Kent (New Brunswick federal electoral district)

Former federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada

For other electoral districts with similar names, see Kent (disambiguation) § Electoral districts.

Kent New Brunswick electoral district

Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature| House of Commons
District created| 1867
District abolished| 1966
First contested| 1867
Last contested| 1965
Demographics
Census division(s)| Kent

Kent was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was created by the British North America Act 1867.

It consisted of the County of Kent. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Northumberland—Miramichi and Westmorland—Kent ridings.[citation needed]

## Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament | Years | Member | Party

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Kent
1st |  1867–1872 |      | Auguste Renaud | Liberal
2nd |  1872–1874 | Robert Barry Cutler
3rd |  1874–1878 |      | George McLeod | Independent
4th |  1878–1882 |      | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | Liberal–Conservative
5th |  1882–1883
1883–1887 |      | Pierre-Amand Landry | Conservative
6th |  1887–1890
1890–1891 | Édouard-H. Léger
7th |  1891–1892
1892–1896 | George Valentine McInerney
8th |  1896–1900
9th |  1900–1904 |      | Olivier J. Leblanc | Liberal
10th |  1904–1908
11th |  1908–1911
12th |  1911–1917 |      | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux | Conservative
13th |  1917–1921 |      | Auguste Théophile Léger | Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th |  1921–1923 |      | Liberal
1923–1925 |      | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | Conservative
15th |  1925–1926
16th |  1926–1930 |      | Alfred Edmond Bourgeois | Liberal
17th |  1930–1935 |      | Télesphore Arsenault | Conservative
18th |  1935–1940 |      | Louis-Prudent-Alexandre Robichaud | Liberal
19th |  1940–1945 | Aurel Léger
20th |  1945–1949
21st |  1949–1953
22nd |  1953–1957 | Hervé Michaud
23rd |  1957–1958
24th |  1958–1962
25th |  1962–1963 | Guy Crossman
26th |  1963–1965
27th |  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Westmorland—Kent and Northumberland—Miramichi

## Election results

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1965 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Guy Crossman | 5,713 | 59.9 | +0.2
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfred Bourgeois | 2,306 | 24.2 | -6.8
| New Democratic | George Robertson | 1,512 | 15.9 | +13.6

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1963 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Guy Crossman | 5,971 | 59.7 | +8.6
| Progressive Conservative | Lionel Mills | 3,095 | 31.0 | -9.5
| Social Credit | Langis Robichaud | 705 | 7.1 | +2.8
| New Democratic | Antoine Leger | 226 | 2.3 | *

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1962 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Guy Crossman | 5,514 | 51.1 | -4.3
| Progressive Conservative | Lionel Mills | 4,366 | 40.5 | -4.1
| Social Credit | George Robichaud | 464 | 4.3 | *
| Independent | Edmond Bourgeois | 441 | 4.1 | *

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1958 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Hervé Michaud | 6,118 | 55.4 | -2.4
| Progressive Conservative | Louis LeBlanc | 4,988 | 44.6 | +2.4

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1957 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Hervé Michaud | 6,424 | 57.8 | -8.3
| Progressive Conservative | Louis LeBlanc | 4,682 | 42.2 | +8.3

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1953 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Hervé Michaud | 7,039 | 66.1 | +17.1
| Progressive Conservative | Emile Verret | 3,603 | 33.9 | +12.6

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1949 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 5,754 | 49.0 | -16.0
| Independent | Alfred Bourgeois | 3,084 | 26.3 | *
| Progressive Conservative | Wilfred Bourgeois | 2,496 | 21.3 | -8.1
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Ernest Cormier | 406 | 3.5 | -2.1

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1945 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 6,835 | 65.0 | +0.2
| Progressive Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 3,032 | 29.4 | -5.8
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Alcide LeBlanc | 584 | 5.6 | *

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1940 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Aurel Léger | 5,582 | 64.8 | -3.4
| National Government | Télesphore Arsenault | 3,032 | 35.2 | +18.5

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1935 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Louis P. Robichaud | 6,504 | 68.2 | +20.2
| Conservative | Télesphore Arsenault | 4,884 | 16.7 | -35.3
| Independent | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 1,442 | 15.1 | *

