Westmorland (provincial electoral district)

Westmorland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, when the province moved to single-member ridings.

Westmorland
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1785
District abolished1973
First contested1785
Last contested1970

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1st 1786 – 1792     Amos Botsford[1] Ind.     Charles Dixon Ind.     Samuel Gay Ind.     Andrew Kinnear Ind.
2nd 1793 – 1795     Thomas Chandler Ind.     William Black Ind.     Thomas Dixson Ind.
3rd 1795 – 1802     Samuel Gay Ind.     Ralph Siddall Ind.
4th 1802 – 1809     Benjamin Wilson Ind.     James Easterbrooks Ind.
5th 1809 – 1812     Titus Knapp Ind.     John Chapman Ind.
1813 – 1816     William Botsford[2] Ind.
6th 1817 – 1819     Rufus Smith Ind.
7th 1820     Joseph Crandall[3] Ind.
8th 1821 – 1823     Benjamin Wilson Ind.
1823 – 1824     Malcolm Wilmot Ind.
1824 – 1827     William Crane Ind.
9th 1827 – 1830     Edward Barron Chandler Ind.     Philip Palmer Ind.     Robert Scott Ind.
10th 1831 – 1834     Rufus Smith Ind.
11th 1835 – 1837     Philip Palmer Ind.     Daniel Hanington Ind.
12th 1837 – 1842     William Wilson Ind.
13th 1843 – 1846     William Hazen Botsford Ind.     John Smith Ind.
14th 1847 – 1850     William Wilson Ind.     Amand Landry Ind.
15th 1851 – 1853     William Crane[4] Ind.     Bliss Botsford Ind.     Robert B. Chapman Ind.
1853 – 1854     Amand Landry Ind.
16th 1854 – 1856     Albert James Smith[5] Lib.     James Steadman Ind.
17th 1856 – 1857     Bliss Botsford Ind.     Robert K. Gilbert Ind.
18th 1857 – 1861     James Steadman Ind.
19th 1862 – 1865     Amand Landry Ind.     William J. Gilbert Ind.
20th 1865 – 1866     Bliss Botsford Ind.
21st 1866 – 1867     Angus McQueen Ind.
1867 – 1870     Joseph Lytle Moore[6] Ind.
22nd 1870 – 1871     Pierre-Amand Landry Cons.
1871 – 1874     Daniel Lionel Hanington Lib.-Con.     John A. Humphrey Lib.-Con.
23rd 1875 – 1878     Edward J. Smith Lib.     Thomas Pickard Lib.
24th 1879 – 1882     Daniel Lionel Hanington Lib.-Con.     Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con.     Pierre-Amand Landry Cons.     Joseph Laurence Black Ind.
25th 1882 – 1883     John A. Humphrey Lib.-Con.     Charles A. Black Cons.
1883 – 1886     Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con.
26th 1886 – 1890     Joseph Laurence Black Ind.
27th 1890 – 1891     Henry Absalom Powell[7] Lib.-Con.     Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con.     Henry T. Stevens[8] Ind.
1891 – 1892     Joseph A. McQueen Lib.
28th 1892 – 1895     John W. Y. Smith[9] Ind.     Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con.     W. Woodbury Wells[10] Lib.
29th 1896 – 1897     Ambrose D. Richard Cons.     Frederick W. Sumner Cons.
1897 – 1899     Clifford William Robinson Lib.
30th 1899 – 1901     William F. Humphrey Ind.     Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con.
1901 – 1903     Arthur Bliss Copp Lib.
31st 1903 – 1908     Francis J. Sweeney Lib.     Clement M. Leger Lib.
32nd 1908 – 1912
33rd 1912 – 1916     William F. Humphrey Ind.     Frank Bunting Black Cons.     Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con.     Patrick G. Mahoney[11] Ind.
1916 – 1917     Ernest A. Smith Lib.
34th 1917 – 1920     Francis J. Sweeney Lib.     Clement M. Leger Lib.     Fred Magee Lib.
35th 1921 – 1925     Frederick L. Estabrooks Lib.     A. Chase Fawcett UF     Reid McManus Lib.
36th 1925 – 1930     Merville A. Oulton[12] Cons.     Antoine Joseph Léger Cons.     Herbert M. Wood Cons.     Medley G. Siddall Cons.
37th 1930
1931 – 1935     Lewis Smith Cons.
38th 1935 – 1939     Austin Claude Taylor[13] Lib.     Frank Copp Lib.     E. R. McDonald Lib.     Simeon Melanson Lib.
39th 1939 – 1944     Édouard S. Léger Lib.     A. W. McQueen Lib.
40th 1944 – 1948     L. C. Dysart Lib.
41st 1948 – 1952
42nd 1952 – 1956     Donald C. Harper[14] Lib.     Joseph E. LeBlanc Lib.     Cléophas Léger Lib.
43rd 1957 – 1960
44th 1960 – 1963     Percy Mitton Lib.
45th 1963 – 1965
1965 – 1967     W. Wynn Meldrum Lib.
46th 1967 – 1970
47th 1970 – 1974     William J. McNevin Lib.
Riding dissolved into Memramcook, Petitcodiac, Shediac and Tantramar

Election results

1970 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc10,68313.10Y
LiberalWendell W. Meldrum10,49512.87Y
LiberalWilliam J. McNevin10,28412.61Y
LiberalJ. Cléophas Léger10,14112.43Y
Progressive ConservativeFrank K. Wortman9,51611.67
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Sloan9,31611.42
Progressive ConservativeMax Gordon9,14311.21
Progressive ConservativeAlfred Leger8,71310.68
New DemocraticColin McCabe1,1881.46
New DemocraticBeatrice Boudreau1,1101.36
New DemocraticKevin Noon9821.20
Total number of valid votes 81,571100.00
Number of electors who cast votes/Turnout 22,32682.03
Eligible voters 27,216
1967 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalW. W. Meldrum11,78515.00Y
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc11,65614.84Y
LiberalPercy Mitton11,34614.44Y
LiberalJ. Cléophas Léger11,31414.40Y
Progressive ConservativeFrank Wortman8,47610.79
Progressive ConservativeMark Yeoman8,24310.49
Progressive ConservativeLeopold Leger7,95210.12
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Cormier7,7809.90
Total number of valid votes 78,552100.00
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 27 September 1965
Death of Donald C. Harper
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalWendell W. Meldrum10,57066.24Y
Progressive ConservativeRobert V. Landry5,38833.76
Total number of valid votes 15,958
1963 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalDonald C. Harper11,28414.18Y
LiberalPercy Mitton11,19514.07Y
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc11,08313.93Y
LiberalJoseph C. Léger11,07213.92Y
Progressive ConservativeFrank Lutes8,77911.04
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Hicks8,77011.02
Progressive ConservativeLouis Landry8,69910.93
Progressive ConservativeSylvain Léger8,67210.90
Total number of valid votes 79,554
1960 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalDonald C. Harper11,88914.16Y
LiberalPercy Mitton11,83214.09Y
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc11,81114.07Y
LiberalJoseph C. Léger11,75914.00Y
Progressive ConservativeJames Henderson9,26911.04
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Hicks9,21310.97
Progressive ConservativeLouis Landry9,13810.88
Progressive ConservativeRégis LeBlanc9,06010.79
Total number of valid votes 83,971
1956 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor11,15913.84Y
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc11,01213.66Y
LiberalJoseph C. Léger11,00513.65Y
LiberalDonald C. Harper10,96213.60Y
Progressive ConservativeAurèle Young9,14711.35
Progressive ConservativeHoward Trueman9,13211.33
Progressive ConservativeLouis Landry9,12811.32
Progressive ConservativeRoy Beckwith9,06911.25
Total number of valid votes 80,614
1952 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor11,82913.72Y
LiberalDonald C. Harper11,56913.42Y
LiberalJoseph E. Leblanc11,48713.33Y
LiberalJoseph C. Léger11,37513.20Y
Progressive ConservativeRobert S. Black8,99810.44
Progressive ConservativeAurèle Young8,76310.17
Progressive ConservativeRoy Beckwith8,75510.16
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Belliveau8,4729.83
Co-operative CommonwealthPercy Mitton1,2741.48
Co-operative CommonwealthClaude P. Milton1,2591.46
Co-operative CommonwealthGeorge A. Wilson1,2591.44
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph O. LeBlanc1,1821.37
Total number of valid votes 86,204
1948 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor13,20316.91Y
LiberalFrank H. Copp12,89516.52Y
LiberalLangton C. Dysart12,79416.39Y
LiberalEdouard S. Léger12,64716.20Y
ConservativeJ. Lawrence Black5,1436.59
ConservativePercy J. Eagles5,1366.58
ConservativeAmbrose Léger4,8326.19
ConservativeM. J. Esliger4,8126.16
Co-operative CommonwealthPercy Mitton2,2612.90
Co-operative CommonwealthGordon Wilson2,2082.83
Co-operative CommonwealthJoseph Breau2,1272.72
Total number of valid votes 78,058
1944 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor9,46513.02Y
LiberalFrank H. Copp9,14812.59Y
