# Victoria—Carleton

Victoria—Carleton was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.
This riding was created in 1914 from Carleton and Victoria ridings. It was first used in the Canadian federal election of 1917. It was abolished in 1966 when it was redistributed into Carleton—Charlotte and Madawaska—Victoria ridings.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of the House of Commons of Canada:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Victoria—Carleton Riding created from Carleton and Victoria |||||
| 13th | 1917–1919 | Frank Broadstreet Carvell | Government (Unionist) |
| 13th | 1919–1921 | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | United Farmers |
| 14th | 1921–1925 | Thomas Wakem Caldwell | Progressive |
| 15th | 1925–1926 | James Kidd Flemming | Conservative |
| 16th | 1926–1927 | James Kidd Flemming | Conservative |
| 16th | 1927–1930 | Albion Roudolph Foster | Liberal |
| 17th | 1930–1935 | Benjamin Franklin Smith | Conservative |
| 18th | 1935–1940 | Jack Patterson | Liberal |
| 19th | 1940–1945 | Heber Harold Hatfield | National Government |
| 20th | 1945–1949 | Heber Harold Hatfield | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1949–1952 | Heber Harold Hatfield | Progressive Conservative |
| 21st | 1952–1953 | Gage Montgomery | Progressive Conservative |
| 22nd | 1953–1957 | Gage Montgomery | Progressive Conservative |
| 23rd | 1957–1958 | Gage Montgomery | Progressive Conservative |
| 24th | 1958–1962 | Gage Montgomery | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1962–1963 | Hugh John Flemming | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1963–1965 | Hugh John Flemming | Progressive Conservative |
| 27th | 1965–1968 | Hugh John Flemming | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Carleton—Charlotte and Madawaska—Victoria |||||

## Election results

1965 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 9,462 | 57.3 | -1.7 |
| Liberal | Paul Maddox | 6,388 | 38.7 | +2.1 |
| Social Credit | Arnold Slaney | 352 | 2.1 | -2.4 |
| New Democratic | Ernest Hallett | 298 | 1.8 | * |
1963 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 10,572 | 59.0 | +1.7 |
| Liberal | Michael Francis McCluskey | 6,533 | 36.5 | +2.3 |
| Social Credit | Arnold Slaney | 811 | 4.5 | -4.0 |
1962 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 10,439 | 57.3 | -2.7 |
| Liberal | Samuel Bishop | 6,235 | 34.2 | -2.2 |
| Social Credit | Alyce Patterson | 1,547 | 8.5 | +4.8 |
1958 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 10,692 | 60.0 | +1.8 |
| Liberal | Vernon Briggs | 6,483 | 36.4 | +0.2 |
| Social Credit | Robert Craig | 651 | 3.7 | -1.9 |
1957 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 9,843 | 58.2 | +9.1 |
| Liberal | Raymond Jones | 6,115 | 36.2 | -9.2 |
| Social Credit | Ike Jones | 944 | 5.6 | +0.2 |
1953 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 8,445 | 49.1 | -7.8 |
| Liberal | Hugh Tait | 7,809 | 45.4 | +2.3 |
| Social Credit | George McLean | 931 | 5.4 | * |
Canadian federal by-election, May 26, 1952 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Gage Montgomery | 9,440 | 56.9 | +1.9 |
| | Liberal | Hugh Tait | 7,140 | 43.1 | -1.9 |
1949 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Heber Harold Hatfield | 10,429 | 55.0 | +0.5 |
| | Liberal | Daniel Raymond Bishop | 8,539 | 45.0 | +3.5 |
1945 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Progressive Conservative | Heber Harold Hatfield | 9,365 | 54.5 | +2.2 |
| Liberal | Roy Frederick Smith | 7,132 | 41.5 | -6.2 |
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Murray O'Regan | 689 | 4.0 | * |
1940 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Government | Heber Harold Hatfield | 7,974 | 52.3 | +11.5 |
| | Liberal | Michael Francis McCluskey | 7,283 | 47.7 | -0.1 |
1935 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Liberal | Jack Patterson | 7,500 | 47.8 | +7.7 |
| Conservative | Hugh John Flemming | 6,405 | 40.8 | -19.1 |
| Reconstruction | William Earle | 1,791 | 11.4 | * |
1930 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Franklin Smith | 8,628 | 59.9 | +6.1 |
| | Liberal | Albion Foster | 5,776 | 40.1 | -6.1 |
By-election on June 16, 1927 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Albion Foster | accl. |
1926 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | James Kidd Flemming | 7,865 | 53.8 | -3.8 |
| | Liberal | Albion Foster | 6,764 | 46.2 | +4.5 |
1925 Canadian federal election :
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Conservative | James Kidd Flemming | 8,426 | 57.6 | +12.1 |
| Liberal–Progressive | Thomas Caldwell | 6,101 | 41.7 | -12.8 |
| Independent | Minnie Adney | 84 | 0.7 | |
1921 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive | Thomas Caldwell | 6,413 | 54.5 |
| | Conservative | Benjamin Franklin Smith | 5,361 | 45.5 |
Canadian federal by-election, October 17, 1919 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | United Farmers | Thomas Caldwell | 6,500 | 68.7 |
| | Unknown | Weldon Melville | 2,956 | 31.3 |
1917 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Government (Unionist) | Frank Carvell | acclaimed |