Arthur Rupert Dickey
Canadian politician
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Arthur Rupert Dickey, PC (August 18, 1854 – July 3, 1900) was a Canadian politician.
Arthur Rupert Dickey | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland | |
| In office 1887–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Tupper |
| Succeeded by | Hance James Logan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 18, 1854 |
| Died | July 3, 1900 (aged 45) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Party | Conservative |
| Cabinet | Secretary of State of Canada (1894–1895) Minister of Militia and Defence (1895–1896) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1896) |
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Barry Dickey, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an 1888 by-election in the riding of Cumberland after Charles Tupper was named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891 and 1896. He was Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Militia and Defence, and Secretary of State of Canada.
He died by drowning at Amherst, Nova Scotia on July 3, 1900.[1]
Electoral record
| By-election on 13 July 1888
On Mr. Tupper being named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom, 23 May 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,491 | |||
| Unknown | C.R. Casey | 1,727 | |||
| By-election on 26 December 1888
On election being declared void | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,479 | |||
| Unknown | Elderkin | 1,431 | |||
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 2,935 | 55.03 | +0.52 | ||||
| Liberal | D.S. Howard | 2,095 | 39.28 | –2.17 | ||||
| Progressive | C.R. Casey | 303 | 5.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,333 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | unknown | |||||||
| Turnout | 5,333 | 65.87 | –19.32 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 8,096 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | –0.83 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[2][3] | ||||||||
| By-election on 30 January 1892
On Mr. Dickey being unseated, 22 December 1891 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | acclaimed | |||
| By-election on 15 January 1895
On Mr. Dickey being named Secretary of State for Canada, 21 December 1894 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | acclaimed | |||
| 1896 Canadian federal election: Cumberland | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Hance James Logan | 3,462 | 51.14 | +11.86 | ||||
| Conservative | Arthur Rupert Dickey | 3,307 | 48.86 | –6.18 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,769 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | unknown | |||||||
| Turnout | 6,769 | 70.33 | +4.46 | |||||
| Eligible voters/turnout | 9,624 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.86 | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4][5] | ||||||||
