York (electoral district)
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York was a federal electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

 in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada
Canada
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, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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 from 1867 to 1917.

It was created as part of the British North America Act in 1867. It consisted of the County of York. It was abolished in 1914 when it was merged into York—Sunbury riding.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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:
  1. Charles Fisher, Liberal
    Liberal Party of Canada
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     (1867-1868)
  2. John Pickard
    John Pickard (politician)
    John Pickard was a New Brunswick businessman and political figure. He represented York in the Canadian House of Commons as an Independent Liberal from 1868 to 1883....

    , Independent Liberal (1868-1883)
  3. Thomas Temple
    Thomas Temple (Canadian politician)
    Thomas Temple was a farmer, lumberman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York in the Canadian House of Commons from 1884 to 1896 as a Conservative member...

    , Conservative Party of Canada
    Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
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     (1884-1896)
  4. George E. Foster, Conservative (1896-1900)
  5. Alex Gibson, Jr., Liberal (1900-1904)
  6. Oswald S. Crocket, Conservative (1904-1913)
  7. Harry Fulton McLeod
    Harry Fulton McLeod
    Harry Fulton McLeod was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented York County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1908 to 1913 and York and then York—Sunbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1913 to 1921 as a Conservative and then Unionist...

    , Conservative (1913-1917)

Election results

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|FISHER, Hon. Charles ||align=right|acclaimed
By-election: On Mr. Fisher's resignation, 3 October 1868 to become Judge of the Supreme Court of New Brunswick
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|PICKARD, John ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|PICKARD, John ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|PICKARD, John ||align=right|acclaimed
|-

|PICKARD, John ||align=right|1,490
|-

|FISHER, C.H.B.||align=right|834
|-

|PICKARD, John J. ||align=right|2,359
|-

|FRASER, J.J. ||align=right|1,442
By-election: On Mr. Pickard's death, 17 December 1883
|-

|TEMPLE, Thomas ||align=right|2,012
|-

|GREGORY, G.F. ||align=right|1,834
|-

|TEMPLE, Thomas ||align=right|2,172
|-

|GREGORY, G.F. ||align=right|1,768
|-

|TEMPLE, Thomas ||align=right|2,048
|-

|THOMPSON, Fred P. ||align=right|1,821
|-

|FOSTER, Hon. George E. ||align=right|3,306
|-

|ALLEN, Edmond N.||align=right|1,764
|-

|GIBSON, Alexander, Jr. ||align=right|2,937
|-

|MCLEOD, Joseph ||align=right|2,861
By-election: On election being declared void by a Court decision, 11 June 1901
|-

|GIBSON, Alexander Jr. ||align=right|2,800
|-

|MCLEOD, Joseph ||align=right|1,976
|-

|CROCKET, Oswald S. ||align=right|3,096
|-

|GIBSON, Alex Jr. ||align=right|2,934
|-

|CROCKET, Oswald S. ||align=right|3,653
|-

|BROWN, Nelson W. ||align=right|2,784
|-

|CROCKET, Oswald Smith ||align=right|4,143
|-

|ATHERTON, Alfred Bennison ||align=right|2,474
By-election: On Mr. Crocket being appointed judge, 11 December 1913
|-

|MCLEOD, H.F. ||align=right|acclaimed

See also


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