Sunbury (electoral district)
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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.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:
- Charles Burpee, Liberal (1867-1887)
- Robert D. Wilmot, Conservative (1887-1896)
[edit] Electoral history
| Canadian federal election, 1867 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Charles | 664 | |||
| Unknown | PERLEY, Wm. C. | 425 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1872 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Charles | acclaimed | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1874 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Charles | 556 | |||
| Unknown | PERLEY, W. | 495 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1878 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Charles | 558 | |||
| Conservative | PERLEY, W.D. | 517 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1882 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Charles | 618 | |||
| Conservative | PERLEY, W.D. | 537 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1887 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | WILMOT, Robert Duncan, Jun. | 588 | |||
| Liberal | BURPEE, Chas. | 555 | |||
| Canadian federal election, 1891 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
| Conservative | WILMOT, R.D. | 712 | |||
| Liberal | DAY, Geo. E. | 427 | |||
