- Westmorland (electoral district)
Westmorland was a federal electoral district in
New Brunswick ,Canada , that was represented in theCanadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the "
British North America Act " of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed intoWestmorland—Kent and Moncton ridings.It consisted of the County of Westmorland.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
#Sir
Albert J. Smith , Liberal (1867-1882)
#Josiah Wood , Conservative (1882-1895)
#Henry A. Powell ,Liberal-Conservative (1895-1900)
#Henry R. Emmerson , Liberal (1900-1914)
#Arthur Bliss Copp , Liberal (1915-1925)
#Otto Baird Price , Conservative (1925-1935)
#Henry Read Emmerson , Liberal (1935-1949)
#Edmund William George , Liberal (1949-1953)
#Henry J. Murphy , Liberal (1953-1958)
#William L.M. Creaghan , Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
#Sherwood Rideout , Liberal (1962-1964)
#Margaret Rideout , Liberal (1964-1968)Electoral history
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LiberalAlbert J. Smith
align="right"|2,207
align="right"| 82.9
align="right"|
Unknown
J.J.D. Landry
align="right"| 454
align="right"| 17.1
align="right"|-
LiberalAlbert J. Smith
align="right"|acclaimedBy-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:
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Liberal
Albert J. Smith
align="right"| acclaimed-
LiberalAlbert J. Smith
align="right"|acclaimed-
LiberalAlbert J. Smith
align="right"| 2,572
align="right"| 57.2
align="right"|
Unknown
R.A. Chapman
align="right"|1,928
align="right"| 42.8
align="right"|-
ConservativeJosiah Wood
align="right"|2,620
align="right"| 54.5
align="right"|+11.7
LiberalAlbert J. Smith
align="right"|2,188
align="right"| 45.5
align="right"|-11.7-
ConservativeJosiah Wood
align="right"|3,252
align="right"| 54.5
align="right"| n/c
LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"|2,710
align="right"| 45.5
align="right"| n/c-
ConservativeJosiah Wood
align="right"|4,205
align="right"| 67.2
align="right"|+12.7
Liberal
William F. George
align="right"| 2,057
align="right"| 32.8
align="right"|-12.7By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:
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Liberal-ConservativeHenry A. Powell
align="right"| acclaimed-
Liberal-ConservativeHenry A. Powell
align="right"|3,442
align="right"| 50.1
align="right"|-17.1
Liberal
C.N. Robinson
align="right"| 3,427
align="right"| 49.9
align="right"|+17.1-
LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"| 4,420
align="right"| 52.9
align="right"| +3.0
ConservativeHenry A. Powell
align="right"|3,934
align="right"| 47.1
align="right"| -3.0By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:
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LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"|acclaimed-
LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"| 4,693
align="right"| 55.6
align="right"| +2.7
ConservativeHenry A. Powell
align="right"|3,747
align="right"| 44.4
align="right"| -2.7-
LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"|5,047
align="right"| 58.0
align="right"| +2.4
Conservative
Frederick William Sumner
align="right"| 3,662
align="right"| 42.0
align="right"| -2.4-
LiberalHenry R. Emmerson
align="right"|4,452
align="right"| 50.4
align="right"| -7.6
Unknown
Medley Godfrey Siddall
align="right"|4,388
align="right"| 49.6
align="right"| +7.6By-election: on Mr. Emmerson's death:
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LiberalArthur Bliss Copp
align="right"|acclaimed-
OppositionArthur Bliss Copp
align="right"| 6,645
align="right"| 57.2
align="right"| +6.8
GovernmentOtto Baird Price
align="right"|4,982
align="right"| 42.8
align="right"| -6.8-
LiberalArthur Bliss Copp
align="right"|12,646
align="right"| 61.4
align="right"| +4.2
ConservativeOtto Baird Price
align="right"|4,884
align="right"| 23.7
align="right"|-19.1
Progressive
Albert Ernest Trites
align="right"|3,059
align="right"| 14.9
align="right"| *By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:
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LiberalArthur Bliss Copp
align="right"|acclaimed-
ConservativeOtto Baird Price
align="right"|11,806
align="right"| 60.3
align="right"|+36.6
Liberal
