Antigonish (electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Antigonish |
Antigonish was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
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:
On Mr. McIsaac being appointed Railway Commissioner, 3 July 1905
On Mr. Thompson's death, 12 December 1894
On Mr. McIsaac being appointed County Court Judge for District No. 6, 24 September 1885
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 5 November 1873
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Militia and Defence, 1 July 1873
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