1871 Nova Scotia general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election
May 16, 1871
38 seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
20 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Annand Hiram Blanchard
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1867 1867
Leader's seat Member of
Legislative Council 		Ran in
Inverness (Won)
Last election 36 2
Seats won 24 14
Seat change 12 12
Popular vote 39,494 35,471
Percentage 52.68% 47.32%
Swing 8.30pp 8.30pp
Premier before election

William Annand
Liberal

Premier after election

William Annand
Liberal

The 1871 Nova Scotia general election was held on 16 May 1871 to elect members of the 25th House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.

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