Queens—Lunenburg
Encyclopedia
Queens—Lunenburg was a federal electoral district
in the province
of Nova Scotia
, Canada
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Lunenburg
and Shelburne and Queen's
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queens and Lunenburg. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Lunenburg
and Queens—Shelburne
ridings.
The district was re-created in 1952 from Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into South Shore riding.
:
1925 - 1949
1953 - 1968
|William Duff ||align=right|9,219
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right|8,846
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right| 9,925
|-
|William Duff ||align=right|9,136
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right|10,504
|-
|John Kinley ||align=right|9,378
|-
|KINLEY, John James ||align=right|10,238
|-
|ERNST, Hon. William Gordon ||align=right|9,500
|-
|KINLEY, John James ||align=right|10,616
|-
|LEVY, Robert Clifford ||align=right|7,845
|-
|VAN BUSKIRK, Claude ||align=right|457
|-
|WINTERS, Robert Henry ||align=right|9,693
|-
|BEACH, Leaman Clyde ||align=right|8,562
|-
|NICHOLSON, John William Angus ||align=right|1,295
|-
|WINTERS, Hon. Robert Henry ||align=right|13,053
|-
|RHODENIZER, Frederick LeRoy ||align=right|10,067
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,372
|-
|WINTERS, Robert H. ||align=right|12,098
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|14,156
|-
|MACLEOD, James A. ||align=right|10,594
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,847
|-
|JAMES, Arthur A. ||align=right|10,489
|-
|O'BRIEN, Allan ||align=right|593
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,591
|-
|BURKE, Archibald ||align=right| 11,357
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|13,556
|-
|PUBLICOVER, Ernest F. ||align=right|9,193
|-
|VAUGHAN, Malcolm James ||align=right|744
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
in the province
Provinces and territories of Canada
The provinces and territories of Canada combine to make up the world's second-largest country by area. There are ten provinces and three territories...
of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Lunenburg
Lunenburg (electoral district)
Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.-History:...
and Shelburne and Queen's
Shelburne and Queen's
Shelburne and Queen's was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1925....
ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queens and Lunenburg. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Lunenburg
Lunenburg (electoral district)
Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia.-History:...
and Queens—Shelburne
Queens—Shelburne
Queens—Shelburne was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953....
ridings.
The district was re-created in 1952 from Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into South Shore riding.
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,...
:
1925 - 1949
- William DuffWilliam Duff (Canadian politician)William Duff was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg from 1917 to 1925, Queens—Lunenburg from 1925 to 1926 and Antigonish—Guysborough from 1927 to 1936 in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member...
, 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...
(1925-1926) - William G. Ernst, 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...
(1926-1935) - John James KinleyJohn James KinleyJohn James Kinley was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1930 and Queens—Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons...
, Liberal (1935-1945) - Robert H. Winters, Liberal (1945-1949)
1953 - 1968
- Robert H. Winters, Liberal (1953-1957)
- Lloyd R. Crouse, 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
|-|William Duff ||align=right|9,219
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right|8,846
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right| 9,925
|-
|William Duff ||align=right|9,136
|-
|William Ernst ||align=right|10,504
|-
|John Kinley ||align=right|9,378
|-
|KINLEY, John James ||align=right|10,238
|-
|ERNST, Hon. William Gordon ||align=right|9,500
|-
|KINLEY, John James ||align=right|10,616
|-
|LEVY, Robert Clifford ||align=right|7,845
|-
|VAN BUSKIRK, Claude ||align=right|457
|-
|WINTERS, Robert Henry ||align=right|9,693
|-
|BEACH, Leaman Clyde ||align=right|8,562
|-
|NICHOLSON, John William Angus ||align=right|1,295
|-
|WINTERS, Hon. Robert Henry ||align=right|13,053
|-
|RHODENIZER, Frederick LeRoy ||align=right|10,067
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,372
|-
|WINTERS, Robert H. ||align=right|12,098
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|14,156
|-
|MACLEOD, James A. ||align=right|10,594
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,847
|-
|JAMES, Arthur A. ||align=right|10,489
|-
|O'BRIEN, Allan ||align=right|593
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|12,591
|-
|BURKE, Archibald ||align=right| 11,357
|-
|CROUSE, Lloyd R. ||align=right|13,556
|-
|PUBLICOVER, Ernest F. ||align=right|9,193
|-
|VAUGHAN, Malcolm James ||align=right|744
See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
- Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1924–1947) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...
- Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1952–1966) from the Library of ParliamentLibrary of ParliamentThe Library of Parliament is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada...