Victoria (Nova Scotia electoral district)
Encyclopedia
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.
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Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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- William RossWilliam Ross (Canadian politician)William Ross was a Canadian politician.Born in Boularderie, Nova Scotia, the son of John Ross, a Scottish immigrant, and Robina McKenzie, Ross was a merchant and shipbuilder. In 1855, he married Eliza Moore. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1857 to 1867...
, Anti-Confederate/LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
(1867-1874) - Charles James CampbellCharles James CampbellCharles James Campbell was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the Canadian House of Commons from 1874 to 1875, from 1876 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1887 as a Conservative member.He was born on the Isle of Skye, the son of John Campbell...
, ConservativeConservative Party of Canada (historical)The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
(1874-1875) - Barclay Edmund TremaineBarclay Edmund TremaineBarclay Edmund Tremaine was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1876 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1875-1876) - Charles James Campbell, Conservative (1876-1878)
- Duncan McDonaldDuncan McDonald (Nova Scotia politician)Duncan McDonald was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Victoria in the Canadian House of Commons from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal member....
, Liberal (1878-1882) - Charles James Campbell, Conservative (1882-1887)
- John A. McDonaldJohn Archibald McDonaldJohn Archibald McDonald was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative, then Liberal and finally Conservative member.He was born in North East Margaree, Nova Scotia, the son of Laughlin...
, Liberal/Conservative (1887-1896) - John L. Bethune, Conservative (1896-1900)
- William Ross, Liberal (1900-1904)
Election results
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Victoria (1867–1903) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...