Philip Carteret Hill Liberal Simon Hugh Holmes Liberal-Conservative The 1878 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 Liberal-Conservative Party.

Independent/Other Liberal Liberal-Conservative 1878 Nova Scotia Provincial Election[3] Legend bold denotes party leader † denotes an incumbent who is not running for re-election or was defeated in nomination contest