# Inverness (federal electoral district)

Inverness was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond riding. It consisted of Inverness County.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Inverness |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Hugh Cameron | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1872 | Hugh Cameron | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Samuel McDonnell | Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Samuel McDonnell | Liberal |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Samuel McDonnell | Liberal |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Hugh Cameron | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Hugh Cameron | Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Hugh Cameron | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | Angus MacLennan | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Angus MacLennan | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Angus MacLennan | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Alexander William Chisholm | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Alexander William Chisholm | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Alexander William Chisholm | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Alexander William Chisholm | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Inverness—Richmond |||||

## Election results

1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | Hugh Cameron | 1,186 |
| | Conservative | Samuel McDonnell | 601 |
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Samuel McDonnell | 1,293 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,232 |
1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,223 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,102 |
1878 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,284 |
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,175 |
| Unknown | Angus MacLennan | 739 |
1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,912 |
| | Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,062 |
1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,913 |
| | Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,462 |
1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,877 |
| | Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,567 |
1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 1,676 |
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,532 |
| Independent | John McKew | 737 |
1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 2,702 |
| | Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,644 |
1904 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 1,963 |
| Independent | Alexander W. Chisholm | 1,653 |
| Conservative | John H. Jamieson | 1,485 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,381 |
| | Conservative | Roderick C. McLeod | 1,837 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 2,928 |
| Conservative | Thomas Gallant | 1,920 |
| Independent | Frank A. MacEchen | 128 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,544 |
| | Government (Unionist) | Thomas Gallant | 2,258 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 4,650 |
| | Progressive | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,128 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 5,030 |
| | Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,807 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,946 |
| | Liberal | Donald MacLennan | 4,296 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,887 |
| | Liberal | Angus L. MacDonald | 4,722 |