Fundy Royal
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Fundy Royal is the name of a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada. In 2001 its population was 67,675.
The riding roughly covers the area in between the three largest cities in the province; Fredericton, Saint John and Moncton. Included in the riding are the towns of Quispamsis, Hampton, Sussex, St. Martins, Petitcodiac, Salisbury and part of Riverview. Also included are the area around Loch Lomond east of Saint John, and the Kingston Peninsula.
History
The riding of Fundy was first known as Royal when it was created in 1914. The name came from the counties of Queens and Kings, of which it was composed.
In 1966 most of Albert County and a rural portion of Saint John County were added, and the name was modified to Fundy—Royal. In the 2003 redistribution it lost almost all of Queens County and a large part of Kings County to other ridings; while gaining western Westmorland County instead; so the Royal part of the name was dropped. During this redistribution it was named Fundy which changed to Fundy Royal in 2004.
The riding has been one of the most supportive of the Conservatives in the country, returning a member of that party or its predecessors in every election except for 1993 when Paul Zed won (Zed now represents the riding of Saint John). Another member, John Herron, switched to the Liberals in 2003 but was defeated in the 2004 federal election.
Members
- Hugh Havelock McLean, Unionist (1917-1921)
- George B. Jones, Conservative (1921-1935)
- Alfred J. Brooks, Conservative/P.C. (1935-1960)
- Hugh John Flemming, P.C. (1960-1962)
- Gordon Fairweather, P.C. (1962-1977)
- vacant (1977-1978)
- Bob Corbett, P.C. (1978-1993)
- Paul Zed, Liberal (1993-1997)
- John Herron, P.C./Liberal (1997-2004)
- Rob Moore, Conservative (2004-present)