# Cape Breton (provincial electoral district)

Cape Breton was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, from 1867 to 1925. For the bulk of its existence, the district elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1925, Cape Breton and neighbouring Richmond County were divided into three electoral districts: Cape Breton East, Cape Breton Centre, and Richmond—West Cape Breton.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Cape Breton elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly. Except for a brief period from 1916-1925 when it elected four members, the Cape Breton district always elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 37th | 1920–1925 | William Forman Waye | Labour |
| 37th | 1920–1925 | Joseph Steele | Labour |
| 37th | 1920–1925 | Arthur R. Richardson | Farmer's Party |
| 37th | 1920–1925 | Daniel W. Morrison | Independent Labour |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Neil Ferguson | Liberal-Conservative |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | John Carey Douglas | Liberal-Conservative |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Daniel Alexander Cameron | Liberal |
| 36th | 1916–1920 | Robert Hamilton Butts | Liberal-Conservative |
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 35th | 1911–1916 | John Carey Douglas | Liberal-Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | Liberal-Conservative |
| 34th | 1906–1911 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1904–1906 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal |
| 33rd | 1901–1904 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1900–1901 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal |
| 32nd | 1897–1900 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Alexander Johnston | Liberal |
| 31st | 1894–1897 | John McCormick | Liberal-Conservative | William MacKay | Liberal-Conservative |
| 30th | 1890–1894 | Joseph McPherson | Liberal | Angus J. MacDonald | Liberal |
| 29th | 1886–1890 | Colin Chisholm | Liberal-Conservative | William MacKay | Liberal-Conservative |
| 28th | 1882–1886 | Alonza J. White | Liberal | William Buchanan | Liberal |
| 27th | 1878–1882 | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | Liberal-Conservative | Hector Francis McDougall | Liberal-Conservative |
| 26th | 1874–1878 | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | Independent | Alonza J. White | Liberal |
| 25th | 1871-1874 | John Ferguson | Liberal | Alonza J. White | Liberal |
| 24th | 1867–1871 | John Ferguson | Anti-Confederation Party | Alonza J. White | Anti-Confederation Party |

## Election results

1867 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alonza J. White | 983 | 29.81% |
| | Liberal | John Fergusson | 702 | 21.29% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | N. S. McKay | 616 | 18.68% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | P. Cadegan | 525 | 15.92% |
| | Liberal | S. L. Purvis | 471 | 14.29% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,297 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1871 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alonza J. White | 1,329 | 42.26% |
| | Liberal | John Fergusson | 992 | 31.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Newton LeGayet Mackay | 824 | 26.20% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,145 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1874 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alonza J. White | 1,129 | 34.19% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | 1,039 | 31.47% |
| | Liberal | John Ferguson | 626 | 18.96% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. G. Hamilton | 304 | 9.21% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Currie | 204 | 6.18% |
| Total | Total | Total | 3,302 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1878 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | 1,523 | 27.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Hector Francis McDougall | 1,027 | 18.57% |
| | Liberal | Alonza J. White | 930 | 16.82% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. H. Hearn | 716 | 12.95% |
| | Liberal | D. McKenzie | 614 | 11.10% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. McVarish | 371 | 6.71% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | M. McKinnon | 349 | 6.31% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,530 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1882 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Alonza J. White | 1,600 | 28.83% |
| | Liberal | William Buchanan | 1,579 | 28.46% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | 1,192 | 21.48% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Colin Chisholm | 1,178 | 21.23% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,549 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1886 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Colin Chisholm | 1,688 | 32.16% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William MacKay | 1,562 | 29.76% |
| | Liberal | George Henry Murray | 1,253 | 23.88% |
| | Liberal | Ronald Gillies | 745 | 14.20% |
| Total | Total | Total | 5,248 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1890 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Angus J. MacDonald | 2,681 | 28.23% |
| | Liberal | Joseph McPherson | 2,579 | 27.15% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William MacKay | 2,141 | 22.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Collin Chishlom | 2,097 | 22.08% |
| Total | Total | Total | 9,498 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1894 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William MacKay | 2,885 | 26.59% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John McCormick | 2,822 | 26.01% |
| | Liberal | Joseph McPherson | 2,592 | 23.89% |
| | Liberal | Alexander N. McDonald | 2,552 | 23.52% |
| Total | Total | Total | 10,851 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1897 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arthur Samuel Kendall | 3,705 | 29.35% |
| | Liberal | Alexander Johnston | 3,559 | 28.19% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John McCormick | 2,691 | 21.32% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | William MacKay | 2,669 | 21.14% |
| Total | Total | Total | 12,624 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1901 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 3,840 | 32.29% |
| | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | 3,691 | 31.04% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Colin McKinnon | 2,205 | 18.54% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Vincent Mullins | 2,157 | 18.14% |
| Total | Total | Total | 11,893 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1906 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | Arthur Samuel Kendall | 5,225 | 26.66% |
| | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | 4,897 | 24.98% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | J. W. Madden | 4,777 | 24.37% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 4,702 | 23.99% |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,601 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1911 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,252 | 25.05% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 6,246 | 25.03% |
| | Liberal | Arthur Samuel Kendall | 5,987 | 23.99% |
| | Liberal | W. F. Carroll | 5,756 | 23.07% |
| | Labour | Alexander H. McKinnon | 713 | 2.86% |
| Total | Total | Total | 24,954 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1916 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 7,381 | 13.22% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Alexander Cameron | 7,036 | 12.60% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 6,935 | 12.42% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Neil Ferguson | 6,885 | 12.33% |
| | Liberal | D. J. Hartigan | 6,764 | 12.11% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Finlay McDonald | 6,721 | 12.04% |
| | Liberal | D. C. McDonald | 6,692 | 11.98% |
| | Liberal | Michael T. Sullivan | 6,390 | 11.44% |
| | Labour | J. B. McLachlin | 1,038 | 1.86% |
| Total | Total | Total | 54,804 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||
1920 Nova Scotia general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | D. W. Morrison | 9,830 | 13.80% |
| | Labour | Joseph Steele | 9,800 | 13.75% |
| | Labour | Forman Waye | 9,407 | 13.20% |
| | Labour | Arthur R. Richardson | 9,177 | 12.88% |
| | Liberal | W. F. Carroll | 6,471 | 9.08% |
| | Liberal | Daniel Alexander Cameron | 5,729 | 8.04% |
| | Liberal | A. B. MacGillivray | 5,334 | 7.49% |
| | Liberal | N. MacDonald | 5,270 | 7.40% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Neil R. McArthur | 2,809 | 3.94% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | A. C. MacCormick | 2,749 | 3.86% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Ewen MacKay Forbes | 2,343 | 3.29% |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Charles B. Smith | 2,338 | 3.28% |
| Total | Total | Total | 61,018 | – |
| Source(s) Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Victoria" (PDF). nslegislature.ca. |||||||