Queens—Lunenburg
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1924, 1952 |
| District abolished | 1947, 1966 |
| First contested | 1925 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Lunenburg, Queens |
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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens—Lunenburg Riding created from Lunenburg and Shelburne and Queen's |
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| 15th | 1925–1926 | William Duff | Liberal | |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | William Gordon Ernst | Conservative | |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | |||
| 18th | 1935–1940 | John James Kinley | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Robert Winters | ||
| Riding dissolved into Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne | ||||
| Riding re-created from Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne | ||||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Robert Winters | Liberal | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Lloyd Crouse | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into South Shore | ||||
Election results
Queens—Lunenburg, 1925–1949
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | William Duff | 9,219 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Ernst | 8,846 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Ernst | 9,925 | ||||||
| Liberal | William Duff | 9,136 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | William Ernst | 10,504 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Kinley | 9,378 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | KINLEY, John James | 10,238 | ||||||
| Conservative | ERNST, Hon. William Gordon | 9,500 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | KINLEY, John James | 10,616 | ||||||
| National Government | LEVY, Robert Clifford | 7,845 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | VAN BUSKIRK, Claude | 457 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | WINTERS, Robert Henry | 9,693 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | BEACH, Leaman Clyde | 8,562 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | NICHOLSON, John William Angus | 1,295 | ||||||
Queens—Lunenburg, 1953–1968
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | WINTERS, Hon. Robert Henry | 13,053 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | RHODENIZER, Frederick LeRoy | 10,067 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROUSE, Lloyd R. | 12,372 | ||||||
| Liberal | WINTERS, Robert H. | 12,098 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROUSE, Lloyd R. | 14,156 | ||||||
| Liberal | MACLEOD, James A. | 10,594 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROUSE, Lloyd R. | 12,847 | ||||||
| Liberal | JAMES, Arthur A. | 10,489 | ||||||
| New Democratic | O'BRIEN, Allan | 593 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROUSE, Lloyd R. | 12,591 | ||||||
| Liberal | BURKE, Archibald | 11,357 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | CROUSE, Lloyd R. | 13,556 | ||||||
| Liberal | PUBLICOVER, Ernest F. | 9,193 | ||||||
| New Democratic | VAUGHAN, Malcolm James | 744 | ||||||
See also
External links
- Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1924–1947) from the Library of Parliament
- Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1952–1966) from the Library of Parliament
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