Inverness (federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada

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

Inverness Nova Scotia electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1933
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1930
Demographics
Census division(s)| Inverness

Inverness was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.

It was created in the British North America Act, 1867. It was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Inverness—Richmond riding. It consisted of Inverness County.

## Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Inverness
1st |  1867–1869 |  | Hugh Cameron | Anti-Confederation
1869–1872 |  | Liberal–Conservative
2nd |  1872–1874 |  | Samuel McDonnell | Conservative
3rd |  1874–1878 |  | Liberal
4th |  1878–1882
5th |  1882–1887 |  | Hugh Cameron | Conservative
6th |  1887–1891
7th |  1891–1896
8th |  1896–1900 |  | Angus MacLennan | Liberal
9th |  1900–1904
10th |  1904–1908
11th |  1908–1911 | Alexander William Chisholm
12th |  1911–1917
13th |  1917–1921 |  | Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th |  1921–1925 |  | Liberal
15th |  1925–1926 |  | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | Conservative
16th |  1926–1930
17th |  1930–1935
Riding dissolved into Inverness—Richmond

## Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Anti-Confederation | Hugh Cameron | 1,186
| Conservative | Samuel McDonnell | 601
1872 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Samuel McDonnell | 1,293
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,232
1874 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,223
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,102
1878 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,284
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,175
| Unknown | Angus MacLennan | 739
1882 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal–Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,912
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,062
1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,913
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,462
1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,877
| Liberal | Samuel McDonnell | 1,567
1896 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 1,676
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,532
| Independent | John McKew | 737
1900 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 2,702
| Conservative | Hugh Cameron | 1,644
1904 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Angus MacLennan | 1,963
| Independent | Alexander W. Chisholm | 1,653
| Conservative | John H. Jamieson | 1,485
1908 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,381
| Conservative | Roderick C. McLeod | 1,837
1911 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 2,928
| Conservative | Thomas Gallant | 1,920
| Independent | Frank A. MacEchen | 128
1917 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,544
| Government (Unionist) | Thomas Gallant | 2,258
1921 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 4,650
| Progressive | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,128
1925 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 5,030
| Liberal | Alexander W. Chisholm | 3,807
1926 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,946
| Liberal | Donald MacLennan | 4,296
1930 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes
| Conservative | Isaac Duncan MacDougall | 4,887
| Liberal | Angus L. MacDonald | 4,722

## See also

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

## References

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## External links

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* Riding history for Inverness (1867-1933) from the Library of Parliament

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