Fundy Royal (formerly known as Royal from 1914 to 1966, Fundy—Royal from 1966 to 2003, and Fundy in 2003-2004) is a federal

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in southern

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, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1917. The riding roughly covers the area in between the three largest cities in the province;

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, Saint John and

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. Included in the riding are the towns of Quispamsis, Hampton,

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, St. Martins,

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and part of Riverview. Also included are the area around

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east of Saint John, and the Kingston Peninsula. The neighbouring ridings are Saint John—Rothesay, New Brunswick Southwest,

, Miramichi—Grand Lake, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Beauséjour.

History

The riding of "Royal" was created in 1914. The name came from the counties of

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and

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, of which it was composed. In 1966, Royal riding was amalgamated with most of

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and a rural portion of

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into a new riding, "Fundy—Royal". One parish in Queens county was reapportioned into York—Sunbury at this time. In the 2003 redistribution, it lost almost all of Queens County and a large part of Kings County to other ridings; while gaining western Westmorland County. The riding was renamed "Fundy". This name was changed to "Fundy Royal" in 2004. As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will gain territories from Beauséjour, Saint John and New Brunswick Southwest, and lose a small territory to the new riding of Saint John—Rothesay. The riding has been one of the most supportive of the Conservatives in the country, returning a member of that party or its predecessors in every election, except for the 1993 election when

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Paul Zed won and the 2015 election when Liberal

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won.

Demographics

:''According to the Canada 2011 Census; 2013 representation'' Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.2% Aboriginal
Languages: 94.4% English, 4.6% French
Religions: 80.1% Christian (26.2% Catholic, 18.1% Baptist, 11.5% Anglican, 10.8% United Church, 2.7% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 9.5% Other), 19.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $30,151
Average income (2010): $37,853

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following

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Election results

Fundy Royal

This riding gained territory from Beauséjour, Saint John and New Brunswick Southwest, and lost a small amount of territory to Saint John—Rothesay.

Fundy

Fundy—Royal

Royal

References

Notes

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:
Fundy-Royal 1966-2003Fundy 2003-2004Fundy Royal 2004-presentFundy Royal NDP Blog
{{Ridings in Atlantic Canada New Brunswick federal electoral districts Hampton, New Brunswick Riverview, New Brunswick