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List of Nova Scotia by-elections

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The list of Nova Scotia by-elections includes every by-election held in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. By-elections occur whenever there is a vacancy in the House of Assembly, although an imminent general election may allow the vacancy to remain until the dissolution of parliament. Between 1840 and 1927 incumbent members were required to recontest their seats upon being appointed to Cabinet. These Ministerial by-elections were almost always uncontested.

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There was no 21st General Assembly. According to the 1983 revised edition of The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 -1983 : a biographical directory:
"It should be pointed out, however, that an error in numbering the Journals [of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly] occurred in 1860, when the 21st Assembly was mistakenly referred to as the 22nd Assembly. Although the error was corrected in 1864, it reappeared the following year and has since been perpetuated. Consequently, to be strictly accurate, the present Assembly [convened in 1982] should be regarded as the 52nd, rather than the 53rd Assembly of the Province."

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By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton Centre	March 10, 2020	Tammy Martin	New Democratic	Kendra Coombes	New Democratic	Resigned due to ongoing health issues.	Yes
Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River	March 10, 2020	Lenore Zann	New Democratic	Dave Ritcey	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Cumberland-Colchester as a Liberal; elected. Completed final months as an independent MHA.	No
Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg	September 3, 2019	Alfie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Brian Comer	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Cape Breton—Canso; defeated.	Yes
Northside-Westmount		Eddie Orrell	Progressive Conservative	Murray Ryan	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in Sydney—Victoria; defeated.	Yes
Argyle-Barrington		Chris d'Entremont	Progressive Conservative	Colton LeBlanc	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run federally in West Nova; elected.	Yes
Sackville-Cobequid	June 18, 2019	Dave Wilson	New Democratic	Steve Craig	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Cumberland South	June 19, 2018	Jamie Baillie	Progressive Conservative	Tory Rushton	Progressive Conservative	Resigned amid an allegation of harassment.	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax Needham	August 30, 2016	Maureen MacDonald	New Democratic	Lisa Roberts	New Democratic	Resignation	Yes
Sydney-Whitney Pier	July 14, 2015	Gordie Gosse	New Democratic	Derek Mombourquette	Liberal	Resignation	No
Dartmouth South		Allan Rowe	Liberal	Marian Mancini	New Democratic	Death	No
Cape Breton Centre		Frank Corbett	New Democratic	David Wilton	Liberal	Resignation	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton North	June 21, 2011	Cecil Clarke	Progressive Conservative	Eddie Orrell	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 2011 Federal Election	Yes
Cumberland South	October 26, 2010	Murray Scott	Progressive Conservative	Jamie Baillie	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Yarmouth	June 22, 2010	Richard Hurlburt	Progressive Conservative	Zach Churchill	Liberal	Resignation due to a constituency expense scandal	No
Glace Bay	June 22, 2010	David Wilson	Liberal	Geoff MacLellan	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Inverness	October 20, 2009	Rodney MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Allan MacMaster	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Antigonish	October 20, 2009	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Maurice Smith	New Democratic	Resignation	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax Fairview	March 6, 2001	Eileen O'Connell	New Democratic	Graham Steele	New Democratic	Death	Yes
Cape Breton North	March 6, 2001	Russell MacLellan	Liberal	Cecil Clarke	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Cape Breton East	April 4, 2000	David Wilson	Liberal	David Wilson	Liberal	Void Election	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax Citadel	November 4, 1997	Terry Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Ed Kinley	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1997 Federal Election	No
Cumberland North		Ross Bragg	Liberal	Ernie Fage	Progressive Conservative	Death	No
Cape Breton The Lakes		Bernie Boudreau	Liberal	Helen MacDonald	New Democratic	Resignation	No
Cape Breton North		Ron Stewart	Liberal	Russell MacLellan	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Halifax Fairview	June 4, 1996	Alexa McDonough	New Democratic	Eileen O'Connell	New Democratic	Resignation upon election as Leader of the Federal NDP	Yes
