Queen's was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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, Canada

Canada

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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1867 to 1896.

It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Sunbury—Queen's

Sunbury—Queen's

Sunbury—Queen's was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 1917....

 riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

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:

1. John Ferris
   John Ferris (politician)
   John Ferris was a New Brunswick businessman, explorer and political figure. He represented Queen's in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1878. His surname also appears as Farris in some sources, such as the 1881 census.He was born in Cambridge, Queen's County, New...
   
   , Liberal
   Liberal Party of Canada
   The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
   
    (1867-1878)
2. George G. King
   George Gerald King
   George Gerald King was a Canadian politician.Born in Springfield, New Brunswick, the son of Malcolm King and Elizabeth Hickson, he was a businessman before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the New Brunswick riding of Queen's in the 1878 federal election. A Liberal, he was...
   
   , Liberal (1878-1888)
3. George F. Baird
   George Frederick Baird
   George Frederick Baird was a Canadian politician and lawyer.Baird was born in Wickham, New Brunswick. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1887 to represent the riding of Queen's. He was re-elected in 1888, defeated in 1891, and then re-elected in 1892...
   
   , Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
   The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
   
    (1888-1891)
4. George G. King, Liberal (1891-1892)
5. George F. Baird, Conservative (1892-1896)

Election results

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|FERRIS, John ||align=right|acclaimed
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|FERRIS, John ||align=right|acclaimed
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|FERRIS, John ||align=right|621
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|COY, Amasa ||align=right|135
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|WIGGINS, V.W. ||align=right|30
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|KING, George G. ||align=right|1,143
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|WIGGINS, E.S. ||align=right|630
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|KING, George Gerald ||align=right|1,084
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|PETERS, S.L. ||align=right|886
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|KING, Geo. G. ||align=right|1,191
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|BAIRD, Geo. F. ||align=right|1,130
By-election: On Mr. Baird's resignation because his election was contested, 24 November 1887
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|BAIRD, George Frederick ||align=right|1,175
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|KING, George Gerald ||align=right|1,064
N.B. The Canadian Directory of Parliament states that George Frederick Baird was declared duly elected by a court decision.
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|KING, G.G. ||align=right|1,233
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|BAIRD, G.F. ||align=right|1,204
By-election: On Mr. King being declared not duly elected, 25 February 1892, George Frederick Baird was declared elected by a court decision.
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|BAIRD, George Frederick ||align=right|

See also

• List of Canadian federal electoral districts
• Past Canadian electoral districts

External links

• Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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