Victoria (New Brunswick federal electoral district)

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Victoria
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished1914
First contested 1867
Last contested 1911
Demographics
Census division(s) Victoria

Victoria was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.

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It was created by the British North America Act of 1867, and was re-distributed in 1914 into Restigouche—Madawaska and Victoria—Carleton ridings.

The riding's boundaries were the same as those of Victoria County, New Brunswick, and were not adjusted during the period that the riding existed.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Victoria
1st  1867–1872   John Costigan Liberal–Conservative
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891
7th  1891–1896
8th  1896–1900
9th  1900–1904   Liberal
10th  1904–1907
 1907–1908 Pius Michaud
11th  1908–1911
12th  1911–1917
Riding dissolved into Victoria—Carleton and Restigouche—Madawaska

Electoral history

1867 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 778
Unknown William Blackwood Beveridge 549
UnknownJames Workman16
UnknownJames Tibbetts0
1872 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 1,141
UnknownH. Bossé279
1874 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 868
UnknownF.-X. Bernier429
1878 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 831
UnknownF.-X. Bernier368
1882 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan acclaimed
1887 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 1,286
Liberal L. Theriault978
1891 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 1,427
Liberal Thomas Lawson732
1896 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal–Conservative John Costigan 1,864
Liberal Fred Laforest1,318
1900 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Costigan acclaimed
1904 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal John Costigan 2,176
Conservative Judson C. Manzer988
Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1907
Due to John Costigan's call to the Senate
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Pius Michaud acclaimed
1908 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Pius Michaud 2,611
Conservative Clarence A. Kirkpatrick728
1911 Canadian federal election
PartyCandidateVotes
Liberal Pius Michaud 3,059
Conservative Maximilien Dominic Cormier1,111

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