Westmorland 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 New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 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

Westmorland County, New Brunswick

Westmorland County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as its northern and eastern suburbs...

.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

:

1. Sir Albert J. Smith, 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...
   
    (1867-1882)
2. Josiah Wood
   Josiah Wood
   Josiah Wood was a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur, mayor, parliamentarian, and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the province of New Brunswick...
   
   , Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
   The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
   
    (1882-1895)
3. Henry A. Powell, Liberal-Conservative (1895-1900)
4. Henry R. Emmerson, Liberal (1900-1914)
5. Arthur Bliss Copp
   Arthur Bliss Copp
   Arthur Bliss Copp, was a Canadian politician.Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912...
   
   , Liberal (1915-1925)
6. Otto Baird Price
   Otto Baird Price
   Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...
   
   , Conservative (1925-1935)
7. Henry Read Emmerson
   Henry Read Emmerson
   Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...
   
   , Liberal (1935-1949)
8. Edmund William George
   Edmund William George
   Edmund William George was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.George became a farmer by career, following graduation from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1929...
   
   , Liberal (1949-1953)
9. Henry Murphy
   Henry Murphy (politician)
   Henry Joseph Murphy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick....
   
   , Liberal (1953-1958)
10. William L.M. Creaghan, 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....
    
     (1958-1962)
11. Sherwood Rideout
    Sherwood Rideout
    Sherwood Hayes Rideout was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland from 1962 until his death in 1964. Prior to his election to the Canadian House of Commons, he was the mayor of the City of Moncton...
    
    , Liberal (1962-1964)
12. Margaret Rideout
    Margaret Rideout
    Margaret Isabel Rideout, née Saunders was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1964 to 1968...
    
    , Liberal (1964-1968)

Electoral history

|-

|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...

|Albert J. Smith
|align="right"|2,207
|align="right"| 82.9
|align="right"|

|Unknown
|J.J.D. Landry
|align="right"| 454
|align="right"| 17.1
|align="right"|
|-

|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...

|Albert J. Smith
|align="right"|acclaimed
By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:

|-

|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...

| Albert J. Smith
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-

|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...

|Albert J. Smith
|align="right"|acclaimed
|-

|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...

|Albert J. Smith
|align="right"| 2,572
|align="right"| 57.2
|align="right"|

|Unknown
|R.A. Chapman
|align="right"|1,928
|align="right"| 42.8
|align="right"|
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood was a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur, mayor, parliamentarian, and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the province of New Brunswick...

|align="right"|2,620
|align="right"| 54.5
|align="right"|+11.7

|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...

|Albert J. Smith
|align="right"|2,188
|align="right"| 45.5
|align="right"|-11.7
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood was a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur, mayor, parliamentarian, and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the province of New Brunswick...

|align="right"|3,252
|align="right"| 54.5
|align="right"| n/c

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"|2,710
|align="right"| 45.5
|align="right"| n/c
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood

Josiah Wood was a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur, mayor, parliamentarian, and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the province of New Brunswick...

|align="right"|4,205
|align="right"| 67.2
|align="right"|+12.7

|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...

|William F. George
|align="right"| 2,057
|align="right"| 32.8
|align="right"|-12.7
By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:

|-

|Liberal-Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Henry A. Powell
|align="right"| acclaimed
|-

|Liberal-Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Henry A. Powell
|align="right"|3,442
|align="right"| 50.1
|align="right"|-17.1

|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...

|C.N. Robinson
|align="right"| 3,427
|align="right"| 49.9
|align="right"|+17.1
|-

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"| 4,420
|align="right"| 52.9
|align="right"| +3.0

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Henry A. Powell
|align="right"|3,934
|align="right"| 47.1
|align="right"| -3.0
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:

|-

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"|acclaimed
|-

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"| 4,693
|align="right"| 55.6
|align="right"| +2.7

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Henry A. Powell
|align="right"|3,747
|align="right"| 44.4
|align="right"| -2.7
|-

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"|5,047
|align="right"| 58.0
|align="right"| +2.4

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Frederick William Sumner
|align="right"| 3,662
|align="right"| 42.0
|align="right"| -2.4
|-

|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...

