Albert (provincial electoral district, 1846–1973)

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Albert
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1846
District abolished 1973
First contested1847
Last contested 1970

Albert was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1846 when Albert County was created and its boundaries were the same as the county. It returned two members until 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member districts, and this riding was split into the current riding of Albert and the new riding of Riverview.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberPartyMemberParty
Riding created from Westmorland
14th 1847 – 1850   William Steeves Independent   John Smith Independent
15th 1850 – 1854  Robert Stiles Independent
16th 1854 – 1856  Edward Stevens Independent    Abner R. McClelan Independent
17th 1856 – 1857   John Lewis Independent
18th 1857 – 1861
19th 1861 – 1865  Reuben Stiles Independent
20th 1865 – 1866   John Lewis [1] Independent
21st 1866 – 1867
1867 – 1870   Amos Atkinson Bliss Independent
22nd 1870 – 1873   Rufus Palmer [2] Independent    James Ryan Liberal
1873 – 1874   Martin B. Palmer Independent
23rd 1874 – 1878   Alexander Rogers Liberal
24th 1879 – 1882   W.J. Lewis [3] Independent    Gaius S. Turner Liberal-Conservative
25th 1883 – 1886
26th 1886 – 1888
1888 – 1890   H.R. Emmerson Independent
27th 1890 – 1892   W.J. Lewis [4] Independent
28th 1892 – 1895   H.R. Emmerson [4] Independent
29th 1896 – 1897
1897 – 1899   Charles J. Osman Liberal
30th 1899 – 1900
1900 – 1903   Sanford S. Ryan Independent
31st 1903 – 1908
32nd 1908 – 1912  Walter B. Dickson Independent   George D. Prescott Independent
33rd 1912 – 1917
34th 1917 – 1920   Lewis Smith Conservative    John L. Peck [2] Conservative
35th 1921 – 1925
36th 1925 – 1927
1927 – 1930   Conrad J. Osman Conservative
37th 1931 – 1935   Frederick Colpitts Liberal    Harry O. Downey Liberal
38th 1935 – 1939
39th 1939 – 1944   A. Russell Colpitts Liberal
40th 1944 – 1948
41st 1948 – 1952
42nd 1952 – 1956   Everett E. Newcombe Progressive Conservative    Claude D. Taylor Progressive Conservative
43rd 1956 – 1960
44th 1960 – 1963
45th 1963 – 1967
46th 1967 – 1970   Brenda Robertson Progressive Conservative
47th 1970 – 1974   Malcolm MacLeod Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Albert (1973– ) and Riverview

Election results

1970 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Progressive Conservative Brenda Robertson 4,863Green check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Malcolm MacLeod 4,799Green check.svgY
Liberal Clyde Downey2,072
Liberal Cyril Ingalls2,039
1967 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotesElected
Progressive Conservative Claude D. Taylor 3,669Green check.svgY
Progressive Conservative Brenda Robertson 3,597Green check.svgY
Liberal Stephen S. Steeves2,532
Liberal Clyde A. Downey2,495


Notes

  1. named to the Legislative Council
  2. 1 2 died in office
  3. resigned
  4. 1 2 elected to federal seat

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