# Victoria (New Brunswick federal electoral district)

Victoria was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917.
It was created by the British North America Act 1867, and was re-distributed in 1914 into Restigouche—Madawaska and Victoria—Carleton ridings.
The riding's boundaries were the same as those of Victoria County, New Brunswick, and were not adjusted during the period that the riding existed.

## Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Victoria |||||
| 1st | 1867–1872 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 2nd | 1872–1874 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 3rd | 1874–1878 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 4th | 1878–1882 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 5th | 1882–1887 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 6th | 1887–1891 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 7th | 1891–1896 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 8th | 1896–1900 | John Costigan | Liberal–Conservative |
| 9th | 1900–1904 | John Costigan | Liberal |
| 10th | 1904–1907 | John Costigan | Liberal |
| 10th | 1907–1908 | Pius Michaud | Liberal |
| 11th | 1908–1911 | Pius Michaud | Liberal |
| 12th | 1911–1917 | Pius Michaud | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Victoria—Carleton and Restigouche—Madawaska |||||

## Electoral history

vte1867 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 778 | 57.93 |
| | Unknown | William Blackwood Beveridge | 549 | 40.88 |
| | Unknown | James Workman | 16 | 1.19 |
| | Unknown | James Tibbetts | 0 | 0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,343 | 83.52 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 1,608 |
| Source: 1867 Return of the Elections to House of Commons |||||||
1872 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,141 |
| | Unknown | H. Bossé | 279 |
| Source: Canadian Elections Database |||||||
vte1874 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 868 |
| | Unknown | F.-X. Bernier | 429 |
| Source: lop.parl.ca |||||||
vte1878 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 831 |
| | Unknown | F.-X. Bernier | 368 |
vte1882 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | acclaimed |
vte1887 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,286 |
| | Liberal | L. Theriault | 978 |
vte1891 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,427 |
| | Liberal | Thomas Lawson | 732 |
vte1896 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal–Conservative | John Costigan | 1,864 |
| | Liberal | Fred Laforest | 1,318 |
vte1900 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Costigan | acclaimed |
vte1904 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | John Costigan | 2,176 |
| | Conservative | Judson C. Manzer | 988 |
vteCanadian federal by-election, 15 January 1907 Due to John Costigan's call to the Senate :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pius Michaud | acclaimed |
vte1908 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pius Michaud | 2,611 |
| | Conservative | Clarence A. Kirkpatrick | 728 |
vte1911 Canadian federal election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Liberal | Pius Michaud | 3,059 |
| | Conservative | Maximilien Dominic Cormier | 1,111 |