Ernest Albert Smith
align="right"|7,780
align="right"| 39.7
align="right"|-21.7-
ConservativeOtto Baird Price
align="right"|10,737
align="right"| 51.3
align="right"| -9.0
LiberalHenry Read Emmerson
align="right"|10,204
align="right"| 48.7
align="right"| +9.0-
ConservativeOtto Baird Price
align="right"|13,304
align="right"| 55.1
align="right"| +3.8
LiberalHenry Read Emmerson
align="right"|10,836
align="right"| 44.9
align="right"| -3.8-
LiberalHenry Read Emmerson
align="right"|16,307
align="right"| 62.8
align="right"| +17.9
ConservativeOtto Baird Price
align="right"|6,342
align="right"| 24.4
align="right"| -30.7
Reconstruction
Charles Younger-Lewis
align="right"| 3,312
align="right"| 12.8
align="right"| *-
LiberalHenry Read Emmerson
align="right"|16,431
align="right"| 61.6
align="right"| -1.2
National Government
William Emmet McMonagle
align="right"|10,259
align="right"| 38.4
align="right"| +14.0-
LiberalHenry Read Emmerson
align="right"|17,251
align="right"| 53.0
align="right"| -8.6
Progressive Conservative
William Alfred Walker
align="right"|11,612
align="right"| 35.7
align="right"| -2.7
Co-operative Commonwealth
Claude Pearson Milton
align="right"|3,707
align="right"| 11.4
align="right"| *-
LiberalEdmund William George
align="right"|20,649
align="right"| 57.3
align="right"| +4.3
Progressive Conservative
John Edward Murphy
align="right"|11,696
align="right"| 32.4
align="right"| -3.3
Co-operative Commonwealth
William Robert Rogers
align="right"|3,702
align="right"| 10.3
align="right"| -1.1-
LiberalHenry Murphy
align="right"|20,160
align="right"| 54.4
align="right"| -2.9
Progressive Conservative
William Gerald Stewart
align="right"|14,788
align="right"| 39.9
align="right"| +7.5
Co-operative Commonwealth
Claude Pearson Milton
align="right"|2,099
align="right"| 5.7
align="right"|-4.6-
LiberalHenry Murphy
align="right"|19,873
align="right"| 50.7
align="right"| -3.7
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Creaghan
align="right"|16,478
align="right"| 42.0
align="right"| +3.1
Social Credit
Silas Taylor
align="right"| 1,476
align="right"| 3.8
align="right"| *
Co-operative Commonwealth
Edward McAllister
align="right"|1,373
align="right"| 3.5
align="right"|-2.2-
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Creaghan
align="right"|20,149
align="right"| 48.3
align="right"| +6.3
LiberalHenry Murphy
align="right"|18,597
align="right"| 44.5
align="right"| -6.2
Co-operative Commonwealth
Edward McAllister
align="right"| 2,478
align="right"| 5.9
align="right"|+2.4
Social Credit
Silas Taylor
align="right"|522
align="right"| 1.3
align="right"|-2.5-
LiberalSherwood Rideout
align="right"|18,334
align="right"| 42.8
align="right"| -1.7
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Creaghan
align="right"|17,818
align="right"| 41.6
align="right"| -6.7New Democratic Party
Edward McAllister
align="right"|5,848
align="right"| 13.7
align="right"| +7.8
Social Credit
John Bampton
align="right"|836
align="right"| 2.0
align="right"|+0.7-
LiberalSherwood Rideout
align="right"|19,989
align="right"| 48.1
align="right"| +5.3
Progressive Conservative
Jean-Paul LeBlanc
align="right"|16,356
align="right"| 39.4
align="right"| -2.2New Democratic Party
Edward McAllister
align="right"|4,415
align="right"| 10.6
align="right"| -3.1
Social Credit
John Bampton
align="right"|771
align="right"| 1.9
align="right"| -0.1By-election: on Mr. Rideout's death:
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LiberalMargaret Rideout
align="right"|20,401
align="right"| 55.0
align="right"| +6.9
Progressive Conservative
Edward Murphy
align="right"|14,090
align="right"| 38.0
align="right"| -1.4New Democratic Party
Henry Landry
align="right"|2,615
align="right"| 7.0
align="right"| -3.6-
LiberalMargaret Rideout
align="right"|20,768
align="right"| 49.7
align="right"| -5.3
Progressive Conservative
R.F. Robinson
align="right"|15,090
align="right"| 36.1
align="right"| -1.9New Democratic Party
John Dimick
align="right"|5,943
align="right"| 14.2
align="right"| +7.2See also
*
List of Canadian federal electoral districts
*Past Canadian electoral districts External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=810 Riding history from the]
Library of Parliament
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