Northumberland (provincial electoral district)

Northumberland
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1785
District abolished 1973
First contested 1785
Last contested 1970

Northumberland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution, when the province moved to single-member ridings.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1st 1786 – 1792     Elias Hardy Ind.     William Davidson Ind.
2nd 1793 – 1795     Ward Chipman Ind.     John Black Ind.
3rd 1795 – 1802     James Fraser Ind.     Samuel Lee Ind.
4th 1802 – 1809     Alexander Taylor Ind.
5th 1809 – 1816
6th 1817 – 1819     Richard Simonds Ind.
7th 1820     Joseph Saunders Ind.
8th 1821 – 1827     Hugh Munro Ind.
9th 1827 – 1830     Alexander Rankin[1] Ind.
10th 1831 – 1833     Joseph Cunard[2] Ind.
1833 – 1834     John Ambrose Street Ind.
11th 1835 – 1837
12th 1837 – 1842
13th 1843     John T. Williston[3] Ind.
1843 – 1846     John Ambrose Street Ind.
14th 1847 – 1850     William Carman Ind.     Martin Cranney Ind.
15th 1851 – 1852     John Mercer Johnson Ind.     John T. Williston Ind.
1852 – 1854     Peter Mitchell Ind.
16th 1854 – 1856     George Kerr Ind.     Richard Sutton Ind.
17th 1856 – 1857     Peter Mitchell Ind.
18th 1857 – 1861
19th 1862 – 1865     Robinson Crocker Ind.     Edward Williston Ind.
20th 1865 – 1866     Richard Hutchison Ind.     Richard Sutton Ind.
21st 1866 – 1867     John Mercer Johnson[4] Ind.
1867 – 1870     William Moore Kelly Ind.
22nd 1870 – 1874     Jacob C. Gough Ind.     Michael Adams Cons.     Thomas F. Gillespie Cons.
23rd 1875 – 1878     William Swim Ind.     Lemuel John Tweedie Lib.     Allan A. Davidson Cons.
24th 1879 – 1882     Michael Adams[5] Cons.     Ernest Hutchinson Ind.     Thomas F. Gillespie Cons.
25th 1883 – 1886     William A. Park[6] Lib.-Con.     John Percival Burchill Lib.
26th 1886 – 1887     Lemuel John Tweedie Lib.     Ernest Hutchinson Ind.
1887 – 1888     John Percival Burchill Lib.
1888 – 1890     John Morrissy Lib.
27th 1890 – 1892     James Robinson[4] Cons.     John O'Brien Lib.-Con.
28th 1892 – 1895
29th 1896
1896 – 1899     Allan A. Davidson Cons.
30th 1899 – 1903     Charles Elijah Fish Cons.
31st 1903 – 1908     John Morrissy Lib.     W. S. Loggie Lib.     Donald Morrison[5] Cons.
32nd 1908     William L. Allain Ind.     Daniel P. McLachlan Ind.
1908 – 1912     John Percival Burchill Lib.
33rd 1912 – 1917     Francis D. Swim Ind.     James L. Stewart Ind.
34th 1917 – 1920     John Percival Burchill Lib.     Robert Murray Lib.     David V. Allain Lib.     Francis C. McGrath Lib.
35th 1921     John Vanderbeck[7] Cons.     Fred A. Fowlie Lib.     John S. Martin Lib.     Charles Joseph Morrissy Lib.
1921 – 1925     Abram V. Vanderbeck Cons.
36th 1925 – 1930     Sydney D. Heckbert Cons.     Francis T. Lavoie Cons.     Akhley Holmes Cons.     Joseph Leonard O'Brien Cons.
37th 1931 – 1935     Frederick Tweedie Lib.     William Stafford Anderson Lib.     Hidulphe Savoie Lib.     Richard J. Gill Lib.
38th 1935 – 1939
39th 1939 – 1944
40th 1944 – 1948     H. S. Murray Lib.
41st 1948 – 1952
42nd 1952 – 1956     William J. Gallant Lib.
43rd 1957 – 1960     P.C. Price Lib.     Joseph R. Martin Lib.
44th 1960 – 1961     Clarence S. Menzies Lib.     Graham Crocker Lib.     Norbert Thériault Lib.     Paul B. Lordon[6] Lib.
1961 – 1963     J. Fraser Kerr Lib.
45th 1963 – 1967
46th 1967 – 1969     J. L. A. Savoie[8] Lib.
1969 – 1970     Frank E. Kane Lib.
47th 1970 – 1974     Edgar LeGresley Lib.
Riding dissolved into Bay du Vin, Chatham, Miramichi Bay, Miramichi-Newcastle and Southwest Miramichi

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1970
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalFrank E. Kane10,353Green tickY
LiberalH. Graham Crocker10,216Green tickY
LiberalL. Norbert Thériault9,954Green tickY
LiberalEdgar LeGresley9,694Green tickY
LiberalClarence Menzies9,577Green tickY
Progressive ConservativeLaurie Black7,168
Progressive ConservativeJohn Creaghan7,067
Progressive ConservativeGeorge O'Donnell6,915
Progressive ConservativeCharles Boulay6,667
Progressive ConservativeLouis Gionet6,484
New DemocraticJoseph Albert Richardson1,472
New DemocraticRonald William Kelly1,387
New DemocraticTheresa Kelly1,130
New DemocraticRay LeBreton997
New DemocraticChester John Voutour929
IndependentJames D. Shanahan562
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 16 June 1969
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalFrank Edward Kane8,338Green tickY
Progressive ConservativeCharles E. C. Boulay6,951
New Brunswick general election, 1967
Party Candidate VotesElected
LiberalH. Graham Crocker11,568Green tickY
LiberalJ. Fraser Kerr11,276Green tickY
LiberalClarence Menzies11,173Green tickY
LiberalNorbert Thériault11,032Green tickY
LiberalDr. J. L. A. Savoie10,812Green tickY
Progressive ConservativeWilliam Malone7,220
Progressive ConservativeOrville McCosh7,199
Progressive ConservativeArnel J. Roach7,062
Progressive ConservativeKarl Wilson7,060
Progressive ConservativeGerard Doiron6,928
New DemocraticRonald Kelly577
New DemocraticJack Currie345
New DemocraticAlbert Richardson325


References

  1. ↑ died in 1852
  2. ↑ named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick
  3. ↑ unseated after an appeal
  4. 1 2 elected to federal seat
  5. 1 2 resigned to run for federal seat
  6. 1 2 resigned
  7. ↑ died in 1921
  8. ↑ died in 1969
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