Kent (New Brunswick electoral district)

For other electoral districts with similar names, see Kent (disambiguation)#Electoral districts.

Kent 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.

It consisted of the County of Kent. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Northumberland—Miramichi and Westmorland—Kent ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

  1. Auguste Renaud, Liberal (1867–1872)
  2. Robert Barry Cutler, Liberal (1872–1874)
  3. George McLeod, Independent (1874–1878)
  4. Gilbert A. Girouard, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1883)
  5. Pierre-Amand Landry, Conservative (1883–1890)
  6. Édouard-H. Léger, Conservative (1890–1892)
  7. George Valentine McInerney, Conservative (1892–1900)
  8. Olivier J. Leblanc, Liberal (1900–1911)
  9. Ferdinand Joseph Robidoux, Conservative (1911–1917)
  10. Auguste Théophile Léger, Liberal (1917–1923)
  11. Alexandre Joseph Doucet, Conservative (1923–1926)
  12. Alfred Edmond Bourgeois, Liberal (1926–1930)
  13. Télésphore Arsenault, Conservative (1930–1935)
  14. Louis Prudent Alexandre Robichaud, Liberal (1935–1940)
  15. Aurel D. Léger, Liberal (1940–1953)
  16. Hervé J. Michaud, Liberal (1953–1962)
  17. Guy F. Crossman, Liberal (1962–1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGuy F. Crossman 5,713 59.9 +0.2
Progressive ConservativeWilfred Bourgeois 2,306 24.2 -6.8
New DemocraticGeorge Robertson 1,512 15.9 +13.6
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGuy F. Crossman 5,971 59.7 +8.6
Progressive ConservativeLionel Mills 3,095 31.0 -9.5
Social CreditLangis Robichaud 705 7.1 +2.8
New DemocraticAntoine Leger 226 2.3 *
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGuy F. Crossman 5,514 51.1 -4.3
Progressive ConservativeLionel Mills 4,366 40.5 -4.1
Social CreditGeorge Robichaud 464 4.3 *
IndependentEdmond Bourgeois 441 4.1 *
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHervé Michaud 6,118 55.4 -2.4
Progressive ConservativeLouis LeBlanc 4,988 44.6 +2.4
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHervé Michaud 6,424 57.8 -8.3
Progressive ConservativeLouis LeBlanc 4,682 42.2 +8.3
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHervé Michaud 7,039 66.1 +17.1
Progressive ConservativeEmile Verret 3,603 33.9 +12.6
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAurel Leger 5,754 49.0 -16.0
IndependentAlfred Bourgeois 3,084 26.3 *
Progressive ConservativeWilfred Bourgeois 2,496 21.3 -8.1
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Cormier 406 3.5 -2.1
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAurel Leger 6,835 65.0 +0.2
Progressive ConservativeAlexandre Joseph Doucet 3,032 29.4 -5.8
Co-operative CommonwealthAlcide LeBlanc 584 5.6 *
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAurel Leger 5,582 64.8 -3.4
ConservativeTelesphore Arsenault 3,032 35.2 +18.5
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLouis P. Robichaud 6,504 68.2 +20.2
ConservativeTelesphore Arsenault 4,884 16.7 -35.3
IndependentAlexandre Joseph Doucet 1,442 15.1 *
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeTelesphore Arsenault 4,884 52.0 +5.4
LiberalAlfred Bourgeois 4,504 48.0 -5.4
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAlfred Edmond Bourgeois 4,799 53.5 +9.1
ConservativeAlexandre Joseph Doucet 4,173 46.5 -9.1
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeAlexandre Joseph Doucet 4,427 55.6 +4.1
LiberalLouis P. Robichaud 3,534 44.4 -4.1
By-election on December 20, 1923
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeAlexandre Joseph Doucet 3,643 51.5 +11.4
LiberalAlfred Bourgeois 3,435 48.5 -11.4
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAuguste Théophile Léger 4,626 59.9 -13.0
ConservativeAlexandre Joseph Doucet 3,103 40.1 +13.0
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Auguste Théophile Léger 3,563 72.9 +25.2
Government (Unionist)Ferdinand Robidoux 1,323 27.1 -25.2
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeFerdinand Robidoux 2,334 52.3 +10.4
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 2,129 47.7 -10.4
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 2,580 58.1 +8.6
ConservativeFerdinand Robidoux 1,860 41.9 -5.3
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 2,078 49.5 -7.9
ConservativeGeorge McInerney 1,979 47.2 +4.6
Independent LiberalPascal Herbert 138 3.3 *
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 2,447 57.4 +14.8
ConservativeGeorge McInerney 1,816 42.6 -14.8
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeGeorge McInerney 2,041 57.4 -5.6
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 1,514 42.6 +5.6
By-election on December 6, 1892
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeGeorge McInerney acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeEdouard Leger 1,722 63.0 +7.5
LiberalOlivier J. LeBlanc 1,011 37.0 -7.5
By-election on July 31, 1890
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeEdouard Leger acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativePierre-Amand Landry 1,765 55.5 -4.3
LiberalGeorge McInerney 1,100 44.5 +4.3
By-election on September 22, 1883
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativePierre-Amand Landry 1,638 59.8 -4.8
LiberalGeorge McInerney 1,100 40.2 +4.8
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeGilbert Girouard 1,412 64.6
LiberalGeorge McInerney 773 35.4
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
ConservativeGilbert Girouard 810 29.9
LiberalRobert Barry Cutler 726 26.8
IndependentGeorge McLeod 510 18.8
UnknownH. O'Leary 382 14.1
LiberalGeorge McInerney 280 10.3
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentGeorge McLeod 1,570 59.4
LiberalAuguste Renaud 1,256 40.6
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert Barry Cutler 1,381 52.4
LiberalAuguste Renaud 1,256 47.6
Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAuguste Renaud 2,225 64.1
Unknown? DesBrisay 757 21.8
UnknownGeorge McInerney 485 14.0
UnknownRobert Barry Cutler 4 0.2

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