 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Pictou |
Pictou was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada 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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | James William Carmichael | 2,011 | ||||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 1,653 | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,328 |  | |||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,327 | | |||||
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,122 | ||||||
| Unknown | J. Kitchen | 2,011 | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,178 | | |||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,124 | | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,123 | ||||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,110 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | James McDonald | 2,747 | | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,681 | | |||||
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,433 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,378 | ||||||
| By-election on 4 November 1878
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General, 17 October 1878 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | James McDonald | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 18 June 1881
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 20 May 1881 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | acclaimed | |||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 2,709 | | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 2,681 | | |||||
| Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,397 | ||||||
| Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,320 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 3,413 | | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,334 | | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 2,923 | ||||||
| Independent | John D. McLeod | 2,739 | ||||||
| By-election on 18 June 1888
On Mr. Tupper being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 30 June 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | acclaimed | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,433 | | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John McDougald | 3,384 | | |||||
| Liberal | James A. Fraser | 2,708 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Yorston | 2,594 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,577 | | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,503 | | |||||
| Liberal | E.M. McDonald | 3,349 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.W. Carmichael | 3,337 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Hibbert Tupper | 3,624 | | |||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,615 | | |||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 3,523 | ||||||
| Liberal | James D. McGregor | 3,438 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 4,148 | ||||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,716 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 4,336 | ||||||
| Conservative | Charles E. Tanner | 4,037 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 4,221 | ||||||
| Conservative | Adam Carr Bell | 3,937 | ||||||
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Alexander McGregor | 6,800 | ||||||
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Robert Hugh Mackay | 6,043 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | 11,125 | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Cantley | 7,567 | ||||||
| Labour | Robert McDonald Reid | 1,271 | ||||||
| By-election on 6 September 1923
On Mr. MacDonald's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 August 1923 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | acclaimed | |||
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Cantley | 9,693 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert H. Mackay | 7,731 | ||||||
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Cantley | 9,304 | ||||||
| Liberal | James A. Fraser | 7,920 | ||||||
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Cantley | 9,672 | ||||||
| Liberal | Josiah H. MacQuarrie | 9,174 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 8,416 | ||||||
| Conservative | John Alexander Macgregor | 6,513 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Perley Chase Lewis | 4,202 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,983 | ||||||
| National Government | James M. Cameron | 8,292 | ||||||
| Independent | Chad MacMillan | 615 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,774 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | William Thomas Hayden | 9,387 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray A. Bent | 2,610 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | George MacEachern | 323 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 10,930 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ernest George Irish | 9,236 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Florence William McCarthy | 1,397 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 10,626 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald R. MacLeod | 8,778 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | G. Miller Dick | 1,599 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 12,208 | ||||||
| Liberal | Henry Byron McCulloch | 9,251 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Carl J. Bates | 473 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald R. Murphy | 459 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 13,618 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alex MacIntosh | 8,911 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 10,837 | ||||||
| Liberal | James M. Cameron | 9,153 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Alfred L. Matheson | 1,539 | ||||||
| Social Credit | John J. Henderson | 470 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 10,566 | ||||||
| Liberal | James M. Cameron | 8,847 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John J. Markie | 1,127 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Kenneth York Parker | 181 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Russell MacEwan | 11,289 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alistair Fraser | 8,509 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John L. MacLean | 1,568 | ||||||
See also
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