LiberalLangton C. Dysart9,07612.49Y
LiberalEdouard S. Léger8,91312.26Y
ConservativeCharles Cass6,4938.93
ConservativeCarl C. Allen6,3238.70
ConservativeWilliam H. Humphrey6,3138.69
ConservativeEloi J. Léger5,9498.18
Co-operative CommonwealthR. J. Caldwell2,8403.91
Co-operative CommonwealthEdward R. McDonald2,7403.77
Co-operative CommonwealthG. W. R. Myles2,7403.77
Co-operative CommonwealthP. A. Bannister2,6853.69
Total number of valid votes 72,685
1939 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor9,99914.85Y
LiberalFrank H. Copp9,69214.39Y
LiberalAlexander W. McQueen9,72514.44Y
LiberalEdouard S. Léger9,59314.25Y
ConservativeCarl C. Allen7,13210.59
ConservativeEmmerson C. Rice7,10410.55
ConservativeMedley G. Siddall7,09610.54
ConservativeFerdinand J. Robidoux6,99210.38
Total number of valid votes 67,333
1935 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalAustin C. Taylor10,55815.49Y
LiberalFrank H. Copp10,49115.39Y
LiberalEdward McDonald10,41815.28Y
LiberalSiméon Melanson10,23015.01Y
ConservativeWilliam Humphrey6,8079.98
ConservativeHerbert M. Wood6,7199.68
ConservativeMedley G. Siddall6,6259.72
ConservativeAntoine J. Léger6,3279.28
Total number of valid votes 68,178
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 7 October 1930
Resignation of Merville A. Oulton
Party Candidate VotesElected
ConservativeLewis SmithAcclaimedY
1930 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeHerbert M. Wood7,15612.98Y
ConservativeMerville A. Oulton7,06012.81Y
ConservativeMedley G. Siddall7,05112.79Y
ConservativeAntoine J. Léger6,92712.57Y
LiberalAustin C. Taylor6,84112.41
LiberalWilliam C. Rayworth6,81912.37
LiberalReid McManus6,67112.10
LiberalAlphonse T. LeBlanc6,60311.98
Total number of valid votes 54,896
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 26 September 1925
Upon Antoine J. Léger being appointed to cabinet
Party Candidate VotesElected
ConservativeAntoine J. LégerAcclaimedY
1925 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeHerbert Wood6,69013.11Y
ConservativeMerville Oulton6,66213.06Y
ConservativeMedley Siddall6,57212.88Y
ConservativeAntoine Léger6,48612.71Y
LiberalFred Magee6,22412.20
LiberalFerdinand Bourgeois6,14712.05
LiberalReid McManus6,14012.03
LiberalFred Estabrooks6,10911.97
Total number of valid votes 51,030
1920 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalFred Magee4,87513.30Y
LiberalFred Estabrooks4,70712.84Y
United FarmersAlbert Fawcett4,64812.68Y
LiberalReid McManus4,64512.67Y
LiberalFerdinand Bourgeois4,51512.31
United FarmersArthur Robinson4,51312.31
United FarmersFrank Reilly4,41212.12
United FarmersMatthias Arsenault4,31911.78
Total number of valid votes 36,664
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 23 April 1917
Upon Ernest A. Smith being appointed to cabinet
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalErnest A. SmithAcclaimedY
1917 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalErnest Smith3,58513.84Y
LiberalFred Magee3,58313.84Y
LiberalFrank Sweeney3,49113.48Y
LiberalClément Léger3,48713.47Y
ConservativeAlbert Trites2,98111.51
ConservativeFrank Black2,98011.51
ConservativePatrick Mahoney2,91911.27
ConservativeAntoine Léger2,86811.08
Total number of valid votes 36,664
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 30 May 1916
Upon Patrick G. Mahoney being appointed to cabinet
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalErnest A. Smith3,19050.55Y
ConservativePatrick Mahoney3,12149.45
Total number of valid votes 6,311
1912 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativeFrank Black3,55013.67Y
ConservativePatrick Mahoney3,53913.63Y
ConservativeWilliam Humphrey3,50113.49Y
ConservativeOliver Melanson3,43613.23Y
LiberalArthur Copp3,04511.73
LiberalFred Magee2,99211.52
LiberalI. Newton Killam2,97611.46
LiberalClément Léger2,92311.26
Total number of valid votes 25,962
1908 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalClifford Robinson4,46913.60Y
LiberalArthur Copp4,36413.28Y
LiberalFrank Sweeney4,35213.24Y