Cape Breton West	October 10, 1995	Russell MacKinnon	Liberal	Alfie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to enter municipal politics	No
Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley	November 2, 1993	Ken Streatch	Progressive Conservative	Brooke Taylor	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1993 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou East	August 3, 1993	Donald W. Cameron	Progressive Conservative	Wayne Fraser	Liberal	Resignation	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax Atlantic	August 27, 1991	John Buchanan	Progressive Conservative	Robert Chisholm	New Democratic	Appointed to the Senate	No
Cape Breton Centre	August 28, 1990	Russell MacNeil	Liberal	Russell MacNeil	Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	August 22, 1989	Wayne Connors	Liberal	Russell MacNeil	Liberal	Resignation	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg Centre	June 5, 1984	Bruce Cochran	Progressive Conservative	Maxine Cochran	Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Kings South	February 12, 1984	Harry How	Progressive Conservative	Paul Kinsman	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Cape Breton The Lakes	February 22, 1983	Ossie Fraser	Liberal	John Newell	Progressive Conservative	Death	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Cape Breton East	December 2, 1980	Jeremy Akerman	New Democratic	Donnie MacLeod	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to become Executive Director of Intergovernmental Affairs	No
Victoria	May 6, 1980	Peter John Nicholson	Liberal	Fisher Hudson	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	No
Richmond		Gaston T. LeBlanc	Liberal	John E. LeBrun	Liberal	Death	Yes
Halifax Needham		Gerald Regan	Liberal	Edmund L. Morris	Progressive Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1980 Federal Election	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Pictou Centre	September 6, 1977	Fraser MacLean		Progressive Conservative	Jack MacIsaac		Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Cape Breton West	September 7, 1976	Allan Sullivan		Liberal	Ossie Fraser		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Guysborough	June 5, 1973	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Sandy Cameron	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1972 Federal Election	No
Queens	November 16, 1971	W. S. Kennedy Jones	Progressive Conservative	Floyd MacDonald	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Kings West	November 16, 1971	Gordon Tidman	Progressive Conservative	Frank Bezanson	Liberal	Void Election	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax Eastern Shore	February 11, 1969	Duncan MacMillan	Liberal	Alexander Garnet Brown	Liberal	Death	Yes
Guysborough	February 11, 1969	Alexander MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Angus MacIsaac	Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes
Dartmouth North	November 26, 1968	Gordon L. S. Hart	Liberal	Gerald G. Wambolt	Progressive Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Cumberland Centre	November 26, 1968	Stephen T. Pyke	Progressive Conservative	Raymond M. Smith	Progressive Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Colchester	February 13, 1968	Robert Stanfield	Progressive Conservative	Gerald Ritcey	Progressive Conservative	Resignation upon election as Leader of the federal Progressive Conservatives	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Inverness	September 11, 1962	Roderick MacLean		Liberal	William N. MacLean		Liberal	Death	Yes
Hants East	September 11, 1962	Ernest M. Ettinger		Progressive Conservative	Albert J. Ettinger		Progressive Conservative	Death	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Inverness	November 14, 1954	Alexander H. McKinnon	Liberal	Joseph Clyde Nunn	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Hants East		Alfred E. Reid	Liberal	Alfred E. Reid	Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Halifax South		Angus Lewis Macdonald	Liberal	Richard Donahoe	Progressive Conservative	Death	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Hants West	November 27, 1950	George B. Cole		Liberal	George Henry Wilson		Progressive Conservative	Void Election	No
Richmond	December 20, 1949	Lauchlin Daniel Currie		Liberal	Earl Wallace Urquhart		Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent	Party		Winner	Party		Cause	Retained
Antigonish	October 19, 1942	John A. MacIsaac		Liberal	John P. Gorman		Liberal	Death	Yes
Richmond	December 15, 1941†	Donald David Boyd		Liberal	Lauchlin Daniel Currie		Liberal	Appointed to the Department of Mines and Labour	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Guysborough	December 13, 1870	John Joseph Marshall	Anti-Confederate	William Henry Wylde	Anti-Confederate	Death	Yes
Halifax	November 17, 1870	Jeremiah Northup	Anti-Confederate	Philip Carteret Hill	Confederation Party	Appointed to the Senate (Results voided March 20, 1871. No by-election held.)	No
Inverness	October 22, 1868	Hiram Blanchard	Confederation Party	Hugh McDonald	Anti-Confederate	Void Election	No
