Victoria—Carleton

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Victoria—Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.

This riding was created in 1914 from Carleton and Victoria ridings. It was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1917. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Carleton—Charlotte and Madawaska—Victoria ridings.

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[edit] Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons:

  1. Frank Broadstreet Carvell, Unionist (1917-1919)
  2. Thomas Wakem Caldwell, United Farmers/Progressive (1919-1925)
  3. James Kidd Flemming, Conservative (1925-1927)
  4. Albion Roudolph Foster, Liberal (1927-1930)
  5. Benjamin Franklin Smith, Conservative (1930-1935)
  6. J.E. Jack Patterson, Liberal (1935-1940)
  7. Heber Harold Hatfield, Progressive Conservative (1940-1952)
  8. Gage W. Montgomery, Progressive Conservative (1952-1962)
  9. Hugh John Flemming, Progressive Conservative (1962-1968)

[edit] Election results

Canadian federal election, 1965
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 9,462 57.3 -1.7
     Liberal Paul Maddox 6,388 38.7 +2.1
     Social Credit Arnold Slaney 352 2.1 -2.4
     New Democrat Ernest Hallett 298 1.8 *
Canadian federal election, 1963
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 10,572 59.0 +1.7
     Liberal Michael Francis McCluskey 6,533 36.5 +2.3
     Social Credit Arnold Slaney 811 4.5 -4.0
Canadian federal election, 1962
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Hugh John Flemming 10,439 57.3 -2.7
     Liberal Samuel Bishop 6,235 34.2 -2.2
     Social Credit Alyce Patterson 1,547 8.5 +4.8
Canadian federal election, 1958
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 10,692 60.0 +1.8
     Liberal Vernon Briggs 6,483 36.4 +0.2
     Social Credit Robert Craig 651 3.7 -1.9
Canadian federal election, 1957
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 9,843 58.2 +9.1
     Liberal Raymond Jones 6,115 36.2 -9.2
     Social Credit Ike Jones 944 5.6 +0.2
Canadian federal election, 1953
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 8,445 49.1 -7.8
     Liberal Hugh Tait 7,809 45.4 +2.3
     Social Credit George McLean 931 5.4 *


By-election on May 26, 1952
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Gage Montgomery 9,440 56.9 +1.9
     Liberal Hugh Tait 7,140 43.1 -1.9
Canadian federal election, 1949
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Heber Harold Hatfield 10,429 55.0 +0.5
     Liberal Daniel Raymond Bishop 8,539 45.0 +3.5
Canadian federal election, 1945
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Heber Harold Hatfield 9,365 54.5 +2.2
     Liberal Roy Frederick Smith 7,132 41.5 -6.2
     Co-operative Commonwealth Murray O'Regan 689 4.0 *
Canadian federal election, 1940
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Heber Harold Hatfield 7,974 52.3 +11.5
     Liberal Michael Francis McCluskey 7,283 47.7 -0.1
Canadian federal election, 1935
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Jack Patterson 7,500 47.8 +7.7
     Conservative Hugh John Flemming 6,405 40.8 -19.1
     Reconstruction William Earle 1,791 11.4 *
Canadian federal election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative Benjamin Franklin Smith 8,628 59.9 +6.1
     Liberal Albion Foster 5,776 40.1 -6.1


By-election on June 16, 1927
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Albion Foster accl.
Canadian federal election, 1926
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative James Kidd Flemming 7,865 53.8 -3.8
     Liberal Albion Foster 6,764 46.2 +4.5
Canadian federal election, 1925
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Conservative James Kidd Flemming 5,361 57.6 +12.1
     Liberal-Progressive Thomas Caldwell 6,413 41.7 -12.8
     Independent Minnie Adney 84 0.7
Canadian federal election, 1921
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Thomas Caldwell 6,413 54.5
     Conservative Benjamin Franklin Smith 5,361 45.5


By-election on October 17, 1919
Party Candidate Votes
     United Farmers Thomas Caldwell 6,500 68.7
     Unknown Weldon Melville 2,956 31.3
Canadian federal election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Government Frank Carvell accl.

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