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Inverness (provincial electoral district)

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Inverness
Nova Scotia electoral district
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureNova Scotia House of Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Kyle MacQuarrie
Progressive Conservative
District created1836
Last contested2024
Demographics
Population (2011)17,963
Electors11,147
Area (km²)3,889
Pop. density (per km²)4.6
Census division(s)Inverness County
Census subdivision(s)Inverness, Subd. A, Inverness, Subd. B, Inverness, Subd. C, Whycocomagh 2

Inverness is a provincial electoral district on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

Initially created with the name "Juste-au-Corps", the electoral district of Inverness has existed in various forms since 1836. The name was changed to Inverness after lobbying by William Young.[1] It existed continuously as Inverness County until 1981 when it was divided into Inverness North and Inverness South. It was re-formed in 1993.

Following the 2012 redistribution, the district lost the Town of Port Hawkesbury to the new district of Cape Breton-Richmond.

Geography

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The land area of Inverness is 3,889 km2 (1,502 sq mi).[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Inverness have elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly:

Inverness returned two members from 1867-1981.

Inverness
Legislature Years Member Party
Riding recreated from Inverness North and Inverness South
56th 1993–1998     Charles MacArthur Liberal
57th 1998–1999 Charlie MacDonald
58th 1999–2003     Rodney MacDonald Progressive Conservative
59th 2003–2006
60th 2006–2009
61st 2009–2009
2009–2013 Allan MacMaster
62nd 2013–2017
63rd 2017–2021
64th 2021–2024
65th 2024–present Kyle MacQuarrie
Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
52nd 1978–1981     William (Bill) MacEachern Liberal     John Archie MacKenzie Liberal
51st 1974–1978
50th 1970–1974 Norman J. MacLean Progressive Conservative
49th 1967–1970 William N. MacLean
48th 1963–1967
47th 1960–1963     Joseph Clyde Nunn Liberal Roderick MacLean
46th 1956–1960
45th 1953–1956 Alexander H. McKinnon
44th 1949–1953
43rd 1945–1949
42nd 1941–1945
41st 1937–1941 Moses Elijah McGarry     John Alexander McDonald Liberal
40th 1933–1937
39th 1928–1933 Liberal-Conservative James A. Proudfoot Liberal-Conservative
38th 1925–1928 Hubert Meen Aucoin Conservative Malcolm McKay Conservative
37th 1920–1925     Donald MacLennan Liberal     John C. Bourinot Liberal
36th 1916–1920
35th 1911–1916 James MacDonald
34th 1906–1911 C.E.MacMillan Liberal-Conservative
33rd 1901–1906     Moses J. Doucet Liberal
32nd 1897–1901
31st 1894–1897 Alex Campbell Liberal-Conservative J.H.Jameison Liberal-Conservative
30th 1890–1894     John McKinnon Liberal     Daniel McNeil Liberal
29th 1886–1890
28th 1882–1886 Duncan J. Campbell Alex Campbell Conservative
27th 1878–1882
26th 1874–1878 John McKinnon Duncan J. Campbell
25th 1871–1874 Hiram Blanchard Conservative Samuel McDonnell
24th 1867–1871     Alexander Campbell Liberal

Election results

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2021

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2021 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Allan MacMaster 4,833 55.85 -6.05 $33,264.46
Liberal Damian MacInnis 3,112 35.96 +4.96 $42,102.76
New Democratic Joanna Clark 708 8.18 +1.07 $21,360.60
Total valid votes/expense limit 8,653 99.38 $83,197.40
Total rejected ballots 54 0.62
Turnout 8,707 61.58
Eligible voters 14,140
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -5.51
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[3]

2017

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2017 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Allan MacMaster 4,687 61.90 +15.61
Liberal Bobby Morris 2,347 31.00 -10.95
New Democratic Michelle Smith 538 7.11 -1.65
Total valid votes 7,572 100
Total rejected ballots 36 0.47
Turnout 7,608 66.22
Eligible voters 11,489
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.28
Source: Elections Nova Scotia[4][5]

2013

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2013 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Allan MacMaster 3,816 49.29
Liberal Jackie Rankin 3,248 41.95
  New Democratic Party Michelle A. Smith 678 8.76

2009 by-election

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October 20, 2009 by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Allan MacMaster 3,155 35.75 -20.30
Liberal Ian McNeil 3,105 35.18 +15.29
  New Democratic Party Bert Lewis 2,342 26.54 +5.66
Green Nathalie Arsenault 223 2.53 -1.00

2009

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2009 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rodney MacDonald 5,402 56.17% -14.30%
New Democratic Michael MacIsaac 1,971 20.49% 7.72%
Liberal Shaun Bennett 1,905 19.81% 4.32%
Green Nathalie Arsenault 339 3.53% 2.26%
Total 9,617
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2006

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2006 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rodney MacDonald 7,404 70.47% 19.29%
Liberal Mary MacLennan 1,627 15.49% -21.22%
New Democratic Tim Murphy 1,342 12.77% 0.66%
Green John Gibson 133 1.27%
Total 10,506
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

