Sunbury (federal electoral district)

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Sunbury
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1892
First contested 1867
Last contested 1891
Demographics
Census division(s) Sunbury

Sunbury 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, and abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Sunbury—Queen's riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Sunbury
1st  1867–1872   Charles Burpee Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891   Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr. Conservative
7th  1891–1896
Riding dissolved into Sunbury—Queen's

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 664
 Unknown William E. Perley 425
Source: Canadian Elections Database [1]
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Charles Burpee acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 556
 Unknown William E. Perley 495
Source: lop.parl.ca
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 558
  Conservative William Dell Perley 517
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 618
  Conservative William Dell Perley 537
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Robert Duncan Wilmot 588
  Liberal Charles Burpee 555
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative R.D. Wilmot712
  Liberal Geo. E. Day427

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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.