King's (New Brunswick federal electoral district)

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King's
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) Kings

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

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

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
King's
1st  1867–1872   George Ryan Liberal
2nd  1872–1874   James Domville Conservative
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1882 George Eulas Foster
 1882–1885
 1885–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900   James Domville Liberal
9th  1900–1904   George William Fowler Conservative
Riding dissolved into King's and Albert

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal George Ryan 1,303
Unknown George Otty 1,083
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Domville 1,507
UnknownL.N. Sharp1,044
UnknownJ.E.B. McCready657
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Domville 1,651
Independent J.E.B. McCready1,389
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative James Domville 1,786
Independent L.N. Sharp1,452
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 1,536
Conservative James Domville 1,465

By-election: On election being declared void

By-election on 7 November 1882
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 2,005
Conservative James Domville 1,723

By-election: On Mr. Foster's acceptance of the office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries

By-election on 31 December 1885
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Eulas Foster
Independent Conservative James Domville
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 2,237
Independent James Domville 1,762
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George Eulas Foster 1,931
Independent James Domville 1,858
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal James Domville 2,389
Conservative F.E. Morton1,874
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Conservative George William Fowler 2,566
Liberal James Domville 2,383

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