2003

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2003 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rodney MacDonald 5,398 51.19% 8.29%
Liberal Debbie Gillis 3,871 36.71% -2.57%
New Democratic Tim Murphy 1,277 12.11% -5.73%
Total 10,546
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1999

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1999 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Rodney MacDonald 3,876 42.89% 21.66%
Liberal Charlie MacDonald 3,549 39.27% -8.56%
New Democratic Roy Yipp 1,612 17.84% -6.91%
Total 9,037
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1998

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1998 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charlie MacDonald 4,396 47.83% -12.31%
New Democratic Maria Coady 2,274 24.74% 15.40%
Progressive Conservative Rodney MacDonald 1,951 21.23% -9.28%
Independent Ed MacDonald 569 6.19%
Total 9,190
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1993

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1993 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Charles MacArthur 5,804 60.15%
Progressive Conservative Frank Crowdis 2,944 30.51%
New Democratic Mary T. Goodwin 902 9.35%
Total 9,650
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1993). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Thirty-Third General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1978

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1978 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William MacEachern 6,270 27.10% -24.94%
Liberal John Archie MacKenzie 5,632 24.34% -27.70%
Progressive Conservative Billy Joe MacLean 5,412 23.39% -18.77%
Progressive Conservative Bill MacIssac 4,614 19.94% -22.22%
New Democratic Archie A. Chisholm 644 2.78% -2.35%
New Democratic Joyce Campbell 563 2.43% -2.70%
Total 23,135
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1978). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Ninth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1974

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1974 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal William MacEachern 5,606 26.50% -17.66%
Liberal John Archie MacKenzie 5,403 25.54% -18.62%
Progressive Conservative Norman J. MacLean 4,832 22.84% -22.81%
Progressive Conservative Joe Shannon 4,088 19.32% -26.33%
New Democratic Donald MacKay 621 2.94% -0.11%
New Democratic Winston Bennett 466 2.20% -0.84%
Independent Cathie Haig 139 0.66%
Total 21,155
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia. Chief Electoral Officer (1974). Returns of the General Election for the House of Assembly, Twenty-Eighth General Election (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1970

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1970 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norman J. MacLean 4,607 25.23% -25.25%
Liberal John Archie MacKenzie 4,124 22.59% -26.93%
Liberal William N. MacLean 3,939 21.57% -27.94%
Progressive Conservative Joseph Shannon 3,728 20.42% -30.07%
Independent Alfred J. Davis 1,304 7.14%
New Democratic Gerald Yetman 556 3.05%
Total 18,258
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1970). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1967

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1967 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norman J. MacLean 3,994 26.27% -24.60%
Liberal William N. MacLean 3,956 26.02% -23.10%
Progressive Conservative Alfred J. Davis 3,680 24.21% -26.67%
Liberal William MacIsaac 3,571 23.49% -25.63%
Total 15,201
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1967). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1963

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1963 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Norman J. MacLean 4,474 26.78% -20.38%
Liberal William N. MacLean 4,219 25.25% -25.39%
Progressive Conservative Alfred J. Davis 4,026 24.10% -23.06%
Liberal Joseph Clyde Nunn 3,988 23.87% -26.77%
Total 16,707
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1963). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1960

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1960 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Clyde Nunn 4,113 25.62% -28.96%
Liberal Roderick MacLean 4,018 25.03% -29.56%
Progressive Conservative Archie Neil Chisholm 3,923 24.43% -20.98%
Progressive Conservative Ralph Mauger MacKichan 3,648 22.72% -22.70%
Co-operative Commonwealth Stephen James MacLellan 353 2.20%
Total 16,055
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1960). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1956

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1956 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Joseph Clyde Nunn 4,415 27.80% -29.23%
Liberal Roderick MacLean 4,252 26.78% -30.26%
Progressive Conservative Archie Neil Chisholm 3,673 23.13% -19.83%
Progressive Conservative A. L. Davis 3,539 22.29% -20.68%
Total 15,879
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1956). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1953

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1953 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander H. McKinnon 4,725 29.17% -42.56%
Liberal Roderick MacLean 4,513 27.86% -43.87%
Progressive Conservative Leo. P. Boudreau 3,585 22.13%
Progressive Conservative Alex A. MacInnis 3,374 20.83%
Total 16,197
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1953). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1949

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1949 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander H. McKinnon 6,168 37.72% -32.87%
Liberal Roderick MacLean 5,562 34.01% -36.58%
Liberal–Conservative Alcorn A. Munro 2,368 14.48%
Liberal–Conservative George H. Penny 2,254 13.78%
Total 16,352
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1949). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1945

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1945 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander H. McKinnon 5,283 70.59% 7.06%
Progressive Conservative Alexander Angus MacInnes 2,201 29.41% -7.06%
Total 7,484
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1945). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1941

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1941 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alexander H. McKinnon 5,302 63.54% 4.21%
Progressive Conservative Alexander Daniel McInnis 3,043 36.46%
Total 8,345
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1941). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1937

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1937 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 5,836 59.32% 5.68%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Daniel McInnis 4,002 40.68% -5.68%
Total 9,838
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1937). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1933

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1933 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 5,626 53.64%
Liberal–Conservative Hubert Meen Aucoin 4,862 46.36%
Total 10,488
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.
Nova Scotia Legislature (1933). Legislature of Nova Scotia Election Returns (PDF). Queen's Printer.

