Victoria (New Brunswick electoral district)
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>
Victoria was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917.
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:
- John Costigan, Liberal-Conservative/Liberal (1867–1907)
- Pius Michaud, Liberal (1907–1917)
Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 778 | ||||||
| Independent | William Beveridge | 549 | ||||||
| Independent | James Workman | 16 | ||||||
| Independent | James Tibbetts | 0 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 1,141 | ||||||
| Independent | H. Bossé | 279 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 868 | ||||||
| Independent | F.-X. Bernier | 429 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 831 | ||||||
| Independent | F.-X. Bernier | 368 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 1,286 | ||||||
| Liberal | L. Theriault | 978 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 1,427 | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Lawson | 732 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Costigan | 1,864 | ||||||
| Liberal | Fred Laforest | 1,318 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Costigan | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John Costigan | 2,176 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Judson C. Manzer | 988 | ||||||
| By-election on 15 January 1907
Due to John Costigan's call to the Senate |
|||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | 2,611 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clarence A. Kirkpatrick | 728 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Pius Michaud | 3,059 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Maximilien Dominic Cormier | 1,111 | ||||||
