Cape Breton (provincial electoral district)

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Cape Breton was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, from 1867 to 1925. For the bulk of its existence, the district elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1925, Cape Breton and neighbouring Richmond County were divided into three electoral districts: Cape Breton East, Cape Breton Centre, and Richmond—West Cape Breton. [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

Cape Breton elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly. Except for a brief period from 1916 to 1925 when it elected four members, the Cape Breton district always elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. [1]

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
37th 1920–1925 William Forman Waye Labour
Joseph Steele
Arthur R. Richardson Farmer's Party
Daniel W. Morrison Independent Labour
36th 1916–1920Neil Ferguson Liberal-Conservative
John Carey Douglas
Daniel Alexander Cameron Liberal
Robert Hamilton Butts Liberal-Conservative


LegislatureYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
35th 1911–1916John Carey DouglasLiberal-ConservativeRobert Hamilton ButtsLiberal-Conservative
34th 1906–1911 Arthur Samuel Kendall Liberal Neil J. Gillis Liberal
33rd 1904–1906
1901–1904 Daniel Duncan McKenzie Liberal
32nd 1900–1901
1897–1900Arthur Samuel KendallLiberal Alexander Johnston Liberal
31st 1894–1897 John McCormick Liberal-Conservative William MacKay Liberal-Conservative
30th 1890–1894 Joseph McPherson Liberal Angus J. MacDonald Liberal
29th 1886–1890 Colin Chisholm Liberal-ConservativeWilliam MacKayLiberal-Conservative
28th 1882–1886 Alonza J. White Liberal William Buchanan Liberal
27th 1878–1882 Ebenezer Tilton Moseley Liberal-Conservative Hector Francis McDougall Liberal-Conservative
26th 1874–1878IndependentAlonza J. WhiteLiberal
25th 1871-1874 John Ferguson Liberal
24th 1867–1871 Anti-Confederation Party Anti-Confederation Party

Election results

1867 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alonza J. White 98329.81%
Liberal John Fergusson 70221.29%
Liberal–ConservativeN. S. McKay61618.68%
Liberal–ConservativeP. Cadegan52515.92%
Liberal S. L. Purvis47114.29%
Total3,297–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1871 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alonza J. White 1,32942.26%
Liberal John Fergusson 99231.54%
Liberal–Conservative Newton LeGayet Mackay 82426.20%
Total3,145–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1874 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alonza J. White 1,12934.19%
Liberal–Conservative Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,03931.47%
Liberal John Ferguson62618.96%
Liberal–ConservativeA. G. Hamilton3049.21%
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Currie2046.18%
Total3,302–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1878 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,52327.54%
Liberal–Conservative Hector Francis McDougall 1,02718.57%
Liberal Alonza J. White 93016.82%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. H. Hearn71612.95%
Liberal D. McKenzie61411.10%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. McVarish3716.71%
Liberal–ConservativeM. McKinnon3496.31%
Total5,530–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1882 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Alonza J. White 1,60028.83%
Liberal William Buchanan1,57928.46%
Liberal–Conservative Ebenezer Tilton Moseley 1,19221.48%
Liberal–Conservative Colin Chisholm 1,17821.23%
Total5,549–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1886 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative Colin Chisholm 1,68832.16%
Liberal–Conservative William MacKay 1,56229.76%
Liberal George Henry Murray 1,25323.88%
Liberal Ronald Gillies74514.20%
Total5,248–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1890 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Angus J. MacDonald 2,68128.23%
Liberal Joseph McPherson2,57927.15%
Liberal–Conservative William MacKay 2,14122.54%
Liberal–ConservativeCollin Chishlom2,09722.08%
Total9,498–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1894 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative William MacKay 2,88526.59%
Liberal–Conservative John McCormick 2,82226.01%
Liberal Joseph McPherson2,59223.89%
Liberal Alexander N. McDonald 2,55223.52%
Total10,851–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1897 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Arthur Samuel Kendall 3,70529.35%
Liberal Alexander Johnston 3,55928.19%
Liberal–Conservative John McCormick 2,69121.32%
Liberal–Conservative William MacKay 2,66921.14%
Total12,624–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1901 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Daniel Duncan McKenzie 3,84032.29%
Liberal Neil J. Gillis 3,69131.04%
Liberal–ConservativeColin McKinnon2,20518.54%
Liberal–ConservativeVincent Mullins2,15718.14%
Total11,893–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1906 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Arthur Samuel Kendall 5,22526.66%
Liberal Neil J. Gillis 4,89724.98%
Liberal–ConservativeJ. W. Madden4,77724.37%
Liberal–Conservative Robert Hamilton Butts 4,70223.99%
Total19,601–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1911 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John Carey Douglas 6,25225.05%
Liberal–Conservative Robert Hamilton Butts 6,24625.03%
Liberal Arthur Samuel Kendall 5,98723.99%
Liberal W. F. Carroll5,75623.07%
Labour Alexander H. McKinnon7132.86%
Total24,954–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1916 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal–Conservative John Carey Douglas 7,38113.22%
Liberal Daniel Alexander Cameron 7,03612.60%
Liberal–Conservative Robert Hamilton Butts 6,93512.42%
Liberal–ConservativeNeil Ferguson6,88512.33%
Liberal D. J. Hartigan6,76412.11%
Liberal–ConservativeFinlay McDonald6,72112.04%
Liberal D. C. McDonald6,69211.98%
Liberal Michael T. Sullivan6,39011.44%
Labour J. B. McLachlin1,0381.86%
Total54,804–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
1920 Nova Scotia general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Labour D. W. Morrison 9,83013.80%
Labour Joseph Steele 9,80013.75%
Labour Forman Waye 9,40713.20%
Labour Arthur R. Richardson 9,17712.88%
Liberal W. F. Carroll6,4719.08%
Liberal Daniel Alexander Cameron 5,7298.04%
Liberal A. B. MacGillivray5,3347.49%
Liberal N. MacDonald5,2707.40%
Liberal–ConservativeNeil R. McArthur2,8093.94%
Liberal–ConservativeA. C. MacCormick2,7493.86%
Liberal–ConservativeEwen MacKay Forbes2,3433.29%
Liberal–ConservativeCharles B. Smith2,3383.28%
Total61,018–
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

References

  1. 1 2 "Electoral History for Cape Breton County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

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