Lancaster, New Brunswick

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Lancaster was a small city situated on the west side of the Saint John River at its mouth into the Bay of Fundy.

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It was first founded in 1875, absorbed the towns of Beaconsfield and Fairville in 1953.

In 1967, Lancaster was amalgamated into Saint John. The area in which it had been located now consists of the neighbourhood of Saint John West. [1]

Politics

Lancaster is part of the provincial Saint John Lancaster riding and the federal Saint John—Rothesay riding. [2]

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References

  1. Angus, Fred F. (1979). Loyalist city streetcars : the story of street railway transit in Saint John, New Brunswick. West Hill, Ont. : Railfare Enterprises. ISBN   978-0-919130-29-6.
  2. Canada, Elections. "Voter Information Service - Find your electoral district". www.elections.ca. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

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