# Colchester (federal electoral district)

Colchester was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was created in the British North America Act, 1867, and was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Colchester—Hants riding. The district consisted of the County of Colchester.

## Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Colchester |||||
| 1st | 1867–1869 | Archibald McLelan | Anti-Confederation |
| 1st | 1869–1869 | Archibald McLelan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 1st | 1869–1870 | Adams George Archibald | Liberal–Conservative |
| 1st | 1870–1872 | Frederick M. Pearson | Liberal |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | Frederick M. Pearson | Liberal |
| 3rd | 1874–1874 | Thomas McKay | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | Thomas McKay | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1881 | Thomas McKay | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1881–1882 | Archibald McLelan | Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | Archibald McLelan | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1887 | Archibald McLelan | Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1888 | Archibald McLelan | Conservative |
| 6th | 1888–1891 | Adams George Archibald | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | William Albert Patterson | Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1897 | Wilbert David Dimock | Conservative |
| 8th | 1897–1900 | Firman McClure | Liberal |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Seymour Eugene Gourley | Conservative |
| 10th | 1904–1907 | Frederick Andrew Laurence | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | John Stanfield | Conservative |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | John Stanfield | Conservative |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | John Stanfield | Conservative |
| 13th | 1917–1920 | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | Government (Unionist) |
| 13th | 1921–1921 | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | Nationalist Liberal |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Harold Putnam | Liberal |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | George Taylor MacNutt | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1930 | George Taylor MacNutt | Conservative |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Martin Luther Urquhart | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Colchester—Hants |||||

## Election results

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Anti-Confederation | Archibald McLelan | 1,649 |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Adams George Archibald | 1,289 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 9 September 1869
On Mr. McLellan being called to the Senate, August 1869 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Adams George Archibald | 1,585 |
| | Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,230 |
By-election on 8 November 1870
On Mr. Archibald being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories, May 1870 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,672 |
| | Unknown | R. Chambers | 268 |
vte1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frederick M. Pearson | 1,634 |
| | Unknown | J.F. Blanchard | 1,209 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McKay | 1,429 |
| | Liberal | F.M. Pearson | 1,313 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
By-election on 17 December 1874
On Mr. McKay being un-seated on petition, 14 November 1874 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McKay | 1,818 |
| | Unknown | Alex C. Page | 951 |
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | Thomas McKay | 1,829 |
| | Unknown | Alex C. Page | 1,453 |
By-election on 18 June 1881
On Thomas McKay's resignation in June 1881 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 1,802 |
| | Independent | Charles N. Cummings | 1,374 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 1,887 |
| | Unknown | F.A. Laurence | 1,452 |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 2,446 |
| | Liberal | Samuel David McLelland | 1,819 |
By-election on 27 October 1887
On Mr. McLelan being un-seated for bribery by agents :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Archibald McLelan | 2,137 |
| | Liberal | Samuel David McLelland | 1,511 |
By-election on 15 August 1888
On Mr. McLelan being appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| Liberal–Conservative | Adams George Archibald | 1,773 |
| Unknown | Cyrus Eaton | 1,267 |
| Unknown | E. Fulton | 315 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes |
| Conservative | William Albert Patterson | 2,588 |
| Liberal | P. McG. Archibald | 1,785 |
| Unknown | A.B. Fletcher | 165 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Wilbert David Dimock | 2,483 |
| | Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,306 |
By-election on 20 April 1897
On Mr. Dimock's election being declared void, 19 January 1897 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,350 |
| | Conservative | D.H. Muir | 2,344 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | Seymour Eugene Gourley | 2,449 |
| | Liberal | Firman McClure | 2,170 |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Frederick Andrew Laurence | 2,610 |
| | Conservative | S.E. Gourley | 2,419 |
By-election on 28 November 1907
On Mr. Laurence being appointed Judge, 4 November 1907 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Stanfield | 2,586 |
| | Liberal | Charles Hill | 2,363 |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Stanfield | 2,736 |
| | Liberal | Charles Hill | 2,621 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | John Stanfield | 2,847 |
| | Liberal | Samuel David McLellan | 2,203 |
vte1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | acclaimed |
By-election on 20 September 1920
On Mr. McCurdy being appointed Minister of Public Works, 13 July 1920 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Nationalist Liberal | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | 6,478 |
| | United Farmers | Hugh Archibald Dickson | 5,034 |
vte1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Harold Putnam | 5,888 |
| | Conservative | Fleming Blanchard McCurdy | 5,562 |
vte1925 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,405 |
| | Liberal | Maynard B. Archibald | 3,394 |
vte1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 6,067 |
| | Liberal | Alfred Dickie | 4,049 |
vte1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Martin Luther Urquhart | 6,131 |
| | Conservative | George Taylor MacNutt | 5,734 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||