Digby	December 12, 1867	William Berrian Vail	Anti-Confederate	William Berrian Vail	Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Shelburne	December 5, 1867†	Robert Robertson	Anti-Confederate	Robert Robertson	Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Pictou	December 5, 1867†	Martin Isaac Wilkins	Anti-Confederate	Martin Isaac Wilkins	Anti-Confederate	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Inverness	October 28, 1940†	Moses Elijah McGarry	Liberal	Alexander H. McKinnon	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election	Yes
Halifax West	October 28, 1940†	George E. Hagen	Liberal	George E. Hagen	Liberal	Resigned seat intending to retire but decided to run again	Yes
Halifax South	October 28, 1940†	Angus Lewis Macdonald	Liberal	Joseph R. Murphy	Liberal	Appointed to the federal cabinet	Yes
Cumberland	October 28, 1940†	Percy Chapman Black	Conservative	Leonard William Fraser	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1940 Federal Election	Yes
Colchester	October 28, 1940†	George Y. Thomas	Conservative	George Scott Dickey	Conservative	Death	Yes
Halifax Centre	December 5, 1939†	William Duff Forrest	Liberal	James Edward Rutledge	Liberal	Death	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	December 5, 1939	Michael Dwyer	Liberal	Douglas MacDonald	Cooperative Commonwealth	Resignation to become President and General Manager of the Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company	No
Yarmouth	November 29, 1938†	Lindsay C. Gardner	Liberal	Henry A. Waterman	Liberal	Death	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Queens	August 30, 1926†	William Lorimer Hall	Conservative	William Lorimer Hall	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Richmond and Cape Breton West	February 24, 1926†	John Alexander Macdonald	Conservative	John Angus Stewart	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1925 Federal Election	Yes
Hants	August 1, 1925†	Edgar Nelson Rhodes	Conservative	Edgar Nelson Rhodes	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Halifax	August 1, 1925†	John Archibald Walker	Conservative	John Archibald Walker	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Natural Resources and Provincial Development	Yes
Cumberland	August 1, 1925†	Percy Chapman Black	Conservative	Percy Chapman Black	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Cape Breton East	August 1, 1925†	John Carey Douglas	Conservative	John Carey Douglas	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Cape Breton Centre	August 1, 1925†	Gordon Sidney Harrington	Conservative	Gordon Sidney Harrington	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Public Works and Mines	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Victoria	March 1, 1923†	George Henry Murray	Liberal	Daniel Alexander Cameron	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Kings	January 16, 1923†	Harry H. Wickwire	Liberal	James Sealy	Liberal	Death	Yes
Halifax	January 16, 1923†	Robert Emmett Finn	Liberal	Walter Joseph O'Hearn	Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Antigonish	January 16, 1923†	William Chisholm	Liberal	William Chisholm	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Minister of Highways	Yes
Shelburne	September 2, 1920	Frank E. Smith	Liberal	Ernest Howard Armstrong	Liberal	Resignation to provide a seat for Armstrong	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Victoria	February 14, 1914	Angus A. Buchanan	Liberal	Phillip McLeod	Conservative	Death (Results voided November 17, 1914. No by-election held)	No
Antigonish	January 16, 1913	Edward Lavin Girroir	Conservative	John Stanfield O'Brien	Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Lunenburg	November 15, 1911	Alexander Kenneth Maclean	Liberal	Alfred Clairmonte Zwicker	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election	No
Digby	November 15, 1911	Allen Ellsworth Wall	Liberal	Harry Hatheway Marshall	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1911 Federal Election	No
Annapolis	November 8, 1911†	Orlando Daniels	Liberal	Orlando Daniels	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Yarmouth	August 16, 1911	Ernest Howard Armstrong	Liberal	Ernest Howard Armstrong	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Kings	January 31, 1911†	Brenton Dodge	Liberal	Harry H. Wickwire	Liberal	Death	Yes
Digby	November 15, 1910	Angus Morrison Gidney	Liberal	Allen Ellsworth Wall	Liberal	Appointed Collector of Customs	Yes
Queens	February 16, 1910	Edward Matthew Farrell	Liberal	William Lorimer Hall	Conservative	Appointed to the Senate	No
Lunenburg	November 24, 1909	Henry March	Liberal	Alexander Kenneth Maclean	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Hants	November 24, 1909	Charles Smith Wilcox	Conservative	Albert Parsons	Conservative	Death	Yes
Cumberland	November 24, 1909	William Thomas Pipes	Liberal	Joshua H. Livingston	Liberal	Death	Yes
Victoria	November 17, 1909†	John Gillis Morrison	Liberal	Angus A. Buchanan	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Pictou	February 16, 1909	Charles Elliott Tanner	Conservative	Robert Hugh MacKay	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1908 Federal Election	No
