Westmorland 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 1st 1786 – 1792 Amos Botsforddied in 1812 Ind. Charles Dixon Ind. Samuel Gay Ind. Andrew Kinnear Ind. 2nd 1793 – 1795 Thomas Chandler Ind. William Black Ind. Thomas Dixson Ind. 3rd 1795 – 1802 Samuel Gay Ind. Ralph Siddall Ind. 4th 1802 – 1809 Benjamin Wilson Ind. James Easterbrooks Ind. 5th 1809 – 1812 Titus Knapp Ind. John Chapman Ind. 1813 – 1816 William Botsfordappointed judge Ind. 6th 1817 – 1819 Rufus Smith Ind. 7th 1820 Joseph Crandalldeclared ineligible because he was a preacher Ind. 8th 1821 – 1823 Benjamin Wilson Ind. 1823 – 1824 Malcolm Wilmot Ind. 1824 – 1827 William Crane Ind. 9th 1827 – 1830 Edward Barron Chandler Ind. Philip Palmer Ind. Robert Scott Ind. 10th 1831 – 1834 Rufus Smith Ind. 11th 1835 – 1837 Philip Palmer Ind. Daniel Hanington Ind. 12th 1837 – 1842 William Wilson Ind. 13th 1843 – 1846 William Hazen Botsford Ind. John Smith Ind. 14th 1847 – 1850 William Wilson Ind. Amand Landry Ind. 15th 1851 – 1853 William Cranedied in 1853 Ind. Bliss Botsford Ind. Robert B. Chapman Ind. 1853 – 1854 Amand Landry Ind. 16th 1854 – 1856 Albert James Smithelected to federal seat Lib. James Steadman Ind. 17th 1856 – 1857 Bliss Botsford Ind. Robert K. Gilbert Ind. 18th 1857 – 1861 James Steadman Ind. 19th 1862 – 1865 Amand Landry Ind. William J. Gilbert Ind. 20th 1865 – 1866 Bliss Botsford Ind. 21st 1866 – 1867 Angus McQueen Ind. 1867 – 1870 Joseph Lytle Mooredied in 1871 Ind. 22nd 1870 – 1871 Pierre-Amand Landry Cons. 1871 – 1874 Daniel Lionel Hanington Lib.-Con. John A. Humphrey Lib.-Con. 23rd 1875 – 1878 Edward J. Smith Lib. Thomas Pickard Lib. 24th 1879 – 1882 Daniel Lionel Hanington Lib.-Con. Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con. Pierre-Amand Landry Cons. Joseph Laurence Black Ind. 25th 1882 – 1883 John A. Humphrey Lib.-Con. Charles A. Black Cons. 1883 – 1886 Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con. 26th 1886 – 1890 Joseph Laurence Black Ind. 27th 1890 – 1891 Henry Absalom Powell1890 election appealed but re-elected in subsequent by-election in 1891 Lib.-Con. Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con. Henry T. Stevens1890 election appealed; lost subsequent by-election in 1891 Ind. 1891 – 1892 Joseph A. McQueen Lib. 28th 1892 – 1895 John W. Y. Smith Ind. Amasa E. Killam Lib.-Con. W. Woodbury Wellsdied in 1901 Lib. 29th 1896 – 1897 Ambrose D. Richard Cons. Frederick W. Sumner Cons. 1897 – 1899 Clifford William Robinson Lib. 30th 1899 – 1901 William F. Humphrey Ind. Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con. 1901 – 1903 Arthur Bliss Copp Lib. 31st 1903 – 1908 Francis J. Sweeney Lib. Clement M. Leger Lib. 32nd 1908 – 1912 33rd 1912 – 1916 William F. Humphrey Ind. Frank Bunting Black Cons. Olivier-Maximin Melanson Lib.-Con. Patrick G. Mahoneynamed to cabinet; lost subsequent by-election Ind. 1916 – 1917 Ernest A. Smith Lib. 34th 1917 – 1920 Francis J. Sweeney Lib. Clement M. Leger Lib. Fred Magee Lib. 35th 1921 – 1925 Frederick L. Estabrooks Lib. A. Chase Fawcett UF Reid McManus Lib. 36th 1925 – 1930 Merville A. Oultonresigned Cons. Antoine Joseph Léger Cons. Herbert M. Wood Cons. Medley G. Siddall Cons. 37th 1930 1931 – 1935 Lewis Smith Cons. 38th 1935 – 1939 Austin Claude Taylornamed to Senate Lib. Frank Copp Lib. E. R. McDonald Lib. Simeon Melanson Lib. 39th 1939 – 1944 Édouard S. Léger Lib. A. W. McQueen Lib. 40th 1944 – 1948 L. C. Dysart Lib. 41st 1948 – 1952 42nd 1952 – 1956 Donald C. Harperdied in 1965 Lib. Joseph E. LeBlanc Lib. Cléophas Léger Lib. 43rd 1957 – 1960 44th 1960 – 1963 Percy Mitton Lib. 45th 1963 – 1965 1965 – 1967 W. Wynn Meldrum Lib. 46th 1967 – 1970 47th 1970 – 1974 William J. McNevin Lib. Riding dissolved into Memramcook, Petitcodiac, Shediac and Tantramar
Election results
See also List of New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Canadian provincial electoral districts
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