Fundy Royal
Federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
New Brunswick electoral district | |||
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Coordinates: | 45.789°N 65.270°W / 45.789; -65.270 | ||
Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Conservative | ||
District created | 1914 | ||
First contested | 1917 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2016)[1] | 79,943 | ||
Electors (2019) | 64,992 | ||
Area (km²)[1] | 7,686 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 10.4 | ||
Census division(s) | Albert, Kings, Queens, Saint John, Westmorland | ||
Census subdivision(s) | 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 |
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.