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York-Sunbury
Fredericton (formerly Fredericton—York—Sunbury) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2021 was 87,436. Its predecessor riding, York—Sunbury, was represented in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1988. Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding will be re-named Fredericton—Oromocto, at the first election held after approximately April 2024. Its border with Tobique—Mactaquac will be rerouted to follow the northern border of the City of Fredericton (2023 borders), and it will lose the remainder of the Parishes of Maugerville, Sheffield and Canning to Miramichi—Grand Lake; and will lose Burton Parish to Saint John—St. Croix, except for those parts of the parish that will be transferred to the Town of Oromocto in 2023. The district includes the city of Fredericton, and the towns of Oromocto, and Minto and vicinity. The neighbouri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield Parish, New Brunswick
Sheffield is a civil parish in Sunbury County, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to the 2023 governance reform, for governance purposes it formed the local service district of the parish of Sheffield, which was a member of Regional Service Commission 11 (RSC11). Origin of name The parish was named for Baron Sheffield, notable as a friend of the province. History Sheffield was erected in 1786 as one of Sunbury County's original parishes; it extended twenty-five miles inland and included part of Northfield Parish. In 1850 Sheffield was extended to the county line, adding unassigned territory to its rear. In 1855 the parish was split into two polling districts, Eastern and Western. The boundary ran along the modern parish line with Northfield. In 1857 the Eastern District was erected as Northfield Parish. Boundaries Sheffield Parish is bounded: Remainder of parish on maps 116, 127, and 128 at same site. Remainder of parish on mapbooks 331, 351, 352, 372, 373, 391, and 392 at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carleton—Charlotte
Carleton—Charlotte was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 1997. The riding was created in the redistribution of electoral districts in 1966. It consisted of the counties of Carleton and Charlotte, as well as southern portions of York and Sunbury Counties. Charlotte County was formerly its own electoral district, while Carleton County was part of the Victoria—Carleton riding. In the 1996 redistribution, Carleton—Charlotte was abolished. Most of Carleton County became part of the new Tobique—Mactaquac, while the rest became part of New Brunswick Southwest. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results , - , Liberal , Harold Culbert , align="right", 13,970 , align="right", 43.1 , align="right", +1.5 , - , style="width: 150px" , Progressive Conservative , Greg Thompson , align="right", 13,157 , align="right", 40.6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York (electoral District)
York was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created as part of the British North America Act of 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: Election results By-election: On Mr. Fisher's resignation, 3 October 1868 to become Judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick By-election: On Mr. Pickard's death, 17 December 1883 By-election: On election being declared void by a Court decision, 11 June 1901 By-election: On Mr. Crocket being appointed judge, 11 December 1913 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External linksRiding history from theLibrary of Parliament The Library of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunbury—Queen's
Sunbury—Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1917. This riding was created in 1892 from the ridings of Queen's and Sunbury. It consisted of the counties of Sunbury and Queen's. It was abolished in 1914 when it was redistributed into Royal and York—Sunbury ridings. Members of Parliament This riding elected the following Members of Parliament: Election results By-election: Mr. King resigned, summoned to the Senate, 18 December 1896 See also * List of Canadian federal electoral districts * Past Canadian electoral districts External links Riding 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 .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick Southwest
New Brunswick Southwest (french: Nouveau-Brunswick-Sud-Ouest; formerly known as Charlotte and St. Croix—Belleisle) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. Its population in 2016 was 65,287. Political geography As the name implies, the district comprises the southwestern portion of New Brunswick. It includes all of Charlotte County and portions of York, Sunbury, Queens Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ..., Kings County, New Brunswick, Kings and Saint John County, New Brunswick, Saint John Counties. Major towns include St. Stephen, New Brunswick, St. Stephen, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, St. Andrews, St. George, New Brunswick, St. George, Grand Bay–Westfield, McAdam, New B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fundy Royal
Fundy Royal (formerly known as Royal from 1914 to 1966, Fundy—Royal from 1966 to 2003, and Fundy in 2003-2004) is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. The riding roughly covers the area in between the three largest cities in the province; Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton. Included in the riding are the towns of Quispamsis, Hampton, Sussex, St. Martins, Petitcodiac, Salisbury and part of Riverview. Also included are the area around Loch Lomond east of Saint John, and the Kingston Peninsula. The neighbouring ridings are Saint John—Rothesay, New Brunswick Southwest, Fredericton, Miramichi—Grand Lake, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Beauséjour. History The riding of "Royal" was created in 1914. The name came from the counties of Queens and Kings, of which it was composed. In 1966, Royal riding was amalgamated with most of Albert County and a rural portion of Saint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauséjour (electoral District)
Beauséjour riding (formerly known as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac) is a federal electoral district in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It replaced Westmorland—Kent, which was represented from 1968 to 1988. Beauséjour is largely Acadian and Francophone, with a significant Anglophone section in the southern section of the riding. The riding consists of most of Westmorland County to the east and north of Moncton; and almost all of Kent County. Major towns in the riding include Shediac, Cap-Pelé, Sackville, Bouctouche and Richibucto. The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi—Grand Lake, Fundy Royal, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Cumberland—Colchester in Nova Scotia; it is connected to the riding of Malpeque on Prince Edward Island by the Confederation Bridge. Political geography Westmorland—Kent was created in 1966 from Kent, and part of Westmorland that was not included in the Moncton ridin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miramichi (electoral District)
The name "Miramichi" was first applied to a region in the northeast of New Brunswick, Canada, and has since been applied to other places in Canada and the United States. Although other interpretations have been suggested, it is believed that "Miramichi" was derived from the Montagnais words "Maissimeu Assi" (meaning Mi'kmaq Land), and was perhaps introduced for use in European languages by Jacques Cartier in 1535.Rayburn, A. (1975) Geographical Names of New Brunswick. Toponymy Study 2. Surveys and Mapping Branch, Energy Mines and Resources Canada, Ottawa Miramichi is used in the names of many places, including: Settlements Canada ;New Brunswick *Miramichi, New Brunswick, a city in northern New Brunswick **Nelson-Miramichi, New Brunswick, a dissolved community that was merged into Miramichi in a 1995 municipal amalgamation ;New Brunswick electoral districts * Miramichi—Grand Lake, the current federal electoral district * Miramichi, an earlier federal electoral district in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |