# Victoria (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)

Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the British North America Act, 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 Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Victoria |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | William Ross | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | William Ross | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1873 | William Ross | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1873–1874 | William Ross | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | William Ross | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1875 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1875–1876 | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1876–1878 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Duncan McDonald | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Charles James Campbell | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Archibald McDonald | Liberal |
| 7th | 1891–1892 | John Archibald McDonald | Conservative |
| 7th | 1892–1896 | John Archibald McDonald | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Lemuel Bethune | Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | William Ross | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into North Cape Breton and Victoria |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | William Ross | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1872 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, 20 December 1873 On Mr. Ross being appointed Minister of Militia, 7 November 1873 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Ross | 541 |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 523 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Ross | acclaimed |
| Source: open.canada.ca |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, 17 December 1874 On Mr. Ross' resignation :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 541 |
| | Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | 523 |
| By-election On Mr. Ross' resignation, 29 September 1874, to become Collector of Customs at Halifax, N.S., 5 November 1874. |||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, 28 April 1875 On Mr. Campbell being unseated by court decision :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Barclay Edmund Tremaine | Acclaimed |
| On Mr. Campbell being unseated by decision of the Supreme Court of N.S., 28 February 1875. Mr. B.E. Tremaine was declared duly elected by decision of Election Court, 28 April 1875. |||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vteCanadian federal by-election, 21 September 1876 On Mr. Tremaine's resignation :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 624 |
| | Liberal | John Ross | 526 |
| On Mr. Tremaine's resignation, 21 August 1876, to become County Court Judge of District No. 7 Cape Breton, 21 August 1876. |||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Duncan McDonald | 748 |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 645 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 857 |
| | Conservative | J.T. Bethune | 544 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 830 |
| | Liberal | W.F. McCurdy | 777 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, 21 November 1887 On election being declared void :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Archibald McDonald | 960 |
| | Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 398 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1891 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | 822 |
| | Liberal | William Ross | 770 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, 26 January 1892 On election being declared void :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | acclaimed |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1896 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Lemuel Bethune | 1,049 |
| | Liberal | S.C. Campbell | 877 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election: Victoria, Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Ross | 1,072 |
| | Conservative | Duncan A. McCaskill | 785 |