Fundy Royal

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—Kennebecasis, Saint John—St. Croix, Fredericton—Oromocto, Miramichi—Grand Lake, Moncton—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.

Following the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, the riding united Town of Riverview into the riding, taking parts from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, while losing Waterborough to Miramichi—Grand Lake and Quispamsis to Saint John—Kennebecasis.

Demographics

According to the 2021 Canadian census; 2023 representation^[3]

Racial groups: 94.6% White, 2.3% Indigenous
Languages: 93.0% English, 5.9% French
Religions: 61.4% Christian (18.7% Catholic, 13.3% Baptist, 7.8% Anglican, 7.2% United Church, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.1% Methodist, 11.4% Other), 37.4% No religion
Median income (2020): $38,800
Average income (2020): $45,800

Riding associations

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

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:

Election results

Fundy Royal

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

Fundy

See also

• List of Canadian electoral districts
• Historical federal electoral districts of Canada

References

Notes

1. ^ Statistics Canada: 2011
2. ^ "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6". Government of Canada. April 22, 2025. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
3. ^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population". August 2, 2024.
4. ^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders". Elections Canada. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
5. ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

• Fundy-Royal 1966-2003
• Fundy 2003-2004
• Fundy Royal 2004-present
• Fundy Royal NDP Blog