Hants	July 17, 1907	Arthur Drysdale	Liberal	James O'Brien	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Antigonish	April 9, 1907†	Christopher P. Chisholm	Liberal	Christopher P. Chisholm	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Digby	February 19, 1907†	Ambrose H. Comeau	Liberal	Joseph Willie Comeau	Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Annapolis	March 6, 1906	James Wilberforce Longley	Liberal	Orlando Daniels	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Richmond	December 15, 1904	Duncan Finlayson	Liberal	Charles P. Bissett	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	December 15, 1904	Edward Mortimer Macdonald	Liberal	Robert M. McGregor	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Cumberland	December 15, 1904	Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal	Elisha B. Paul	Liberal	Appointed to the Senate	Yes
Colchester	December 15, 1904	Frederick Andrew Laurence	Liberal	Henry T. Laurence	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	December 15, 1904	Daniel Duncan McKenzie	Liberal	Arthur Samuel Kendall	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Lunenburg	December 8, 1904†	Alexander Kenneth Maclean	Liberal	Charles Uniacke Mader	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Guysborough	December 8, 1904†	John Howard Sinclair	Liberal	James F. Ellis	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1904 Federal Election	Yes
Shelburne	January 12, 1904	Thomas Johnston	Liberal	George A. Cox	Liberal	Death	Yes
Yarmouth	January 5, 1904†	Augustus Stoneman	Liberal	George P. Sanderson	Liberal	Resignation to be appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Antigonish	January 22, 1903†	Angus McGillivray	Liberal	Fred Robert Trotter	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Shelburne	December 10, 1902	Thomas Robertson	Liberal	Moses H. Nickerson	Liberal	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	December 3, 1902†	Edward Doran Davison	Liberal	John Drew Sperry	Liberal	Death	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax	December 12, 1900	William Bernard Wallace	Liberal	Michael Edwin Keefe	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	December 12, 1900	Arthur Samuel Kendall	Liberal	Neil J. Gillis	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	December 12, 1900	Alexander Johnston	Liberal	Daniel Duncan McKenzie	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	December 5, 1900†	Edward Mortimer Macdonald	Liberal	Edward Mortimer Macdonald	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	December 5, 1900†	J.D. McGregor	Liberal	Charles Elliott Tanner	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1900 Federal Election	No
Yarmouth	May 15, 1900†	William Law	Liberal	Augustus Stoneman	Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Victoria	August 15, 1896†	John Lemuel Bethune	Conservative	George Henry Murray	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	No
Queens	August 15, 1896†	Albert M. Hemeon	Liberal	Edward Matthew Farrell	Liberal	Death	Yes
Lunenburg	August 15, 1896	John Drew Sperry	Liberal	Allan Moreash	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	Yes
Halifax	August 15, 1896†	William Stevens Fielding	Liberal	William Bernard Wallace	Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Colchester	August 15, 1896	Wilbert David Dimock	Conservative	Firman McClure	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	No
Annapolis	August 15, 1896†	James Wilberforce Longley	Liberal	James Wilberforce Longley	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1896 Federal Election	Yes
Digby	September 28, 1895	Eliakim Tupper	Liberal	Angus Morrison Gidney	Liberal	Death	Yes
Antigonish	June 13, 1895	Colin Francis McIsaac	Liberal	Angus McGillivray	Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Colchester	January 30, 1895†	Wilbert David Dimock	Conservative	Wilbert David Dimock	Conservative	Resignation to recontest due to election petition	Yes
Richmond	December 27, 1894	John Morrison	Conservative	Joseph Matheson	Liberal	Void Election	No

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Annapolis	June 8, 1892	Henry H. Chute	Liberal	Henry M. Munro	Liberal	Death	Yes
Hants	March 5, 1891	Allen Haley	Liberal	Arthur Drysdale	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Cape Breton	March 5, 1891	Joseph McPherson	Liberal	Joseph McPherson	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Antigonish	March 5, 1891	Angus McGillivray	Liberal	Christopher P. Chisholm	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1891 Federal Election	Yes
Yarmouth	December 11, 1890	Albert Gayton	Liberal	Forman Hatfield	Liberal	Appointed Registrar of Deeds	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Lunenburg	January 16, 1889†	George A. Ross	Liberal	John Drew Sperry	Liberal	Death	Yes
Digby	October 25, 1887	Henri M. Robicheau	Liberal	Henri M. Robicheau	Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	Yes
Queens	March 8, 1887	Jason M. Mack	Liberal	Albert M. Hemeon	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
