Victoria—Carleton
Former federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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Victoria—Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1914 |
| District abolished | 1966 |
| First contested | 1917 |
| Last contested | 1965 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Carleton, Victoria |
This riding was created in 1914 from Carleton and Victoria ridings. It was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1917. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Carleton—Charlotte and Madawaska—Victoria ridings.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Victoria—Carleton | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Carleton (1867–1917) and Victoria (1867–1917) | ||||
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Frank Broadstreet Carvell | Government (Unionist) | |
| 1919–1921 | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | United Farmers | ||
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Progressive | ||
| 15th | 1925–1926 | James Kidd Flemming | Conservative | |
| 16th | 1926–1927 | |||
| 1927–1930 | Albion Roudolph Foster | Liberal | ||
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Benjamin Franklin Smith | Conservative | |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Jack Patterson | Liberal | |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Heber Harold Hatfield | National Government | |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 21st | 1949–1952 | |||
| 1952–1953 | Gage Montgomery | |||
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | |||
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | |||
| 24th | 1958–1962 | |||
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Hugh John Flemming | ||
| 26th | 1963–1965 | |||
| 27th | 1965–1968 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Carleton—Charlotte (1968–1997) and Madawaska—Victoria (1968–1997) | ||||
Election results
1965
| 1965 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 9,462 | 57.35 | -1.66 | ||||
| Liberal | Paul B. Maddox | 6,388 | 38.72 | 2.25 | ||||
| Social Credit | Arnold J. Slaney | 352 | 2.13 | -2.39 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ernest Hallett | 298 | 1.81 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,500 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[1] | ||||||||
1963
| 1963 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 10,572 | 59.01 | 1.72 | ||||
| Liberal | Michael F. McCluskey | 6,533 | 36.46 | 2.25 | ||||
| Social Credit | Arnold J. Slaney | 811 | 4.53 | -3.96 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,916 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[2] | ||||||||
1962
| 1962 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 10,439 | 57.29 | -2.69 | ||||
| Liberal | Samuel M. Bishop | 6,235 | 34.22 | -2.15 | ||||
| Social Credit | Alyce M. Patterson | 1,547 | 8.49 | 4.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,221 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[3] | ||||||||
1958
| 1958 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 10,692 | 59.98 | 1.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Vernon R. Briggs | 6,483 | 36.37 | 0.19 | ||||
| Social Credit | Robert Hartley Craig | 651 | 3.65 | -1.93 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,826 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[4] | ||||||||
1957
| 1957 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 9,843 | 58.24 | 9.09 | ||||
| Liberal | E. Raymond Jones | 6,115 | 36.18 | -9.26 | ||||
| Social Credit | Ike Jones | 944 | 5.59 | 0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,902 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[5] | ||||||||
1953
| 1953 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 8,445 | 49.14 | -2.36 | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh M. Tait | 7,809 | 45.44 | +2.36 | ||||
| Social Credit | George B. McLean | 931 | 5.42 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,185 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[6] | ||||||||
1952 by-election
| Canadian federal by-election, May 26, 1952 Death of Heber Harold Hatfield on January 3, 1952 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 9,440 | 56.92 | +1.94 | ||||
| Liberal | Hugh Tait | 7,140 | 43.08 | -1.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 16,580 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[7] | ||||||||
1949
| 1949 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heber Harold Hatfield | 10,429 | 54.98 | 0.49 | ||||
| Liberal | Daniel Raymond Bishop | 8,539 | 45.02 | 3.52 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 18,968 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[8] | ||||||||
1945
| 1945 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Heber Harold Hatfield | 9,365 | 54.49 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Roy Frederick Smith | 7,132 | 41.50 | -6.24 | ||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Suther Murray O'Regan | 689 | 4.01 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,186 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[9] | ||||||||
1940
| 1940 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| National Government | Heber Harold Hatfield | 7,974 | 52.26 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Michael F. McCluskey | 7,283 | 47.74 | -0.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,257 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[10] | ||||||||
1935
| 1935 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Patterson | 7,500 | 47.78 | 7.68 | ||||
| Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 6,405 | 40.81 | -19.09 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Richard William L. Earle | 1,791 | 11.41 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,696 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[11] | ||||||||
1930
| 1930 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Benjamin Franklin Smith | 8,628 | 59.90 | 6.14 | ||||
| Liberal | Albion Roudolph Foster | 5,776 | 40.10 | -6.14 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,404 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[12] | ||||||||
1927 by-election
| Canadian federal by-election, June 16, 1927 Death of James Kidd Flemming on February 10, 1927 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Albion Roudolph Foster | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[13] | ||||||||
1926
| 1926 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Kidd Flemming | 7,865 | 53.76 | -3.87 | ||||
| Liberal | Albion Roudolph Foster | 6,764 | 46.24 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,629 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[14] | ||||||||
1925
| 1925 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | James Kidd Flemming | 6,859 | 57.63 | 12.10 | ||||
| Independent Liberal Progressive | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | 4,958 | 41.66 | – | ||||
| Independent | Minnie Bell Sharp | 84 | 0.71 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,901 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[15] | ||||||||
1921
| 1921 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | 6,413 | 54.47 | – | ||||
| Conservative | Benjamin Franklin Smith | 5,361 | 45.53 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,774 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[16] | ||||||||
1919 by-election
| Canadian federal by-election, October 17, 1919 Frank Carvell being appointed Chairman of the Railway Commission | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| United Farmers | Thomas Caldwell | 6,500 | 68.74 | |||||
| Unknown | Weldon Melville | 2,956 | 31.26 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 9,456 | – | ||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[17] | ||||||||
1917
| 1917 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Government (Unionist) | Frank Carvell | acclaimed | ||||||
| Total valid votes | – | |||||||
| Source: Library of Parliament[18] | ||||||||