1916 Nova Scotia general election

1916 Nova Scotia general election

June 20, 1916

43 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
22 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader George Henry Murray Charles Elliott Tanner
Party Liberal Liberal-Conservative
Leader since 1896 1912
Leader's seat Victoria Pictou
(Lost re-election)
Last election 27 11
Seats won 30 13
Seat change 3 2
Popular vote 136,829 130,430
Percentage 50.4% 48.8%
Swing 0.7pp 3.4pp

Results by riding

Premier before election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

Premier after election

George Henry Murray
Liberal

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.