Sunbury (electoral district)

For the New Brunswick provincial electoral district, see Sunbury (provincial electoral district).
Sunbury
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
District created 1867
District abolished 1892
First contested 1867
Last contested 1891
Demographics
Census divisions Sunbury

Sunbury was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons 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

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

Canadian federal election, 1867
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Burpee 664
     Unknown William C. Perley 425
Canadian federal election, 1872
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Burpee acclaimed
Canadian federal election, 1874
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Burpee 556
     Unknown W. Perley 495
Canadian federal election, 1878
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Burpee 558
     Conservative William Dell Perley 517
Canadian federal election, 1882
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Charles Burpee 618
     Conservative William Dell Perley 537
Canadian federal election, 1887
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative Robert Duncan Wilmot 588
     Liberal Charles Burpee 555
Canadian federal election, 1891
Party Candidate Votes
     Conservative WILMOT, R.D. 712
     Liberal DAY, Geo. E. 427

See also

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