Pictou (electoral district)
Encyclopedia
Pictou was a federal electoral district
in Nova Scotia
, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Pictou
. It was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into the riding of Central Nova
. It returned two members from 1872 to 1903.
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Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
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, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Pictou
Pictou County, Nova Scotia
Pictou County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was established in 1835, and was formerly a part of Halifax County from 1759 to 1835. It had a population of 46,513 people in 2006, which represents a decline of 6.3 percent from 1991. It is the sixth most populous county in Nova...
. It was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into the riding of Central Nova
Central Nova
Central Nova is a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1997 and since 2004. Its population in 2001 was 73,722....
. It returned two members from 1872 to 1903.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of ParliamentMember 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,...
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- James W. CarmichaelJames William CarmichaelJames William Carmichael was a Nova Scotia businessman and political figure. He represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons as an Anti-Confederate and then a Liberal from 1867 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878...
, Anti-Confederate (1867–1872) - Robert DoullRobert DoullRobert Doull was a Scottish-born Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member....
, Liberal-Conservative (1872–1874) and James McDonald, ConservativeConservative 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...
(1872–1874) - James W. Carmichael, LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe 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...
(1874–1878) and John A. DawsonJohn A. Dawson (Canadian politician)John A. Dawson was a Canadian politician, merchant and taxidermist.Dawson was educated in Pictou. He was concurrently elected to the Canadian House of Commons with James William Carmichael in 1874 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Pictou. He lost in the elections of 1878...
, Liberal (1874–1878) - James McDonald, Conservative (1878–1881) and Robert Doull, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)
- John McDougaldJohn McDougaldJohn McDougald was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons from 1881 to 1896 as a Liberal-Conservative member....
, Liberal-Conservative (1881–1896) - Charles H. TupperCharles Hibbert TupperSir Charles Hibbert Tupper, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician.-Family, early career:Tupper was the second son of Sir Charles Tupper, a physician, leading Conservative politician, and Canadian diplomat...
, Conservative (1882–1904) - Adam C. Bell, Conservative (1896–1904)
- Edward M. Macdonald, Liberal (1904–1917)
- Alexander McGregorAlexander McGregor (Canadian politician)Alexander McGregor was a lumber merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member....
, Unionist (1917–1921) - Edward M. Macdonald, Liberal (1921–1925)
- Thomas CantleyThomas CantleyThomas Cantley was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and became a steel manufacturer and participated in numerous corporate directorships....
, Conservative (1925–1935) - Henry B. McCulloch, Liberal (1935–1957)
- Russell MacEwanRussell MacEwanHoward Russell MacEwan was a Progressive Conservative partymember of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Westville, Nova Scotia and became a barrister and solicitor by career.He was first elected at the Pictou riding in...
, Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of CanadaThe 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....
(1957–1968)
Election results
County of Pictou (July 5, 1803)See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Pictou (1867–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...