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.
Results Results by party + ↓ 24 14 Liberal Liberal-Conservative
+Official results PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1867DissolutionElectedChange#%Change (pp)LiberalWilliam Annand38363624-1239,49452.68%-8.30%Liberal-ConservativeHiram Blanchard332214+1235,47147.32%+8.30% Vacant0 Total valid votes74,965100.00%–Blank and invalid ballots00.00%–Total71383838–74,965100.00%–
Retiring incumbents Liberal Henry Balcom, Halifax Robert Chambers, Colchester James Cochran, Halifax Josiah Hooper, Richmond Amos Purdy, Cumberland Martin Isaac Wilkins, Pictou Elkanah Young, Hants
Nominated candidates 1871 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 || |Jared C. Troop1,08326.03% | |Avard Longley1,01724.44% || |Jared C. Troop
|David C. Landers1,07625.86% | |T. W. Chesley98523.67% || |David C. Landers |- | rowspan="2"|Digby || |William Berrian Vail1,02835.83% | |Colin Campbell72125.13% || |William Berrian Vail
|Urbine Doucette1,01935.52% | |A. Amirault1013.52% || |Urbine Doucette |- | rowspan="2"|Hants | |William Dawson Lawrence1,18322.43% || |William Henry Allison1,44627.42% || |William Dawson Lawrence
|Frederick Curry1,24923.68% || |William McDougall1,39626.47% || |Elkanah Young† |- | rowspan="2"|Kings | |David M. Dickie79621.68% || |Daniel Charles Moore1,09429.80% || |David M. Dickie
|Edward L. Brown79721.71% || |Douglas Benjamin Woodworth98426.80% || |Edward L. Brown
South Shore
| rowspan="2"|Lunenburg || |Mather Byles DesBrisayAcclamation
|Mather Byles DesBrisay
|James Daniel EisenhauerAcclamation
|James Daniel Eisenhauer |- | rowspan="2"|Queens || |William Henry Smith82633.59% | |Thomas Patillo46518.91% || |William Henry Smith
|Samuel Freeman82933.71% | |Will Hendry33913.79% || |Samuel Freeman |- | rowspan="2"|Shelburne || |Thomas Johnston82630.72% | |William F. MacCoy57021.20% || |Thomas Johnston
|Robert Robertson76528.45% | |J. H. Kendrick52819.64% || |Robert Robertson |- | rowspan="3"|Yarmouth || |Albert Gayton71425.71% |rowspan=2| |rowspan=2|John Van Norden Hatfield39714.30% |rowspan=2 | |rowspan=2|John K. Ryerson
|John K. Ryerson63622.90%
|William H. Townsend65923.73% | |N. Churchill37113.36% || |William H. Townsend
Fundy-Northeast
| rowspan="2"|Colchester || |Thomas Fletcher MorrisonAcclamation
|Thomas Fletcher Morrison
|Samuel RettieAcclamation || |Robert Chambers† |- | rowspan="2"|Cumberland | |George Hibbard1,04320.14% || |Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.1,60531.00% || |Henry Gesner Pineo Jr.
|J. K. Kiderkin94618.27% || |Edward Vickery1,58430.59% || |Amos Purdy†
Halifax
| rowspan="3"|Halifax || |William Garvie2,75217.66% | |Philip Carteret Hill2,49716.02% || |Philip Carteret Hill
|John Flinn2,70417.35% | |M. B. Daly2,49215.99% || |James Cochran†
|Donald Archibald2,69317.28% | |J. Geddes2,44815.71% || |Henry Balcom†
Central Nova
| rowspan="2"|Antigonish || |Daniel MacDonald1,05230.62% | |R. N. Henry85324.83% || |Daniel MacDonald
|Joseph MacDonald97828.46% | |Angus McGillivray55316.09% || |Joseph MacDonald |- | rowspan="2"|Guysborough || |John Angus Kirk74525.86% | |Joseph William Hadley70624.51% || |John Angus Kirk
|William Henry Wylde74325.79% | |Alexander N. McDonald68723.85% || |William Henry Wylde |- | rowspan="3"|Pictou | |George Murray1,95515.68% || |James McDonald2,27018.21% || |George Murray
|John D. McLeod1,92715.46% || |Simon Hugh Holmes2,24217.98% || |Martin Isaac Wilkins†
|Robert S. Copeland1,88415.11% || |Hugh J. Cameron2,18817.55% || |Robert S. Copeland
Cape Breton
| rowspan="2"|Cape Breton || |Alonzo J. White1,32942.26% | |Newton LeGayet Mackay82426.20% || |Alonzo J. White
|John Fergusson99231.54%
|John Fergusson |- | rowspan="2"|Inverness | |Alexander Campbell1,28024.15% || |Hiram Blanchard1,42726.92% || |Alexander Campbell
|Hugh McDonald1,26523.87% || |Samuel McDonnell1,32825.06% || |Hugh McDonald |- | rowspan="2"|Richmond || |Edmund Power Flynn49239.17%
|Edmund Power Flynn
|Isidore LeBlanc31725.24% || |Murdoch McRae44735.59% || |Josiah Hooper† |- | rowspan="2"|Victoria || |John Ross50527.79% | |David McCurdy38321.08% || |John Ross
|William Kidston40622.34% || |Charles James Campbell52328.78% || |William Kidston
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