Albert (federal electoral district)

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Albert
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1903
First contested 1867
Last contested 1900
Demographics
Census division(s) Albert

Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904.

Contents

The district was proclaimed in the British North America Act 1867, and was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into King's and Albert riding. It consisted of the County of Albert.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Albert
1st  1867–1872   John Wallace Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882 Alexander Rogers
5th  1882–1883 John Wallace
 1883–1887   Liberal–Conservative
6th  1887–1891   Richard Chapman Weldon Conservative
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900   William James Lewis Independent
9th  1900–1904   Liberal
Riding dissolved into King's and Albert

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Wallace 77852.1n/a
UnknownHenry Stevens71447.9n/a
Source: Canadian Elections Database [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Wallace 84753.1+1.0
UnknownCalhoun74846.9n/a
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Wallace 81051.6-1.5
Liberal Calhoun76048.4+1.5
Source: Canadian Elections Database [3]
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alexander Rogers 68437.2n/a
Liberal John Wallace 59632.4-19.2
UnknownJ.W. Domville55830.4n/a
Source: Canadian Elections Database [4]
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Wallace 78452.0+19.6
Liberal Alexander Rogers 72348.0+10.8
Canadian federal by-election, 10 July 1883
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
On Mr. Wallace being unseated, on petition, 2 May 1883
Liberal–Conservative John Wallace 93453.4+1.4
Liberal Alexander Rogers 81546.6-1.4
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard C. Weldon 1,04753.1n/a
Liberal Alexander Rogers 92346.9+0.3
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Richard C. Weldon 1,09651.8-1.3
Liberal Henry Emmerson 1,02048.2+1.3
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William J. Lewis 1,17055.8n/a
Conservative Richard C. Weldon 92744.2-7.6
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal William J. Lewis 1,27652.4-3.4
Conservative Richard C. Weldon 1,16047.6+3.4

See also

References

  1. Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  3. Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  4. Sayers, Anthony M. "1878 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.