Fundy Royal Explained

Province:New Brunswick
Coordinates:45.789°N -65.27°W
Fed-Status:active
Fed-District-Number:13004
Fed-Created:1914
Fed-Election-First:1917
Fed-Election-Last:2021
Fed-Rep:Rob Moore
Fed-Rep-Party:Conservative
Fed-Rep-Party-Link:Conservative
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Census-Date:2016
Demo-Pop:79943
Demo-Electors:64992
Demo-Electors-Date:2019
Demo-Area:7686
Demo-Cd:Albert, Kings, Queens, Saint John, Westmorland
Demo-Csd:Alma, Alma, Brunswick, Cardwell, Elgin, Hammond, Harvey, Havelock, Hillsborough, Hillsborough (parish), Hopewell, Moncton (parish), Valley Waters, Norton (parish), Quispamsis, Riverside-Albert, Riverview, Saint Martins, Salisbury (parish), Simonds, Fundy-St. Martins, Sussex, Sussex (parish), Sussex Corner, Hampton, Coverdale, Salisbury, Kingston, Fundy-St. Martins, Three Rivers, Waterford, Waterborough, Westfield

Fundy Royal (formerly known as Royal from 1914 to 1966, Fundy—Royal from 1966 to 2003, and Fundy in 2003–2004) is a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917.

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, Fundy-St. Martins, Three Rivers, Salisbury and part of Riverview. Also included are the area around Loch Lomond east of Saint John, and the Kingston Peninsula.

The neighbouring ridings are Saint John—Rothesay, New Brunswick Southwest, Fredericton, Miramichi—Grand Lake, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Beauséjour.

History

The riding of "Royal" was created in 1914. The name came from the counties of Queens and Kings, of which it was composed.

In 1966, Royal riding was amalgamated with most of Albert County and a rural portion of Saint John County into a new riding, "Fundy—Royal". One parish in Queens county was reapportioned into York—Sunbury at this time. 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. The riding was renamed "Fundy". This name was changed to "Fundy Royal" in 2004. As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will gain territories from Beauséjour, Saint John and New Brunswick Southwest, and lose a small territory to the new riding of Saint John—Rothesay.

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 the 1993 election when Liberal Paul Zed won and the 2015 election when Liberal Alaina Lockhart won.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Canadian census; 2013 representation[2] [3]

Ethnic groups: 97.1% White, 1.2% Aboriginal
Languages: 94.4% English, 4.6% French
Religions: 80.1% Christian (26.2% Catholic, 18.1% Baptist, 11.5% Anglican, 10.8% United Church, 2.7% Pentecostal, 1.3% Presbyterian, 9.5% Other), 19.4% No religion
Median income (2010): $30,151
Average income (2010): $37,853

Riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ address HQ cityGreen Party of CanadaFundy Royal Green Party AssociationStephanie Coburn454 Main StreetSussexConservative Party of CanadaFundy Royal Conservative AssociationJanice Buck11 Barrett RoadAlmaLiberal Party of CanadaFundy Royal Federal Liberal AssociationDavid Lutz14 Everett StreetHamptonNew Democratic PartyFundy Royal NDP Riding AssociationEdward R. Shedd1709 845 RouteClifton Royal

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Fundy Royal

2021 federal election redistributed results[4]
PartyVote%
 18,120 46.33
 10,008 25.59
 5,672 14.50
 3,357 8.58
 1,956 5.01

This riding gained territory from Beauséjour, Saint John and New Brunswick Southwest, and lost a small amount of territory to Saint John—Rothesay.

2011 federal election redistributed results[5]
PartyVote%
 22,821 57.96
 10,578 26.87
 4,109 10.44
 1,859 4.72
 Others 7 0.02

Fundy

2000 federal election redistributed results
PartyVote%
 12,380 37.62
 9,698 29.47
 8,444 25.66
 2,370 7.20
 Others 19 0.06

Royal

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References

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External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Notes and References

  1. [#2011fed|Statistics Canada]
  2. Web site: Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile. May 8, 2013.
  3. Web site: Statistics Canada: 2011 National Household Survey Profile. May 8, 2013.
  4. Web site: Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders. 9 April 2024. Elections Canada.
  5. http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1862 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections