Victoria (Nova Scotia electoral district)
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Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 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.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- William Ross, Anti-Confederate/Liberal (1867-1874)
- Charles Campbell, Conservative (1874-1875)
- Barclay Edmund Tremaine, Liberal (1875-1876)
- Charles Campbell, Conservative (1876-1878)
- Duncan McDonald, Liberal (1878-1882)
- Charles Campbell, Conservative (1882-1887)
- John A. McDonald, Liberal/Conservative (1887-1896)
- John L. Bethune, Conservative (1896-1900)
- William Ross, Liberal (1900-1904)
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Anti-Confederate | William Ross | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Ross | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 20 December 1873
On Mr. Ross being appointed Minister of Militia, 7 November 1873 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Ross | 541 | |||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 523 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 17 December 1874
On Mr. Ross' resignation, 29 September 1874, to become Collector of Customs at Halifax, N.S., 5 November 1874 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 541 | |||
| Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremain | 523 | |||
| By-election on 28 April 1875
On Mr. Campbell being unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of N.S., 28 February 1875, Mr. B.E. Tremain was declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremain | ||||
| By-election on 21 September 1876
On Mr. Tremain's resignation, 21 August 1876, to become County Court Judge of District No. 7 Cape Breton, 21 August 1876 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 624 | |||
| Liberal | John Ross | 526 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | Duncan McDonald | 748 | |||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 645 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 857 | |||
| Conservative | J.T. Bethune | 544 | |||
| By-election on 21 November 1887
On election being declared void |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Archibald McDonald | 960 | |||
| Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 398 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | 830 | |||
| Liberal | W.F. McCurdy | 777 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | 822 | |||
| Liberal | William Ross | 770 | |||
| By-election on 26 January 1892
On election being declared void |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | John L. Bethune | 1,049 | |||
| Liberal | S.C. Campbell | 877 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | William Ross | 1,072 | |||
| Conservative | Duncan A. McCaskill | 785 | |||
