Inverness (federal electoral district)

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Inverness
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1933
First contested 1867
Last contested 1930
Demographics
Census division(s) Inverness

Inverness was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

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It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond riding. It consisted of Inverness County.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Inverness
1st  1867–1869   Hugh Cameron Anti-Confederation
 1869–1872   Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874   Samuel McDonnell Conservative
3rd  1874–1878   Liberal
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887   Hugh Cameron Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900   Angus MacLennan Liberal
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911 Alexander William Chisholm
12th  1911–1917
13th  1917–1921   Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925   Liberal
15th  1925–1926   Isaac Duncan MacDougall Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Inverness—Richmond

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Anti-Confederation Hugh Cameron 1,186
Conservative Samuel McDonnell 601
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Samuel McDonnell 1,293
Liberal–Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,232
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,223
Liberal–Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,102
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,284
Liberal–Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,175
Unknown Angus MacLennan 739
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,912
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,062
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,913
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,462
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,877
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,567
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Angus MacLennan 1,676
Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,532
Independent John McKew737
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Angus MacLennan 2,702
Conservative Hugh Cameron 1,644
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Angus MacLennan 1,963
Independent Alexander W. Chisholm 1,653
Conservative John H. Jamieson1,485
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander W. Chisholm 3,381
Conservative Roderick C. McLeod1,837
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander W. Chisholm 2,928
Conservative Thomas Gallant1,920
Independent Frank A. MacEchen128
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Alexander W. Chisholm 3,544
Government (Unionist) Thomas Gallant2,258
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Alexander W. Chisholm 4,650
Progressive Isaac Duncan MacDougall 4,128
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Isaac Duncan MacDougall 5,030
Liberal Alexander W. Chisholm 3,807
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Isaac Duncan MacDougall 4,946
Liberal Donald MacLennan4,296
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Isaac Duncan MacDougall 4,887
Liberal Angus L. MacDonald4,722

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