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Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.
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History
This riding was created in 1903 as "North Cape Breton and Victoria"' riding from Cape Breton and Victoria ridings.
It consisted initially of the county of Victoria, the northern part of the County of Cape Breton: the districts of Boisdale, Boularderie, East Bay (North), French Vale, George's River, Grand Narrows, and Little Bras d'Or, and the towns of North Sydney and Sydney Mines.
In 1924, its name was changed to "Cape Breton North—Victoria", and then to "Cape Breton North and Victoria" in 1933. It was redefined to consist of the county of Victoria, and that part of the county of Cape Breton contained in the municipal districts of Balls Creek and Edwardsville (No. 2), Big Pond (No. 13), Boisdale (No. 9), Boularderie (No. 10), East Bay North (No. 19), East Bay South (No. 8), Enon (No. 21), Frenchvale (No. 22), George's River (No. 23), Grand Narrows (No. 14) and Little Bras d'Or (No. 4), and including the towns of Sydney Mines and North Sydney.
In 1947, the riding was expanded to include the municipal districts of Hillside (No. 3), and South Forks (No. 18).
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton—The Sydneys ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Daniel Duncan McKenzie, Liberal (1904-1906)
- Alexander Charles Ross, Liberal (1906-1908)
- Daniel D. McKenzie, Liberal (1908-1923)
- Fenwick Lionel Kelly, Liberal (1923-1925)
- Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone, Conservative (1925-1935)
- Daniel Alexander Cameron, Liberal (1935-1937)
- Matthew Maclean, Liberal (1937-1953)
- William Murdoch Buchanan, Liberal (1953-1957)
- Robert Muir, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)
Election results
Canadian federal election, 1904 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie 2,583 Conservative John McCormick 2,519 By-election on 14 March 1906 On Mr. McKenzie being appointed judge, 16 February 1906
Party Candidate Votes Liberal Alexander Charles Ross 2,922 Conservative John McCormick 2,088 Canadian federal election, 1908 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie 2,849 Conservative John McCormick 2,832 Canadian federal election, 1911 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie 3,418 Conservative John McCormack 2,803 Canadian federal election, 1917 Party Candidate Votes Opposition Daniel Duncan McKenzie 4,477 Government John McCormick 3,649 Canadian federal election, 1921 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie 7,399 Unknown Murdoch A. McKenzie 4,060 By-election on 19 January 1922 On Mr. McKenzie's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921
Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie acclaimed By-election on 31 July 1923 On Mr. McKenzie's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 11 April 1923
Party Candidate Votes Liberal Fenwick Lionel Kelly 4,839 Conservative Robert Hamilton Butts 4,215 Labour Daniel David MacDonald 1,652 Canadian federal election, 1925 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone 6,873 Liberal Fenwick Lionel Kelly 4,309 Canadian federal election, 1926 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone 6,284 Liberal Michael Dwyer 4,691 Canadian federal election, 1930 Party Candidate Votes Conservative Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone 7,075 Liberal Michael Dwyer 5,184 Canadian federal election, 1935 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Daniel Alexander Cameron 6,457 Conservative Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone 4,067 Reconstruction John Donald Nelson MacDonald 3,377 By-election on 18 October 1937 On Mr. Cameron's death, 4 September 1937
Party Candidate Votes Liberal Matthew Maclean acclaimed Canadian federal election, 1940 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Matthew Maclean 6,326 National Government John Michael MacDonald 5,156 Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Way 2,097 Canadian federal election, 1945 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Matthew Maclean 5,895 Progressive Conservative John Michael MacDonald 5,441 Co-operative Commonwealth Robert Waye 2,886 Canadian federal election, 1949 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Matthew Maclean 9,461 Progressive Conservative Thomas Price Slaven 5,083 Co-operative Commonwealth Sidney Oram 2,102 Canadian federal election, 1953 Party Candidate Votes Liberal William Murdoch Buchanan 9,535 Progressive Conservative John Norman MacAskill 6,218 Canadian federal election, 1957 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Muir 9,097 Liberal William Murdoch Buchanan 8,717 Co-operative Commonwealth Daniel Joseph MacEachern 1,753 Canadian federal election, 1958 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Muir 12,046 Liberal William Murdock Buchanan 8,616 Canadian federal election, 1962 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Muir 11,019 Liberal Malcolm A. Patterson 7,541 New Democrat Gerald A. Yetman 3,403 Canadian federal election, 1963 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Muir 10,508 Liberal Robert France Ferguson 8,507 New Democrat Gerald A. Yetman 2,347 Canadian federal election, 1965 Party Candidate Votes Progressive Conservative Robert Muir 11,258 Liberal Robert France Ferguson 8,208 New Democrat David M. Guy 1,868 See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
Categories:- Defunct Nova Scotia federal electoral districts
- Government in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Victoria County, Nova Scotia
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