Pictou (provincial electoral district)

Pictou was a provincial electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that, at the time of its dissolution, elected two members to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. It existed from 1867 to 1949, at which time Pictou County was divided into the three electoral districts of: Pictou East, Pictou West, and Pictou Centre.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Pictou elected the following members to the Legislature:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party
43rd 1947-1949
seat declared vacant
 Alfred B. DeWolfe Liberal
1945-1947 Josiah H. MacQuarrie Liberal
42nd 1941-1945 Ernest G. Irish Progressive Conservative
41st 1937-1941 Newton G. Munro Liberal
40th 1933-1937 Donald F. Fraser Liberal


Prior to 1933, Pictou elected three members to the Nova Scotia Legislature:[1]

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party
39th 1928-1933 John Doull Liberal Conservative Hugh A. MacQuarrie Liberal Conservative Robert A. Douglas Liberal Conservative
38th 1925-1928
37th 1920-1925 Robert M. McGregor Liberal John W. Macdonald Liberal Robert Henry Graham Liberal
36th 1916-1920 Robert Hugh MacKay Liberal
35th 1911-1916 Charles E. Tanner Liberal Conservative
34th 1909-1911 John M. Baillie Liberal Conservative
1906-1909 Charles E. Tanner Liberal Conservative
33rd 1904-1906 Edward M. Macdonald Liberal
1901-1904 George Patterson Liberal
32nd 1900-1901 Matthew Fitzpatrick Liberal Conservative
1897-1900 James D. McGregor Liberal
31st 1894-1897 William Cameron Liberal Conservative Charles E. Tanner Liberal Conservative Alexander Grant Liberal Conservative
30th 1890-1894 James D. McGregor Liberal
29th 1887-1890 Jeffrey McColl Liberal Charles H. Munro Liberal Conservative
1886-1887 Adam Carr Bell Liberal Conservative
28th 1882-1886 Robert Hockin Liberal Conservative
27th 1878-1882 Simon Hugh Holmes Liberal Conservative Alexander MacKay Liberal Conservative
26th 1874-1878 Hugh J. Cameron Liberal Conservative
25th 1872-1874
1871-1872 James McDonald Liberal Conservative
24th 1867-1871 Robert S. Copeland Anti-Confederation George Murray Anti-Confederation Martin Isaac Wilkins Anti-Confederation
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References
  1. "Electoral History for Pictou County" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislature. October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 12, 2019.


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