Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)
For other electoral districts named Queens, see Queen's (electoral district).
 Nova Scotia electoral district | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Queens was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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.
Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Anti-Confederation | James Fraser Forbes | 844 | ||||||
| Unknown | Mr. Campbell | 271 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | acclaimed | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Silas Tertius Rand Bill | 670 | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 637 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | James Fraser Forbes | 692 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 560 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 824 | ||||||
| Liberal | J.M. Mack | 809 | ||||||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Francis Gordon Forbes | 867 | ||||||
| Liberal–Conservative | Joshua Newton Freeman | 766 | ||||||
| By-election on 9 February 1892 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Francis Gordon Forbes | acclaimed | |||
See also
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