Pictou (federal electoral district)

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Pictou
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1966
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.

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Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
Pictou
1st 1867 – 1869   James William Carmichael Anti-Confederation
1869 – 1872   Liberal
2nd 1872 – 1874   Robert Doull Liberal–Conservative    James McDonald Conservative
3rd 1874 – 1878   James William Carmichael Liberal    John A. Dawson Liberal
4th 1878   James McDonald Conservative    Robert Doull Liberal–Conservative
1878 – 1881
1881 – 1882   John McDougald Liberal–Conservative
5th 1882 – 1887   Charles Hibbert Tupper Conservative
6th 1887 – 1888
1888 – 1891
7th 1891 – 1896
8th 1896 – 1900   Adam Carr Bell Conservative
9th 1900 – 1904
10th 1904 – 1908   Edward Mortimer Macdonald Liberal
11th 1908 – 1911
12th 1911 – 1917
13th 1917 – 1921   Alexander McGregor Government (Unionist)
14th 1921 – 1923   Edward Mortimer Macdonald Liberal
1923 – 1925
15th 1925 – 1926   Thomas Cantley Conservative
16th 1926 – 1930
17th 1930 – 1935
18th 1935 – 1940   Henry Byron McCulloch Liberal
19th 1940 – 1945
20th 1945 – 1949
21st 1949 – 1953
22nd 1953 – 1957
23rd 1957 – 1958   Russell MacEwan Progressive Conservative
24th 1958 – 1962
25th 1962 – 1963
26th 1963 – 1965
27th 1965 – 1968
Riding dissolved into Central Nova

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Anti-Confederation James William Carmichael 2,011
Conservative James McDonald 1,653
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal–Conservative Robert Doull 2,328Green check.svgY
Conservative James McDonald 2,327Green check.svgY
Liberal James William Carmichael 2,122
UnknownJ. Kitchen2,011
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal James William Carmichael 2,178Green check.svgY
Liberal John A. Dawson 2,124Green check.svgY
Liberal–Conservative Robert Doull 2,123
Conservative James McDonald 2,110
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Conservative James McDonald 2,747Green check.svgY
Liberal–Conservative Robert Doull 2,681Green check.svgY
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

PartyCandidateVotes
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

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John McDougald acclaimed
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal–Conservative John McDougald 2,709Green check.svgY
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper 2,681Green check.svgY
Liberal James William Carmichael 2,397
Liberal John A. Dawson 2,320
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Liberal–Conservative John McDougald 3,413Green check.svgY
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper 3,334Green check.svgY
Conservative Adam Carr Bell 2,923 
Independent John D. McLeod2,739 
By-election on 18 June 1888

On Mr. Tupper being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 30 June 1888

PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper acclaimed
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper 3,433Green check.svgY
Liberal–Conservative John McDougald 3,384Green check.svgY
Liberal James A. Fraser2,708 
Liberal John Yorston2,594 
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper 3,577Green check.svgY
Conservative Adam Carr Bell 3,503Green check.svgY
Liberal E.M. McDonald3,349 
Liberal J.W. Carmichael3,337 
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Conservative Charles Hibbert Tupper 3,624Green check.svgY
Conservative Adam Carr Bell 3,615Green check.svgY
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald3,523 
Liberal James D. McGregor3,438 
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald 4,148
Conservative Adam Carr Bell 3,716
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald 4,336
Conservative Charles E. Tanner4,037
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald 4,221
Conservative Adam Carr Bell3,937
1917 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Government (Unionist) Alexander McGregor 6,800
Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Robert Hugh Mackay6,043
1921 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald 11,125
Conservative Thomas Cantley7,567
Labour Robert McDonald Reid1,271
By-election on 6 September 1923

On Mr. MacDonald's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 August 1923

PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Edward Mortimer Macdonald acclaimed
1925 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Cantley 9,693
Liberal Robert H. Mackay7,731
1926 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Cantley 9,304
Liberal James A. Fraser7,920
1930 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative Thomas Cantley 9,672
Liberal Josiah H. MacQuarrie9,174
1935 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch 8,416
Conservative John Alexander Macgregor6,513
Reconstruction Perley Chase Lewis4,202
1940 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch 9,983
National Government James M. Cameron8,292
Independent Chad MacMillan615
1945 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch 9,774
Progressive Conservative William Thomas Hayden9,387
Co-operative Commonwealth Murray A. Bent2,610
Labor–Progressive George MacEachern323
1949 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch 10,930
Progressive Conservative Ernest George Irish9,236
Co-operative Commonwealth Florence William McCarthy1,397
1953 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch 10,626
Progressive Conservative Donald R. MacLeod8,778
Co-operative Commonwealth G. Miller Dick1,599
1957 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Russell MacEwan 12,208
Liberal Henry Byron McCulloch9,251
Social Credit Carl J. Bates473
Co-operative Commonwealth Donald R. Murphy459
1958 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Russell MacEwan 13,618
Liberal Alex MacIntosh8,911
1962 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Russell MacEwan 10,837
Liberal James M. Cameron9,153
New Democratic Alfred L. Matheson1,539
Social Credit John J. Henderson470
1963 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Russell MacEwan 10,566
Liberal James M. Cameron8,847
New Democratic John J. Markie1,127
Social Credit Kenneth York Parker181
1965 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Progressive Conservative Russell MacEwan 11,289
Liberal Alistair Fraser8,509
New Democratic John L. MacLean1,568

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