The 1916 Nova Scotia general election was held on 20 June 1916 to elect members of the 36th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

Results

Results by party

Retiring incumbents

Liberal

Charles P. Bissett, Richmond

Archibald M. Covert, Kings

Fullton Johnson Logan, Halifax

James MacDonald, Inverness

Smith Nickerson, Shelburne

Liberal-Conservative

Harry Hatheway Marshall, Digby

Norman Phinney, Annapolis

Nominated candidates

Legend

bold denotes party leader

† denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest

1916 Nova Scotia general election

Valley

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Annapolis

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|Orlando Daniels2,14926.34%

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|Obediah Parker Goucher2,02024.76%

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|Orlando Daniels

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|Frank R. Elliott2,07725.46%

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|Earle C. Phinney1,91223.44%

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|Norman Phinney†

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Digby

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|Henry W.B. Warner1,90326.81%

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|Felix M. Gaudet1,60422.59%

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|Harry Hatheway Marshall†

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|Joseph William Comeau2,00228.20%

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|Walton K. Tibert1,59022.40%

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|Joseph William Comeau

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Hants

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|Burchill R. Fulmer1,92923.63%

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|Albert Parsons2,14226.24%

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|Albert Parsons

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|James William Reid2,05125.13%

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|Herbert W. Sangster2,04125.00%

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|James William Reid

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Kings

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|Charles Alexander Campbell2,31824.53%

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|James E. Kinsman2,42125.62%

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|Archibald M. Covert†

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|Harry H. Wickwire2,49926.44%

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|Joseph D. Spidell2,21223.41%

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|Harry H. Wickwire

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South Shore

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Lunenburg

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|John James Kinley2,99226.90%

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|Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker2,08218.72%

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|Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker

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|Oscar G. Donovan2,76824.88%

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|Joseph Willis Margeson3,28229.50%

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|Joseph Willis Margeson

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Queens

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|Frederick R. Freeman97723.33%

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|William Lorimer Hall1,11626.65%

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|William Lorimer Hall

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|Jordan W. Smith1,09826.22%

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|D.C. Mulhall99723.81%

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|Jordan W. Smith

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Shelburne

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|Robert Irwin1,44227.82%

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|Wendell H. Currie1,20523.24%

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|Robert Irwin

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|Maurice Nickerson1,42427.47%

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|W.C. Hall1,11321.47%

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|Smith Nickerson†

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Yarmouth

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|Ernest Howard Armstrong1,93128.36%

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|Joseph O. Difon1,30419.15%

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|Ernest Howard Armstrong

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|Henry d'Entremont1,83927.00%

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|Howard Corning1,73625.49%

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|Howard Corning

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Fundy-Northeast

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|rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Colchester

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|Gilbert H. Vernon2,21222.62%

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|Robert H. Kennedy2,66527.25%

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|Robert H. Kennedy

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|Frederick B. Schurman2,15822.07%

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|Frank Stanfield2,74528.07%

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|Frank Stanfield

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|rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke|Cumberland

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|James Ralston3,95117.05%

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|Daniel A. Morrison3,62015.62%

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1916 Nova Scotia general election