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Aaron Kennedy
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Kennedy in 2024
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Quispamsis
Assumed office
October 21, 2024
Liberal Aaron Kennedy3,86046.5
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs3,66744.1
Green Andrew Conradi3784.6
New Democratic Alex White3604.3+3.09
Independent David Raymond Amos420.5
Total valid votes8,307
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal gain Swing
Source: Elections New Brunswick [12]
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs4,69156.87+5.52
Liberal Aaron Kennedy2,07825.19-6.41
People's Alliance Keith Porter7959.64+8.13
Green Mark Woolsey4455.40+2.25
New Democratic Ryan Jewkes2392.90-9.50
Total valid votes8248100.0  
Total rejected ballots130.16
Turnout826169.89
Eligible voters11,820
Progressive Conservative notional gain Swing +5.97
Source: Elections New Brunswick [12]

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