Hants (provincial electoral district)

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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

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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

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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.

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