Westmorland (electoral district)
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Westmorland was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Sir Albert J. Smith, Liberal (1867-1882)
- Josiah Wood, Conservative (1882-1895)
- Henry A. Powell, Liberal-Conservative (1895-1900)
- Henry R. Emmerson, Liberal (1900-1914)
- Arthur Bliss Copp, Liberal (1915-1925)
- Otto Baird Price, Conservative (1925-1935)
- Henry Read Emmerson, Liberal (1935-1949)
- Edmund William George, Liberal (1949-1953)
- Henry J. Murphy, Liberal (1953-1958)
- William L.M. Creaghan, Progressive Conservative (1958-1962)
- Sherwood Rideout, Liberal (1962-1964)
- Margaret Rideout, Liberal (1964-1968)
[edit] Electoral history
| 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 | ||
