Lunenburg (federal electoral district)

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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

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.

History[edit]

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[edit]

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
11th  1908–1909
 1909–1911 John Drew Sperry
12th  1911–1917     Dugald Stewart Conservative
13th  1917–1921     William Duff Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  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[edit]

Lunenburg, 1867–1925[edit]

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Anti-Confederation E.M. McDonald 1,557
Unknown H.A.N. Kaulback 905
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,338
Unknown W.H. Owens 1,205
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Charles Edward Church acclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 1,899
Liberal Charles Edward Church 1,173
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Thomas T. Keefler 1,169
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 1,032
By-election on 10 October 1883

On election being declared void

Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 1,991
Liberal Thomas Twining Keefler 1,712
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer 2,430
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,308
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,592
Liberal James Daniel Eisenhauer 2,402
1896 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,403
Liberal John D. Sperry 2,318
1900 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,896
Liberal Alexander Kenneth Maclean 2,574
1904 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander Kenneth Maclean 3,274
Conservative Charles Edwin Kaulbach 2,822
1908 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Alexander Kenneth Maclean 3,533
Conservative Carmon Smith Marshall 3,332
By-election on 22 December 1909

On Mr. McLean's resignation, 23 October 1909

Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Drew Sperry 3,371
Conservative Carmon Smith Marshall 3,104
1911 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Conservative Dugald Stewart 3,645
Liberal John Drew Sperry 3,237
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) William Duff 4,699
Government (Unionist) Joseph Willis Margeson 3,861
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal William Duff 7,899
Conservative Dugald Stewart 4,541

Lunenburg, 1949–1953[edit]

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Robert Henry Winters 8,829
Progressive Conservative Melbourne Morton Gardner 7,527
Co-operative Commonwealth George Herbert Crouse 574

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.