Fredericton-Grand Lake

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Fredericton-Grand Lake
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Fredericton-Grand Lake (2023-).png
The riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Coordinates: 46°04′01″N66°10′05″W / 46.067°N 66.168°W / 46.067; -66.168
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Kris Austin
Progressive Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2014
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2011)15,201
Electors (2013)11,509
Census division(s) Sunbury, York, Queens
Census subdivision(s) Fredericton, Maugerville, Noonan

Fredericton-Grand Lake (French : Fredericton-Grand Lac) 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.

Contents

The district includes the northeastern part of the City of Fredericton (most of Marysville and all of Barkers Point), the communities surrounding Grand Lake, and points in between including Noonan and Maugerville.

Fredericton-Grand Lake (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Fredericton-Grand Lake Roads Map.png
Fredericton-Grand Lake (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Grand Lake-Gagetown
and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
58th  2014–2018   Pam Lynch Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–2020   Kris Austin People's Alliance
60th  2020–2022
 2022–2024   Progressive Conservative
61st  2024–Present

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results [1]
Party %
  People's Alliance 44.8
  Progressive Conservative 31.3
  Green 13.4
  Liberal 9.2
  New Democratic 1.0
2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's Alliance Kris Austin 3,75946.42-8.16
Progressive Conservative Roy Wiggins2,47930.62+2.95
Green Ken Washburn1,00512.41+7.04
Liberal Eldon Hunter7499.25-1.61
New Democratic Greg Cook871.07-0.22
KISS Grenville Woollacott180.22+0.01
Total valid votes8,09799.69
Total rejected ballots250.31
Turnout8,12270.17
Eligible voters11,575
People's Alliance hold Swing -5.56
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's Alliance Kris Austin 4,79954.58+25.79
Progressive Conservative Pam Lynch 2,43327.67-1.12
Liberal Wendy Tremblay95510.86-17.05
Green Dan Weston4725.37+1.08
New Democratic Glenna Hanley1141.29-9.24
KISS Gerald Bourque190.21--
Total valid votes8,792100.0  
Total rejected ballots10
Turnout8,80275.08
Eligible voters11,724
People's Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.5
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Pam Lynch 2,40328.79
People's Alliance Kris Austin 2,37728.48
Liberal Sheri Shannon2,33027.91
New Democratic Bronwen Mosher87910.53
Green Dan Weston3584.29
Total valid votes8,347100.0  
Total rejected ballots160.19
Turnout8,36370.66
Eligible voters11,835
Voting results declared after judicial recount.
This riding was created from parts of Grand Lake-Gagetown and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Pam Lynch was the incumbent from Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak.
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]

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References

  1. "Fredericton-Grand Lake". 338Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Provincial Election Results". Elections New Brunswick.