Queens—Lunenburg

Queens—Lunenburg was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1949 and from 1953 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Lunenburg and Shelburne and Queen's ridings. It consisted of the counties of Queens and Lunenburg. It was abolished in 1947 when it was redistributed into Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne ridings.

The district was re-created in 1952 from Lunenburg and Queens—Shelburne, and was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into South Shore riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

1925 - 1949

1. William Duff, Liberal (1925–1926)
2. William G. Ernst, Conservative (1926–1935)
3. John James Kinley, Liberal (1935–1945)
4. Robert H. Winters, Liberal (1945–1949)

1953 - 1968

1. Robert H. Winters, Liberal (1953–1957)
2. Lloyd R. Crouse, Progressive Conservative (1957–1968)

Election results

Canadian federal election, 1925
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	William Duff	9,219
	Conservative	William Ernst	8,846

Canadian federal election, 1926
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Ernst	9,925
	Liberal	William Duff	9,136

Canadian federal election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	William Ernst	10,504
	Liberal	John Kinley	9,378

Canadian federal election, 1935
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	KINLEY, John James	10,238
	Conservative	ERNST, Hon. William Gordon	9,500

Canadian federal election, 1940
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	KINLEY, John James	10,616
	National Government	LEVY, Robert Clifford	7,845
	Co-operative Commonwealth	VAN BUSKIRK, Claude	457

Canadian federal election, 1945
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WINTERS, Robert Henry	9,693
	Progressive Conservative	BEACH, Leaman Clyde	8,562
	Co-operative Commonwealth	NICHOLSON, John William Angus	1,295

Canadian federal election, 1953
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	WINTERS, Hon. Robert Henry	13,053
	Progressive Conservative	RHODENIZER, Frederick LeRoy	10,067

Canadian federal election, 1957
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CROUSE, Lloyd R.	12,372
	Liberal	WINTERS, Robert H.	12,098

Canadian federal election, 1958
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CROUSE, Lloyd R.	14,156
	Liberal	MACLEOD, James A.	10,594

Canadian federal election, 1962
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CROUSE, Lloyd R.	12,847
	Liberal	JAMES, Arthur A.	10,489
	New Democrat	O'BRIEN, Allan	593

Canadian federal election, 1963
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CROUSE, Lloyd R.	12,591
	Liberal	BURKE, Archibald	11,357

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	CROUSE, Lloyd R.	13,556
	Liberal	PUBLICOVER, Ernest F.	9,193
	New Democrat	VAUGHAN, Malcolm James	744

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1924–1947) from the Library of Parliament
• Riding history for Queens—Lunenburg (1952–1966) from the Library of Parliament