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The 4th Nova Scotia general election was held on 17 September 1878 to elect members of the 27th House of Assembly of the Province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It was won by the Conservative Party. | | Party | Leader | 1874 | Seats won | % change | Popular vote | (%){{Canadian party colour|NS|PC|row}} | Conservative | Simon Hugh Holmes | 12 | 32 | +167% | | 51.7%{{Canadian party colour|NS|Liberal|row}} | Liberal | Philip Carteret Hill | 22 | 6 | -73% | | 45.1%{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} | Other / Independents | 4 | 0 | -100% | | 3.1% |
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| Totals | 38 | 38 | | | 100% |
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