Albert (electoral district)
Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal electoral district | |
| Legislature | House of Commons |
| District created | 1867 |
| District abolished | 1903 |
| First contested | 1867 |
| Last contested | 1900 |
| Demographics | |
| Census division(s) | Albert |
The district was proclaimed in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into King's and Albert riding. It consisted of the County of Albert.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | ||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Wallace | Liberal | |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | |||
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | |||
| 4th | 1878–1882 | Alexander Rogers | ||
| 5th | 1882–1883 | John Wallace | ||
| 1883–1887 | Liberal–Conservative | |||
| 6th | 1887–1891 | Richard Chapman Weldon | Conservative | |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | |||
| 8th | 1896–1900 | William James Lewis | Independent | |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | Liberal | ||
| Riding dissolved into King's and Albert | ||||
Election results
| 1867 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Wallace | 778 | 52.1 | n/a | ||||
| Unknown | Henry J. Stevens | 714 | 47.9 | n/a | ||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Wallace | 847 | 53.1 | +1.0 | ||||
| Unknown | Calhoun | 748 | 46.9 | n/a | ||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Wallace | 810 | 51.6 | -1.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Calhoun | 760 | 48.4 | +1.5 | ||||
| 1878 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Alexander Rogers | 684 | 37.2 | n/a | ||||
| Liberal | John Wallace | 596 | 32.4 | -19.2 | ||||
| Unknown | J.W. Domville | 558 | 30.4 | n/a | ||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Wallace | 784 | 52.0 | +19.6 | ||||
| Liberal | Alexander Rogers | 723 | 48.0 | +10.8 | ||||
| Canadian federal by-election, 10 July 1883 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| On Mr. Wallace being unseated, on petition, 2 May 1883 | ||||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Wallace | 934 | 53.4 | +1.4 | ||||
| Liberal | Alexander Rogers | 815 | 46.6 | -1.4 | ||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard C. Weldon | 1,047 | 53.1 | n/a | ||||
| Liberal | Alexander Rogers | 923 | 46.9 | +0.3 | ||||
| 1891 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Richard C. Weldon | 1,096 | 51.8 | -1.3 | ||||
| Liberal | H.R. Emmerson | 1,020 | 48.2 | +1.3 | ||||
| 1896 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Independent | William J. Lewis | 1,170 | 55.8 | n/a | ||||
| Conservative | Richard C. Weldon | 927 | 44.2 | -7.6 | ||||
| 1900 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | William J. Lewis | 1,276 | 52.4 | -3.4 | ||||
| Conservative | Richard C. Weldon | 1,160 | 47.6 | +3.4 | ||||
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