Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal
electoral district
An electoral (congressional, legislative, etc.) district, sometimes called a constituency, riding, or ward, is a geographical portion of a political unit, such as a country, state or province, city, or administrative region, created to provi ...
in
New Brunswick
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, Canada, that was represented in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from parts of
Restigouche and
Victoria ridings.
With the 1966 redistribution,
Madawaska County was moved to the new
Madawaska—Victoria
Madawaska—Victoria 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 consisted of Madawaska and Victoria Counties, which until 1966 had been part ...
riding, while
Restigouche County became the district of
Restigouche.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following
members of Parliament:
Election results
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Farmer-Labour
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, John Lewis Gordon Annett
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See also
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List of Canadian electoral districts
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Canadian federal electoral districts are constituencies that elect membe ...
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Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
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References
External links
* Website of th
Parliament of CanadaRiding History from the Library of Parliament
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Former federal electoral districts of New Brunswick