# Carleton (New Brunswick provincial electoral district, 1834–1974)

Carleton was an electoral district that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (now a province of Canada) from 1824 to 1974. Its boundaries were those of Carleton County and the number of members it returned varied over the years.
It was abolished in the 1973 electoral redistribution when the province moved to single member districts; at the time it elected three members and it was split into three single member districts: Carleton North, Carleton Centre and Carleton South.
During its time, three premiers represented the riding: James Kidd Flemming, Hugh John Flemming and Richard Hatfield.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| Riding created from York |||||||||||
| 11th | 1835 – 1837 | Jeremiah M. Connell | Ind. | George Morehouse | Ind. |
| 12th | 1837 – 1842 | Jeremiah M. Connell | Ind. | Bartholomew C. Beardsley | Ind. |
| 13th | 1843 – 1846 | Jeremiah M. Connell | Ind. | Charles Perley | Ind. |
| 14th | 1847 – 1850 | Charles Connell | Ind. | James Tibbits | Ind. |
| 15th | 1851 – 1854 | Charles Connell | Ind. | Horace H. Beardsley | Ind. |
| 16th | 1854 – 1856 | Charles Connell | Ind. | Richard English | Ind. |
| 17th | 1856 – 1857 | Charles Connell | Ind. | Charles Perley | Ind. |
| 18th | 1857 – 1861 | Charles Connell | Ind. | Charles Perley | Ind. |
| 19th | 1862 – 1865 | David Munro | Ind. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 20th | 1865 – 1866 | Charles Connell | Ind. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 21st | 1866 – 1867 | Charles Connell | Ind. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 21st | 1867 – 1868 | James Hartley | Ind. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 21st | 1868 – 1870 | George W. White | Cons. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 22nd | 1870 – 1874 | George W. White | Cons. | William Lindsay | Lib. |
| 23rd | 1875 – 1878 | John S. Leighton | Lib. | Randolph K. Jones | Ind. |
| 24th | 1879 – 1882 | John S. Leighton | Lib. | George W. White | Cons. |
| 25th | 1883 – 1886 | John S. Leighton | Lib. | George W. White | Cons. |
| 26th | 1886 – 1890 | George R. Ketchum | Lib. | Marcus C. Atkinson | Lib.-Con. |
| 27th | 1890 – 1892 | George R. Ketchum | Lib. | Marcus C. Atkinson | Lib.-Con. |
| 28th | 1892 – 1895 | Henry A. Connell | Ind. | J.T. Allan Dibblee | Lib.-Con. |
| 28th | 1895 | Marcus C. Atkinson | Lib.-Con. | J.T. Allan Dibblee | Lib.-Con. |
| 29th | 1896 – 1899 | Hugh H. McCain | Lib. | J.T. Allan Dibblee | Lib.-Con. | Charles L. Smith | Lib. |
| 30th | 1899 – 1900 | Hugh H. McCain | Lib. | Frank B. Carvell | Lib. | Charles L. Smith | Lib. |
| 30th | 1900 – 1903 | Hugh H. McCain | Lib. | James K. Flemming | Cons. | Stephen B. Appleby | Lib. |
| 31st | 1903 – 1908 | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. | James K. Flemming | Cons. | Wendell P. Jones | Lib. |
| 32nd | 1908 | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. | James K. Flemming | Cons. | Donald Munro | Ind. |
| 32nd | 1908 – 1912 | George W. Upham | Ind. | James K. Flemming | Cons. | Donald Munro | Ind. |
| 33rd | 1912 – 1915 | George L. White | Cons. | James K. Flemming | Cons. | Donald Munro | Ind. |
| 33rd | 1915 – 1916 | George L. White | Cons. | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. | Donald Munro | Ind. |
| 33rd | 1916 – 1917 | George L. White | Cons. | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. | William S. Sutton | Cons. |
| 34th | 1917 – 1920 | George L. White | Cons. | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. | William S. Sutton | Cons. |
| 35th | 1921 – 1925 | Fred W. Smith | UF | Rennie K. Tracey | UF | Samuel J. Burlock | UF |
| 36th | 1925 – 1930 | Fred C. Squires | Cons. | Edwin W. Melville | Cons. | Benjamin F. Smith | Cons. |
| 37th | 1931 – 1935 | Fred C. Squires | Cons. | Edwin W. Melville | Cons. | Gladstone W. Perry | Cons. |
| 38th | 1935 – 1939 | Fred C. Squires | Cons. | Edwin W. Melville | Cons. | Gladstone W. Perry | Cons. |
| 39th | 1939 – 1944 | Fred C. Squires | Cons. | Edwin W. Melville | Cons. | Gladstone W. Perry | Cons. |
| 40th | 1944 – 1948 | Fred C. Squires | PC | Hugh J. Flemming | PC | Gladstone W. Perry | PC |
| 41st | 1948 – 1952 | John (Jock) Fraser | Lib. | Hugh J. Flemming | PC | Gladstone W. Perry | PC |
| 42nd | 1952 – 1956 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Hugh J. Flemming | PC | Harrison C. Monteith | PC |
| 43rd | 1957 – 1960 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Hugh J. Flemming | PC | Harrison C. Monteith | PC |
| 44th | 1960 – 1961 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Hugh J. Flemming | PC | A. Edison Stairs | PC |
| 44th | 1961 – 1963 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Richard B. Hatfield | PC | A. Edison Stairs | PC |
| 45th | 1963 – 1967 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Richard B. Hatfield | PC | A. Edison Stairs | PC |
| 46th | 1967 – 1970 | Fred A. McCain | PC | Richard B. Hatfield | PC | A. Edison Stairs | PC |
| 47th | 1970 – 1974 | Charles Gallagher | PC | Richard B. Hatfield | PC | A. Edison Stairs | PC |
| Riding dissolved into Carleton Centre, Carleton North and Carleton South |||||||||||

## Election results

1970 New Brunswick general election :
| Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Progressive Conservative | Richard B. Hatfield | 6,695 | Y |
| Progressive Conservative | Charles Gallagher | 6,104 | Y |
| Progressive Conservative | Edison Stairs | 5,881 | Y |
| Liberal | James E. Patterson | 2,711 | |
| Liberal | Charles E. Russell | 2,528 | |
| Liberal | Robert Caines | 2,523 | |
| New Democratic | Barry Morrison | 208 | |
| New Democratic | James Wallace, Jr. | 164 | |
| New Democratic | Samo Stehlik | 145 | |
1967 New Brunswick general election :
| Candidate | Votes | Elected |
| Progressive Conservative | Richard B. Hatfield | 5,907 | Y |
| Progressive Conservative | Fred A. McCain | 5,581 | Y |
| Progressive Conservative | Edison Stairs | 5,536 | Y |
| Liberal | Robert R. "Bob" McCain | 4,559 | |
| Liberal | Hugh Tait | 4,059 | |
| Liberal | Christine Young | 3,702 | |