Colchester—Hants
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Colchester—Hants was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Gordon T. Purdy, Liberal (1935–1945)
- Frank T. Stanfield, Progressive Conservative (1945–1953)
- Gordon T. Purdy, Liberal (1953–1957)
- Cyril F. Kennedy, Progressive Conservative (1957–1967)
- Robert L. Stanfield, Progressive Conservative (1967–1968)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1935 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Timlin Purdy | 9,608 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Boardman Armstrong | 9,402 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Wentworth Chauncy Miller | 1,923 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1940 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Timlin Purdy | 12,328 | ||||||
| National Government | Hadley B. Tremain | 10,044 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1945 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Thomas Stanfield | 11,141 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Timlin Purdy | 11,133 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Clifford Parker Wyman | 2,165 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1949 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Frank Thomas Stanfield | 13,550 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Timlin Purdy | 13,149 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Frederick C.G. Scott | 814 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1953 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon Timlin Purdy | 12,660 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Fred M. Blois | 12,271 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 936 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1957 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril F. Kennedy | 15,231 | ||||||
| Liberal | Gordon T. Purdy | 12,151 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 912 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1958 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril F. Kennedy | 15,653 | ||||||
| Liberal | Robert Faulkner McLellan | 11,779 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ralph Loomer | 1,267 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1962 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril F. Kennedy | 14,128 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 13,836 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Lawrence C. Cameron | 1,207 | ||||||
| Unknown | K.Y. Parker | 411 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1963 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril F. Kennedy | 14,387 | ||||||
| Liberal | Hector Hill | 14,185 | ||||||
| New Democratic | Laurence C. Cameron | 822 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1965 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Cyril F. 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 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Stanfield | 15,389 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Robert Kirk | 1,098 | |||
| Independent | Elwood Smith | 221 | |||
