Colchester (provincial electoral district)
Former provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada
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Colchester was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1978 and included all of Colchester County. In 1978, Colchester was divided into three electoral districts, Colchester North, Colchester South, and Truro-Bible Hill.[1]
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
District created1867
District abolished1978
Last contested1974
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Nova Scotia House of Assembly |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1978 |
| Last contested | 1974 |
Election results
1974
| 1974 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Melinda MacLean | 9,514 | 25.87% |  | ||||
| Liberal | Floyd Tucker | 8,662 | 23.55% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ron Giffin | 7,974 | 21.68% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | 7,182 | 19.53% | |||||
| New Democratic | Allan M. Marchbank | 1,771 | 4.82% | |||||
| New Democratic | Eda Forsythe | 1,515 | 4.12% | |||||
| Independent | Robert Kirk | 159 | 0.43% | |||||
| Total number of valid votes | 36,777 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Rejected ballots | 144 | 0.74 | ||||||
| Number of electors who cast votes/Turnout | 19,340 | 75.60 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 25,582 | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2018. | ||||||||
1970
| 1970 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 9,398 | 28.81% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | 8,012 | 24.56% | | ||||
| Liberal | George Norrie | 7,901 | 24.22% | |||||
| Liberal | Ross Hill | 7,313 | 22.42% | |||||
| Total | 32,624 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia, Legislative Assembly (1970). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, 1970 (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1968
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1968-02-13 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gerald Ritcey | 8,067 | 53.88% | | ||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 6,904 | 46.12% | |||||
| Total | 14,971 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1967
| 1967 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 9,091 | 31.04% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,485 | 28.97% | | ||||
| Liberal | Charles K. Sutherland | 5,348 | 18.26% | |||||
| Liberal | George Pulsifer | 5,344 | 18.25% | |||||
| New Democratic | Cecil Delaney | 509 | 1.74% | |||||
| New Democratic | Arthur Benedict | 507 | 1.73% | |||||
| Total | 29,284 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 9,606 | 32.42% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 9,147 | 30.87% | | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 5,515 | 18.61% | |||||
| Liberal | Charles K. Sutherland | 4,746 | 16.02% | |||||
| New Democratic | Harvey Curtis | 382 | 1.29% | |||||
| New Democratic | Helen Wright | 233 | 0.79% | |||||
| Total | 29,629 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1960
| 1960 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,574 | 28.82% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,219 | 27.62% | | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 6,127 | 20.59% | |||||
| Liberal | Hugh Charles McKinnon | 5,439 | 18.28% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harvey Curtis | 704 | 2.37% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Helen Wright | 692 | 2.33% | |||||
| Total | 29,755 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2018. | ||||||||
1956
| 1956 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,476 | 27.86% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 8,057 | 26.48% | | ||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 6,733 | 22.13% | |||||
| Liberal | Margaret Norrie | 6,664 | 21.91% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Arnold Lyons | 251 | 0.83% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | William Wright | 240 | 0.79% | |||||
| Total | 30,421 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1953
| 1953 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 7,677 | 25.61% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 7,435 | 24.80% | | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 7,255 | 24.20% | |||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 6,963 | 23.23% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Sydney R. Parker | 326 | 1.09% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Harvey T. Curtis | 324 | 1.08% | |||||
| Total | 29,980 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1949
| 1949 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 8,081 | 26.94% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Isaac Smith | 7,580 | 25.27% | | ||||
| Liberal | W. J. MacDonald | 6,968 | 23.23% | |||||
| Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 6,857 | 22.86% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | A. L. Lynds | 513 | 1.71% | |||||
| Total | 29,999 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1945
| 1945 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 7,714 | 29.18% | | ||||
| Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 6,631 | 25.09% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 5,515 | 20.86% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | William A. Flemming | 5,383 | 20.37% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Sidney Mansfield Parker | 642 | 2.43% | |||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Clarence Vincent Fleury | 547 | 2.07% | |||||
| Total | 26,432 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 September 2018. | ||||||||
1941
| 1941 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 5,842 | 26.88% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Scott Dickey | 5,432 | 24.99% | | ||||
| Liberal | Robert F. McLellan | 5,301 | 24.39% | |||||
| Liberal | Alexander Murdoch Sutherland | 5,160 | 23.74% | |||||
| Total | 21,735 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2024. | ||||||||
1940
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1940-10-28 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Scott Dickey | acclaimed | N/A | | ||||
| Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1937
| 1937 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frederick Murray Blois | 6,698 | 27.13% | | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | George Y. Thomas | 6,587 | 26.68% | | ||||
| Liberal | Harry B. Havey | 5,791 | 23.45% | |||||
| Liberal | Edward G. McColough | 5,614 | 22.74% | |||||
| Total | 24,690 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019. | ||||||||
1933
| 1933 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William A. Flemming | 6,748 | 27.04% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | George Y. Thomas | 6,398 | 25.64% | | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas R. Johnson | 6,043 | 24.21% | |||||
| Liberal | R. Edgar McLeod | 5,769 | 23.11% | |||||
