Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Victoria. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into North Cape Breton and Victoria electoral district.
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1903 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1900 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Victoria |
Members of Parliament
editThis riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | William Ross | Anti-Confederation | |
| 1869–1872 | Liberal | |||
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | |||
| 1873–1874 | ||||
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | |||
| 1874–1875 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | ||
| 1875–1876 | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | Liberal | ||
| 1876–1878 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | ||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Duncan McDonald | Liberal | |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative | |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | |||
| 1887–1891 | John Archibald McDonald | Liberal | ||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | Conservative | ||
| 1892–1896 | ||||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Lemuel Bethune | ||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | William Ross | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into North Cape Breton and Victoria | ||||
Election results
edit| 1867 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 20 December 1873 On Mr. Ross being appointed Minister of Militia, 7 November 1873 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | 541 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 523 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca[3] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: open.canada.ca[4] | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 17 December 1874 On Mr. Ross' resignation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 541 | ||||||
| Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | 523 | ||||||
| By-election On Mr. Ross' resignation, 29 September 1874, to become Collector of Customs at Halifax, N.S., 5 November 1874. | ||||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 28 April 1875 On Mr. Campbell being unseated by court decision | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | Acclaimed | ||||||
| On Mr. Campbell being unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of N.S., 28 February 1875. Mr. B.E. Tremaine was declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875. | ||||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 21 September 1876 On Mr. Tremaine's resignation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 624 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Ross | 526 | ||||||
| On Mr. Tremaine's resignation, 21 August 1876, to become County Court Judge of District No. 7 Cape Breton, 21 August 1876. | ||||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Duncan McDonald | 748 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 645 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 857 | ||||||
| Conservative | J.T. Bethune | 544 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 830 | ||||||
| Liberal | W.F. McCurdy | 777 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 21 November 1887 On election being declared void | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Archibald McDonald | 960 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 398 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | 822 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | 770 | ||||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 26 January 1892 On election being declared void | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | John Lemuel Bethune | 1,049 | ||||||
| Liberal | S.C. Campbell | 877 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Ross | 1,072 | ||||||
| Conservative | Duncan A. McCaskill | 785 | ||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ "By-Election(s) (1873-12-20)". lop.parl.ca.
- ^ "History of the Federal Electoral Ridings, 1867-2010". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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