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, New Brunswick Southwest, Miramichi—Grand Lake, Beauséjour, Moncton—Dieppe (in New Brunswick), and Cumberland—Colchester (in Nova Scotia).
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
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:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityConservative Party of CanadaFundy Royal Conservative AssociationRodney WestonFundy-St. MartinsGreen Party of CanadaFundy Royal Green Party AssociationRyan James Alexander CarrSaint JohnLiberal Party of CanadaFundy Royal Federal Liberal AssociationJohn KelleyQuispamsisNew Democratic PartyFundy Royal Federal NDP Riding AssociationJosh FloydSaint John
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Election results
Fundy Royal
2021 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Conservative 18,120 46.33 Liberal 10,008 25.59 New Democratic 5,672 14.50 People's 3,357 8.58 Green 1,956 5.01 Total valid votes 39,113 99.49 Rejected ballots 201 0.51 Registered voters/ estimated turnout 59,594 65.97
This riding gained territory from Beauséjour, Saint John and New Brunswick Southwest, and lost a small amount of territory to Saint John—Rothesay.
2011 federal election redistributed resultsPundits' Guide to Canadian Elections Party Vote % Conservative 22,821 57.96 New Democratic 10,578 26.87 Liberal 4,109 10.44 Green 1,859 4.72 Others 7 0.02
Fundy
2000 federal election redistributed results Party Vote % Progressive Conservative 12,380 37.62 Liberal 9,698 29.47 Alliance 8,444 25.66 New Democratic 2,370 7.20 Others 19 0.06
Fundy—Royal
Royal
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Notes
External links Riding history from the Library of Parliament: Fundy-Royal 1966-2003 Fundy 2003-2004 Fundy Royal 2004-present Fundy Royal NDP Blog