Electoral History
Canadian federal election, 1867 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
2,207 |
82.9 |
|
|
Unknown |
J.J.D. Landry |
454 |
17.1 |
|
Canadian federal election, 1872 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
acclaimed |
By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:
By-election on 7 November 1873 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1874 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1878 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
2,572 |
57.2 |
|
|
Unknown |
R.A. Chapman |
1,928 |
42.8 |
|
Canadian federal election, 1882 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Josiah Wood |
2,620 |
54.5 |
+11.7 |
|
Liberal |
Albert J. Smith |
2,188 |
45.5 |
-11.7 |
Canadian federal election, 1887 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Josiah Wood |
3,252 |
54.5 |
n/c |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
2,710 |
45.5 |
n/c |
Canadian federal election, 1891 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Josiah Wood |
4,205 |
67.2 |
+12.7 |
|
Liberal |
William F. George |
2,057 |
32.8 |
-12.7 |
By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:
By-election on 5 August 1895 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal-Conservative |
Henry A. Powell |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1896 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal-Conservative |
Henry A. Powell |
3,442 |
50.1 |
-17.1 |
|
Liberal |
C.N. Robinson |
3,427 |
49.9 |
+17.1 |
Canadian federal election, 1900 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
4,420 |
52.9 |
+3.0 |
|
Conservative |
Henry A. Powell |
3,934 |
47.1 |
-3.0 |
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:
By-election on 30 January 1904 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1904 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
4,693 |
55.6 |
+2.7 |
|
Conservative |
Henry A. Powell |
3,747 |
44.4 |
-2.7 |
Canadian federal election, 1908 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
5,047 |
58.0 |
+2.4 |
|
Conservative |
Frederick William Sumner |
3,662 |
42.0 |
-2.4 |
Canadian federal election, 1911 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry R. Emmerson |
4,452 |
50.4 |
-7.6 |
|
Unknown |
Medley Godfrey Siddall |
4,388 |
49.6 |
+7.6 |
By-election: on Mr. Emmerson's death:
By-election on 1 February 1915 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1917 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Opposition |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
6,645 |
57.2 |
+6.8 |
|
Government |
Otto Baird Price |
4,982 |
42.8 |
-6.8 |
Canadian federal election, 1921 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
12,646 |
61.4 |
+4.2 |
|
Conservative |
Otto Baird Price |
4,884 |
23.7 |
-19.1 |
|
Progressive |
Albert Ernest Trites |
3,059 |
14.9 |
* |
By-election: on Mr. Copp's appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:
By-election on 19 January 1922 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal |
Arthur Bliss Copp |
acclaimed |
Canadian federal election, 1925 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Otto Baird Price |
11,806 |
60.3 |
+36.6 |
|
Liberal |
Ernest Albert Smith |
7,780 |
39.7 |
-21.7 |
Canadian federal election, 1926 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Otto Baird Price |
10,737 |
51.3 |
-9.0 |
|
Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson |
10,204 |
48.7 |
+9.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1930 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Conservative |
Otto Baird Price |
13,304 |
55.1 |
+3.8 |
|
Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson |
10,836 |
44.9 |
-3.8 |
Canadian federal election, 1935 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson |
16,307 |
62.8 |
+17.9 |
|
Conservative |
Otto Baird Price |
6,342 |
24.4 |
-30.7 |
|
Reconstruction |
Charles Younger-Lewis |
3,312 |
12.8 |
* |
Canadian federal election, 1940 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson |
16,431 |
61.6 |
-1.2 |
|
National Government |
William Emmet McMonagle |
10,259 |
38.4 |
+14.0 |
Canadian federal election, 1945 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry Read Emmerson |
17,251 |
53.0 |
-8.6 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
William Alfred Walker |
11,612 |
35.7 |
-2.7 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
Claude Pearson Milton |
3,707 |
11.4 |
* |
Canadian federal election, 1949 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Edmund William George |
20,649 |
57.3 |
+4.3 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
John Edward Murphy |
11,696 |
32.4 |
-3.3 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
William Robert Rogers |
3,702 |
10.3 |
-1.1 |
Canadian federal election, 1953 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry Murphy |
20,160 |
54.4 |
-2.9 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
William Gerald Stewart |
14,788 |
39.9 |
+7.5 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
Claude Pearson Milton |
2,099 |
5.7 |
-4.6 |
Canadian federal election, 1957 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Henry Murphy |
19,873 |
50.7 |
-3.7 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
William Creaghan |
16,478 |
42.0 |
+3.1 |
|
Social Credit |
Silas Taylor |
1,476 |
3.8 |
* |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
Edward McAllister |
1,373 |
3.5 |
-2.2 |
Canadian federal election, 1958 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Progressive Conservative |
William Creaghan |
20,149 |
48.3 |
+6.3 |
|
Liberal |
Henry Murphy |
18,597 |
44.5 |
-6.2 |
|
Co-operative Commonwealth |
Edward McAllister |
2,478 |
5.9 |
+2.4 |
|
Social Credit |
Silas Taylor |
522 |
1.3 |
-2.5 |
Canadian federal election, 1962 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Sherwood Rideout |
18,334 |
42.8 |
-1.7 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
William Creaghan |
17,818 |
41.6 |
-6.7 |
|
New Democratic Party |
Edward McAllister |
5,848 |
13.7 |
+7.8 |
|
Social Credit |
John Bampton |
836 |
2.0 |
+0.7 |
Canadian federal election, 1963 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Sherwood Rideout |
19,989 |
48.1 |
+5.3 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Jean-Paul LeBlanc |
16,356 |
39.4 |
-2.2 |
|
New Democratic Party |
Edward McAllister |
4,415 |
10.6 |
-3.1 |
|
Social Credit |
John Bampton |
771 |
1.9 |
-0.1 |
By-election: on Mr. Rideout's death:
By-election on 9 November 1964 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
|
Liberal |
Margaret Rideout |
20,401 |
55.0 |
+6.9 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
Edward Murphy |
14,090 |
38.0 |
-1.4 |
|
New Democratic Party |
Henry Landry |
2,615 |
7.0 |
-3.6 |
Canadian federal election, 1965 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±pp |
|
Liberal |
Margaret Rideout |
20,768 |
49.7 |
-5.3 |
|
Progressive Conservative |
R.F. Robinson |
15,090 |
36.1 |
-1.9 |
|
New Democratic Party |
John Dimick |
5,943 |
14.2 |
+7.2 |