Antigonish (electoral district)

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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 7 July 1873 On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873
	Liberal-Conservative	Hugh McDonald	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 20 December 1873 On Mr. McDonald being appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 5 November 1873
	Liberal	Angus McIsaac	acclaimed

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

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 16 October 1885 On Mr. McIsaac being appointed County Court Judge for District No. 6, 24 September 1885
	Liberal-Conservative	John Sparrow David Thompson	1,020
	Independent Conservative	Alexander McIntosh	792

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 April 1895 On Mr. Thompson's death, 12 December 1894
	Liberal	Colin Francis McIsaac	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 22 November 1905 On Mr. McIsaac being appointed Railway Commissioner, 3 July 1905
	Liberal	William Chisholm	1,325
	Conservative	E. Lavin Girroir	1,090