Pictou	March 8, 1887†	Adam Carr Bell	Conservative	William Cameron	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes
Antigonish	March 8, 1887†	Angus McGillivray	Liberal	Angus McGillivray	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1887 Federal Election	Yes

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By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax	August 20, 1884	William Stevens Fielding	Liberal	William Stevens Fielding	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland	July 2, 1884†	Charles James Townshend	Conservative	Thomas Reuben Black	Liberal	Resignation to contest a federal by-election	No
Inverness	January 11, 1883	Duncan J. Campbell	Liberal	Angus MacLennan	Conservative	Death	No
Cape Breton	August 29, 1882	Alonza J. White	Liberal	Alonza J. White	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes
Antigonish	August 29, 1882	John Sparrow David Thompson	Conservative	Charles B. Whidden	Conservative	Appointed a judge	Yes
Yarmouth	August 22, 1882†	Albert Gayton	Liberal	Albert Gayton	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Lunenburg	August 22, 1882†	Charles Edward Church	Liberal	Charles Edward Church	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Halifax	November 25, 1879	Charles James MacDonald	Conservative	John Fitzwilliam Stairs	Conservative	Appointed a Post Office Inspector	Yes
Pictou	November 11, 1878†	Simon Hugh Holmes	Conservative	Simon Hugh Holmes	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Provincial Secretary	Yes
Antigonish	November 11, 1878†	John Sparrow David Thompson	Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Shelburne	March 1, 1878	Robert Robertson	Liberal	Nathaniel Whitworth White	Conservative	Resignation	No
Yarmouth	January 10, 1878†	Albert Gayton	Liberal	Albert Gayton	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Antigonish	December 4, 1877	John J. McKinnon	Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	Conservative	Resignation	Yes
Lunenburg	September 27, 1876	Mather Byles DesBrisay	Liberal	Charles Henry Davison	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Guysborough	December 20, 1875	William Henry Wylde	Liberal	Otto Schwartz Weeks	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Shelburne	January 21, 1875†	Robert Robertson	Liberal	Robert Robertson	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Hants	March 10, 1874	William McDougall	Conservative	Henry Yeomans	Liberal	Resignation	No
Cape Breton	March 10, 1874†	Alonza J. White	Liberal	Alonza J. White	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Crown Lands	Yes
Richmond	March 4, 1874	Edmund Power Flynn	Liberal	Charles Boudroit	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	Yes
Hants	March 4, 1874	William Henry Allison	Conservative	Thomas Barlow Smith	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	No
Guysborough	March 4, 1874	John Angus Kirk	Liberal	Charles M. Franchville	Liberal	Resignation to contest the 1874 Federal Election	Yes
Victoria	October 23, 1873	Charles James Campbell	Conservative	David McCurdy	Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	No
Halifax	February 18, 1873	William Garvie	Liberal	John Taylor	Liberal	Death	Yes
Antigonish	February 11, 1873†	Daniel MacDonald	Liberal	Daniel MacDonald	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Commissioner of Public Works and Mines	Yes
Yarmouth	October 16, 1872	William H. Townsend	Liberal	John K. Ryerson	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Pictou	October 16, 1872	James McDonald	Conservative	Alexander MacKay	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election	Yes
Inverness	October 16, 1872	Samuel McDonnell	Conservative	Duncan J. Campbell	Conservative	Resignation to contest the 1872 Federal Election	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Yarmouth Township	January 16, 1866	George Stayley Brown	Liberal	William H. Townsend	Liberal	Resignation	Yes
Lunenburg	December 27, 1865	William Slocumb	Conservative	Abraham Hebb	Liberal	Death	No
Annapolis	January 12, 1865	James William Johnston	Conservative	William Hallett Ray	Liberal	Appointed Judge in Equity	No
Pictou East	December 12, 1864	James McDonald	Conservative	James McDonald	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Richmond	June 30, 1863	Isaac LeVesconte	Conservative	Isaac LeVesconte	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland	June 30, 1863	Charles Tupper	Conservative	Charles Tupper	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Antigonish	June 30, 1863	William Alexander Henry	Conservative	William Alexander Henry	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Annapolis	June 30, 1863	James William Johnston	Conservative	James William Johnston	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Kings South	June 4, 1861	William Bennett Webster	Liberal	Daniel Charles Moore	Conservative	Death	No
Victoria	May 8, 1861	Charles James Campbell	Conservative	William Gammell	Liberal	By-election results voided	No
