Lunenburg (federal electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867, 1947 |
| District abolished | 1924, 1952 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1930 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Lunenburg |
Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.
History
[edit]The electoral district was created as part of the British North America Act, 1867. In 1924, it became obsolete when consolidated with Queens—Lunenburg riding. In the redistribution of 1947, the riding was re-established from Queens—Lunenburg, and then re-consolidated with the previous riding in 1952.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunenburg | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Edmund Mortimer McDonald | Anti-Confederation | |
| 1868–1872 | Liberal–Conservative | |||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Charles Edward Church | Liberal | |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | Conservative | |
| 5th | 1882–1883 | Thomas Twining Keefler | Liberal | |
| 1883–1887 | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | Conservative | ||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | James Daniel Eisenhauer | Liberal | |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | Conservative | |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | |||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | Liberal | |
| 11th | 1908–1909 | |||
| 1909–1911 | John Drew Sperry | |||
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Dugald Stewart | Conservative | |
| 13th | 1917–1921 | William Duff | Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into Queens—Lunenburg | ||||
| Riding re-created from Queens—Lunenburg | ||||
| 21st | 1949–1953 | Robert Winters | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Queens—Lunenburg | ||||
Election results
[edit]Lunenburg, 1867–1925
[edit]| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | E.M. McDonald | 1,557 | ||||||
| Unknown | H.A.N. Kaulback | 905 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | 1,338 | ||||||
| Unknown | W.H. Owens | 1,205 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 1,899 | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Edward Church | 1,173 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas T. Keefler | 1,169 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 1,032 | ||||||
| By-election on 10 October 1883
On election being declared void | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 1,991 | |||
| Liberal | Thomas Twining Keefler | 1,712 | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Daniel Eisenhauer | 2,430 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 2,308 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 2,592 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Daniel Eisenhauer | 2,402 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 2,403 | ||||||
| Liberal | John D. Sperry | 2,318 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 2,896 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 2,574 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 3,274 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles Edwin Kaulbach | 2,822 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Kenneth Maclean | 3,533 | ||||||
| Conservative | Carmon Smith Marshall | 3,332 | ||||||
| By-election on 22 December 1909
On Mr. McLean's resignation, 23 October 1909 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Drew Sperry | 3,371 | |||
| Conservative | Carmon Smith Marshall | 3,104 | |||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Dugald Stewart | 3,645 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Drew Sperry | 3,237 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | William Duff | 4,699 | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Joseph Willis Margeson | 3,861 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Duff | 7,899 | ||||||
| Conservative | Dugald Stewart | 4,541 | ||||||
Lunenburg, 1949–1953
[edit]| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Henry Winters | 8,829 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Melbourne Morton Gardner | 7,527 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Herbert Crouse | 574 | ||||||
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Riding history for Lunenburg (1867–1924) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Lunenburg (1947–1952) from the Library of Parliament
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.