Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)
For other electoral districts named Queens, see Queen's (electoral district).
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 of 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:
- James F. Forbes, Anti-Confederate/Liberal (1867–1878)
- Silas Tertius Rand Bill, Liberal-Conservative (1878–1882)
- James F. Forbes, Liberal (1882–1887)
- Joshua Newton Freeman, Liberal-Conservative (1887–1891)
- Francis Gordon Forbes, Liberal (1891–1896)
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
- List of Canadian federal electoral districts
- Past Canadian electoral districts