Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)
Queens was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Shelburne and Queen's riding.
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Defunct federal electoral district | |
Legislature | House of Commons |
District created | 1867 |
District abolished | 1892 |
First contested | 1867 |
Last contested | 1892 by-election |
Demographics | |
Census divisions | Queens |
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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Queens | ||||
1st | 1867–1869 | James Fraser Forbes | Anti-Confederation | |
1869–1872 | Liberal | |||
2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
4th | 1878–1882 | Silas Tertius Rand Bill | Liberal–Conservative | |
5th | 1882–1887 | James Fraser Forbes | Liberal | |
6th | 1887–1891 | Joshua Newton Freeman | Liberal–Conservative | |
7th | 1891–1892 | Francis Gordon Forbes | Liberal | |
1892–1896 | ||||
Riding dissolved into Shelburne and Queen's |
Election results
1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Anti-Confederation | James Fraser Forbes | 844 | ||||||
Unknown | Mr. Campbell | 271 |
1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed |
1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed |
1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Silas Tertius Rand Bill | 670 | ||||||
Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 637 |
1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 692 | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 560 |
1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 824 | ||||||
Liberal | J.M. Mack | 809 |
1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Francis Gordon Forbes | 867 | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 766 |
By-election on 9 February 1892 | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
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Liberal | Francis Gordon Forbes | acclaimed |
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See also
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts
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