Sunbury—Queen's
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 New Brunswick electoral district | |
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| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1892 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1896 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Queens, Sunbury |
Sunbury—Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1917.
This riding was created in 1892 from the ridings of Queen's and Sunbury. It consisted of the counties of Sunbury and Queen's. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Royal and York—Sunbury ridings.
Members of Parliament
[edit]This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury—Queen's Riding created from Queen's and Sunbury |
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| 8th | 1896–1896 | George Gerald King | Liberal | |
| 1896–1900 | Andrew George Blair | |||
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr. | Conservative | |
| 10th | 1904–1908 | |||
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Hugh Havelock McLean | Liberal | |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Royal and York—Sunbury | ||||
Election results
[edit]| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | KING, Geo. G. | 1,778 | ||||||
| Conservative | WILMOT, R.D. | 1,599 | ||||||
By-election: Mr. King resigned, summoned to the Senate, 18 December 1896
| By-election on 25 August 1896 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | BLAIR, Hon. A.G. | 2,310 | |||
| Conservative | WILMOT, R.D. | 1,686 | |||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | WILMOT, Robert D. | 2,143 | ||||||
| Liberal | WHITE, Albert S. | 1,868 | ||||||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | WILMOT, Robert D. | 1,917 | ||||||
| Liberal | FRAY, Hugh Burns | 1,799 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCLEAN, Hugh Havelock | 1,951 | ||||||
| Conservative | WILMOT, Robert Duncan | 1,899 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | MCLEAN, Hugh Havelock | 2,020 | ||||||
| Conservative | SMITH, Luther Benjamin | 2,010 | ||||||