit, Richmond

John J. McKinnon, Inverness

John B. North, Kings

Liberal

Charles Henry Davison, Lunenburg

Edward Farrell, Halifax

Charles M. Franchville, Guysborough

John A. Fraser, Victoria

Thomas Johnston, Shelburne

John Lovitt, Yarmouth

Daniel MacDonald, Antigonish

David McCurdy, Victoria

Liberal-Conservative

William Henry Allison, Hants

Hugh J. Cameron, Pictou

Avard Longley, Annapolis

Murdoch McRae, Richmond

Alfred Putnam, Hants

Douglas Benjamin Woodworth, Kings

Nominated candidates

1878 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

1878 Nova Scotia general election

Valley

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| rowspan="2"|Annapolis

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|O. M. Taylor1,23524.49%

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|William Botsford Troop1,35026.77%

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|William Botsford Troop

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|E. Bent1,16323.06%

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|Caleb Shaffner1,29525.68%

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|Avard Longley†

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| rowspan="3"|Digby

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|Urbine Doucette73820.20%

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|rowspan=2|Benjamin Van Blarcom83322.80%

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|rowspan=2|Colin Campbell72519.85%

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|rowspan=2|Colin Campbell

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|John S. McNeill52714.43%

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|Henri M. Robicheau83022.72%

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|Henri M. Robicheau

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| rowspan="2"|Hants

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|Thomas Barlow Smith1,50725.58%

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|F. S. Creelman1,46524.87%

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|William Henry Allison†

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|William Dawson Laurence1,29822.03%

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|Nathaniel Spence1,62127.52%

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|Alfred Putnam†

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| rowspan="2"|Kings

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|G. W. Fisher1,41424.87%

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|William C. Bill1,60128.16%

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|Douglas Benjamin Woodworth†

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|E. A. Forsyth1,14320.11%

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|James S. MacDonald1,52726.86%

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|John B. North†

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South Shore

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| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg

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|James Daniel Eisenhauer1,26321.98%

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|Charles A. Smith1,71929.91%

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|James Daniel Eisenhauer

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|F. B. Wade1,28622.38%

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|Edward James1,47925.74%

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|Charles Henry Davison†

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| rowspan="3"|Queens

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|Samuel Freeman53121.33%

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|Leander Ford60724.38%

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|Samuel Freeman

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|Jason M. Mack50320.20%

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|rowspan=2|James C. Bartling53421.45%

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|rowspan=2|Jason M. Mack

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|Albert M. Hemeon31512.65%

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| rowspan="2"|Shelburne

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|William F. MacCoy89222.92%

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|Nathaniel Whitworth White1,14029.29%

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|Nathaniel Whitworth White

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|M. Nickerson87122.38%

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|Nehemiah McGray98925.41%

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|Thomas Johnston†

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| rowspan="3"|Yarmouth

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|Albert Gayton1,08629.22%

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|W. V. Brown47012.65%

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|Albert Gayton

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|Joseph Robbins Kinney1,00026.91%

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|rowspan=2|Bowman Corning66918.%

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|rowspan=2|John Lovitt†

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|A. S. Lent49113.21%

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Fundy-Northeast

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| rowspan="2"|Colchester

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|C. N. Cummings1,40221.77%

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|William Albert Patterson1,84628.66%

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|William Albert Patterson

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|Fred Tupper1,30820.31%

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|William Blair1,88529.27%

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1878 Nova Scotia general election