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Sunbury (federal electoral district)

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Sunbury
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1892
First contested1867
Last contested1891
Demographics
Census division(s)Sunbury

Sunbury was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904.

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

Members of Parliament

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This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Sunbury
1st  1867–1872     Charles Burpee Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882
5th  1882–1887
6th  1887–1891     Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr. Conservative
7th  1891–1896
Riding dissolved into Sunbury—Queen's

Election results

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1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 664
  Unknown William E. Perley 425
Source: Canadian Elections Database[1]
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Burpee acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 556
  Unknown William E. Perley 495
Source: lop.parl.ca
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 558
  Conservative William Dell Perley 517
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Charles Burpee 618
  Conservative William Dell Perley 537
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Robert Duncan Wilmot 588
  Liberal Charles Burpee 555
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative R.D. Wilmot 712
  Liberal Geo. E. Day 427

See also

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  1. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.