Antigonish—Guysborough
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
Antigonish—Guysborough was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 and combined the former ridings of Antigonish and Guysborough. Antigonish—Guysborough was abolished under redistribution in 1966 forming parts of Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigonish—Guysborough Riding created from Antigonish and Guysborough |
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| 13th | 1917–1921 | John Howard Sinclair | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Colin Francis McIsaac | Liberal | |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | ||
| 16th | 1926–1926 | John Carey Douglas | Conservative | |
| 1927–1930 | William Duff | Liberal | ||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1936 | |||
| 1936–1940 | J. Ralph Kirk | |||
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | |||
| 21st | 1948–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Angus Ronald Macdonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Clement O'Leary | ||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | John Benjamin Stewart | Liberal | |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Cape Breton Highlands—Canso and Central Nova | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | John Howard Sinclair | 3,944 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | William Alexander Wells | 2,506 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,752 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Walter McNeil | 3,356 | ||||||
| Progressive | Daniel McIsaac | 1,553 | ||||||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 6,135 | ||||||
| Conservative | Duncan Stewart Chisholm | 5,545 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,140 | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,003 | ||||||
| By-election on 18 January 1927 On the death of John Carey Douglas, 10 December 1926 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | William Duff | 6,415 | |||
| Conservative | Neil Romuald McArthur | 5,292 | |||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Carey Douglas | 6,140 | ||||||
| Liberal | Colin Francis McIsaac | 6,003 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Duff | 7,779 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | John Howard MacKichan | 3,783 | ||||||
| By-election on 16 March 1936 On William Duff being named to the Senate, 28 February 1936 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | acclaimed | |||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 7,281 | ||||||
| National Government | William Edward Landry | 4,610 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 6,379 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Douglas Macdonald | 3,483 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Cyrus MacLellan | 791 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 7,586 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Archibald Walker | 4,385 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 6,884 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Grant McDonald | 3,395 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Angus Ronald MacDonald | 6,053 | ||||||
| Liberal | J. Ralph Kirk | 5,856 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,758 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alasdair Graham | 5,827 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,296 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,183 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Hugh Campbell | 208 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Alexander James Malloy | 104 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,947 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jack Forbes | 5,835 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,210 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | D. Hugh Gillis | 6,163 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Leslie Myers | 228 | ||||||