Fredericton-York
Fredericton-York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries from portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and York North.
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.png) The riding of Fredericton-York in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The parts of the riding within Fredericton are gold, the balance of the riding is red. | |||
| Coordinates: | 46.109°N 66.740°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | ||
| MLA |
People's Alliance | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2014 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 15,552 | ||
| Electors (2013) | 11,124 | ||
| Census divisions | York | ||
| Census subdivisions | Douglas, Fredericton, Stanley | ||
The district includes a band of the City of Fredericton along its northern and northwesternmost edges as well as surrounding parts of York County, including Douglas, Stanley and the Nashwaak River Valley. It was initially to be named Fredericton-Stanley but its name was revised to Fredericton-York in the Commission's amended final report.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Riding created from York North, Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak |
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| 58th | 2014–2018 | Kirk MacDonald | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2018–Present | Rick DeSaulniers | People's Alliance | |
Election results
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| People's Alliance | Rick DeSaulniers | 3,033 | 33.7 | +29.0 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kirk MacDonald | 2,777 | 30.9 | -4.5 | ||||
| Liberal | Amber Bishop | 1,652 | 18.4 | -10.6 | ||||
| Green | Amanda Wildeman | 1,393 | 15.5 | +8.3 | ||||
| New Democratic | Evelyne Godfrey | 103 | 1.1 | -19.7 | ||||
| KISS | Sandra Bourque | 34 | 0.3 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,992 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 18 | |||||||
| Turnout | 9,010 | 72.40% | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,444 | |||||||
| People's Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +16.8 | ||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kirk Douglas MacDonald | 2,887 | 35.43 | |||||
| Liberal | Randy McKeen | 2,365 | 29.02 | |||||
| New Democratic | Sharon Scott-Levesque | 1,695 | 20.80 | |||||
| Green | Dorothy Diamond | 583 | 7.15 | |||||
| People's Alliance | Rick Wilkins | 379 | 4.65 | |||||
| Independent | Gerald Bourque | 240 | 2.95 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 8,149 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,172 | 67.96 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,024 | |||||||
| This riding was created from parts of York North, Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, all three elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Kirk MacDonald was the incumbent from York North. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[2] | ||||||||
References
- "Amended Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission 2013" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission. p. 12. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.
External links
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