Lunenburg (electoral district)

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This page refers to the former federal riding of Lunenburg. See Lunenburg (provincial electoral district) for the current provincial riding

Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

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[edit] History

The electoral district was created as part of the British North America Act in 1867. In 1924, it was abolished into Queens—Lunenburg riding. In the redistribution of 1947, the riding was created from Queens—Lunenburg, and then merged into that riding agin in 1952.

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1867 - 1925

  1. Edmund Mortimer McDonald, Anti-Confederate (1867-1872)
  2. Charles Edward Church, Liberal (1872-1878)
  3. Charles Edwin Kaulbach, Conservative (1878-1882)
  4. Thomas T. Keefler, Liberal (1882-1883)
  5. Charles Edwin Kaulbach, Conservative (1883-1887)
  6. James D. Eisenhauer, Liberal (1887-1891)
  7. Charles Edwin Kaulbach, Conservative (1891-1904)
  8. Alex K. Maclean, Liberal (1904-1909)
  9. John Drew Sperry, Liberal (1909-1911)
  10. Dugald Stewart, Conservative (1911-1917)
  11. William Duff, Liberal (1917-1925)

1949- 1953

  1. Robert Henry Winters, Liberal (1949-1953)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Anti-Confederate E.M. McDonald 1,557
     Unknown H.A.N. Kaulback 905


Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,338
     Unknown W.H. Owens 1,205


Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Edward Church acclaimed


Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 1,899
     Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,173


Canadian federal election, 1882
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


Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal James D. Eisenhauer 2,430
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,308


Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,592
     Liberal James D. Eisenhauer 2,402


Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,403
     Liberal John D. Sperry 2,318


Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,896
     Liberal Alexander Kenneth MacLean 2,574


Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Alexander Kenneth MacLean 3,274
     Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,822


Canadian federal election, 1908
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


Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Dugald Stewart 3,645
     Liberal John Drew Sperry 3,237


Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes
     Opposition William Duff 4,699
     Government Joseph Willis Margeson 3,861


Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal William Duff 7,899
     Conservative Dugald Stewart 4,541


Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Robert Henry Winters 8,829
     Progressive Conservative Melbourne Morton Gardner 7,527
     Co-operative Commonwealth George Herbert Crouse 574

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