Westmorland (electoral district)





































Westmorland

New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1966
First contested 1867
Last contested 1965
Demographics
Census divisions Westmorland

Westmorland was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.


It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton ridings.


It consisted of the County of Westmorland.




Contents






  • 1 Members of Parliament


  • 2 Election results


  • 3 See also


  • 4 External links





Members of Parliament


This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:












































































































Parliament Years Member Party
Westmorland
1st  1867–1872     Albert James Smith Liberal
2nd  1872–1873
 1873–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887     Josiah Wood Conservative
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1895
 1895–1896     Henry Absalom Powell Liberal–Conservative
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904     Henry Emmerson Liberal
 1904–1904
10th  1904–1908
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1914
 1915–1917 Arthur Bliss Copp
13th  1917–1921
14th  1921–1922
 1922–1925
15th  1925–1926     Otto Baird Price Conservative
16th  1926–1930
17th  1930–1935
18th  1935–1940     Henry Read Emmerson Liberal
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949
21st  1949–1953 Edmund William George
22nd  1953–1957 Henry Murphy
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962     William Creaghan Progressive Conservative
25th  1962–1963     Sherwood Rideout Liberal
26th  1963–1964
 1964–1965 Margaret Rideout
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton


Election results




























Canadian federal election, 1867
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
2,207
82.9

 
Unknown
J.J.D. Landry
454
17.1


















Canadian federal election, 1872
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
acclaimed

By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:
















By-election on 7 November 1873
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
acclaimed

















Canadian federal election, 1874
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
acclaimed



























Canadian federal election, 1878
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
2,572
57.2

 
Unknown
R.A. Chapman
1,928
42.8




























Canadian federal election, 1882
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Josiah Wood
2,620
54.5
+11.7
 

Liberal

Albert J. Smith
2,188
45.5
-11.7



























Canadian federal election, 1887
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Josiah Wood
3,252
54.5
n/c
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
2,710
45.5
n/c



























Canadian federal election, 1891
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Josiah Wood
4,205
67.2
+12.7
 

Liberal
William F. George
2,057
32.8
-12.7

By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:
















By-election on 5 August 1895
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal-Conservative

Henry A. Powell
acclaimed



























Canadian federal election, 1896
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal-Conservative

Henry A. Powell
3,442
50.1
-17.1
 

Liberal
C.N. Robinson
3,427
49.9
+17.1



























Canadian federal election, 1900
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
4,420
52.9
+3.0
 

Conservative

Henry A. Powell
3,934
47.1
-3.0

By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:
















By-election on 30 January 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
acclaimed



























Canadian federal election, 1904
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
4,693
55.6
+2.7
 

Conservative

Henry A. Powell
3,747
44.4
-2.7



























Canadian federal election, 1908
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
5,047
58.0
+2.4
 

Conservative
Frederick William Sumner
3,662
42.0
-2.4



























Canadian federal election, 1911
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry R. Emmerson
4,452
50.4
-7.6
 
Unknown
Medley Godfrey Siddall
4,388
49.6
+7.6

By-election: on Mr. Emmerson's death:
















By-election on 1 February 1915
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal

Arthur Bliss Copp
acclaimed



























Canadian federal election, 1917
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Opposition

Arthur Bliss Copp
6,645
57.2
+6.8
 

Government

Otto Baird Price
4,982
42.8
-6.8



































Canadian federal election, 1921
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Arthur Bliss Copp
12,646
61.4
+4.2
 

Conservative

Otto Baird Price
4,884
23.7
-19.1

Progressive Albert Ernest Trites 3,059 14.9 *

By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:
















By-election on 19 January 1922
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal

Arthur Bliss Copp
acclaimed



























Canadian federal election, 1925
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Otto Baird Price
11,806
60.3
+36.6
 

Liberal
Ernest Albert Smith
7,780
39.7
-21.7



























Canadian federal election, 1926
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Otto Baird Price
10,737
51.3
-9.0
 

Liberal

Henry Read Emmerson
10,204
48.7
+9.0



























Canadian federal election, 1930
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Conservative

Otto Baird Price
13,304
55.1
+3.8
 

Liberal

Henry Read Emmerson
10,836
44.9
-3.8



































Canadian federal election, 1935
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry Read Emmerson
16,307
62.8
+17.9
 

Conservative

Otto Baird Price
6,342
24.4
-30.7

Reconstruction Charles Younger-Lewis 3,312 12.8 *



























Canadian federal election, 1940
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry Read Emmerson
16,431
61.6
-1.2
 

National Government
William Emmet McMonagle
10,259
38.4
+14.0



































Canadian federal election, 1945
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry Read Emmerson
17,251
53.0
-8.6
 

Progressive Conservative
William Alfred Walker
11,612
35.7
-2.7
 

Co-operative Commonwealth
Claude Pearson Milton
3,707
11.4
*



































Canadian federal election, 1949
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Edmund William George
20,649
57.3
+4.3
 

Progressive Conservative
John Edward Murphy
11,696
32.4
-3.3
 

Co-operative Commonwealth
William Robert Rogers
3,702
10.3
-1.1



































Canadian federal election, 1953
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry Murphy
20,160
54.4
-2.9
 

Progressive Conservative
William Gerald Stewart
14,788
39.9
+7.5
 

Co-operative Commonwealth
Claude Pearson Milton
2,099
5.7
-4.6











































Canadian federal election, 1957
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Henry Murphy
19,873
50.7
-3.7
 

Progressive Conservative

William Creaghan
16,478
42.0
+3.1

Social Credit Silas Taylor 1,476 3.8 *
 

Co-operative Commonwealth
Edward McAllister
1,373
3.5
-2.2











































Canadian federal election, 1958
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Progressive Conservative

William Creaghan
20,149
48.3
+6.3
 

Liberal

Henry Murphy
18,597
44.5
-6.2
 

Co-operative Commonwealth
Edward McAllister
2,478
5.9
+2.4

Social Credit Silas Taylor 522 1.3 -2.5











































Canadian federal election, 1962
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Sherwood Rideout
18,334
42.8
-1.7
 

Progressive Conservative

William Creaghan
17,818
41.6
-6.7
 

New Democratic Party
Edward McAllister
5,848
13.7
+7.8

Social Credit John Bampton 836 2.0 +0.7











































Canadian federal election, 1963
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Sherwood Rideout
19,989
48.1
+5.3
 

Progressive Conservative
Jean-Paul LeBlanc
16,356
39.4
-2.2
 

New Democratic Party
Edward McAllister
4,415
10.6
-3.1

Social Credit John Bampton 771 1.9 -0.1

By-election: on Mr. Rideout's death:


































By-election on 9 November 1964
Party
Candidate
Votes
 

Liberal

Margaret Rideout
20,401
55.0
+6.9
 

Progressive Conservative
Edward Murphy
14,090
38.0
-1.4
 

New Democratic Party
Henry Landry
2,615
7.0
-3.6



































Canadian federal election, 1965
Party
Candidate
Votes % ±%
 

Liberal

Margaret Rideout
20,768
49.7
-5.3
 

Progressive Conservative
R.F. Robinson
15,090
36.1
-1.9
 

New Democratic Party
John Dimick
5,943
14.2
+7.2


See also



  • List of Canadian federal electoral districts

  • Past Canadian electoral districts



External links



  • Riding history from the Library of Parliament









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