1871 Nova Scotia general election

1871 Nova Scotia general election

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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.