Victoria—Carleton

Victoria—Carleton
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1966
First contested1917
Last contested1965
Demographics
Census division(s)Carleton, Victoria

Victoria—Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1914 from Carleton and Victoria ridings. It was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1917. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Carleton—Charlotte and Madawaska—Victoria ridings.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:

Victoria—Carleton
Parliament Years Member Party
Riding created from Carleton (1867–1917) and Victoria (1867–1917)
13th  1917–1919     Frank Broadstreet Carvell Government (Unionist)
 1919–1921     Thomas Wakem Caldwell United Farmers
14th  1921–1925     Progressive
15th  1925–1926     James Kidd Flemming Conservative
16th  1926–1927
 1927–1930     Albion Roudolph Foster Liberal
17th  1930–1935     Benjamin Franklin Smith Conservative
18th  1935–1940     Jack Patterson Liberal
19th  1940–1945     Heber Harold Hatfield National Government
20th  1945–1949     Progressive Conservative
21st  1949–1952
 1952–1953 Gage Montgomery
22nd  1953–1957
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1962
25th  1962–1963 Hugh John Flemming
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1968
Riding dissolved into Carleton—Charlotte (1968–1997) and Madawaska—Victoria (1968–1997)

Election results

1965

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 9,462 57.35 -1.66
Liberal Paul B. Maddox 6,388 38.72 2.25
Social Credit Arnold J. Slaney 352 2.13 -2.39
New Democratic Ernest Hallett 298 1.81
Total valid votes 16,500
Source: Library of Parliament[1]

1963

1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 10,572 59.01 1.72
Liberal Michael F. McCluskey 6,533 36.46 2.25
Social Credit Arnold J. Slaney 811 4.53 -3.96
Total valid votes 17,916
Source: Library of Parliament[2]

1962

1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 10,439 57.29 -2.69
Liberal Samuel M. Bishop 6,235 34.22 -2.15
Social Credit Alyce M. Patterson 1,547 8.49 4.84
Total valid votes 18,221
Source: Library of Parliament[3]

1958

1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 10,692 59.98 1.74
Liberal Vernon R. Briggs 6,483 36.37 0.19
Social Credit Robert Hartley Craig 651 3.65 -1.93
Total valid votes 17,826
Source: Library of Parliament[4]

1957

1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 9,843 58.24 9.09
Liberal E. Raymond Jones 6,115 36.18 -9.26
Social Credit Ike Jones 944 5.59 0.17
Total valid votes 16,902
Source: Library of Parliament[5]

1953

1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 8,445 49.14 -2.36
Liberal Hugh M. Tait 7,809 45.44 +2.36
Social Credit George B. McLean 931 5.42
Total valid votes 17,185
Source: Library of Parliament[6]

1952 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, May 26, 1952
Death of Heber Harold Hatfield on January 3, 1952
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 9,440 56.92 +1.94
Liberal Hugh Tait 7,140 43.08 -1.94
Total valid votes 16,580
Source: Library of Parliament[7]

1949

1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Heber Harold Hatfield 10,429 54.98 0.49
Liberal Daniel Raymond Bishop 8,539 45.02 3.52
Total valid votes 18,968
Source: Library of Parliament[8]

1945

1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Heber Harold Hatfield 9,365 54.49
Liberal Roy Frederick Smith 7,132 41.50 -6.24
Co-operative Commonwealth Suther Murray O'Regan 689 4.01
Total valid votes 17,186
Source: Library of Parliament[9]

1940

1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Government Heber Harold Hatfield 7,974 52.26
Liberal Michael F. McCluskey 7,283 47.74 -0.05
Total valid votes 15,257
Source: Library of Parliament[10]

1935

1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jack Patterson 7,500 47.78 7.68
Conservative Hugh John Flemming 6,405 40.81 -19.09
Reconstruction Richard William L. Earle 1,791 11.41
Total valid votes 15,696
Source: Library of Parliament[11]

1930

1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Benjamin Franklin Smith 8,628 59.90 6.14
Liberal Albion Roudolph Foster 5,776 40.10 -6.14
Total valid votes 14,404
Source: Library of Parliament[12]

1927 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, June 16, 1927
Death of James Kidd Flemming on February 10, 1927
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal Albion Roudolph Foster Acclaimed
Total valid votes
Source: Library of Parliament[13]

1926

1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Kidd Flemming 7,865 53.76 -3.87
Liberal Albion Roudolph Foster 6,764 46.24
Total valid votes 14,629
Source: Library of Parliament[14]

1925

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative James Kidd Flemming 6,859 57.63 12.10
Independent Liberal Progressive Thomas Wakem Caldwell 4,958 41.66
Independent Minnie Bell Sharp 84 0.71
Total valid votes 11,901
Source: Library of Parliament[15]

1921

1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Thomas Wakem Caldwell 6,413 54.47
Conservative Benjamin Franklin Smith 5,361 45.53
Total valid votes 11,774
Source: Library of Parliament[16]

1919 by-election

Canadian federal by-election, October 17, 1919
Frank Carvell being appointed Chairman of the Railway Commission
Party Candidate Votes %
United Farmers Thomas Caldwell 6,500 68.74
Unknown Weldon Melville 2,956 31.26
Total valid votes 9,456
Source: Library of Parliament[17]

1917

1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Government (Unionist) Frank Carvell acclaimed
Total valid votes
Source: Library of Parliament[18]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1965)". lop.parl.ca.
  2. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1963)". lop.parl.ca.
  3. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1962)". lop.parl.ca.
  4. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1958)". lop.parl.ca.
  5. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1957)". lop.parl.ca.
  6. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1953)". lop.parl.ca.
  7. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1952)". lop.parl.ca.
  8. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1949)". lop.parl.ca.
  9. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1945)". lop.parl.ca.
  10. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1940)". lop.parl.ca.
  11. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1935)". lop.parl.ca.
  12. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1930)". lop.parl.ca.
  13. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1927)". lop.parl.ca.
  14. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1926)". lop.parl.ca.
  15. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1925)". lop.parl.ca.
  16. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1921)". lop.parl.ca.
  17. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1919)". lop.parl.ca.
  18. ^ Canada, Library of Parliament (2026). "Elections and Ridings: Victoria—Carleton, New Brunswick (1917)". lop.parl.ca.