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NS Parliament - Halifax - By-election

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> Canada > Nova Scotia > NS House of Commons > Halifax

Office

Parliament

Honorific

Member of Parliament - Abbr: MP

Type

By-election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

January 29, 1878 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Close

January 29, 1878 - 12:00pm Central

Term Start

January 29, 1878 - 12:00pm

Term End

August 16, 1878 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Juan Croniqueur

Last Modified

Juan Croniqueur April 22, 2024 02:29pm

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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Independent Liberal	Won	01/22/1874
	Name	Patrick Power	Votes	3,186 (45.52%)
	Term	02/21/1874 - 01/29/1878	Margin	2,352 (+33.60%)
	Party	Independent	Won	01/22/1874
	Name	Alfred Gilpin Jones	Votes	2,979 (42.56%)
	Term	02/21/1874 - 01/29/1878	Margin	2,145 (+30.65%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Liberal-Conservative	Won	09/17/1878
	Name	Matthew Henry Richey	Votes	3,532 (28.13%)
	Term	02/13/1879 - 05/18/1882	Margin	669 (+5.33%)
	Party	Liberal-Conservative	Won	09/17/1878
	Name	Malachy Bowes Daly	Votes	3,466 (27.60%)
	Term	02/13/1879 - 05/18/1882	Margin	603 (+4.80%)

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CANDIDATES (2 Winners)

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(I) Defense Minister Alfred Gilpin Jones

(I) MP Patrick Power

Matthew Henry Richey

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Independent Liberal

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2,981 (51.92%)

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2,761 (48.08%)

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-220 (-3.83%)

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