Queens (Nova Scotia federal electoral district)

Queens was a federal electoral district in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1896. It was created by the British North America Act, 1867. It consisted of the County of Queen's. It was abolished in 1892 when it was merged into Shelburne and Queen's riding.

Queens
Nova Scotia electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1867
District abolished1892
First contested1867
Last contested1892 by-election
Demographics
Census division(s)Queens

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Queens
1st  1867–1869     James Fraser Forbes Anti-Confederation
 1869–1872     Liberal
2nd  1872–1874
3rd  1874–1878
4th  1878–1882     Silas Tertius Rand Bill Liberal–Conservative
5th  1882–1887     James Fraser Forbes Liberal
6th  1887–1891     Joshua Newton Freeman Liberal–Conservative
7th  1891–1892     Francis Gordon Forbes Liberal
 1892–1896
Riding dissolved into Shelburne and Queen's

Election results

1867 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Anti-ConfederationJames Fraser Forbes844
UnknownMr. Campbell271
1872 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Fraser Forbesacclaimed
1874 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Fraser Forbesacclaimed
1878 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeSilas Tertius Rand Bill670
LiberalJames Fraser Forbes637
1882 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJames Fraser Forbes692
Liberal–ConservativeJoshua Newton Freeman560
1887 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal–ConservativeJoshua Newton Freeman824
LiberalJ.M. Mack809
1891 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrancis Gordon Forbes867
Liberal–ConservativeJoshua Newton Freeman766
By-election on 9 February 1892
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalFrancis Gordon Forbesacclaimed

See also

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