LiberalClément Léger4,21712.83Y
ConservativeFrederick Sumner3,92511.94
ConservativeFrank Black3,89211.84
ConservativePatrick Mahoney3,85111.72
ConservativeOliver Melanson3,79011.53
Total number of valid votes 32,860
1903 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalArthur Copp4,15114.10Y
LiberalClifford Robinson4,13814.05Y
LiberalFrancis Sweeney4,02613.67Y
LiberalClément Léger3,94913.41Y
ConservativeWilliam Humphrey3,60112.23
ConservativeFrank Black3,54512.04
ConservativeOliver Melanson3,52311.96
ConservativePatrick Mahoney2,5158.54
Total number of valid votes 29,448
1899 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentWilliam Humphrey4,09712.81Y
LiberalClifford Robinson4,06412.71Y
Liberal–ConservativeOliver Melanson4,03812.63Y
LiberalWilliam Wells4,02212.58Y
UnknownFrank Black3,98612.47
UnknownFrederick Sumner3,98512.46
UnknownAmbroise Richard3,92212.27
UnknownArthur Copp3,85712.06
Total number of valid votes 31,971
1895 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate VotesElected
Liberal–ConservativeAmasa KillamAcclaimedY
ConservativeAmbroise RichardAcclaimedY
ConservativeFrederick SumnerAcclaimedY
LiberalWilliam WellsAcclaimedY
1892 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentJohn Smith3,49213.13Y
Liberal–ConservativeAmasa Killam3,46313.02Y
Liberal–ConservativeHenry Powell3,36712.66Y
LiberalWilliam Wells3,32112.48Y
UnknownAmbroise Richard3,31712.47
UnknownWilliam Wells3,25412.23
UnknownFrederick Sumner3,24012.18
UnknownOliver Melanson3,14711.83
Total number of valid votes 26,601
1890 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Liberal–ConservativeOliver Melanson4,33822.77Y
Liberal–ConservativeHenry Powell3,23516.98Y
IndependentHenry Stevens3,07916.16Y
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel Hanington3,03715.94Y
UnknownAmasa Killam2,68714.10
UnknownJosiah Anderson2,67514.04
Total number of valid votes 19,051
1886 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
IndependentJoseph Black2,67813.22Y
Liberal–ConservativeAmasa Killam2,65813.12Y
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel Hanington2,65413.10Y
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Humphrey2,59312.80Y
UnknownEdward J. Smith2,58812.78
UnknownE. Gaudet2,57312.70
UnknownWilliam Robinson2,41511.92
UnknownTilman Landry2,09610.35
Total number of valid votes 20,255
1882 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
ConservativePierre Landry2,74319.22Y
ConservativeCharles Black2,58518.12Y
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel Hanington2,54517.84Y
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Humphrey2,54417.83Y
UnknownAmasa Killam2,02314.18
UnknownAngus McQueen1,82912.82
Total number of valid votes 14,269
1878 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
Liberal–ConservativeAmasa Killam2,76615.27Y
IndependentJoseph Black2,73815.12Y
ConservativePierre Landry2,73715.11Y
Liberal–ConservativeDaniel Hanington2,71014.96Y
UnknownJosiah Wood1,92210.61
UnknownAngus McQueen1,88010.38
UnknownJohn Humphrey1,7889.87
UnknownJohn McKenzie1,5688.66
Total number of valid votes 18,109
1874 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%Elected
LiberalEdward Smith2,02413.78Y
IndependentAngus McQueen1,98913.54Y
Liberal–ConservativeJohn Humphrey1,95313.30Y
LiberalThomas Pickard1,91213.02Y
UnknownDaniel Hanington1,78912.18
UnknownPierre Landry1,70911.64
UnknownTitus Hicks1,65711.28
UnknownJohn McKenzie1,65411.26
Total number of valid votes 14,687

References

  1. died in 1812
  2. appointed judge
  3. declared ineligible because he was a preacher
  4. died in 1853
  5. elected to federal seat
  6. died in 1871
  7. 1890 election appealed but re-elected in subsequent by-election in 1891
  8. 1890 election appealed; lost subsequent by-election in 1891
  9. "The Statistical Year-book of Canada for". 1893.
  10. died in 1901
  11. named to cabinet; lost subsequent by-election
  12. resigned
  13. named to Senate
  14. died in 1965

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.