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
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1892
First contested	1867
Last contested	1892 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

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Anti-Confederation	James Fraser Forbes	844
	Unknown	J. Campbell	271
Eligible voters			1,585
Source: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	acclaimed
Source: Canadian Elections Database[2]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	acclaimed
Source: lop.parl.ca

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Silas Tertius Rand Bill	670
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	637

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	James Fraser Forbes	692
	Liberal–Conservative	Joshua Newton Freeman	560

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Joshua Newton Freeman	824
	Liberal	J.M. Mack	809

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
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 electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

1. "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1871". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
2. Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

External links

• Riding history for Queens (1867–1892) from the Library of Parliament