The 1901 Nova Scotia general election was held on 2 October 1901 to elect members of the 33rd House of Assembly of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.
Results Results by party + ↓ 36 2 Liberal Liberal-Conservative
+Official results PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1897DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)LiberalGeorge Henry Murray40353436+180,19658.79%+3.22%Liberal-ConservativeCharles Smith Wilcox32342-155,88940.97%-3.06%Independent/Other100003260.24%-0.16% Vacant0 Total valid votes136,411100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total73383838–136,411100.00%–
Retiring incumbents Liberal Charles Edward Church, Lunenburg William A. Ferguson, Guysborough Alexander E. Fraser, Cumberland Thomas Keillor, Queens John Drew Sperry, Lunenburg
Liberal-Conservative Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick, Pictou Thomas McMullen, Colchester
Nominated candidates 1901 Nova Scotia Provincial Election
Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest
Valley
| rowspan="2"|Annapolis || |James Wilberforce Longley1,82529.60% | |W. C. Healey1,34821.87%
|James Wilberforce Longley
|Joseph A. Bancroft1,75028.39% | |Frank Andrews1,24220.15%
|Joseph A. Bancroft |- | rowspan="2"|Digby || |Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau1,50737.12% | |J. K. Tobin61115.05%
|Ambroise-Hilaire Comeau
|Angus Morrison Gidney1,40034.48% | |Louis Dugas54213.35%
|Angus Morrison Gidney |- | rowspan="2"|Hants || |Arthur Drysdale2,09229.54% | |A. S. Sanford1,45820.58%
|Arthur Drysdale
|Francis Parker McHeffey1,91427.02% | |Charles Smith Wilcox1,61922.86%
|Charles Smith Wilcox |- | rowspan="2"|Kings || |Brenton Dodge2,22533.97% | |J. W. Ryan1,11617.04%
|Brenton Dodge
|Harry H. Wickwire2,12232.40% | |Peter Innes1,08716.60%
|Harry H. Wickwire
South Shore
| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg || |Edward Doran Davison2,93228.24% | |A. J. Wolfe2,33522.49%
|John Drew Sperry†
|Alexander Kenneth Maclean2,92328.15% | |J. A. Roberts2,19221.11%
|Charles Edward Church† |- | rowspan="2"|Queens || |Edward Matthew Farrell92527.95% | |John Hutt78323.66%
|Edward Matthew Farrell
|Charles F. Cooper84325.48% | |W. L. Libbey75822.91%
|Thomas Keillor† |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne || |Thomas Johnston81741.98%
|Arthur Hood32616.75% || |Thomas Johnston
|Thomas Robertson80341.26%
|Thomas Robertson |- | rowspan="2"|Yarmouth || |Augustus StonemanAcclamation
|Augustus Stoneman
|Henry S. LeBlancAcclamation
|Henry S. LeBlanc
Fundy-Northeast
| rowspan="2"|Colchester || |Benjamin Franklin Pearson2,16925.34% | |A. S. Black2,15125.13%
|Thomas McMullen†
|Frederick Andrew Laurence2,18525.53% | |John Fitzwilliam Stairs2,05424.%
|Frederick Andrew Laurence |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland || |Thomas Reuben Black2,94425.50% | |C. R. Smith2,72023.56%
|Thomas Reuben Black
|M. L. Tucker2,93325.41% || |Daniel McLeod2,94625.52%
|Alexander E. Fraser†
Halifax
| rowspan="3"|Halifax || |George Mitchell4,95517.56% | |Adam Brown Crosby4,70716.68%
|George Mitchell
|David McPherson5,04917.89% | |G. M. Campbell4,48715.90%
|David McPherson
|Michael Edwin Keefe4,84017.15% | |J. J. Stewart4,18514.83%
|Michael Edwin Keefe
Central Nova
| rowspan="2"|Antigonish || |Angus McGillivrayAcclamation
|Angus McGillivray
|Christopher P. ChisholmAcclamation
|Christopher P. Chisholm |- | rowspan="2"|Guysborough || |William Whitman1,49835.79% | |John Keating62014.81%
|William Akins Fergusson†
|John Howard Sinclair1,51136.11% | |H. T. Harding55613.29%
|John Howard Sinclair |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou || |Edward Mortimer Macdonald3,70320.61% | |George E. Munro3,01116.76%
|Edward Mortimer Macdonald
|Robert Dewar3,15717.57% || |Charles Elliott Tanner3,18617.73%
|Charles Elliott Tanner
|George Patterson3,53419.67% | |William Cameron1,3777.66%
|Matthew Henry Fitzpatrick†
Cape Breton
| rowspan="2"|Cape Breton || |Daniel Duncan McKenzie3,84032.29% | |Colin McKinnon2,20518.54%
|Daniel Duncan McKenzie
|Neil J. Gillis3,69131.04% | |Vincent Mullins2,15718.14%
|Neil J. Gillis |- | rowspan="4"|Inverness || |James MacDonald2,27027.39% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Charles Edward McMillan1,32616.00% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|James McDonald
|J. L. McDougall1,31715.89%
|Moses J. Doucet1,73420.92% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|Daniel McNeil1,13713.72% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|Moses J. Doucet
|Alexander Macdonald5046.08% |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond || |Duncan Finlayson1,09034.64% | |D. G. Stewart56217.86%
|Duncan Finlayson
|Simon Joyce99431.59% | |Felix Landry50115.92%
|Simon Joyce |- | rowspan="2"|Victoria || |George Henry Murray1,17737.85% | |John A. McDonald58118.68%
|George Henry Murray
|John Gillis Morrison1,02332.89% | |John J. McCabe32910.58%
|John Gillis Morrison
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