Victoria (New Brunswick electoral district)

For other electoral districts with the same name, see Victoria (electoral district).

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:

  1. John Costigan, Liberal-Conservative/Liberal (1867–1907)
  2. Pius Michaud, Liberal (1907–1917)

Electoral history

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 778
IndependentWilliam Beveridge 549
IndependentJames Workman 16
IndependentJames Tibbetts 0
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 1,141
IndependentH. Bossé 279
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 868
IndependentF.-X. Bernier 429
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 831
IndependentF.-X. Bernier 368
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 1,286
LiberalL. Theriault 978
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 1,427
LiberalThomas Lawson 732
Canadian federal election, 1896
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeJohn Costigan 1,864
LiberalFred Laforest 1,318
Canadian federal election, 1900
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Costigan acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1904
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJohn Costigan 2,176
Progressive ConservativeJudson C. Manzer 988
By-election on 15 January 1907

Due to John Costigan's call to the Senate

Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPius Michaud acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1908
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPius Michaud 2,611
Progressive ConservativeClarence A. Kirkpatrick 728
Canadian federal election, 1911
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalPius Michaud 3,059
Progressive ConservativeMaximilien Dominic Cormier 1,111

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