Cape Breton (provincial electoral district)
Cape Breton was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that existed from 1867 to 1925. For the bulk of its existence, the district elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. In 1925, Cape Breton and neighbouring Richmond County were divided into three electoral districts: Cape Breton East, Cape Breton Centre, and Richmond—West Cape Breton.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Cape Breton elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly. Except for a brief period from 1916-1925 when it elected four members, the Cape Breton district always elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.[1]
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37th | 1920-1925 | William Forman Waye | Labour | |
| Joseph Steele | ||||
| Arthur R. Richardson | Farmer's Party | |||
| Daniel W. Morrison | Labour | |||
| 36th | 1916-1920 | Neil Ferguson | Liberal-Conservative | |
| John Carey Douglas | ||||
| Daniel Alexander Cameron | Liberal | |||
| Robert Hamilton Butts | Liberal-Conservative | |||
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35th | 1911-1916 | John Carey Douglas | Liberal-Conservative | Robert Hamilton Butts | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 34th | 1906-1911 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Neil J. Gillis | Liberal | ||
| 33rd | 1904-1906 | ||||||
| 1901-1904 | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | Liberal | |||||
| 32nd | 1900-1901 | ||||||
| 1897-1900 | Arthur Samuel Kendall | Liberal | Alexander Johnston | Liberal | |||
| 31st | 1894-1897 | John McCormick | Liberal-Conservative | William McKay | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 30th | 1890-1894 | Joseph McPherson | Liberal | Angus John MacDonald | Liberal | ||
| 29th | 1886-1890 | Colin Chisholm | Liberal-Conservative | William McKay | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 28th | 1882-1886 | Alonza J. White | Liberal | William Buchanan | Liberal | ||
| 27th | 1878-1882 | Ebenezer Tilton Moseley | Liberal-Conservative | Hector Francis McDougall | Liberal-Conservative | ||
| 26th | 1874-1878 | Independent | Alonza J. White | Liberal | |||
| 25th | 1871-1874 | John Ferguson | Liberal | ||||
| 24th | 1867-1871 | Anti-Confederation Party | Anti-Confederation Party | ||||
References
- "Electoral History for Cape Breton County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
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