# Victoria-The Lakes

Victoria—The Lakes is a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
Its Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) since the 2017 election has been Keith Bain of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia.
It was created in 1867 as Victoria, composing all of Victoria County. In 1993, the district gained the area north of the southern border of the Cape Breton Highlands National Park. In 2003, Victoria was renamed Victoria-The Lakes. It lost the top of Inverness County to Inverness and gained some of the rural areas of Cape Breton The Lakes.

## Geography

Victoria-The Lakes has a landmass of 3,482 km$^2$ (1,344 sq mi).

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 65th | 2024–present | Dianne L. Timmins | Progressive Conservative |
| 64th | 2021–2024 | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative |
| 63rd | 2017-2021 | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative |
| 62nd | 2013–2017 | Pam Eyking | Liberal |
| 61st | 2009–2013 | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative |
| 60th | 2006-2009 | Keith Bain | Progressive Conservative |
| 59th | 2003-2006 | Gerald Sampson | Liberal |
| 58th | 1999-2003 | Kennie MacAskill | Liberal |
| 57th | 1998-1999 | Kennie MacAskill | Liberal |
| 56th | 1993-1998 | Kennie MacAskill | Liberal |
| 55th | 1988-1993 | Kennie MacAskill | Liberal |
| 54th | 1984-1988 | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative |
| 53rd | 1981-1984 | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1980-1981 | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative |
| 52nd | 1978-1980 | Peter John Nicholson | Liberal |
| 51st | 1974-1978 | Maynard MacAskill | Liberal |
| 50th | 1970-1974 | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1967-1970 | Fisher Hudson | Progressive Conservative |
| 48th | 1963-1967 | Carleton L. MacMillan | Liberal |
| 47th | 1960-1963 | Carleton L. MacMillan | Liberal |
| 46th | 1956-1960 | Carleton L. MacMillan | Liberal |
| 45th | 1953-1956 | Carleton L. MacMillan | Liberal |
| 44th | 1949-1953 | Carleton L. MacMillan | Liberal |
| 43rd | 1945-1949 | John Malcolm Campbell | Liberal |
| 42nd | 1941-1945 | John Malcolm Campbell | Liberal |
| 41st | 1937-1941 | John Malcolm Campbell | Liberal |
| 40th | 1933-1937 | Frederick Walker Baldwin | Liberal-Conservative |

## Election results
### 2024

2024 Nova Scotia general election :
| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** |||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dianne L. Timmins | 3,691 | 65.49 | +11.02 |
| | Liberal | Stephen MacAskill | 1,218 | 21.61 | -12.59 |
| | New Democratic | Samuel Stirling | 510 | 9.05 | -0.59 |
| | Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 113 | 2.00 | – |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 104 | 1.85 | +0.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,636 | 99.49 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 29 | 0.51 | +0.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,665 | 43.24 | -8.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 13,101 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +11.81 |

### 2021

vte2021 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 3,536 | 54.37 | -5.18 | $29,995.17 |
| | Liberal | Nadine Bernard | 2,224 | 34.20 | +7.39 | $41,920.47 |
| | New Democratic | Adrianna MacKinnon | 627 | 9.64 | +2.23 | $19,813.68 |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 116 | 1.78 | -0.83 | $200.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 6,503 | 99.51 | – | $75,775.92 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,535 | 51.50 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,690 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.23 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2017

vte2017 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 4,373 | 59.55 | +24.31 |
| | Liberal | Pam Eyking | 1,969 | 26.81 | -12.18 |
| | New Democratic | Lisa Bond | 544 | 7.41 | -16.19 |
| | Green | Adrianna MacKinnon | 265 | 3.61 | N/A |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 192 | 2.61 | +0.43 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,343 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 37 | 0.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,380 | 59.75 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,352 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +18.25 |
| Source: Elections Nova Scotia |||||||

### 2013

2013 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal Party of Nova Scotia | Pam Eyking | 3,150 | 38.99 | +8.39 |
| Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 2,847 | 35.24 | -3.44 |
| New Democratic Party | John Frank Tomey | 1,907 | 23.60 | -3.28 |
| Independent | Stewart M. (Stemer) MacLeod | 176 | 2.18 | +0.28 |

