Antigonish (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

For the provincial electoral district, see Antigonish (provincial electoral district).

Antigonish Nova Scotia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1914
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1911
Demographics
Census division(s)| Antigonish

Antigonish was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. The federal riding was dissolved in 1914 into the riding of Antigonish—Guysborough. It consisted of the County of Antigonish.

## Geography

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This riding was set by the British North America Act, 1867 to consist of Antigonish County. The boundaries were not changed during the electoral redistributions of 1872, 1882, 1892 or 1903. This riding was dissolved into Antigonish—Guysborough during the 1914 redistribution. The county was legally defined in 1828 (as Sydney County) as: Commencing at a slate rock, on the Eastern side of the falls of the River Ekimsegam, and at a post and pile of stones marked on the west side CH on the Eastern side CS from thence running North twenty five miles and a quarter of a mile to a square post surrounded by a pile of stones marked SC on the east and HC on the west side from thence running south eighty five degrees, east fourteen miles to a square post and pile of stones marked CS on the Eastern side and CH on the western side, thence running north twenty six miles to the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence to a square post surrounded by a pile of stones and marked on the east side CS on the west side CH thence easterly along the shore to the entrance of the Gut of Canso, and by a line drawn through the centre of said Gut southerly to the southern entrance of the same, thence westerly and southerly along the shores of Chedabucto Bay, and easterly along the shore of said bay, and westerly by the southern shore of the province, to Ekimsegum aforenamed comprehending all the Islands in front of the foregoing limits save the Island of Cape Breton, and its appendant Isles.[1]

## Members of Parliament

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Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Antigonish
1st |  1867–1869[nb 1] |      | Hugh McDonald | Anti-Confederation
1869–1872 |      | Liberal–Conservative
2nd |  1872–1873[nb 2]
1873–1873[nb 3]
1873–1874 |      | Angus McIsaac | Liberal
3rd |  1874–1878
4th |  1878–1882
5th |  1882–1885[nb 4]
1885–1887 |      | John Sparrow David Thompson | Liberal–Conservative
6th |  1887–1891
7th |  1891–1894[nb 5]
1895–1896 |      | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal
8th |  1896–1900
9th |  1900–1904
10th |  1904–1905[nb 6]
1905–1908 | William Chisholm
11th |  1908–1911
12th |  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Antigonish—Guysborough

## Election results

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1911 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | William Chisholm | 1,468
| Conservative | John J. Cameron | 987
1908 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | William Chisholm | 1,291
| Conservative | E. Lavin Girroir | 1,271
By-election on 22 November 1905

On Mr. McIsaac being appointed Railway Commissioner, 3 July 1905

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal | William Chisholm | 1,325
| Conservative | E. Lavin Girroir | 1,090
1904 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,619
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 810
1900 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,403
| Conservative | E. Lavin Girroir | 1,137
1896 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 1,341
| Conservative | J.A. Chisholm | 1,224
By-election on 17 April 1895

On Mr. Thompson's death, 12 December 1894

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | 1,346
| Unknown | Angus McGillivray | 1,119
1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | 1,247
| Liberal | Angus McGillivray | 1,207
By-election on 16 October 1885

On Mr. McIsaac being appointed County Court Judge for District No. 6, 24 September 1885

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal–Conservative | John Sparrow David Thompson | 1,020
| Independent Conservative | Alexander McIntosh | 792
1882 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus McIsaac | 1,068
| Unknown | Charles B. Whidden | 735
1878 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus McIsaac | 833
| Unknown | Charles B. Whidden | 702
| Unknown | John J. McKinnon | 315
1874 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus McIsaac | acclaimed
By-election on 20 December 1873

On Mr. McDonald being appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 5 November 1873

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal | Angus McIsaac | acclaimed
By-election on 7 July 1873

On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh McDonald | acclaimed
1872 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh McDonald | acclaimed

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1867 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Anti-Confederation | Hugh McDonald | 1,238 | 76.04
| Conservative | William A. Henry | 390 | 23.96
Total valid votes  | 1,628 | 100.00
This electoral district was created by the British North America Act, 1867 from the colonial Province of Nova Scotia's Antigonish electoral district. William Alexander Henry was one of the incumbents, along with John McKinnon.
Source: Library of Parliament[1]

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## Notes

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1. ^ The Anti-Confederation Party dissolved in 1869, and Hugh McDonald joined the Liberal–Conservative Party.
2. ^ A by-election was called on Hugh McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873. He was acclaimed as the by-election victor on 7 July 1873.
3. ^ Hugh McDonald was appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on 5 November 1873. His successor was elected in a by-election on 20 December 1873.
4. ^ Angus McIsaac was appointed as County Court Judge for District No. 6 on 24 September 1885. His successor was elected in a by-election on 16 October 1885.
5. ^ John Sparrow David Thompson died in office on 12 December 1894. His successor was elected in a by-election on 17 April 1895.
6. ^ Colin Francis McIsaac was appointed as Railway Commissioner on 3 July 1905. His successor was elected in a by-election on 22 November 1905.

## References

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1. ^ a b Library of Parliament. "History of Federal Ridings since 1867, Antigonish, Nova Scotia (1867 - 1917)". Retrieved 1 December 2015.

## External links

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* Riding history for Antigonish (1867–1914) from the Library of Parliament

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Federal ridings in Nova Scotia

Liberal|

* Cape Breton—Canso—Antigonish
* Central Nova
* Cumberland—Colchester
* Dartmouth—Cole Harbour
* Halifax
* Halifax West
* Kings—Hants
* Sackville—Bedford—Preston
* South Shore—St. Margarets
* Sydney—Glace Bay

Conservative|

* Acadie—Annapolis

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Historical federal ridings in Nova Scotia

* Annapolis
* Annapolis—Kings
* Annapolis Valley
* Annapolis Valley—Hants
* Antigonish
* Antigonish—Guysborough
* Bras d'Or
* Bras d'Or—Cape Breton
* Cape Breton
* Cape Breton—Canso
* Cape Breton—East Richmond
* Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
* Cape Breton North and Victoria
* Cape Breton North—Victoria
* Cape Breton South
* Cape Breton South and Richmond
* Cape Breton—The Sydneys
* Colchester
* Colchester—Hants
* Cumberland
* Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley
* Cumberland—Colchester North
* Dartmouth
* Dartmouth—Halifax East
* Digby
* Digby and Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis
* Digby—Annapolis—Kings
* Digby—Yarmouth
* Guysborough
* Halifax—East Hants
* Hants
* Hants—Kings
* Inverness
* Inverness—Richmond
* Kings
* Lunenburg
* North Cape Breton and Victoria
* North Nova
* Pictou
* Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
* Queens
* Queens—Lunenburg
* Queens—Shelburne
* Richmond
* Richmond—West Cape Breton
* Sackville—Eastern Shore
* Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore
* Shelburne
* Shelburne and Queen's
* Shelburne—Yarmouth
* Shelburne—Yarmouth—Clare
* South Shore
* South Shore—St. Margaret's
* Sydney—Victoria
* South Western Nova
* South West Nova
* Victoria
* Yarmouth
* Yarmouth and Clare

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