Fredericton South (electoral district)

Fredericton South (French: Fredericton-Sud) 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 by combining portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Lincoln and Fredericton-Silverwood.

Fredericton South
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Fredericton South in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The riding is red, other parts of the city of Fredericton are gold.
Coordinates:45.953°N 66.647°W / 45.953; -66.647
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
David Coon
Green
District created2013
First contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)15,380[1]
Electors (2013)11,178[2]
Census divisionsYork
Census subdivisionsFredericton

The district includes the downtown and uptown areas of the southside of the City of Fredericton, including Fredericton City Hall, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, the University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University.

Green Party leader David Coon was elected MLA in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fredericton-Silverwood
and Fredericton-Lincoln
58th  2014–2018     David Coon Green
59th  2018–present

Election results

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenDavid Coon3,69756.7+26.0
LiberalSusan Holt1,32920.4-1.2
Progressive ConservativeScott Smith86813.3-12.9
People's AllianceBonnie Clark5117.8New
New DemocraticChris Durrant1141.7-18.1
Total valid votes 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Green hold Swing +13.6
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
GreenDavid Coon2,27230.68
Progressive ConservativeCraig Leonard1,93826.17
LiberalRoy Wiggins1,60121.62
New DemocraticKelly Lamrock1,46519.78
IndependentCourtney Mills1301.76
Total valid votes 7,406100.0  
Total rejected ballots 180.24
Turnout 7,42471.27
Eligible voters 10,417
This district was created from parts of Fredericton-Silverwood and Fredericton-Lincoln, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Craig Leonard was the incumbent from Fredericton-Lincoln.
Source: Elections New Brunswick,[3] CBC News[4]
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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.
  4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-votes-2014/ridings/fredericton-south-1.2721414


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