Queen's_(New_Brunswick_electoral_district)
Queen's (New Brunswick federal electoral district)
Federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1892 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1892 by-election |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Queens |
It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Sunbury—Queen's riding.
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Ferris | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | George Gerald King | ||
| 5th | 1882–1887 | |||
| 6th | 1887–1887 | |||
| 1888–1891 | George Frederick Baird | Conservative | ||
| 7th | 1891–1892 | George Gerald King | Liberal | |
| 1892–1896 | George Frederick Baird | Conservative | ||
| Riding dissolved into Sunbury—Queen's | ||||
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Ferris | acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
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| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Ferris | 621 | ||||||
| Unknown | Amasa Coy | 135 | ||||||
| Unknown | V.W. Wiggins | 30 | ||||||
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| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Ferris | 621 | ||||||
| Unknown | Amasa Coy | 135 | ||||||
| Unknown | V.W. Wiggins | 30 | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Gerald King | 1,143 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Ezekiel Stone Wiggins[2] | 630 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Gerald King | 1,084 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | S.L. Peters[2] | 886 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Gerald King | 1,191 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Frederick Baird | 1,130 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Baird's resignation because his election was contested, 24 November 1887
| By-election on 18 January 1888 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Frederick Baird | 1,175 | |||
| Liberal | George Gerald King | 1,064 | |||
N.B. The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision.
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | George Gerald King | 1,233 | ||||||
| Conservative | George Frederick Baird | 1,204 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision.
| By-election on 25 February 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | BAIRD, George Frederick | ||||
- Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.