Chatham (electoral district)

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Chatham
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Chatham was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Northumberland in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Northumberland
48th  1974–1978   Frank Kane Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987   Frank McKenna Liberal
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Miramichi-Bay du Vin

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank McKenna 3,14755.30-22.97
Confederation of Regions Jim West1,56327.46
Progressive Conservative Richard Hilchey59810.51-7.05
New Democratic Wera Baldwin3836.73+2.56
Total valid votes5,691100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -25.22
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank McKenna 4,65378.27+33.04
Progressive Conservative Leon Bremner1,04417.56-26.27
New Democratic Patricia Marie Clancy2484.17-6.77
Total valid votes5,945100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +29.66
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank McKenna 2,61845.23-9.68
Progressive Conservative John J. Barry2,53743.83+5.86
New Democratic John T. McLaughlin63310.94+3.81
Total valid votes5,788100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -7.77
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Frank E. Kane 2,92054.91+5.80
Progressive Conservative Greg Barry2,01937.97-6.31
New Democratic Lloyd Vienneau3797.13+0.52
Total valid votes5,318100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.06
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Frank E. Kane 2,51349.11
Progressive Conservative Robert Martin2,26644.28
New Democratic J.A. Richardson3386.61
Total valid votes5,117100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election, with Frank Kane being one of five incumbents.

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