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1930 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Télesphore Arsenault | 4,884 | 52.0 | +5.4
| Liberal | Alfred Bourgeois | 4,504 | 48.0 | -5.4

Source(s)

"Kent, New Brunswick (1867 - 1966)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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1926 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Alfred Edmond Bourgeois | 4,799 | 53.5 | +9.1
| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 4,173 | 46.5 | -9.1

Source(s)

"Kent, New Brunswick (1867 - 1966)". History of Federal Ridings Since 1867. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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1925 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 4,427 | 55.6 | +4.1
| Liberal | Louis P. Robichaud | 3,534 | 44.4 | -4.1
By-election on 20 December 1923

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | Alexandre-Joseph Doucet | 3,643 | 51.5 | +11.4
| Liberal | Alfred Bourgeois | 3,435 | 48.5 | -11.4

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1921 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Auguste Théophile Léger | 4,626 | 59.9 | -13.0
| Conservative | Alexandre Joseph Doucet | 3,103 | 40.1 | +13.0

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1917 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Opposition (Laurier Liberals) | Auguste Théophile Léger | 3,563 | 72.9 | +25.2
| Government (Unionist) | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux | 1,323 | 27.1 | -25.2

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1911 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux | 2,334 | 52.3 | +10.4
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 2,129 | 47.7 | -10.4

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1908 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 2,580 | 58.1 | +8.6
| Conservative | Ferdinand-Joseph Robidoux | 1,860 | 41.9 | -5.3

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1904 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 2,078 | 49.5 | -7.9
| Conservative | George McInerney | 1,979 | 47.2 | +4.6
| Independent Liberal | Pascal Herbert | 138 | 3.3 | *

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1900 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 2,447 | 57.4 | +14.8
| Conservative | George McInerney | 1,816 | 42.6 | -14.8

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1896 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | George McInerney | 2,041 | 57.4 | -5.6
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 1,514 | 42.6 | +5.6
By-election on 6 December 1892

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | George McInerney | acclaimed

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1891 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Édouard H. Léger | 1,722 | 63.0 | +7.5
| Liberal | Olivier J. Leblanc | 1,011 | 37.0 | -7.5
By-election on 31 July 1890

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | Édouard H. Léger | acclaimed

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1887 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Pierre-Amand Landry | 1,765 | 55.5 | -4.3
| Liberal | George McInerney | 1,100 | 44.5 | +4.3
By-election on 22 September 1883

Party  | Candidate  | Votes

| Conservative | Pierre-Amand Landry | 1,638 | 59.8 | -4.8
| Liberal | George McInerney | 1,100 | 40.2 | +4.8

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1882 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | 1,412 | 64.6 |
| Liberal | George McInerney | 773 | 35.4 |

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1878 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Conservative | Gilbert Anselme Girouard | 810 | 29.9 |
| Liberal | Robert Barry Cutler | 726 | 26.8 |
| Independent | George McLeod | 510 | 18.8 |
| Unknown | H. O'Leary | 382 | 14.1 |
| Liberal | George McInerney | 280 | 10.3 |

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1874 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Independent | George McLeod | 1,570 | 59.4 |
| Liberal | Auguste Renaud | 1,256 | 40.6 |
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1872 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Robert Barry Cutler | 1,381 | 52.4 |
| Liberal | Auguste Renaud | 1,256 | 47.6 |
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]

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1867 Canadian federal election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | Elected
| Liberal | Auguste Renaud | 2,225 | 64.1 | Y
| Unknown | Lestock P. W. DesBrisay | 757 | 21.8 |
| Unknown | Owen McInerney | 485 | 14.0 |
| Unknown | Robert Barry Cutler | 4 | 0.2 |
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

## See also

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* List of Canadian electoral districts
* Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

## References

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1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.

## External links

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* Website of the Parliament of Canada
* Riding history from the Library of Parliament

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Federal ridings in New Brunswick

Liberal|

* Acadie—Bathurst
* Beauséjour
* Fredericton—Oromocto
* Madawaska—Restigouche
* Moncton—Dieppe
* Saint John—Kennebecasis

Conservative|

* Fundy Royal
* Miramichi—Grand Lake
* Saint John—St. Croix
* Tobique—Mactaquac

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