Fredericton-York

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Fredericton-York
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Fredericton-York (2014-).png
The riding of Fredericton-York in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The parts of the riding within Fredericton are gold, the balance of the riding is red.
Coordinates: 46°06′32″N66°44′24″W / 46.109°N 66.740°W / 46.109; -66.740
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Ryan Cullins
Progressive Conservative
District created 2013
First contested 2014
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,552
Electors (2013)11,124
Census division(s) York
Census subdivision(s) Douglas, Fredericton, Nashwaak

Fredericton-York 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 from portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and York North.

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The district includes a band of the City of Fredericton along its northern and northwesternmost edges as well as surrounding parts of York County, including Douglas, Nashwaak and the Nashwaak River Valley. It was initially to be named Fredericton-Stanley but its name was revised to Fredericton-York in the commission's amended final report. [1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from York North, Fredericton-Nashwaaksis
and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
58th  2014–2018   Kirk MacDonald Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–2020   Rick DeSaulniers People's Alliance
60th  2020–Present   Ryan Cullins Progressive Conservative

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ryan Cullins 3,73042.41+11.53
Green Melissa Fraser2,11023.99+8.50
People's Alliance Rick DeSaulniers 1,99122.64-11.09
Liberal Randy McKeen8729.91-8.46
New Democratic Steven J. LaForest680.77-0.38
KISS Gerard Bourque240.27-0.11
Total valid votes8,795100.0
Total rejected ballots360.41
Turnout8,83170.41
Eligible voters12,542
Progressive Conservative gain from People's Alliance Swing +1.52
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's Alliance Rick DeSaulniers 3,03333.73+29.08
Progressive Conservative Kirk MacDonald 2,77730.88-4.54
Liberal Amber Bishop1,65218.37-10.65
Green Amanda Wildeman1,39315.49+8.34
New Democratic Evelyne Godfrey1031.15-19.65
KISS Sandra Bourque340.38--
Total valid votes8,992100.0
Total rejected ballots180.20-0.08
Turnout9,01071.00+4.29
Eligible voters12,690
People's Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +16.81
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Kirk Douglas MacDonald 2,88735.43
Liberal Randy McKeen2,36529.02
New Democratic Sharon Scott-Levesque1,69520.80
Green Dorothy Diamond5837.15
People's Alliance Rick Wilkins3794.65
Independent Gerald Bourque2402.95
Total valid votes8,149100.0
Total rejected ballots230.28
Turnout8,17266.71
Eligible voters12,250
This riding was created from parts of York North, Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, all three elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Kirk MacDonald was the incumbent from York North.
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]

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References

  1. "Amended Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission 2013" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission. p. 12. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.