| Total | 24,958 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly (PDF) (Report). Queen's Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2019. | ||||||||
1928
| 1928 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 5,298 | 30.10% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William A. Flemming | 4,882 | 27.74% | | ||||
| Liberal | Donald L. MacKinnon | 3,839 | 21.81% | |||||
| Liberal | William R. Dunbar | 3,583 | 20.36% | |||||
| Total | 17,602 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1925
| 1925 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Boardman Armstrong | 6,733 | 36.86% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 6,439 | 35.25% | | ||||
| Liberal | Maynard B. Archibald | 2,634 | 14.42% | |||||
| Liberal | Frank A. Reynolds | 2,461 | 13.47% | |||||
| Total | 18,267 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1920
| 1920 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| United Farmers | Robert Hunter Smith | 3,533 | 26.64% | | ||||
| United Farmers | Harry L. Taggart | 3,420 | 25.79% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William R. Dunbar | 3,213 | 24.23% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 3,096 | 23.34% | |||||
| Total | 13,262 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1916
| 1916 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 2,745 | 28.07% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 2,665 | 27.25% | | ||||
| Liberal | Gilbert H. Vernon | 2,212 | 22.62% | |||||
| Liberal | Frederick B. Schurman | 2,158 | 22.07% | |||||
| Total | 9,780 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1911
| 1911 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Frank Stanfield | 2,592 | 26.53% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Robert H. Kennedy | 2,522 | 25.82% | | ||||
| Liberal | William Davison Hill | 2,449 | 25.07% | |||||
| Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,206 | 22.58% | |||||
| Total | 9,769 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1906
| 1906 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | William Davison Hill | 2,567 | 28.76% | | ||||
| Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,386 | 26.73% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | J. H. McCleave | 2,177 | 24.39% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | John Suckling | 1,795 | 20.11% | |||||
| Total | 8,925 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1904
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1904-12-15 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Henry T. Laurence | 1,928 | 52.55% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | John Suckling | 1,741 | 47.45% | |||||
| Total | 3,669 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1901
| 1901 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,185 | 25.53% | | ||||
| Liberal | Benjamin Franklin Pearson | 2,169 | 25.34% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | A. S. Black | 2,151 | 25.13% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | J. F. Stairs | 2,054 | 24.00% | |||||
| Total | 8,559 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1897
| 1897 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Thomas McMullen | 2,363 | 25.55% | | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,358 | 25.50% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | 2,286 | 24.72% | |||||
| Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 2,240 | 24.22% | |||||
| Total | 9,247 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1896
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1896-08-15 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,233 | 54.28% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Richard J. Turner | 1,881 | 45.72% | |||||
| Total | 4,114 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1895
| Nova Scotia provincial by-election, 1895-01-30 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | acclaimed | N/A | | ||||
| Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1894
| 1894 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | 1,955 | 25.88% | | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,896 | 25.10% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Israel Longworth | 1,890 | 25.02% | |||||
| Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 1,814 | 24.01% | |||||
| Total | 7,555 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1890
| 1890 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,904 | 25.71% | | ||||
| Liberal | George Clarke | 1,868 | 25.22% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Israel Longworth | 1,842 | 24.87% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,793 | 24.21% | |||||
| Total | 7,407 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1886
| 1886 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | George Clarke | 2,053 | 27.47% | | ||||
| Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 1,938 | 25.93% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,782 | 23.85% | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 1,700 | 22.75% | |||||
| Total | 7,473 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1882
| 1882 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Blair | 1,507 | 24.64% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,497 | 24.48% | | ||||
| Liberal | S. D. McLellan | 1,387 | 22.68% | |||||
| Liberal | W. H. Guild | 1,251 | 20.45% | |||||
| Independent | S. Rettie | 474 | 7.75% | |||||
| Total | 6,116 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1878
| 1878 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Blair | 1,885 | 29.27% | | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,846 | 28.66% | | ||||
| Liberal | C.N. Cummings | 1,402 | 21.77% | |||||
| Liberal | Fred Tupper | 1,308 | 20.31% | |||||
| Total | 6,441 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1874
| 1874 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal-Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 1,718 | 30.81% | | ||||
| Liberal | John Barnhill Dickie | 1,687 | 30.25% | | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Putnam | 1,126 | 20.19% | |||||
| Liberal | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | 1,046 | 18.76% | |||||
| Total | 5,577 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1871
| 1871 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | N/A | | |||||
| Liberal-Conservative | Samuel Rettie | N/A | | |||||
| Total | – | |||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
1867
| 1867 Nova Scotia general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Elected | ||||
| Anti-Confederation | Thomas Fletcher Morrison | 1,641 | 28.59% | | ||||
| Anti-Confederation | Robert Chambers | 1,625 | 28.32% | | ||||
| Confederation | Samuel Rettie | 1,311 | 22.84% | |||||
| Confederation | N. McKim | 1,162 | 20.25% | |||||
| Total | 5,739 | – | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2024). "Electoral History for Colchester County" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. | ||||||||
