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Pictou (federal Electoral District)
Pictou was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Pictou. It was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into the riding of Central Nova. It returned two members from 1872 to 1903. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External links Riding history for Pictou (1867–1966) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ... {{coord missing, Nova Scotia Former fed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British North America Act, 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federation, federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Canadian federalism, federal structure, the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, the Senate of Canada, Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. In 1982, with the patriation of the Constitution, the British North America Acts which were originally enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British Parliament, including this Act, were renamed. Although, the acts are still known by their original names in records of the United Kingdom. Amendments were also made at this time: section 92A was added, giving provinces greater control ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Canadian Parliament
The 3rd Canadian Parliament was in session from March 26, 1874, until August 17, 1878. The membership was set by the 1874 federal election on January 22, 1874. It was dissolved prior to the 1878 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie and the 2nd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, first led by Sir John A. Macdonald. The Speaker was Timothy Warren Anglin. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1873-1882 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were five sessions of the 3rd Parliament: List of members Following is a full list of members of the third parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members. British Columbia Manitoba One MP recontested his seat in a byelection, and was reelected. *Louis Riel was reelected in ''Provench ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Canadian Parliament
The 11th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 20, 1909, until July 29, 1911. The membership was set by the 1908 federal election on October 26, 1908, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1911 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden. The Speaker was Charles Marcil. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1907-1914 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Mortimer Macdonald
Edward Mortimer Macdonald, (August 16, 1865 – May 25, 1940) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of John D. and Mary Isabel Macdonald, Macdonald was educated at the Pictou Academy and Dalhousie College where he received a Bachelor of Law in 1887. He was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1887 and the Bar of Quebec in 1918. He was created a King's Counsel in 1904. He first ran for House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Pictou in the 1896 federal election. Defeated, he lost again in 1900. From 1897 to 1904, he was the Nova Scotia Liberal member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the electoral district of Pictou. He was elected in the 1904 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. He did not run in 1917, but was elected again in 1921 Events January * January 2 ** The Association football club Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte, is founded as the multi-sports club Palestra Italia by Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10th Canadian Parliament
The 10th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 11, 1905, until September 17, 1908. The membership was set by the 1904 federal election on November 3, 1904. It was dissolved prior to the 1908 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden. The Speaker was Robert Franklin Sutherland. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1903-1907 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 10th Parliament: Major legislation ''Alberta Act'' The ''Alberta Act'', S. C. 1905, c. 3 established the new province of Alberta, effective September 1, 1905. Its long title is ''An Act to establish and provide for the government of the Province of Alberta''. The ''Act'' received royal assent on July 20, 1905. The ''Alberta Act'' is part of the Constitution of Canada. ''Saska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Canadian Parliament
The 9th Canadian Parliament was in session from February 6, 1901, until September 29, 1904. The membership was set by the 1900 federal election on November 7, 1900. It was dissolved prior to the 1904 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/ Liberal-Conservative, led by Robert Borden. The Speaker was first Louis Philippe Brodeur, and later Napoléon Antoine Belcourt. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 9th Parliament. List of members Following is a full list of members of the ninth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members. British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Northwest Territories The Northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Carr Bell
Adam Carr Bell (November 11, 1847 – October 30, 1912) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, the son of Basil Bell and Mary Carr, Bell was educated in New Glasgow, Sackville Academy, and Glasgow University. From 1876 to 1877, he was the first mayor of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia (he was mayor again from 1884 to 1885). He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1878. In 1882, he was Provincial Secretary in the cabinet of John Thompson. From 1882 to 1887 he was the Conservative Party leader and Leader of the Opposition. In 1896, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Pictou. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1900. He was defeated in 1904 and 1911. In 1911, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Canadian Parliament
The 8th Canadian Parliament was in session from August 19, 1896, until October 9, 1900. The membership was set by the 1896 federal election on June 23, 1896. It was dissolved prior to the 1900 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the 8th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Conservative/ Liberal-Conservative, led by Charles Tupper. The Speaker was first James David Edgar, and later Thomas Bain. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1892-1903 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were five sessions of the 8th Parliament: List of members Following is a full list of members of the eighth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members. British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7th Canadian Parliament
The 7th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 29, 1891, until April 24, 1896. The membership was set by the 1891 federal election on March 5, 1891. It was dissolved prior to the 1896 election. It was controlled by a Conservative/ Liberal-Conservative majority first under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry, and then by Sir John Abbott and the 4th Canadian Ministry, Sir John Thompson and the 5th Canadian Ministry, Sir Mackenzie Bowell and the 6th Canadian Ministry, and finally Sir Charles Tupper and the 7th Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Wilfrid Laurier. The Speaker was Peter White. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. It was the second longest parliament in Canadian history. Having five different people serve as prime minister during one parliament is easily a record for Canada; no other parliament has had more than two. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
6th Canadian Parliament
The 6th Canadian Parliament was in session from April 13, 1887, until February 3, 1891. The membership was set by the 1887 federal election on February 22, 1887. It was dissolved prior to the 1891 election. It was controlled by a Conservative/ Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led first by Edward Blake, and later by Wilfrid Laurier. The Speaker was Joseph-Aldric Ouimet. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1887-1892 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 6th Parliament: List of members Following is a full list of members of the sixth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was represented by two members. British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hibbert Tupper
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper (August 3, 1855 – March 30, 1927) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Family, early career Tupper was the second son of Sir Charles Tupper, a physician, leading Conservative politician, and Canadian diplomat. The elder Tupper served as premier of Nova Scotia, was a Father of Confederation, and served briefly as prime minister of Canada in 1896. The younger Tupper practised law in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after articling to learn the profession; at the time there was no formal legal education in Atlantic Canada. He formed a successful partnership with Wallace Graham, and the two invited the young Robert Borden, a future prime minister who was one year older than Tupper, to join them in the late 1870s. A decade later, Borden became the firm's senior partner after Graham was appointed a judge and Tupper entered politics. Tupper's younger brother William Johnston Tupper also became a Conservative politician. MP, Cabinet minister He was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
5th Canadian Parliament
The 5th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 February 1883, until 15 January 1887. The membership was set by the 1882 federal election on 20 June 1882. It was dissolved prior to the 1887 election. The 5th Canadian Parliament was controlled by a Conservative/Liberal-Conservative majority under Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald and the 3rd Canadian Ministry. The Official Opposition was the Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake. The Speaker was George Airey Kirkpatrick. See also List of Canadian electoral districts 1882-1887 for a list of the ridings in this parliament. There were four sessions of the 5th Parliament: Notable legislation This term was notable for passing the ''Chinese Immigration Act of 1885'' which imposed a head tax on Chinese immigrants to Canada. List of members Following is a full list of members of the fifth Parliament listed first by province, then by electoral district. Electoral districts denoted by an asterisk (*) indicates that district was r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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