Cape Breton North and Victoria

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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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[edit] 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.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Daniel Duncan McKenzie, Liberal (1904-1906)
  2. Alexander Charles Ross, Liberal (1906-1908)
  3. Daniel D. McKenzie, Liberal (1908-1923)
  4. Fenwick Lionel Kelly, Liberal (1923-1925)
  5. Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone, Conservative (1925-1935)
  6. Daniel Alexander Cameron, Liberal (1935-1937)
  7. Matthew MacLean, Liberal (1937-1953)
  8. William Murdoch Buchanan, Liberal (1953-1957)
  9. Bob Muir, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)

[edit] 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

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