Antigonish (electoral district)

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For the provincial riding, please see Antigonish (provincial electoral district)

Antigonish was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was created in the British North America Act in 1867. The federal riding was dissolved in 1914 into the riding of Antigonish—Guysborough. It consisted of the County of Antigonish.

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

1. Hugh McDonald, Anti-Confederate/Liberal-Conservative (1867-1873)
2. Angus McIsaac, Liberal (1873-1885)
3. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, Liberal-Conservative (1885-1894)
4. Colin Francis McIsaac, Liberal (1895-1905)
5. William Chisholm, Liberal (1905-1917)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Anti-Confederate	Hugh McDonald	1,238
	Conservative	William A. Henry	390

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Hugh McDonald	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873

By-election on 7 July 1873
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	Hugh McDonald	acclaimed

By-election: On Mr. McDonald being appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 5 November 1873

By-election on 20 December 1873
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Angus McIsaac	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Angus McIsaac	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1878
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Angus McIsaac	833
	Unknown	Charles B. Whidden	702
	Unknown	John J. McKinnon	315

Canadian federal election, 1882
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Angus McIsaac	1,068
	Unknown	Charles B. Whidden	735

By-election: On Mr. McIsaac being appointed County Court Judge for District No. 6, 24 September 1885

By-election on 16 October 1885
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	1,020
	Independent Conservative	Alexander McIntosh	792

Canadian federal election, 1887
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	1,247
	Liberal	Angus McGillivray	1,207

Canadian federal election, 1891
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal-Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	1,346
	Unknown	Angus McGillivray	1,119

By-election: On Mr. Thompson's death, 12 December 1894

By-election on 17 April 1895
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Colin Francis McIsaac	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1896
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Colin Francis McIsaac	1,341
	Conservative	J.A. Chisholm	1,224

Canadian federal election, 1900
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Colin Francis McIsaac	1,403
	Conservative	E. Lavin Girroir	1,137

Canadian federal election, 1904
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Colin Francis McIsaac	1,619
	Conservative	Hugh Cameron	810

By-election: On Mr. McIsaac being appointed Railway Commissioner, 3 July 1905

By-election on 22 November 1905
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Chisholm	1,325
	Conservative	E. Lavin Girroir	1,090

Canadian federal election, 1908
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Chisholm	1,291
	Conservative	E. Lavin Girroir	1,271

Canadian federal election, 1911
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Chisholm	1,468
	Conservative	John J. Cameron	987

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Antigonish (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament