# Victoria North (federal electoral district)

Victoria North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act 1867, which divided the County of Victoria divided into two ridings: the South and North Ridings.
The North Riding initially consisted of the Townships of Anson, Bexley, Carden, Dalton, Digby, Eldon, Fenelon, Hindon, Laxton, Lutterworth, Macaulay and Drapper, Sommerville, and Morrison, Muskoka, Monck and Watt (taken from the County of Simcoe), and any other surveyed townships lying to the north of the North Riding.
In 1872, it was redefined to exclude townships included in the electoral district of Muskoka. In 1882, it was redefined to consist of the townships of Eldon, Fenelon, Somerville, Carden, Dalton, Bexley, Laxton, Digby, Longford, Lutterworth, Anson, Hindon, Galway, Snowdon, Minden, Stanhope, Sherbourne and McClintock, and the village of Fenelon Falls.
The electoral district was abolished in 1903 when it was amalgamated into Victoria electoral district.

## Electoral history

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Morison | 687 |
| | Unknown | Hector Cameron | 403 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Joseph Staples | 629 |
| | Liberal | John Morison | 541 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | James Maclennan | 564 |
| | Conservative | Hector Cameron | 560 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
By-election: On election being declared void, 22 December 1874: Victoria North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | James Maclennan | 604 |
| | Conservative | Hector Cameron | 601 |
This by-election was declared void, and Mr. Cameron was declared elected on 17 September 1875.
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hector Cameron | 917 |
| | Liberal | James Maclennan | 741 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Hector Cameron | 1,063 |
| | Unknown | G.G. Keith | 773 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Augustus Barron | 1,442 |
| | Conservative | Hector Cameron | 1,141 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Augustus Barron | 1,614 | 53.34 |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Sam Hughes | 1,412 | 46.66 |
By-election: On Mr. Barron being unseated on petition, 11 February 1892: Victoria North :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | HUGHES, Samuel | elected |
| | Liberal | BARRON, John Augustus | |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % |
| Liberal-Conservative | Samuel Hughes | 1,715 |
| Liberal | R.J. McLaughlin | 1,464 |
| McCarthyite | J.H. Delemere | 338 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal-Conservative | Samuel Hughes | 1,546 |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 1,417 |