Colchester—Hants
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1933 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1935 |
| Last contested | 1967 by-election |
Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1935 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1933 from Colchester and Hants—Kings. It consisted of the counties of Colchester and Hants. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Annapolis Valley, Halifax—East Hants, and Cumberland—Colchester North ridings.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colchester—Hants Riding created from Colchester and Hants—Kings |
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| 18th | 1935–1940 | Gordon Purdy | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | |||
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Frank Thomas Stanfield | Progressive Conservative | |
| 21st | 1949–1953 | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Gordon Purdy | Liberal | |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Cyril Kennedy | Progressive Conservative | |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | |||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1967 | |||
| 1967–1968 | Robert Stanfield | |||
| Riding dissolved into Annapolis Valley, Halifax—East Hants and Cumberland—Colchester North |
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Election results
[edit]| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 9,608 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Boardman Armstrong | 9,402 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Wentworth Chauncy Miller | 1,923 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 12,328 | ||||||
| National Government | Hadley B. Tremain | 10,044 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Thomas Stanfield | 11,141 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 11,133 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Clifford Parker Wyman | 2,165 | ||||||
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Thomas Stanfield | 13,550 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 13,149 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frederick C.G. Scott | 814 | ||||||
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Purdy | 12,660 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred M. Blois | 12,271 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 936 | ||||||
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Kennedy | 15,231 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon T. Purdy | 12,151 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 912 | ||||||
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Kennedy | 15,653 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Faulkner McLellan | 11,779 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 1,267 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Kennedy | 14,128 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 13,836 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Lawrence C. Cameron | 1,207 | ||||||
| Unknown | K.Y. Parker | 411 | ||||||
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Kennedy | 14,387 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 14,185 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Laurence C. Cameron | 822 | ||||||
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril Kennedy | 15,250 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 12,962 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Gordon S. Schurman | 1,078 | ||||||
| Independent | Robert Kirk | 299 | ||||||
| By-election on 6 November 1967
On Mr. Kennedy's resignation, 18 September 1967 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 15,389 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Robert Kirk | 1,098 | |||
| Independent | Elwood Smith | 221 | |||