Pictou (electoral district)
- Pictou (electoral district)
Pictou was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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:
#James W. Carmichael, Anti-Confederate (1867-1872)
#Robert Doull, Liberal-Conservative (1872-1874) and James McDonald, Conservative (1872-1874)
#James W. Carmichael, Liberal (1874-1878) and John A. Dawson, Liberal (1874-1878)
#James McDonald, Conservative (1878-1881) and Robert Doull, Liberal-Conservative (1878-1882)
#John McDougald, Liberal-Conservative (1881-1896)
#Charles H. Tupper, Conservative (1882-1904)
#Adam C. Bell, Conservative (1896-1904)
#Edward M. Macdonald, Liberal (1904-1917)
#Alexander McGregor, Unionist (1917-1921)
#Edward M. Macdonald, Liberal (1921-1925)
#Thomas Cantley, Conservative (1925-1935)
#Henry B. McCulloch, Liberal (1935-1957)
#Russell MacEwan, Progressive Conservative (1957-1968)
Election results
County of Pictou (July 5, 1803)
See also
* List of Canadian federal electoral districts
* Past Canadian electoral districts
External links
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/hfer/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=550 Riding history for Pictou (1867–1966) from the] Library of Parliament
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