### 1867–2009

2009 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 2,417 | 38.68% | -8.80% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Sampson | 1,912 | 30.60% | -5.35% |
| | New Democratic | Fraser Patterson | 1,680 | 26.88% | 14.94% |
| | Green | James V. O'Brien | 143 | 2.29% | -0.45% |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 97 | 1.55% | -0.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,249 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
2006 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 3,001 | 47.48% | 14.99% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Sampson | 2,272 | 35.94% | -0.50% |
| | New Democratic | Joan O'Liari | 755 | 11.94% | -2.96% |
| | Green | Michelle Smith | 173 | 2.74% | – |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 120 | 1.90% | -2.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,321 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
2003 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Gerald Sampson | 2,284 | 36.44% | -13.03% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Keith Bain | 2,036 | 32.48% | 6.82% |
| | New Democratic | Nancy MacKeigan | 934 | 14.90% | -1.97% |
| | Independent | Brian Boudreau | 750 | 11.97% | – |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 264 | 4.21% | 1.22% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,268 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1999 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kennie MacAskill | 2,263 | 49.46% | 1.38% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Anna Curtis-Steele | 1,174 | 25.66% | -4.81% |
| | New Democratic | Nancy MacKeigan | 772 | 16.87% | -0.86% |
| | Independent | Osborne Burke | 229 | 5.01% | – |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 137 | 2.99% | -0.72% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,575 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1998 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kennie MacAskill | 2,405 | 48.08% | -12.24% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dan Chiasson | 1,524 | 30.47% | 1.69% |
| | New Democratic | Ruth Schneider | 887 | 17.73% | 9.73% |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 186 | 3.72% | 0.82% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,002 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1993 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kennie MacAskill | 3,119 | 60.32% | 8.71% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Walter S. Brett | 1,488 | 28.78% | -10.62% |
| | New Democratic | Gerald Yetman | 414 | 8.01% | -0.99% |
| | Independent | Stemer MacLeod | 150 | 2.90% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,171 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1988 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Kennie MacAskill | 2,719 | 51.60% | 11.77% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 2,076 | 39.40% | -11.36% |
| | New Democratic | Fraser Patterson | 474 | 9.00% | 1.13% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,269 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1984 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 2,498 | 50.76% | 0.74% |
| | Liberal | Elmourne K. MacKinnon | 1,960 | 39.83% | -1.60% |
| | New Democratic | Fraser Patterson | 387 | 7.86% | 2.54% |
| | Labor | Bernice MacLean | 76 | 1.54% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,921 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1981 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 2,357 | 50.02% | 6.28% |
| | Liberal | Merrill D. Buchanan | 1,952 | 41.43% | -6.86% |
| | New Democratic | Frank Reid | 251 | 5.33% | -2.64% |
| | Independent | Duncan J. Beaton | 152 | 3.23% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,712 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1978 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Peter John Nicholson | 2,199 | 48.29% | -11.15% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Catherine MacNeil Jankowski | 1,992 | 43.74% | 8.12% |
| | New Democratic | Steve Lake | 363 | 7.97% | 3.03% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,554 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1974 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Maynard MacAskill | 2,573 | 59.44% | 16.40% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 1,542 | 35.62% | -16.91% |
| | New Democratic | Colin A. Gillis | 214 | 4.94% | 0.51% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,329 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1970 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 2,075 | 52.53% | -2.47% |
| | Liberal | W. H. F. Langley | 1,700 | 43.04% | -1.96% |
| | New Democratic | Jessie Stone | 175 | 4.43% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,950 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1967 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 2,033 | 55.01% | 5.58% |
| | Liberal | Duncan F. Buchanan | 1,663 | 44.99% | -5.58% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,696 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1963 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carleton L. MacMillan | 1,934 | 50.58% | -2.46% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fisher Hudson | 1,890 | 49.42% | 2.46% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,824 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1960 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carleton L. MacMillan | 2,052 | 53.04% | -3.05% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leonard Walter Jones | 1,817 | 46.96% | 3.05% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,869 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1956 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carleton L. MacMillan | 2,162 | 56.08% | -0.39% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leonard Walter Jones | 1,693 | 43.92% | 0.39% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,855 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1953 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carleton L. MacMillan | 2,247 | 56.47% | -5.28% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Joseph L. McNeil | 1,732 | 43.53% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,979 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1949 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Carleton L. MacMillan | 2,486 | 61.75% | -2.94% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Phillip MacLeod | 1,540 | 38.25% | 2.94% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,026 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1945 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Malcolm Campbell | 2,101 | 64.69% | 1.63% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William Ross MacAulay | 1,147 | 35.31% | -1.63% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,248 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1941 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Malcolm Campbell | 2,176 | 63.05% | 5.88% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. Fraser | 1,275 | 36.95% | -5.88% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,451 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1937 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Malcolm Campbell | 2,335 | 57.17% | 9.35% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick Walker Baldwin | 1,749 | 42.83% | -9.35% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,084 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1933 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Frederick Walker Baldwin | 2,216 | 52.18% |
