# Cape Breton North and Victoria

Cape Breton North and Victoria (also known as North Cape Breton and Victoria and Cape Breton North—Victoria) was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1968.

## History

This riding was created in 1903 as "North Cape Breton and Victoria"' riding from Cape Breton and Victoria ridings.
It consisted initially of the county of Victoria, the northern part of the County of Cape Breton: the districts of Boisdale, Boularderie, East Bay (North), French Vale, George's River, Grand Narrows, and Little Bras d'Or, and the towns of North Sydney and Sydney Mines.
In 1924, its name was changed to "Cape Breton North—Victoria", and then to "Cape Breton North and Victoria" in 1933. It was redefined to consist of the county of Victoria, and that part of the county of Cape Breton contained in the municipal districts of Balls Creek and Edwardsville (No. 2), Big Pond (No. 13), Boisdale (No. 9), Boularderie (No. 10), East Bay North (No. 19), East Bay South (No. 8), Enon (No. 21), Frenchvale (No. 22), George's River (No. 23), Grand Narrows (No. 14) and Little Bras d'Or (No. 4), and including the towns of Sydney Mines and North Sydney.
In 1947, the riding was expanded to include the municipal districts of Hillside (No. 3), and South Forks (No. 18).
It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton—The Sydneys ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| North Cape Breton and Victoria Riding created from Cape Breton and Victoria |||||
| 10th | 1904–1906 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal |
| 10th | 1906–1908 | Alexander Charles Ross | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) |
| 14th | 1921–1921 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal |
| 14th | 1922–1923 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal |
| 14th | 1923–1925 | Fenwick Lionel Kelly | Liberal |
| Cape Breton North—Victoria |||||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | Conservative |
| Cape Breton North and Victoria |||||
| 18th | 1935–1937 | Daniel Alexander Cameron | Liberal |
| 18th | 1937–1940 | Matthew MacLean | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Matthew MacLean | Liberal |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Matthew MacLean | Liberal |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Matthew MacLean | Liberal |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | William Murdoch Buchanan | Liberal |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Robert Muir | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso, Cape Breton—East Richmond and Cape Breton—The Sydneys |||||

## Election results
### North Cape Breton and Victoria, 1904–1925

1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 2,583 |
| | Conservative | John McCormick | 2,519 |
By-election on 14 March 1906
On Mr. McKenzie being appointed judge, 16 February 1906 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Alexander Charles Ross | 2,922 |
| | Conservative | John McCormick | 2,088 |
1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 2,849 |
| | Conservative | John McCormick | 2,832 |
1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 3,418 |
| | Conservative | John McCormack | 2,803 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 4,477 |
| | Government (Unionist) | John McCormick | 3,649 |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | 7,399 |
| | Unknown | Murdoch A. McKenzie | 4,060 |
By-election on 19 January 1922
On Mr. McKenzie's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 29 December 1921 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | acclaimed |
By-election on 31 July 1923
On Mr. McKenzie's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 11 April 1923 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Fenwick Lionel Kelly | 4,839 |
| Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | 4,215 |
| Labour | Daniel David MacDonald | 1,652 |

### Cape Breton North—Victoria, 1925–1935

1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | 6,873 |
| | Liberal | Fenwick Lionel Kelly | 4,309 |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | 6,284 |
| | Liberal | Michael Dwyer | 4,691 |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | 7,075 |
| | Liberal | Michael Dwyer | 5,184 |

### Cape Breton North and Victoria, 1935–1968

1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Daniel Alexander Cameron | 6,457 |
| Conservative | Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone | 4,067 |
| Reconstruction | John Donald Nelson MacDonald | 3,377 |
By-election on 18 October 1937
On Mr. Cameron's death, 4 September 1937 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Matthew Maclean | acclaimed |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Matthew Maclean | 6,326 |
| National Government | John Michael MacDonald | 5,156 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Way | 2,097 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Matthew Maclean | 5,895 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Michael MacDonald | 5,441 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Robert Waye | 2,886 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal | Matthew Maclean | 9,461 |
| Progressive Conservative | Thomas Price Slaven | 5,083 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Sidney Oram | 2,102 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | William Murdoch Buchanan | 9,535 |
| | Progressive Conservative | John Norman MacAskill | 6,218 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 9,097 |
| Liberal | William Murdoch Buchanan | 8,717 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Daniel Joseph MacEachern | 1,753 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 12,046 |
| | Liberal | William Murdock Buchanan | 8,616 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 11,019 |
| Liberal | Malcolm A. Patterson | 7,541 |
| New Democratic | Gerald A. Yetman | 3,403 |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 10,508 |
| Liberal | Robert France Ferguson | 8,507 |
| New Democratic | Gerald A. Yetman | 2,347 |
1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Muir | 11,258 |
| Liberal | Robert France Ferguson | 8,208 |
| New Democratic | David M. Guy | 1,868 |