Nelson (electoral district)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
- This article is about the federal riding in Manitoba. For the historical provincial electoral district in British Columbia, see Nelson (provincial electoral district).
Nelson was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1935. It covered northern Manitoba, Canada, a vast wilderness area dotted with small municipalities and First Nations reserves.
The riding was created in 1914 from parts of Dauphin riding. When Nelson was abolished in 1933, its entire area was transferred into the new riding of Churchill.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:
- 1917-1921: John Archibald Campbell - Unionist
- 1921-1930: Thomas William Bird - Progressive
- 1930-1935: Bernard Stitt - Conservative
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1917 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | CAMPBELL, John Archibald | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1921 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | BIRD, Thomas William | 2,814 | ||||||
| Conservative | ROTHWELL, Benjamin Edward | 1,319 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1925 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | BIRD, Thomas William | 2,485 | ||||||
| Conservative | MYERS, Joseph | 2,143 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1926 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive | BIRD, Thomas William | 3,042 | ||||||
| Conservative | MYERS, Joseph | 2,632 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1930 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | STITT, Bernard Munroe | 4,741 | ||||||
| Progressive | BIRD, Thomas William | 4,067 | ||||||
