Cape Breton North and Victoria
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.
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Daniel Duncan McKenzie, Liberal (1904-1906)
- Alexander Charles Ross, Liberal (1906-1908)
- Daniel D. McKenzie, Liberal (1908-1923)
- Fenwick Lionel Kelly, Liberal (1923-1925)
- Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone, Conservative (1925-1935)
- Daniel Alexander Cameron, Liberal (1935-1937)
- Matthew Maclean, Liberal (1937-1953)
- William Murdoch Buchanan, Liberal (1953-1957)
- Robert Muir, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)
Election results
| 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 |
| By-election on 18 October 1937
On Mr. Cameron's death, 4 September 1937
|
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
| |
Liberal |
Matthew Maclean |
acclaimed |
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