Albert (federal electoral district)

Albert
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
Legislature	House of Commons
District created	1867
District abolished	1903
First contested	1867
Last contested	1900
Demographics
Census division(s)	Albert

Albert was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904.

The district was proclaimed in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1903 when it was merged into King's and Albert riding. It consisted of the County of Albert.

Members of Parliament[edit]

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Albert
1st	1867–1872	John Wallace	Liberal
2nd	1872–1874
3rd	1874–1878
4th	1878–1882	Alexander Rogers
5th	1882–1883	John Wallace
5th	1883–1887	John Wallace	Liberal–Conservative
6th	1887–1891	Richard Chapman Weldon	Conservative
7th	1891–1896	Richard Chapman Weldon	Conservative
8th	1896–1900	William James Lewis	Independent
9th	1900–1904	William James Lewis	Liberal
Riding dissolved into King's and Albert

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Wallace	778	52.1	n/a
	Unknown	Henry Stevens	714	47.9	n/a
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[1]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Wallace	847	53.1	+1.0
	Unknown	Calhoun	748	46.9	n/a
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[2]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Wallace	810	51.6	-1.5
	Liberal	Calhoun	760	48.4	+1.5

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alexander Rogers	684	37.2	n/a
	Liberal	John Wallace	596	32.4	-19.2
	Unknown	J.W. Domville	558	30.4	n/a

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Wallace	784	52.0	+19.6
	Liberal	Alexander Rogers	723	48.0	+10.8

Canadian federal by-election, 10 July 1883
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
On Mr. Wallace being unseated, on petition, 2 May 1883
	Liberal–Conservative	John Wallace	934	53.4	+1.4
	Liberal	Alexander Rogers	815	46.6	-1.4

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard C. Weldon	1,047	53.1	n/a
	Liberal	Alexander Rogers	923	46.9	+0.3

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Richard C. Weldon	1,096	51.8	-1.3
	Liberal	Henry Emmerson	1,020	48.2	+1.3

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William J. Lewis	1,170	55.8	n/a
	Conservative	Richard C. Weldon	927	44.2	-7.6

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	William J. Lewis	1,276	52.4	-3.4
	Conservative	Richard C. Weldon	1,160	47.6	+3.4

^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

v t e Federal ridings in New Brunswick
Liberal	Acadie—Bathurst Beauséjour Fredericton Madawaska—Restigouche Miramichi—Grand Lake Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe Saint John—Rothesay
Conservative	Fundy Royal New Brunswick Southwest Tobique—Mactaquac