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Queen's (New Brunswick Electoral District)
Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Sunbury—Queen's riding. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results By-election: On Mr. Baird's resignation because his election was contested, 24 November 1887 N.B. The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision. By-election: On Mr. King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision. See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of Parliament (frenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen's (electoral District)
There have been several electoral districts in Canada named Queen's or Queens. Federal *Queen's (New Brunswick electoral district), which returned members to the Canadian House of Commons from 1867–1892 * Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district), which returned members to the House of Commons from 1867–1892 *Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district), which returned members to the House of Commons from 1903–1966 Provincial *Queens (Nova Scotia provincial electoral district), which has existed since 1941 * Queens (New Brunswick provincial electoral district), in use from 1785 to 1974 in the province of New Brunswick * Queen's (Prince Edward Island provincial electoral district), which returned members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1903–1966 See also *Queen's County (electoral district), a Prince Edward Island electoral district which returned members to the House of Commons from 1873–1892 * Queens (disa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British North America Act, 1867
The ''Constitution Act, 1867'' (french: Loi constitutionnelle de 1867),''The Constitution Act, 1867'', 30 & 31 Victoria (U.K.), c. 3, http://canlii.ca/t/ldsw retrieved on 2019-03-14. originally enacted as the ''British North America Act, 1867'' (BNA Act), is a major part of the Constitution of Canada. The act created a federation, federal dominion and defines much of the operation of the Government of Canada, including its Canadian federalism, federal structure, the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons, the Senate of Canada, Senate, the justice system, and the taxation system. In 1982, with the patriation of the Constitution, the British North America Acts which were originally enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British Parliament, including this Act, were renamed. Although, the acts are still known by their original names in records of the United Kingdom. Amendments were also made at this time: section 92A was added, giving provinces greater control ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
