31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia

The 31st General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between 1894 and 1897.

The Liberal Party led by William Stevens Fielding formed the government. George Henry Murray replaced Fielding as party leader and premier when Fielding entered federal politics in 1896.

Frederick A. Lawrence was chosen as speaker for the house.

The assembly was dissolved on March 20, 1897.

List of Members
Electoral District Name Party
Annapolis County Joseph A. Bancroft Liberal
J. W. Longley[1]

J.W. Longley (1896)

 Liberal
Antigonish County Christopher P. Chisholm Liberal
Colin F. McIsaac[2]

Angus McGillivray (1895)

 Liberal
County of Cape Breton John McCormick Liberal-Conservative
William McKay Liberal-Conservative
Colchester County Wilbert D. Dimock[2]

Firman McClure (1895)

 Liberal-Conservative

Liberal

Frederick Andrew Laurence Liberal
Cumberland County Thomas R. Black Liberal
Alexander E. Fraser Liberal
Digby County Ambrose H. Comeau Liberal
Eliakim E. Tupper[3]

Angus M. Gidney (1895)

 Liberal

Liberal-Conservative

Guysborough County Daniel H. MacKinnon Liberal
John H. Sinclair Liberal
Halifax County William A. Black Liberal-Conservative
William S. Fielding[2]

William B. Wallace (1896)

 Liberal
William Roche, Jr. Liberal
Hants County Arthur Drysdale Liberal
Charles Smith Wilcox Liberal-Conservative
Inverness County Alexander Campbell Liberal-Conservative
John H. Jamieson Liberal-Conservative
Kings County Brenton H. Dodge Liberal
Harry H. Wickwire Liberal
Lunenburg County Charles E. Church Liberal
John D. Sperry[1]

Allan R. Moreash (1896)

 Liberal
Pictou County William Cameron Liberal-Conservative
Alexander Grant Liberal-Conservative
Charles E. Tanner Liberal-Conservative
Queens County Albert M. Hemeon[4]

Edward M. Farrell (1896)

 Liberal
Richard Hunt Liberal
Richmond County Simon Joyce Liberal
John Morrison [5]

Joseph Matheson (1894)

 Liberal-Conservative

Liberal

Shelburne County Thomas Johnston Liberal
Thomas Robertson Liberal
Victoria County John L. Bethune[2]

George Henry Murray (1896)

 Conservative

Liberal

John G. Morrison Liberal
Yarmouth County William Law Liberal
Albert A. Pothier Liberal-Conservative

Notes:

  1. ran for federal seat
  2. elected to federal seat
  3. died in 1895
  4. died in 1896
  5. election appealed

References
  • Government of Nova Scotia. "Election Summary From 1867 - 2006" (PDF). Elections Statistics. Elections Nova Scotia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2008-07-20.
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