Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent

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Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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The riding of Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Benoît Bourque
Liberal
District created2023
First contested 2024

Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. It is the successor to Kent South, while also taking northern parts of Shediac Bay-Dieppe and southern portions of Kent North.

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History

It was created in 2023 and will be first contested in the 2024 New Brunswick general election. The riding covers the municipalities of Grand-Bouctouche and Beausoleil, while also including large southern portions of both Five Rivers and the Kent Rural District. [1]

Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent Roads Map.png
Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election Results

2024 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Benoît Bourque 5,79464.56+8.76
Progressive Conservative Ann Bastarache1,75919.60-10.2
Green Bernadette Morin1,22013.59+4.09
Consensus NBLenny O'Brien1121.25
Libertarian Eddy Richard901.00
Total votes8,975100.0  
Liberal hold Swing
2020 provincial election redistributed results [2]
Party %
  Liberal 55.8
  Progressive Conservative 29.8
  Green 9.5
  People's Alliance 2.6
  New Democratic Party 2.2

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References

  1. "13 - Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent" (PDF). www2.gnb.ca.
  2. "Beausoleil—Grand-Bouctouche—Kent". 338Canada. Retrieved 30 September 2024.