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List Of Canadian Electoral Districts (1892–1903)
This is a list of electoral districts or "ridings" in Canada for the Canadian federal election of 1896 and 1900. Electoral Districts are constituencies that elect Members of Parliament in Canada's House of Commons every election. Nova Scotia – 20 seats *Annapolis *Antigonish * Cape Breton* *Colchester *Cumberland *Digby *Guysborough * Halifax* * Hants *Inverness *Kings * Lunenburg *Pictou* *Richmond *Shelburne and Queen's * Victoria *Yarmouth Prince Edward Island – 5 seats * East Prince * East Queen's * King's *West Prince * West Queen's New Brunswick – 14 seats *Albert * Carleton *Charlotte *City and County of St. John *City of St. John *Gloucester *Kent * King's *Northumberland * Restigouche * Sunbury—Queen's * Victoria *Westmorland *York Quebec – 65 seats *Argenteuil * Bagot *Beauce * Beauharnois * Bellechasse * Berthier * Bonaventure * Brome * Chambly—Verchères (Chambly prior to 1893) *Champlain * Charlevoix * Châteauguay *Chicoutimi—Saguenay *Compton * Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lunenburg (electoral District)
Lunenburg was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925 and from 1949 to 1953. Its boundary was that of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. History The electoral district was created as part of the British North America Act, 1867, ''British North America Act'', 1867. In 1924, it became obsolete when consolidated with Queens—Lunenburg riding. In the redistribution of 1947, the riding was re-established from Queens—Lunenburg, and then re-consolidated with the previous riding in 1952. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Member of Parliament, Members of Parliament: Election results Lunenburg, 1867–1925 Lunenburg, 1949–1953 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding history for Lunenburg (1867–1924) from theLibrary o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert (electoral District)
Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. The district was proclaimed in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into King's and Albert riding. It consisted of the County of Albert. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ... {{coord missing, New Brunswick Former federal electoral districts of New Brunswick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and French as its official languages. New Brunswick is bordered by Quebec to the north, Nova Scotia to the east, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the northeast, the Bay of Fundy to the southeast, and the U.S. state of Maine to the west. New Brunswick is about 83% forested and its northern half is occupied by the Appalachians. The province's climate is continental with snowy winters and temperate summers. New Brunswick has a surface area of and 775,610 inhabitants (2021 census). Atypically for Canada, only about half of the population lives in urban areas. New Brunswick's largest cities are Moncton and Saint John, while its capital is Fredericton. In 1969, New Brunswick passed the Official Languages Act which began recognizing French as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Queen's
West Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Queen's County riding. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into Queen's riding. It consisted of the city of Charlottetown and the western part of Queen's County. Election results By-election: On Mr. Davies being appointed Minister of Marine and Fisheries, 11 July 1896 By-election: On Mr. Davies being appointed Puisne Judge, Supreme Court of Canada, 25 September 1901 By-election: On Mr. Farquharson's death, 26 June 1903 {{end See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External links Riding history for West Queen's (1892–1903) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research reso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Prince
West Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County ridings. It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince and Queen's ridings. It consisted of the western part of Prince County. Election results By-election: On election being declared void, 24 March 1897 By-election: On Mr. Perry's death, 24 February 1898 {{end See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada This is a list of past arrangements of Canada's electoral districts. Each district sends one member to the House of Commons of Canada. In 1999 and 2003, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario was elected using the same districts within that province ... External links Riding history for West Prince (1892–1903) from the Library of Parliament Former federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's (Prince Edward Island Electoral District)
King's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1968. History This riding was created from King's County riding. It was abolished in 1966 when it was merged into Cardigan riding. It initially consisted of the town of Georgetown and other parts of the County of King's. In 1903, it was redefined to consist of the whole of the County of King's. Members of Parliament Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding history for King's (1892–1966) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Queen's
East Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of King's County and Queen's County ridings. It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into King's and Queen's ridings. It consisted of the eastern part of Queen's County and parts of King's County. Election results By-election: On election being declared void, 11 February 1901 {{end See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External links Riding history for East Queen's (1892–1903) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ... Former federal ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Prince
''For the rural slang name for southeastern Prince County, Prince Edward Island, see East Prince (locality).'' East Prince was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1904. This riding was created in 1892 from parts of Prince County and Queen's County ridings. It was abolished in 1903 when it was redistributed into Prince and Queen's ridings. It consisted of the town of Summerside, the eastern part of Prince County, and parts of Queen's County. Election results By-election: On Mr. Yeo being called to the Senate, 19 November 1898 {{end See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External links Riding history for East Prince (1892–1903) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", "Birthplace of Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Part of the traditional lands of the Miꞌkmaq, it was colonized by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia. The island was ceded to the British at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763 and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia, and in 1769 the island became its own British colony. Prince Edward Island hosted the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 to discuss a Maritime Union, union of the Maritime provinces; however, the conference became the first in a series of meetings which led to Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarmouth (electoral District)
''For the current provincial electoral district, see Yarmouth (provincial electoral district)'' Yarmouth was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867. It consisted of the County of Yarmouth. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into Yarmouth and Clare riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Historical federal electoral districts of Canada External links Riding history for Yarmouth (1867–1914) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria (Nova Scotia Electoral District)
Victoria was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867. It consisted of the County of Victoria. It was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into North Cape Breton and Victoria electoral district. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding history for Victoria (1867–1903) from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (french: Bibliothèque du Parlement) is the main information repository and research resource for the Parliament of Canada. The main branch of the library sits at the rear of the Centre Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa ... {{coord missing, Nova Scotia Former federal electoral d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
