Victoria (New Brunswick federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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Victoria was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1914 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1911 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division | Victoria |
It was created by the British North America Act 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:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
1911
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | 3,059 | ||||||
| Conservative | Maximilien Dominic Cormier | 1,111 | ||||||
1908
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | 2,611 | ||||||
| Conservative | Clarence A. Kirkpatrick | 728 | ||||||
1907 by-election
| Canadian federal by-election, 15 January 1907 Due to John Costigan's call to the Senate | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | acclaimed | ||||||
1904
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Costigan | 2,176 | ||||||
| Conservative | Judson C. Manzer | 988 | ||||||
1900
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Costigan | acclaimed | ||||||
1896
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,864 | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick LaForest | 1,318 | ||||||
1891
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,427 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Lawson | 732 | ||||||
1887
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,286 | ||||||
| Liberal | L. Theriault | 978 | ||||||
1882
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | acclaimed | ||||||
1878
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 831 | ||||||
| Unknown | F.-X. Bernier | 368 | ||||||
1874
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 868 | ||||||
| Unknown | F.-X. Bernier | 429 | ||||||
| Source: lop.parl.ca | ||||||||
1872
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,141 | ||||||
| Unknown | H. Bossé | 279 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[1] | ||||||||
1867
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 778 | 57.93 | |||||
| Unknown | William Blackwood Beveridge | 549 | 40.88 | |||||
| Unknown | James Workman | 16 | 1.19 | |||||
| Unknown | James Tibbetts | 0 | 0.00 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,343 | 83.52 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,608 | |||||||
| Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons[2] | ||||||||