|Henry R. Emmerson
|align="right"|4,452
|align="right"| 50.4
|align="right"| -7.6

|Unknown
|Medley Godfrey Siddall
|align="right"|4,388
|align="right"| 49.6
|align="right"| +7.6
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson's death:

|-

|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...

|Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp, was a Canadian politician.Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912...

|align="right"|acclaimed
|-

|Opposition

Laurier Liberals

Prior to the 1917 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party of Canada split into two factions:* the Laurier Liberals, who opposed conscription of soldiers to support Canada's involvement in World War I and who were led by former Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; and* the Liberal Unionists who...

|Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp, was a Canadian politician.Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912...

|align="right"| 6,645
|align="right"| 57.2
|align="right"| +6.8

|Government

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|4,982
|align="right"| 42.8
|align="right"| -6.8
|-

|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...

|Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp, was a Canadian politician.Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912...

|align="right"|12,646
|align="right"| 61.4
|align="right"| +4.2

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|4,884
|align="right"| 23.7
|align="right"|-19.1

|Progressive

Progressive Party of Canada

The Progressive Party of Canada was a political party in Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces and, in Manitoba, ran candidates and formed governments as the Progressive Party of Manitoba...

|Albert Ernest Trites
|align="right"|3,059
|align="right"| 14.9
|align="right"| *
By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:

|-

|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...

|Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp

Arthur Bliss Copp, was a Canadian politician.Born in Jolicure, New Brunswick, to Joseph Harvey Copp and Frances Lydia Brennan. He was a lawyer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1901 by-election; he represented Westmorland County until 1912...

|align="right"|acclaimed
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|11,806
|align="right"| 60.3
|align="right"|+36.6

|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...

|Ernest Albert Smith
|align="right"|7,780
|align="right"| 39.7
|align="right"|-21.7
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|10,737
|align="right"| 51.3
|align="right"| -9.0

|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...

|Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...

|align="right"|10,204
|align="right"| 48.7
|align="right"| +9.0
|-

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|13,304
|align="right"| 55.1
|align="right"| +3.8

|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...

|Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...

|align="right"|10,836
|align="right"| 44.9
|align="right"| -3.8
|-

|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...

|Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...

|align="right"|16,307
|align="right"| 62.8
|align="right"| +17.9

|Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price

Otto Baird Price was a dentist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented the City of Moncton in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1912 to 1920 and Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1935 as a Unionist and Conservative member.He was born in...

|align="right"|6,342
|align="right"| 24.4
|align="right"| -30.7

|Reconstruction

Reconstruction Party of Canada

The Reconstruction Party was a Canadian political party founded by Henry Herbert Stevens, a long-time Conservative Member of Parliament . Stevens served as Minister of Trade in the Arthur Meighen government of 1921, and as Minister of Trade and Commerce from 1930 to 1934 in the Depression-era...

|Charles Younger-Lewis
|align="right"| 3,312
|align="right"| 12.8
|align="right"| *
|-

|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...

|Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...

|align="right"|16,431
|align="right"| 61.6
|align="right"| -1.2

|National Government

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

|William Emmet McMonagle
|align="right"|10,259
|align="right"| 38.4
|align="right"| +14.0
|-

|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...

|Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson

Henry Read Emmerson was a Canadian business executive, salesman, and politician.Born in Dorchester, New Brunswick, the son of Henry Robert Emmerson and Emily Charlotte Record, he was defeated twice when he ran for the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal candidate in the 1926 and 1930 federal...

|align="right"|17,251
|align="right"| 53.0
|align="right"| -8.6

|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....

|William Alfred Walker
|align="right"|11,612
|align="right"| 35.7
|align="right"| -2.7

|Co-operative Commonwealth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

|Claude Pearson Milton
|align="right"|3,707
|align="right"| 11.4
|align="right"| *
|-

|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...

|Edmund William George

Edmund William George

Edmund William George was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.George became a farmer by career, following graduation from Mount Allison University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1929...

|align="right"|20,649
|align="right"| 57.3
|align="right"| +4.3

|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....

|John Edward Murphy
|align="right"|11,696
|align="right"| 32.4
|align="right"| -3.3

|Co-operative Commonwealth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

|William Robert Rogers
|align="right"|3,702
|align="right"| 10.3
|align="right"| -1.1
|-

|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...

|Henry Murphy

Henry Murphy (politician)

