38 seats of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 20 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Lib
Leader
Simon Hugh Holmes
Philip Carteret Hill
Party
Liberal-Conservative
Liberal
Leader since
1874
1875
Leader's seat
Pictou
Halifax (Lost re-election)
Last election
11
20
Seats won
30
8
Seat change
19
12
Popular vote
52,517
47,388
Percentage
51.85%
46.78%
Swing
18.18pp
7.61pp
Premier before election
Philip Carteret Hill
Liberal
Premier after election
Simon Hugh Holmes
Liberal-Conservative
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