Pictou (electoral district)
 Nova Scotia electoral district
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Census divisions | Pictou |
Pictou was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General, 17 October 1878
On Mr. McDonald being appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 20 May 1881
On Mr. Tupper being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 30 June 1888
On Mr. MacDonald's acceptance of an office of emolument under the Crown, 15 August 1923
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