Henry Joseph Murphy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick....

|align="right"|20,160
|align="right"| 54.4
|align="right"| -2.9

|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....

|William Gerald Stewart
|align="right"|14,788
|align="right"| 39.9
|align="right"| +7.5

|Co-operative Commonwealth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

|Claude Pearson Milton
|align="right"|2,099
|align="right"| 5.7
|align="right"|-4.6
|-

|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...

|Henry Murphy

Henry Murphy (politician)

Henry Joseph Murphy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick....

|align="right"|19,873
|align="right"| 50.7
|align="right"| -3.7

|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....

|William Creaghan

William Creaghan

William Lawrence Marven Creaghan was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick and became a barrister and judge by career....

|align="right"|16,478
|align="right"| 42.0
|align="right"| +3.1

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|Silas Taylor
|align="right"| 1,476
|align="right"| 3.8
|align="right"| *

|Co-operative Commonwealth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

|Edward McAllister
|align="right"|1,373
|align="right"| 3.5
|align="right"|-2.2
|-

|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....

|William Creaghan

William Creaghan

William Lawrence Marven Creaghan was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick and became a barrister and judge by career....

|align="right"|20,149
|align="right"| 48.3
|align="right"| +6.3

|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...

|Henry Murphy

Henry Murphy (politician)

Henry Joseph Murphy was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and became a barrister by career after attending the law program at the University of New Brunswick....

|align="right"|18,597
|align="right"| 44.5
|align="right"| -6.2

|Co-operative Commonwealth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation was a Canadian political party founded in 1932 in Calgary, Alberta, by a number of socialist, farm, co-operative and labour groups, and the League for Social Reconstruction...

|Edward McAllister
|align="right"| 2,478
|align="right"| 5.9
|align="right"|+2.4

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|Silas Taylor
|align="right"|522
|align="right"| 1.3
|align="right"|-2.5
|-

|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...

|Sherwood Rideout

Sherwood Rideout

Sherwood Hayes Rideout was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland from 1962 until his death in 1964. Prior to his election to the Canadian House of Commons, he was the mayor of the City of Moncton...

|align="right"|18,334
|align="right"| 42.8
|align="right"| -1.7

|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....

|William Creaghan

William Creaghan

William Lawrence Marven Creaghan was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Newcastle, New Brunswick and became a barrister and judge by career....

|align="right"|17,818
|align="right"| 41.6
|align="right"| -6.7

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Edward McAllister
|align="right"|5,848
|align="right"| 13.7
|align="right"| +7.8

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|John Bampton
|align="right"|836
|align="right"| 2.0
|align="right"|+0.7
|-

|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...

|Sherwood Rideout

Sherwood Rideout

Sherwood Hayes Rideout was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland from 1962 until his death in 1964. Prior to his election to the Canadian House of Commons, he was the mayor of the City of Moncton...

|align="right"|19,989
|align="right"| 48.1
|align="right"| +5.3

|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....

|Jean-Paul LeBlanc
|align="right"|16,356
|align="right"| 39.4
|align="right"| -2.2

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Edward McAllister
|align="right"|4,415
|align="right"| 10.6
|align="right"| -3.1

|Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

|John Bampton
|align="right"|771
|align="right"| 1.9
|align="right"| -0.1
By-election: on Mr. Rideout's death:

|-

|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...

|Margaret Rideout

Margaret Rideout

Margaret Isabel Rideout, née Saunders was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1964 to 1968...

|align="right"|20,401
|align="right"| 55.0
|align="right"| +6.9

|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....

|Edward Murphy
|align="right"|14,090
|align="right"| 38.0
|align="right"| -1.4

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Henry Landry
|align="right"|2,615
|align="right"| 7.0
|align="right"| -3.6
|-

|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...

|Margaret Rideout

Margaret Rideout

Margaret Isabel Rideout, née Saunders was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Westmorland in the Canadian House of Commons from 1964 to 1968...

|align="right"|20,768
|align="right"| 49.7
|align="right"| -5.3

|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....

|R.F. Robinson
|align="right"|15,090
|align="right"| 36.1
|align="right"| -1.9

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|John Dimick
|align="right"|5,943
|align="right"| 14.2
|align="right"| +7.2

See also

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

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  Library of Parliament
  The Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...