Colchester (electoral district)

Colchester was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Colchester—Hants riding. The district consisted of the County of Colchester.

Archibald Woodbury McLelan, Anti-Confederate (1867-1869)
Adams George Archibald, Liberal-Conservative (1869-1870)
Frederick M. Pearson, Liberal (1870-1874)
Thomas McKay, Liberal-Conservative (1874-1881)
Archibald Woodbury McLelan, Conservative (1881-1888)
Adams George Archibald, Liberal-Conservative (1888-1891)
W.A. Patterson, Conservative (1891-1896)
Firman McClure, Liberal (1897-1900)
Seymour E. Gourley, Conservative (1900-1904)
F.A. Laurence, Liberal (1904-1907)
John Sanfield, Conservative (1907-1917)
Fleming Blanchard McCurdy, Unionist/Nationalist Liberal (1917-1921)
Harold Putnam, Liberal (1921-1925)
George T. Macnutt, Conservative (1925-1930)
Martin Luther Urquhart, Liberal (1930-1935)

[edit] Election results

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 9 September 1869 On Mr. McLellan being called to the Senate, August 1869
	Liberal-Conservative	Adams George Archibald	1,585
	Liberal	Frederick M. Pearson	1,230

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 8 November 1870 On Mr. Archibald being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, May 1870
	Liberal	Frederick M. Pearson
	Unknown	R. Chambers	268

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 17 December 1874 On Mr. McKay being un-seated on petition, 14 November 1874
	Liberal-Conservative	Thomas McKay	1,818
	Unknown	Alex C. Page	951

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 18 June 1881 On Mr. McKay's resignation in June 1881
	Conservative	Archibald Woodbury McLelan	1,802
	Independent	Charles N. Cummings	1,374

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 27 October 1887 On Mr. McLelan being un-seated for bribery by agents
	Conservative	Archibald Woodbury McLelan	2,137
	Liberal	Samuel David McLelland	1,511

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 15 August 1888 On Mr. McLelan being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia
	Liberal-Conservative	Adams George Archibald	1,773
	Unknown	Cyrus Eaton	1,267
	Unknown	E. Fulton	315

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 20 April 1897 On Mr. Dimock's election being declared void, 19 January 1897
	Liberal	Firman McClure	2,350
	Conservative	D.H. Muir	2,344

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 28 November 1907 On Mr. Laurence being appointed Judge, 4 November 1907
	Conservative	John Stanfield	2,586
	Liberal	Charles Hill	2,363

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	Fleming Blanchard McCurdy	acclaimed

Party		Candidate	Votes
By-election on 20 September 1920 On Mr. McCurdy being appointed Minister of Public Works, 13 July 1920
	Nationalist Liberal	Fleming Blanchard McCurdy	6,478
	United Farmers-Labour	Hugh Archibald Dickson	5,034