Carleton—Charlotte - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Carleton–Charlotte 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

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

from 1968 to 1997.

The riding was created in the redistribution of electoral districts in 1966. It consisted of the counties of Carleton

Carleton County, New Brunswick

Carleton County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada.The county is located in western New Brunswick, it borders on the west, the State of Maine; on the south, York County; on the north, Victoria County and is bisected by the Saint John River. Potato farming is a major industry...

and Charlotte

Charlotte County, New Brunswick

Charlotte County is located in the southwestern portion of New Brunswick, Canada.In most of the county, fishing and aquaculture dominate the local economy, although the town of St. Andrews is a tourist mecca and St...

, as well as southern portions of York

York County, New Brunswick

York County is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by the Saint John River...

and Sunbury

Sunbury County, New Brunswick

Sunbury County is located in central New Brunswick, Canada. A large military base is located in the western part of the county south of the town of Oromocto...

Counties. Charlotte County was formerly its own electoral district, while Carleton County was part of the Victoria—Carleton

Victoria—Carleton

Victoria—Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968....

riding.

In the 1996 redistribution, Carleton—Charlotte was abolished. Most of Carleton County became part of the new Tobique—Mactaquac

Tobique—Mactaquac

Tobique—Mactaquac is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997...

, while the rest became part of New Brunswick Southwest

New Brunswick Southwest

Charlotte redirects here, for the provincial electoral district, see Charlotte New Brunswick Southwest is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004...

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

Hugh John Flemming
Hugh John Flemming
Hugh John Flemming, PC was a politician and the 24th Premier of New Brunswick.He is always known as "Hugh John"...

(Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

) (1968–1972)
Fred McCain
Fred McCain
Fred Alward McCain was a Canadian politician. He served as an MLA in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly representing Carleton for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1970...

(Progressive Conservative Party of Canada) (1972–1988)
Greg Thompson
Greg Thompson
Gregory Francis Thompson, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who served six terms as an MP.Thompson, a businessman and financial planner was first elected into the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada...

(Progressive Conservative Party of Canada) (1988–1993)
Harold Culbert
Harold Culbert
Harold William Culbert was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a Chartered Accountant and a businessman, including work in insurance sales....

(Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

) (1993–1997)

Election results

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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

|Harold Culbert

Harold Culbert

Harold William Culbert was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a Chartered Accountant and a businessman, including work in insurance sales....

|align="right"|13,970
|align="right"|43.1
|align="right"|+1.5
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Greg Thompson

Greg Thompson

Gregory Francis Thompson, PC, MP is a Canadian politician who served six terms as an MP.Thompson, a businessman and financial planner was first elected into the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada...

|align="right"|13,157
|align="right"|40.6
|align="right"|-6.6
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Reform

Reform Party of Canada

The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

|Greg Wyborn
|align="right"|3,827
|align="right"|11.8
|align="right"|+11.8
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

|Bill Barteau
|align="right"|1,016
|align="right"|3.1
|align="right"|-4.6
|-

|National

National Party of Canada

The National Party of Canada was a short-lived Canadian political party that contested the 1993 federal election. The party should not be confused by an earlier and unrelated National Party that was founded in 1979.-Formation:...

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Greg Thompson

Greg Thompson

|align="right"|16,026
|align="right"|47.2
|align="right"|-14.6
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Harold Culbert

Harold Culbert

Harold William Culbert was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 to 1997. By career, he was a Chartered Accountant and a businessman, including work in insurance sales....

|align="right"|14,116
|align="right"|41.6
|align="right"|+17.6
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

|Ben Kilfoil
|align="right"|2,596
|align="right"|7.7
|align="right"|-6.5
|-

|Confederation of Regions

Confederation of Regions Party of Canada

The Confederation of Regions Party was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. It was founded as a successor to the Western Canada Federation , a non-partisan organization, to fight the Liberal Party of Canada...

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Fred McCain

Fred McCain

Fred Alward McCain was a Canadian politician. He served as an MLA in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly representing Carleton for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1970...

|align="right"|19,984
|align="right"|61.8
|align="right"|+14.4
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Gerard Daly
|align="right"|7,752
|align="right"|24.0
|align="right"|-12.1
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Fred McCain

Fred McCain

|align="right"|14,565
|align="right"|47.4
|align="right"|-8.2
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Joseph Palmer
|align="right"|11,091
|align="right"|36.1
|align="right"|+5.0
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Fred McCain

Fred McCain

|align="right"|16,603
|align="right"|55.6
|align="right"|+5.1
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Ann Brennan
|align="right"|9,308
|align="right"|31.1
|align="right"|-8.6
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Fred McCain

Fred McCain

|align="right"|12,315
|align="right"|50.5
|align="right"|-9.7
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Don Beattie
|align="right"|9,681
|align="right"|39.7
|align="right"|+7.5
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Fred McCain

Fred McCain

|align="right"|14,431
|align="right"|60.2
|align="right"|-2.6
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Donald Hinton
|align="right"|7,715
|align="right"|32.2
|align="right"|-1.6
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Hugh John Flemming

Hugh John Flemming

Hugh John Flemming, PC was a politician and the 24th Premier of New Brunswick.He is always known as "Hugh John"...

|align="right"|15,469
|align="right"|62.8
|align="right"|*
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Henry Hachey
|align="right"|8,330
|align="right"|33.8
|align="right"|*
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Members of Parliament

Election results

See also