Victoria (Nova Scotia electoral district)

For the current federal electoral district in British Columbia, see Victoria (electoral district)

Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Victoria. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into North Cape Breton and Victoria electoral district.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

William Ross, Anti-Confederate/Liberal (1867-1874)
Charles Campbell, Conservative (1874-1875)
Barclay Edmund Tremaine, Liberal (1875-1876)
Charles Campbell, Conservative (1876-1878)
Duncan McDonald, Liberal (1878-1882)
Charles Campbell, Conservative (1882-1887)
John A. McDonald, Liberal/Conservative (1887-1896)
John L. Bethune, Conservative (1896-1900)
William Ross, Liberal (1900-1904)

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Anti-Confederate	William Ross	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1872
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Thomas Ross	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 20 December 1873 On Mr. Ross being appointed Minister of Militia, 7 November 1873
	Liberal	William Ross	541
	Conservative	Charles James Campbell	523

Canadian federal election, 1874
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Ross	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 December 1874 On Mr. Ross' resignation, 29 September 1874, to become Collector of Customs at Halifax, N.S., 5 November 1874
	Conservative	Charles James Campbell	541
	Liberal	Barclay Edmund Tremain	523

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 28 April 1875 On Mr. Campbell being unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of N.S., 28 February 1875, Mr. B.E. Tremain was declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875
	Liberal	Barclay Edmund Tremain

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 21 September 1876 On Mr. Tremain's resignation, 21 August 1876, to become County Court Judge of District No. 7 Cape Breton, 21 August 1876
	Conservative	Charles James Campbell	624
	Liberal	John Ross	526

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 21 November 1887 On election being declared void
	Liberal	John Archibald McDonald	960
	Conservative	Charles James Campbell	398

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 26 January 1892 On election being declared void
	Conservative	John Archibald McDonald	acclaimed