Fredericton South-Silverwood

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Fredericton South-Silverwood
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created2023
First contested 2024
Demographics
Census division(s) York
Census subdivision(s) Fredericton

Fredericton South-Silverwood (French : Fredericton-Sud-Silverwood) is an upcoming provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. It was created when the Fredericton South district was split into two, creating this district and Fredericton-Lincoln. It will first be contested during the 2024 New Brunswick general election. [1]

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Fredericton South-Silverwood was proposed in 2022 and created in 2023, though it received opposing reactions from residents and members of the Green Party. [2] [3] [4]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Fredericton South
61st  2024–TBD   TBD TBD

Election results

2024 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Susan Holt
Green Simon Ouellette
This district was created by splitting Fredericton South, which elected a Green Party member in the previous election, into two new districts. David Coon was the incumbent from Fredericton South, and will be running in the other district, Fredericton-Lincoln.

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References

  1. Rudderham, Hannah (October 5, 2023). "Liberal Leader Susan Holt says she'll run in Fredericton South-Silverwood". CBC News . Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  2. Lothian, Robert (December 13, 2022). "Officials unhappy with proposed boundary changes to Fredericton's provincial ridings". Global News . Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. Poitras, Jacques (March 13, 2023). "Commission sticks with plan to split Green leader's riding on new election map". CBC News . Yahoo News. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  4. Poitras, Jacques (September 11, 2023). "Coon's riding pick means no election showdown with Holt". CBC News . Retrieved April 4, 2024.