Guysborough (electoral district)
Guysborough was an 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 of 1867, and was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Antigonish—Guysborough. It consisted of Guysborough County.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Stewart Campbell, Anti-Confederate/Liberal-Conservative (1867–1874)
- John Angus Kirk, Liberal (1874–1878)
- Alfred Ogden, Conservative (1878–1882)
- John A. Kirk, Liberal (1882–1891)
- Duncan C. Fraser, Liberal (1891–1904)
- John H. Sinclair, Liberal (1904–1917)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | Stewart Campbell | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Stewart Campbell | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Angus Kirk | 759 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Stewart Campbell | 544 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Ogden | 936 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Angus Kirk | 772 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Angus Kirk | 818 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Ogden | 628 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Angus Kirk | 1,136 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alex. F. Falconer | 784 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | D.C. Fraser | 1,145 | ||||||
| Conservative | Alfred Ogden | 1,059 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Duncan C. Fraser | 1,533 | ||||||
| Conservative | C. Ernest Gregory | 1,455 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Duncan C. Fraser | 1,928 | ||||||
| Conservative | C. Ernest Gregory | 1,589 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Fraser's nomination as Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 10 February 1904
| By-election on 16 March 1904 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,004 | |||
| Conservative | S.O. Griffin | 1,643 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,040 | ||||||
| Conservative | John S. Wells | 1,492 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,001 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Anderson Rowe Rowlings | 1,796 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Howard Sinclair | 2,043 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Anderson Rowe Rowlings | 1,700 | ||||||
See also
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