Portland-Simonds

Portland-Simonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was originally created for the 1995 provincial election as Saint John Portland and its boundaries were altered slightly in 2006. It in the 2013 redrawing of boundaries its boundaries were moved significantly southward into territory previously part of Saint John East; though the boundaries commission did not recommend a name change, a committee of the legislative assembly later voted to change the name to Portland-Simonds.[2]

Portland-Simonds
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Portland-Simonds (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Trevor Holder
Progressive Conservative
District created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)17,032[1]
Electors (2013)11,175[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Saint John Portland
Riding created from Saint John North and Saint John Park
53rd  1995–1999     Leo McAdam Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
Portland-Simonds
58th  2014–Present     Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative

Election results

Portland-Simonds
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder3,16853.3
LiberalJohn MacKenzie1,70328.6
New DemocraticKim Blue4497.6
GreenSheila Croteau4357.3
IndependentArtie Watson1913.2
Total valid votes 5,946100.0  
Total rejected ballots 30
Turnout 5,97654.53
Eligible voters 10,959
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor A. Holder2,78248.90-1.28
LiberalMichael Butler1,90533.49-1.88
New DemocraticTony Sekulich74313.06+3.23
GreenSheila Croteau2594.55+1.31
Total valid votes 5,689100.0  
Total rejected ballots 160.28
Turnout 5,70551.43
Eligible voters 11,093
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +0.30
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

Saint John Portland
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Arthur Holder2,92550.18+0.21
LiberalDan Joyce2,06235.37-9.96
New DemocraticJeremy Higgins5739.83+5.13
GreenStefan Warner1893.24–
People's AllianceLisa Cromwell801.37–
Total valid votes 5,829100.0  
Total rejected ballots 300.51
Turnout 5,85962.31
Eligible voters 9,403
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.08
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder2,98749.97+8.92
LiberalColleen Knudson2,71045.33+6.45
New DemocraticClare Mudge2814.70-15.37
Total valid votes 5,978100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.24
[5]
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder2,43641.05-18.56
LiberalColleen Knudson2,30738.88+12.53
New DemocraticMary Arseneau1,19120.07+6.74
Total valid votes 5,934100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.54
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder3,77359.61+25.98
LiberalLeo McAdam1,66826.35-12.74
New DemocraticPam F. Coates84413.33-10.66
Natural LawMiville Couture450.71–
Total valid votes 6,330100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.36
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLeo McAdam2,45439.06
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder2,11333.63
New DemocraticGreg Barry1,50723.99
Confederation of RegionsTerry Van Duzee2093.33
Total valid votes 6,283100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing  
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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. http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2014.06.0713.html
  3. Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  4. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.


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