Northumberland (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

For the federal electoral district in New Brunswick formerly known as Northumberland, see Miramichi (electoral district).

Northumberland
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1785
District abolished1973
First contested1785
Last contested1970

Northumberland was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It roughly encompassed Northumberland County, New Brunswick. The district used a bloc voting system to elect multiple members. It was abolished in the 1973 electoral redistribution when the province moved to first-past-the-post single-member ridings.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Legislature Years Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1st 1786 – 1792     Elias Hardy Ind.     William Davidson Ind.
2nd 1793 – 1795     Ward Chipman Ind.     John Black Ind.
3rd 1795 – 1802     James Fraser Ind.     Samuel Lee Ind.
4th 1802 – 1809     Alexander Taylor Ind.
5th 1809 – 1816
6th 1817 – 1819     Richard Simonds Ind.
7th 1820     Joseph Saunders Ind.
8th 1821 – 1827     Hugh Munro Ind.
9th 1827 – 1830     Alexander Rankin[1] Ind.
10th 1831 – 1833     Joseph Cunard[2] Ind.
1833 – 1834     John Ambrose Street Ind.
11th 1835 – 1837
12th 1837 – 1842
13th 1843     John T. Williston[3] Ind.
1843 – 1846     John Ambrose Street Ind.
14th 1847 – 1850     William Carman Ind.     Martin Cranney Ind.
15th 1851 – 1852     John Mercer Johnson Ind.     John T. Williston Ind.
1852 – 1854     Peter Mitchell Ind.
16th 1854 – 1856     George Kerr Ind.     Richard Sutton Ind.
17th 1856 – 1857     Peter Mitchell Ind.
18th 1857 – 1861
19th 1862 – 1865     Robinson Crocker Ind.     Edward Williston Ind.
20th 1865 – 1866     Richard Hutchison Ind.     Richard Sutton Ind.
21st 1866 – 1867     Cons.     John Mercer Johnson[4] Ind.
1867 – 1870     William Moore Kelly Ind.
22nd 1870 – 1874     Jacob C. Gough Ind.     Michael Adams Cons.     Thomas F. Gillespie Cons.
23rd 1875 – 1878     William Swim Ind.     Lemuel John Tweedie Lib.     Allan A. Davidson Cons.
24th 1879 – 1882     Michael Adams[5] Cons.     Ernest Hutchinson Ind.     Thomas F. Gillespie Cons.
25th 1883 – 1886     William A. Park[6] Lib.-Con.     John Percival Burchill Lib.
26th 1886 – 1887     Lemuel John Tweedie Lib.     Ernest Hutchinson Ind.
1887 – 1888     John Percival Burchill Lib.
1888 – 1890     John Morrissy Lib.
27th 1890 – 1892     James Robinson[4] Cons.     John O'Brien Lib.-Con.
28th 1892 – 1895
29th 1896
1896 – 1899     Allan A. Davidson Cons.
30th 1899 – 1903     Charles Elijah Fish Cons.
31st 1903 – 1905     John Morrissy Lib.     W. S. Loggie Lib.     Donald Morrison[5] Cons.
1905 – 1908     Robert Murray Lib.
32nd 1908     William L. Allain Ind.     Daniel P. MacLachlan Ind.
1908 – 1912     John Percival Burchill Lib.
33rd 1912 – 1917     Francis D. Swim Ind.     James L. Stewart Ind.
34th 1917 – 1920     John Percival Burchill Lib.     Robert Murray Lib.     David V. Allain Lib.     Francis C. McGrath Lib.
35th 1921     John Vanderbeck[7] UF     Fred A. Fowlie Ind.     John S. Martin Ind.Lab     Charles Joseph Morrissy Lib.
1921 – 1925     Abram V. Vanderbeck UF
36th 1925 – 1930     Sydney D. Heckbert Cons.     Francis T. Lavoie Cons.     Akerley Holmes Cons.     Joseph Leonard O'Brien Cons.
37th 1931 – 1935     Frederick Tweedie[8] Lib.     William Stafford Anderson Lib.     Hidulphe Savoie Lib.     Richard J. Gill[9] Lib.
38th 1935 – 1939
39th 1939 – 1944
40th 1944 – 1948     H. S. Murray Lib.
41st 1948 – 1952     Michel A. Savoie Lib.
42nd 1952 – 1956     William J. Gallant Lib.
43rd 1957 – 1960     P. C. Price Lib.     Joseph R. Martin PC
44th 1960 – 1961     Clarence S. Menzies Lib.     Graham Crocker Lib.     Norbert Thériault Lib.     Paul B. Lordon[6] Lib.
1961 – 1963     J. Fraser Kerr Lib.
45th 1963 – 1967
46th 1967 – 1969     J. L. A. Savoie[10] Lib.
1969 – 1970     Frank E. Kane Lib.
47th 1970 – 1974     Edgar LeGresley Lib.
Riding dissolved into Bay du Vin, Chatham, Miramichi Bay, Miramichi-Newcastle and Southwest Miramichi

