Cape Breton (electoral district)

Cape Breton (electoral district)

Cape Breton 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 as part of the British North America Act in 1867.

The district consisted of the County of Cape Breton and returned two Members of Parliament from 1872. It was abolished when it was redistributed into Cape Breton South and North Cape Breton and Victoria ridings in 1903.

Members of Parliament

#James McKeagney, Anti-Confederate (1867-1872)
#Newton LeGayet Mackay, Conservative (1872-1878) and William M. McDonald, Conservative (1872-1884)
#Hugh McLeod, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1879)
#William McKenzie McLeod, Liberal-Conservative (1879-1882)
#Murray Dodd, Conservative (1882-1887)
#Hector Francis McDougall, Liberal-Conservative (1884-1900)
#David MacKeen, Conservative (1887-1895)
#Sir Charles Tupper, Conservative (1896-1900)
#Alexander Johnston, Liberal (1900-1904) and A.S. Kendall, Liberal (1900-1904)

Election results

CanElec1-by|4 February 1896|On Mr. MacKeen's resignation to provide a seat for Sir Charles Tupper, 18 December 1895

See also

* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=107 Riding history for Cape Breton (1867–1903) from the] Library of Parliament


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