Lunenburg (electoral district)

Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.

This page refers to the former federal riding of Lunenburg. See Lunenburg (provincial electoral district) for the current provincial riding
Lunenburg
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867, 1947
District abolished1924, 1952
First contested1867
Last contested1930
Demographics
Census division(s)Lunenburg

History

The electoral district was created as part of the British North America Act, 1867. In 1924, it became obsolete when consolidated with Queens—Lunenburg riding. In the redistribution of 1947, the riding was re-established from Queens—Lunenburg, and then re-consolidated with the previous riding in 1952.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Lunenburg
1st  1867–1868     Edmund Mortimer McDonald Anti-Confederation
 1868–1872     Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874     Charles Edward Church Liberal
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative
5th  1882–1883     Thomas Twining Keefler Liberal
 1883–1887     Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative
6th  1887–1891     James Daniel Eisenhauer Liberal
7th  1891–1896     Charles Edwin Kaulbach Conservative
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904
10th  1904–1908     Alexander Kenneth Maclean Liberal
12th  1908–1909
 1909–1911 John Drew Sperry
13th  1911–1917     Dugald Stewart Conservative
14th  1917–1921     William Duff Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
15th  1921–1925     Liberal
Riding dissolved into Queens—Lunenburg
Riding re-created from Queens—Lunenburg
21st  1949–1953     Robert Winters Liberal
Riding dissolved into Queens—Lunenburg

Election results

Lunenburg, 1867–1925

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Anti-ConfederationE.M. McDonald1,557
UnknownH.A.N. Kaulback905
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Edward Church1,338
UnknownW.H. Owens1,205
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalCharles Edward Churchacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach1,899
LiberalCharles Edward Church1,173
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalThomas T. Keefler1,169
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach1,032
By-election on 10 October 1883

On election being declared void

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach1,991
LiberalThomas Twining Keefler1,712
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames D. Eisenhauer2,430
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach2,308
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach2,592
LiberalJames D. Eisenhauer2,402
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach2,403
LiberalJohn D. Sperry2,318
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach2,896
LiberalAlexander Kenneth MacLean2,574
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlexander Kenneth MacLean3,274
ConservativeCharles Edwin Kaulbach2,822
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalAlexander Kenneth MacLean3,533
ConservativeCarmon Smith Marshall3,332
By-election on 22 December 1909

On Mr. McLean's resignation, 23 October 1909

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Drew Sperry3,371
ConservativeCarmon Smith Marshall3,104
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeDugald Stewart3,645
LiberalJohn Drew Sperry3,237
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)William Duff4,699
Government (Unionist)Joseph Willis Margeson3,861
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalWilliam Duff7,899
ConservativeDugald Stewart4,541

Lunenburg, 1949–1953

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalRobert Henry Winters8,829
Progressive ConservativeMelbourne Morton Gardner7,527
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge Herbert Crouse574

See also

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