King's (New Brunswick federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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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.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1903 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1900 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division | Kings |
It was created by the British North America Act 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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
| Liberal | George Ryan | 1,303 |  | |||||
| Unknown | George Otty | 1,083 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Domville | 1,507 | ||||||
| Unknown | L.N. Sharp | 1,044 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.E.B. McCready | 657 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[2] | ||||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Domville | 1,651 | ||||||
| Independent | J.E.B. McCready | 1,389 | ||||||
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| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | James Domville | 1,786 | ||||||
| Independent | L.N. Sharp | 1,452 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Eulas Foster | 1,536 | ||||||
| Conservative | James Domville | 1,465 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void
| By-election on 7 November 1882 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Eulas Foster | ||||
| Independent Conservative | James Domville | ||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Eulas Foster | 2,237 | ||||||
| Independent | James Domville | 1,762 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Eulas Foster | 1,931 | ||||||
| Independent | James Domville | 1,858 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Domville | 2,389 | ||||||
| Conservative | F.E. Morton | 1,874 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George William Fowler | 2,566 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Domville | 2,383 | ||||||