1928

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1928 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James A. Proudfoot 4,422 26.74%
Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 4,318 26.11%
Liberal–Conservative Malcolm McKay 3,930 23.77%
Liberal–Conservative Hubert Meen Aucoin 3,865 23.37%
Total 16,535
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1925

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1925 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Malcolm McKay 4,180 26.18%
Liberal–Conservative Hubert Meen Aucoin 4,019 25.17%
Liberal Moses Elijah McGarry 3,906 24.46%
Liberal John C. Bourinot 3,862 24.19%
Total 15,967
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1920

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1920 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donald MacLennan 3,461 26.32%
Liberal John C. Bourinot 3,204 24.36%
Liberal–Conservative Moses Elijah McGarry 2,643 20.10%
Liberal–Conservative Malcolm McKay 2,081 15.82%
Labour John J. McNeil 1,763 13.40%
Total 13,152
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1916

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1916 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,655 26.65%
Liberal John C. Bourinot 2,540 25.49%
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Gallant 2,531 25.40%
Liberal–Conservative Duncan F. MacLean 2,238 22.46%
Total 9,964
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1911

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1911 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Donald MacLennan 2,723 27.92%
Liberal James S. MacDonald 2,613 26.79%
Liberal–Conservative Thomas Gallant 2,274 23.32%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Edward McMillan 2,143 21.97%
Total 9,753
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1906

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1906 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James S. MacDonald 2,052 22.26%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Edward McMillan 1,639 17.78%
Liberal H. C. Hache 1,540 16.70%
Liberal Moses J. Doucet 1,530 16.59%
Liberal Dougald MacLachan 1,360 14.75%
Liberal–Conservative Daniel McNeil 1,099 11.92%
Total 9,220
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1901

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1901 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James S. MacDonald 2,270 27.39%
Liberal Moses J. Doucet 1,734 20.92%
Liberal–Conservative Charles Edward McMillan 1,326 16.00%
Liberal J. L. McDougall 1,317 15.89%
Liberal–Conservative Daniel McNeil 1,137 13.72%
Liberal Alex MacDonald 504 6.08%
Total 8,288
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1897

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1897 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal James McDonald 2,646 32.94%
Liberal Moses J. Doucet 2,501 31.13%
Liberal–Conservative John H. Jameison 1,537 19.13%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,350 16.80%
Total 8,034
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1894

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1894 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John H. Jameison 1,857 26.45%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,760 25.07%
Liberal John McKinnon 1,746 24.87%
Liberal Samuel McDonnell 1,658 23.61%
Total 7,021
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1890

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1890 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Daniel McNeil 1,908 27.76%
Liberal John McKinnon 1,874 27.26%
Liberal–Conservative John McKeen 1,602 23.31%
Liberal–Conservative Angus MacLennan 1,490 21.68%
Total 6,874
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1886

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1886 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John McKinnon 1,854 31.13%
Liberal Daniel McNeil 1,764 29.62%
Liberal–Conservative Angus MacLennan 1,363 22.89%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 974 16.36%
Total 5,955
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1882

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1882 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,497 26.56%
Liberal Duncan J. Campbell 1,435 25.46%
Liberal–Conservative Angus MacLennan 1,387 24.61%
Liberal John McKinnon 1,317 23.37%
Total 5,636
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1878

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1878 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Duncan J. Campbell 1,650 27.36%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,548 25.67%
Liberal John McKinnon 1,440 23.88%
Liberal–Conservative D. Gillies 1,393 23.10%
Total 6,031
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1874

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1874 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Duncan J. Campbell 1,482 27.24%
Liberal J. McKinnon 1,390 25.55%
Liberal–Conservative Alexander Campbell 1,309 24.06%
Liberal Hugh McDonald 1,260 23.16%
Total 5,441
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1871

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1871 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative Hiram Blanchard 1,427 26.92%
Liberal–Conservative Samuel McDonnell 1,328 25.06%
Liberal Alexander Campbell 1,280 24.15%
Liberal Hugh McDonald 1,265 23.87%
Total 5,300
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

1867

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1867 Nova Scotia general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alexander Campbell 1,058 30.51%
Liberal–Conservative Hiram Blanchard 986 28.43%
Liberal H. McInnis 932 26.87%
Liberal–Conservative A. Gillis 492 14.19%
Total 3,468
Source(s)
Source: Nova Scotia Legislature (2021). "Electoral History for Inverness" (PDF). nslegislature.ca.

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