York (electoral district)
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York 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 as part of the British North America Act in 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:
- Charles Fisher, Liberal (1867–1868)
- John Pickard, Independent Liberal (1868–1883)
- Thomas Temple, Conservative Party of Canada (1884–1896)
- George E. Foster, Conservative (1896–1900)
- Alex Gibson, Jr., Liberal (1900–1904)
- Oswald S. Crocket, Conservative (1904–1913)
- Harry Fulton McLeod, Conservative (1913–1917)
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | 1,490 | ||||||
| Unknown | C.H.B. Fisher | 834 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent Liberal | John Pickard | 2,359 | ||||||
| Unknown | J.J. 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 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Temple | 2,172 | ||||||
| Liberal | G.F. Gregory | 1,768 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Thomas Temple | 2,048 | ||||||
| Liberal | Frederick Pemberton Thompson | 1,821 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1896 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | FOSTER, Hon. George E. | 3,306 | ||||||
| Liberal | ALLEN, Edmond N. | 1,764 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1900 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | GIBSON, Alexander, Jr. | 2,937 | ||||||
| Independent Conservative | MCLEOD, Joseph | 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 | GIBSON, Alexander Jr. | 2,800 | |||
| Independent Liberal | MCLEOD, Joseph | 1,976 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1904 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | CROCKET, Oswald S. | 3,096 | ||||||
| Liberal | GIBSON, Alex Jr. | 2,934 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1908 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | CROCKET, Oswald S. | 3,653 | ||||||
| Liberal | BROWN, Nelson W. | 2,784 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1911 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | CROCKET, Oswald Smith | 4,143 | ||||||
| Unknown | ATHERTON, Alfred Bennison | 2,474 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Crocket being appointed judge, 11 December 1913
| By-election on 31 December 1913 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | MCLEOD, H.F. | acclaimed | |||