Cumberland	December 31, 1860	William Young	Liberal	Robert Donkin	Conservative	Appointed Chief Justice of Nova Scotia	No
Victoria	December 1860	Hugh Munro	Liberal	Charles James Campbell	Conservative	Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works	No
Hants South	March 9, 1860	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Halifax East	March 9, 1860	William Annand	Liberal	William Annand	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Colchester South	March 8, 1860	Adams George Archibald	Liberal	Adams George Archibald	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Attorney General	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Hants County	July 29, 1858	Ichabod Dimock	Liberal	Bennett Smith	Conservative	Death	No
Colchester County	May 11, 1858	Gloud Wilson McLelan	Liberal	Archibald McLelan	Liberal	Death	Yes
Annapolis Township	February 4, 1858	Alfred Whitman	Conservative	Moses Shaw	Conservative	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Granville Township	January 26, 1858	Stephen S. Thorne	Conservative	Timothy Dwight Ruggles	Conservative	Appointed Chairman of the Board of Works	Yes
Guysborough County	March 30, 1857	John Joseph Marshall	Conservative	John Joseph Marshall	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Cumberland County	March 28, 1857	Charles Tupper	Conservative	Charles Tupper	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Annapolis County	March 28, 1857	James William Johnston	Conservative	James William Johnston	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Pictou Township	March 26, 1857	Martin Isaac Wilkins	Conservative	Martin Isaac Wilkins	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Windsor Township	September 9, 1856	Lewis Morris Wilkins	Liberal	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Appointed a judge	Yes
Sydney County	September 9, 1856	William Alexander Henry	Liberal	William Alexander Henry	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes
Colchester County	September 9, 1856	Adams George Archibald	Liberal	Adams George Archibald	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Cape Breton County	July 19, 1856	James McLeod	Liberal	Thomas Caldwell	Liberal	Death	Yes
Cornwallis Township	March 12, 1856	Samuel Chipman	Liberal	Samuel Chipman	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Windsor Township	May 16, 1854	Lewis Morris Wilkins	Conservative	Lewis Morris Wilkins	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	No
Sydney County	May 16, 1854	William Alexander Henry	Liberal	William Alexander Henry	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Richmond County	May 16, 1854	James Boyle Uniacke	Liberal	Thomas Horace Fuller	Liberal	Appointed Commissioner of Crown Lands	Yes
Inverness County	May 9, 1854	William Young	Liberal	William Young	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Kings County	November 10, 1853	John C. Hall	Conservative	Mayhew Beckwith	Conservative	Death	Yes
Windsor Township	September 11, 1852	James D. Fraser	Conservative	Lewis Morris Wilkins	Conservative	Death	Yes
Cumberland County	March 22, 1852	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Void Election	Yes
Cumberland County	March 22, 1852	Stephen Fulton	Liberal	Stephen Fulton	Liberal	Void Election	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Colchester County	February 1851	Samuel Creelman	Liberal	Samuel Creelman	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Yarmouth County	February 1850	Herbert Huntington	Liberal	Herbert Huntington	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Financial Secretary	Yes
Guysborough County	December 1848	William Frederick DesBarres	Liberal	John Joseph Marshall	Conservative	Appointed a judge	No
Sydney Township	May 1848	Edmund Murray Dodd	Conservative	James McKeagney	Liberal	Appointed a judge	No
Cape Breton County	April 5, 1848	James Boyle Uniacke	Liberal	William Henry Munro	Liberal	Vacated seat upon appointment as Premier and Attorney General	Yes
Guysborough County	March 8, 1848	William Frederick DesBarres	Liberal	William Frederick DesBarres	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Halifax Township	March 4, 1848	James McNab	Liberal	James Boyle Uniacke	Liberal	Appointed to the Legislative Council	Yes
Halifax County	March 4, 1848	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Joseph Howe	Liberal	Sought re-election upon appointment as Provincial Secretary	Yes

By-election	Date	Incumbent		Winner		Cause	Retained
Richmond County	December 21, 1846	James Turnbull	Liberal	Arthur Brymer	Liberal	Death	Yes
Queens County	December 16, 1845	Samuel Prescott Fairbanks	Conservative	John Campbell	Conservative	Appointed Provincial Treasurer	Yes
Pictou Township	April 28, 1845	George Smith	Liberal	Henry Blackadar	Liberal	Void Election (Previous by-election opened March 17 and was suspended on March 20 and a new writ was issued)	Yes
Sydney Township	December 21, 1844	Edmund Murray Dodd	Conservative	Edmund Murray Dodd	Conservative	Sought re-election upon appointment as Solicitor General	Yes
Horton Township	March 21, 1844	Perez Benjamin	Liberal	Perez Benjamin	Liberal	Void Election	Yes