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Westmorland was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton ridings.It consisted of the County of Westmorland.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:{{CanMP}}{{CanMP nodata|Westmorland}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1867| ToYr = 1872| Assembly# = 1| CanParty = Liberal| PartyTerms# = 5| RepName = Albert James Smith| RepTerms# = 5}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1872| ToYr = 1873| Assembly# = 2| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1873| ToYr = 1874}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1874| ToYr = 1878| Assembly# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1878| ToYr = 1882| Assembly# = 4}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1882| ToYr = 1887| Assembly# = 5| CanParty = Conservative (historical)| PartyTerms# = 3| RepName = Josiah Wood| RepTerms# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1887| ToYr = 1891| Assembly# = 6}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1891| ToYr = 1895| Assembly# = 7| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1895| ToYr = 1896| CanParty = Liberal-Conservative| PartyTerms# = 2| RepName = Henry Absalom Powell| RepTerms# = 2}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1896| ToYr = 1900| Assembly# = 8}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1900| ToYr = 1904| Assembly# = 9| CanParty = Liberal| PartyTerms# = 9| RepName = Henry Emmerson| RepTerms# = 5| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1904| ToYr = 1904}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1904| ToYr = 1908| Assembly# = 10}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1908| ToYr = 1911| Assembly# = 11}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1911| ToYr = 1914| Assembly# = 12| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1915| ToYr = 1917| RepName = Arthur Bliss Copp| RepTerms# = 4}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1917| ToYr = 1921| Assembly# = 13}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1921| ToYr = 1922| Assembly# = 14| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1922| ToYr = 1925}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1925| ToYr = 1926| Assembly# = 15| CanParty = Conservative (historical)| PartyTerms# = 3| RepName = Otto Baird Price| RepTerms# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1926| ToYr = 1930| Assembly# = 16}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1930| ToYr = 1935| Assembly# = 17}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1935| ToYr = 1940| Assembly# = 18| CanParty = Liberal| PartyTerms# = 6| RepName = Henry Read Emmerson| RepTerms# = 3}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1940| ToYr = 1945| Assembly# = 19}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1945| ToYr = 1949| Assembly# = 20}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1949| ToYr = 1953| Assembly# = 21| RepName = Edmund William George| RepTerms# = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1953| ToYr = 1957| Assembly# = 22| RepName = Henry Murphy| RepLink = Henry Murphy (politician)| RepTerms# = 2}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1957| ToYr = 1958| Assembly# = 23}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1958| ToYr = 1962| Assembly# = 24| CanParty = PC| PartyTerms# = 1| RepName = William Creaghan| RepTerms# = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1962| ToYr = 1963| Assembly# = 25| CanParty = Liberal| PartyTerms# = 4| RepName = Sherwood Rideout| RepTerms# = 2}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1963| ToYr = 1964| Assembly# = 26| #ByElections = 1}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1964| ToYr = 1965| RepName = Margaret Rideout| RepTerms# = 2}}{{CanMP row| FromYr = 1965| ToYr = 1968| Assembly# = 27}}{{CanMP nodata|Riding dissolved into Westmorland—Kent and Moncton}}{{CanMP end}}

Election results

{{1867 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1872 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Smith being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries:{{CanElec1-by|7 November 1873}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}Liberal Party of Canada>Liberal| Albert James Smith acclaimed{{1874 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1878 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1882 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1887 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1891 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Wood being called to the Senate:{{CanElec1-by|5 August 1895}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}Conservative Party of Canada (historical)>Liberal-Conservative|Henry A. Powell acclaimed{{1896 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1900 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Emmerson being appointed Minister of Railways and Canals:{{CanElec1-by|30 January 1904}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}Liberal Party of Canada>Liberal|Henry Emmersonacclaimed{{1904 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1908 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1911 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Emmerson’s death:{{CanElec1-by|1 February 1915}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}Liberal Party of Canada>Liberal|Arthur Bliss Coppacclaimed{{1917 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1921 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Copp’s appointment as Secretary of State of Canada:{{CanElec1-by|19 January 1922}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}Liberal Party of Canada>Liberal|Arthur Bliss Coppacclaimed{{1925 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1926 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1930 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1935 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1940 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1945 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1949 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1953 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1957 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1958 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1962 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}{{1963 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}By-election: on Mr. Rideout’s death:{{CanElec1-by|9 November 1964}}{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal|row}}Liberal Party of Canada>Liberal|Margaret Rideout20,401 55.0 +6.9{{Canadian party colour|CA|PC|row}}Progressive Conservative Party of Canada>Progressive Conservative|Edward Murphy14,090 38.0 -1.4{{Canadian party colour|CA|NDP|row}}New Democratic Party of Canada>New Democratic Party|Henry Landry2,615 7.0 -3.6{{1965 Canadian federal election/Westmoreland}}

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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