# Antigonish—Guysborough

Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 and combined the former ridings of Antigonish and Guysborough. Antigonish—Guysborough was abolished under redistribution in 1966 forming parts of Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Antigonish—Guysborough Riding created from Antigonish and Guysborough |||||
| 13th | 1917–1921 | John Howard Sinclair | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Liberal |
| 16th | 1926–1926 | John Carey Douglas | Conservative |
| 16th | 1927–1930 | William Duff | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | William Duff | Liberal |
| 18th | 1935–1936 | William Duff | Liberal |
| 18th | 1936–1940 | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal |
| 21st | 1948–1953 | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | J. Ralph Kirk | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Angus Ronald Macdonald | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Clement O'Leary | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova |||||

## Election results

vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Howard Sinclair | 3,944 |
| | Government (Unionist) | William Alexander Wells | 2,506 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,752 |
| Progressive Conservative | Walter McNeil | 3,356 |
| Progressive | Daniel McIsaac | 1,553 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 6,135 |
| | Conservative | Duncan Stewart Chisholm | 5,545 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,140 |
| | Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,003 |
By-election on 18 January 1927 On the death of John Carey Douglas, 10 December 1926 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Duff | 6,415 |
| | Conservative | Neil Romuald McArthur | 5,292 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,140 |
| | Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,003 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1935 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Duff | 7,779 |
| | Reconstruction | John Howard MacKichan | 3,783 |
By-election on 16 March 1936 On William Duff being named to the Senate, 28 February 1936 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | acclaimed |
vte1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 7,281 |
| | National Government | William Edward Landry | 4,610 |
vte1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 6,379 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Douglas Macdonald | 3,483 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus MacLellan | 791 |
vte1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 7,586 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Archibald Walker | 4,385 |
vte1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 6,884 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Grant McDonald | 3,395 |
vte1957 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Angus Ronald MacDonald | 6,053 |
| | Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 5,856 |
vte1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,758 |
| | Liberal | Alasdair Graham | 5,827 |
vte1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,296 |
| Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,183 |
| New Democratic | John Hugh Campbell | 208 |
| Social Credit | Alexander James Malloy | 104 |
vte1963 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,947 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jack Forbes | 5,835 |
vte1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,210 |
| Progressive Conservative | D. Hugh Gillis | 6,163 |
| New Democratic | Leslie Myers | 228 |