Election results

1970 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Frank E. Kane 10,353 11.43 Y
Liberal H. Graham Crocker 10,216 11.28 Y
Liberal L. Norbert Thériault 9,954 10.99 Y
Liberal Edgar LeGresley 9,694 10.70 Y
Liberal Clarence S. Menzies 9,577 10.57 Y
Progressive Conservative Laurie Black 7,168 7.91
Progressive Conservative John Creaghan 7,067 7.80
Progressive Conservative George O'Donnell 6,915 7.63
Progressive Conservative Charles Boulay 6,667 7.36
Progressive Conservative Louis Gionet 6,484 7.16
New Democratic Joseph Albert Richardson 1,472 1.63
New Democratic Ronald William Kelly 1,387 1.53
New Democratic Theresa Kelly 1,130 1.25
New Democratic Ray LeBreton 997 1.10
New Democratic Chester John Voutour 929 1.03
Independent James D. Shanahan 562 0.62
Total number of valid votes 90,572
Total rejected ballots 344 1.69
Turnout 20,338 79.94
Eligible voters 25,442
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 16 June 1969
Death of J. L. A. Savoie
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Frank Edward Kane 8,338 54.54
Progressive Conservative Charles E. C. Boulay 6,951 45.46
1967 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal H. Graham Crocker 11,568 12.50 Y
Liberal J. Fraser Kerr 11,276 12.18 Y
Liberal Clarence Menzies 11,173 12.07 Y
Liberal Norbert Thériault 11,032 11.92 Y
Liberal Dr. J. L. A. Savoie 10,812 11.68 Y
Progressive Conservative William Malone 7,220 7.80
Progressive Conservative Orville McCosh 7,199 7.78
Progressive Conservative Arnel J. Roach 7,062 7.63
Progressive Conservative Karl Wilson 7,060 7.63
Progressive Conservative Gerard Doiron 6,928 7.48
New Democratic Ronald Kelly 577 0.62
New Democratic Jack Currie 345 0.37
New Democratic Albert Richardson 325 0.35
Total number of valid votes 92,577
1963 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Howard Crocker 9,522 14.19 Y
Liberal John Kerr 9,481 14.13 Y
Liberal L. Thériault 9,362 13.95 Y
Liberal Clarence Menzies 9,261 13.80 Y
Progressive Conservative Joseph Martin 7,619 11.36
Progressive Conservative Duncan Morrison 7,350 10.96
Progressive Conservative Arnold Somers 7,293 10.87
Progressive Conservative Jacques St. Coeur 7,201 10.73
Total number of valid votes 67,089
Source: Canadian Elections Database[11]
New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 19, 1961
Resignation of Paul Lordon
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal J. Fraser Kerr 9,794 59.88
Progressive Conservative J. Robert Martin 6,561 40.12
Total number of valid votes/Turnout 16,355 70.71
Eligible voters 23,131
Source:[12]
1960 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Paul Lordon 11,157 15.73 Y
Liberal Howard Crocker 10,890 15.35 Y
Liberal L. Thériault 10,744 15.15 Y
Liberal Clarence Menzies 10,716 15.11 Y
Progressive Conservative John Betts 7,101 10.01
Progressive Conservative J. Hamilton 6,871 9.69
Progressive Conservative Joseph Martin 6,789 9.57
Progressive Conservative William Gallant 6,669 9.40
Total number of valid votes 70,937
Source: Canadian Elections Database[13]
1956 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal William Gallant 8,697 12.77 Y
Liberal Richard Gill 8,625 12.66 Y
Progressive Conservative Joseph Martin 8,565 12.57 Y
Liberal P. Price 8,540 12.53 Y
Liberal Herman Murray 8,513 12.50
Progressive Conservative John Betts 8,507 12.49
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Cleland 8,357 12.27
Progressive Conservative P. Lanteigne 8,326 12.22
Total number of valid votes 68,130
Source: Canadian Elections Database[14]
1952 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal William Gallant 9,609 14.94 Y
Liberal William Anderson 9,568 14.88 Y
Liberal Richard Gill 9,543 14.84 Y
Liberal Herman Murray 9,460 14.71 Y
Progressive Conservative John Betts 6,631 10.31
Progressive Conservative Arthur Dunphy 6,574 10.22
Progressive Conservative Charles Morris 6,550 10.19
Progressive Conservative Benjamin Lavoie 6,374 9.91
Total number of valid votes 64,309
Source: Canadian Elections Database[15]


1948 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Richard Gill 9,506 18.12 Y
Liberal William Anderson 9,463 18.04 Y
Liberal Hidulphe Savoie 9,409 17.94 Y
Liberal Herman Murray 9,386 17.90 Y
Independent John Betts 3,596 6.86
Independent Colin Fraser 3,511 6.69
Independent Wilson Jonah 3,439 6.56
Independent George Pitre 3,368 6.42
Co-operative Commonwealth Paul Hansen 771 1.47
Total number of valid votes 52,449
Source: Canadian Elections Database[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ died in 1852
  2. ^ named to the Legislative Council of New Brunswick
  3. ^ unseated after an appeal
  4. ^ a b elected to federal seat
  5. ^ a b resigned to run for federal seat
  6. ^ a b resigned
  7. ^ died in 1921
  8. ^ died in 1943
  9. ^ died in 1959
  10. ^ died in 1969
  11. ^ 1963 New Brunswick Election. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  12. ^ "J. Fraser Kerr Wins In Northumberland". Moncton Times-Transcript. June 20, 1961. p. 1. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  13. ^ 1960 New Brunswick Election. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  14. ^ 1956 New Brunswick Election. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  15. ^ 1952 New Brunswick Election. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  16. ^ 1948 New Brunswick Election. Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved October 3, 2025.


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