Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1935 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1933 from Colchester

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...

 and Hants—Kings

Hants—Kings

Hants—Kings was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935....

. It consisted of the counties of Colchester and Hants. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Annapolis Valley, Halifax—East Hants

Halifax—East Hants

Halifax—East Hants was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. The riding was created in 1966 from parts of Colchester—Hants riding...

, and Cumberland—Colchester North ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. Gordon T. Purdy, Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
   The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
   
    (1935-1945)
2. Frank T. Stanfield, Progressive Conservative
   Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
   The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
   
    (1945-1953)
3. Gordon T. Purdy, Liberal (1953-1957)
4. Cyril F. Kennedy, Progressive Conservative (1957-1967)
5. Robert L. Stanfield
   Robert Stanfield
   Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...
   
   , Progressive Conservative (1967-1968)

Election results

See also

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

External links

• Riding history for Colchester—Hants (1933–1966) from the Library of Parliament
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