Members of Parliament
In Victoria District, there were only two candidates for the two-seat riding, so both members entered the House of Commons by acclamation.
One was Premier Amor De Cosmos, who held the seat and its successor for three elected terms as of the 1872 general election. During his first term, he retained his office as Premier, and during the last, shared the seat with Prime Minister John A. Macdonald.
The other member was Henry Nathan, Jr., a local businessman and the first MP of Jewish heritage.
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