The 18th General Assembly of Nova Scotia represented Nova Scotia between the 1847 and 1851, its membership being set in the August 5th, 1847 Nova Scotia general election. The Assembly sat at the pleasure of the Governor of Nova Scotia, Sir John Harvey. This Assembly is noteworthy for many reasons. It was the first Assembly elected after the adoption of the Simultaneous Polling Bill, which resulted in an election in days, rather than three to four weeks. It was the first election after the establishment of responsible government. The government of James W. Johnstone was the first to be defeated in the polls in Nova Scotia, resulting in a want of confidence resolution passing in the House, and the first resignation of a government in the province. Finally, the Governor asked James B. Uniacke to submit an outline of a new administration, and form the first elected, responsible government in the Province of Nova Scotia. Division of Seats Counties Halifax - Joseph Howe, Henry Y. Mott Colchester - Samuel Creelman Pictou - G.R. Young, Andrew Robertson Cumberland - Stephen Fulton, R. McGowan Dickie Hants - William Card, John McDougall Kings - John C. Hall, Daniel Moore Annapolis - James W. Johnston Digby - Francis Bourneuf Yarmouth - Herbert Huntington Shelburne - Gilbert McKenna Queen's - S.P. Freeman and John Campbell Lunenburg - George Ernst, Henry Mignowitz Sydney - William A.Henry, James McLeod Guysborough - W. F. DesBarres, A. McDonald Cape Breton - James B. Uniacke Richmond - Chas. F. Harrington Inverness - William Young, Peter Smyth Townships Halifax - James McNab, Lawrence O'C. Doyle Truro - William Fleming Fleming's election was overturned and Alexander Lackie Archibald was declared elected in 1848 Onslow - John Crowe Londonderry - John Wier Pictou - Henry Blackadar Amherst - W. W. Bent Windsor - James D. Fraser Newport - Ichabod Dimock Falmouth - James Sangster Cornwallis - Mayhew Beckwith Horton - Edward L. Brown Granville - Stephen S. Thorne Annapolis - Alfred Whitman Digby - Charles Budd Clare - Anselm F. Comeau Yarmouth - Thomas Killam Argyle - John Ryder Shelburne - Joshua Snow Barrington - John Homer Liverpool - William B. Taylor Lunenburg - John Kedy Sydney (C.B.) - Edmund M. Dodd Arichat (C.B.) - Henry Martell References David Allison; "History of Nova Scotia", Bowen, Halifax, 1916. 18 1847 in Canada 1848 in Canada 1849 in Canada 1850 in Canada 1851 in Canada