| | Liberal | Donald Buchanan McLeod | 2,031 | 47.82% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,247 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1928 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Donald Buchanan McLeod | 1,840 | 26.65% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Alexander Cameron | 1,773 | 25.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Phillip McLeod | 1,652 | 23.92% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | H. A. Grant | 1,640 | 23.75% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,905 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1925 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Donald Buchanan McLeod | 1,874 | 27.05% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Phillip McLeod | 1,760 | 25.40% |
| | Liberal | Alexander K. McKenzie | 1,672 | 24.13% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hector A. McLeod | 1,622 | 23.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,928 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1920 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 2,078 | 32.42% |
| | Liberal | Angus Gladstone Buchanan | 2,013 | 31.41% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Phillip McLeod | 1,209 | 18.86% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Guy McL. Matheson | 1,109 | 17.30% |
| Total | Total | Total | 6,409 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1916 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 1,212 | 27.80% |
| | Liberal | John Gillis Morrison | 1,189 | 27.27% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Phillip McLeod | 1,073 | 24.61% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Joseph Hays | 886 | 20.32% |
| Total | Total | Total | 4,360 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1911 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 1,247 | 33.76% |
| | Liberal | Angus A. Buchanan | 1,124 | 30.43% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Lemuel Bethune | 696 | 18.84% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Duncan McDonald | 627 | 16.97% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,694 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1906 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | Acclaimed | – |
| | Liberal | John Gillis Morrison | Acclaimed | – |
| Total | Total | Total | – | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1901 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 1,177 | 37.85% |
| | Liberal | John Gillis Morrison | 1,023 | 32.89% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. McDonald | 581 | 18.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John J. McCabe | 329 | 10.58% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,110 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1897 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 1,273 | 36.59% |
| | Liberal | John Gillis Morrison | 1,093 | 31.42% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John A. McDonald | 651 | 18.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. G. McLeod | 462 | 13.28% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,479 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1894 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Lemuel Bethune | 911 | 28.34% |
| | Liberal | John Gillis Morrison | 784 | 24.39% |
| | Liberal | John A. Fraser | 748 | 23.27% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John J. McCabe | 597 | 18.57% |
| | Liberal | M. H. MacKenzie | 174 | 5.41% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,214 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1890 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John A. Fraser | 971 | 29.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Lemuel Bethune | 846 | 25.89% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Murdoch G. McLeod | 735 | 22.49% |
| | Liberal | N. F. Mckay | 630 | 19.28% |
| | Liberal | John J. McCabe | 86 | 2.63% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,268 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1886 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | John Lemuel Bethune | 779 | 26.74% |
| | Liberal | John A. Fraser | 510 | 17.51% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Murdoch G. McLeod | 463 | 15.89% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Morrison | 408 | 14.01% |
| | Liberal | John J. McCabe | 385 | 13.22% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Munroe | 368 | 12.63% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,913 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1882 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Archibald McDonald | 874 | 32.94% |
| | Liberal | William F. McCurdy | 600 | 22.62% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Morrison | 522 | 19.68% |
| | Liberal | Donald Buchanan McLeod | 498 | 18.77% |
| | Independent | John Muroe | 159 | 5.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,653 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1878 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Morrison | 607 | 26.75% |
| | Liberal | William F. McCurdy | 594 | 26.18% |
| | Liberal | John Ross | 580 | 25.56% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. S. McLean | 368 | 16.22% |
| | Independent | William Kidston | 120 | 5.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,269 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1874 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | David McCurdy | 680 | 33.93% |
| | Liberal | John A. Fraser | 548 | 27.35% |
| | Independent | William Kidston | 394 | 19.66% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Morrison | 382 | 19.06% |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,004 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1871 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 523 | 28.78% |
| | Liberal | John Ross | 505 | 27.79% |
| | Liberal | William Kidston | 406 | 22.34% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | David McCurdy | 383 | 21.08% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,817 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1867 Nova Scotia general election: Victoria :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John Ross | 621 | 37.21% |
| | Liberal | William Kidston | 571 | 34.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles James Campbell | 256 | 15.34% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | McLean | 162 | 9.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Haliburton | 59 | 3.54% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1,669 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||