Nelson (electoral district)

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This article is about the federal riding in Manitoba. For the historical provincial electoral district in British Columbia, see Nelson (provincial electoral district).

Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.

The riding was created in 1914 from parts of Dauphin riding. When Nelson was abolished in 1933, its entire area was transferred into the new riding of Churchill

Contents 1 Members of Parliament 2 Election results 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

• 1917-1921: John Archibald Campbell - Unionist
• 1921-1930: Thomas William Bird - Progressive
• 1930-1935: Bernard Stitt - Conservative

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1917
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Government	CAMPBELL, John Archibald	acclaimed

Canadian federal election, 1921
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	BIRD, Thomas William	2,814
	Conservative	ROTHWELL, Benjamin Edward	1,319

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	BIRD, Thomas William	2,485
	Conservative	MYERS, Joseph	2,143

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive	BIRD, Thomas William	3,042
	Conservative	MYERS, Joseph	2,632

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	STITT, Bernard Munroe	4,741
	Progressive	BIRD, Thomas William	4,067

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

[edit] External links

• Riding history for Nelson (1914–1933) from the Library of Parliament