York (federal electoral district)
Former federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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York 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 | 1913 by-election |
| Demographics | |
| Census division | York |
It was created as part of the British North America Act 1867. It consisted of the County of York. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into York—Sunbury riding.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1868 | Charles Fisher | Liberal | |
| 1868–1872 | John Pickard | Independent Liberal | ||
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | |||
| 5th | 1882–1883 | |||
| 1884–1887 | Thomas Temple | Conservative | ||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | |||
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | George Eulas Foster | ||
| 9th | 1900–1901 | Alexander Gibson | Liberal | |
| 1901–1904 | ||||
| 10th | 1904–1908 | Oswald Smith Crocket | Conservative | |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | |||
| 12th | 1911–1913 | |||
| 1913–1917 | Harry Fulton McLeod | |||
| Riding dissolved into York—Sunbury | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Charles Fisher | acclaimed | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Fisher's resignation, 3 October 1868 to become Judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick
| By-election on 1868/10/28 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | acclaimed | |||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | 1,490 | ||||||
| Unknown | C.H.B. Fisher | 834 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | 2,359 | ||||||
| Unknown | John James Fraser | 1,442 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Pickard's death, 17 December 1883
| By-election on 29 June 1884 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Thomas Temple | 2,012 | |||
| Liberal | G.F. Gregory | 1,834 | |||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Temple | 2,172 | ||||||
| Liberal | G.F. Gregory | 1,768 | ||||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Temple | 2,048 | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick Pemberton Thompson | 1,821 | ||||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | George Eulas Foster | 3,306 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edmond N. Allen | 1,764 | ||||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Gibson, Jr. | 2,937 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | Joseph McLeod | 2,861 | ||||||
By-election: On election being declared void by a Court decision, 11 June 1901
| By-election on 28 December 1901 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Alexander Gibson, Jr. | 2,800 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Joseph McLeod | 1,976 | |||
| 1904 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Oswald Smith Crocket | 3,096 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Gibson, Jr. | 2,934 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Oswald Smith Crocket | 3,653 | ||||||
| Liberal | Nelson W. Brown | 2,784 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Oswald Smith Crocket | 4,143 | ||||||
| Unknown | Alfred Bennison Atherton | 2,474 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Crocket being appointed judge, 11 December 1913
| By-election on 31 December 1913 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harry Fulton McLeod | acclaimed | |||