Fredericton South (electoral district)

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Fredericton South
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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The riding of Fredericton South in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The riding is red, other parts of the city of Fredericton are gold.
Coordinates: 45°57′11″N66°38′49″W / 45.953°N 66.647°W / 45.953; -66.647
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 2013
First contested 2014
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,380 [1]
Electors (2013)11,178 [2]
Census division(s) York
Census subdivision(s) Fredericton

Fredericton South (French : Fredericton-Sud) was 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 by combining portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Lincoln and Fredericton-Silverwood.

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The district included the downtown and uptown areas of the southside of the City of Fredericton, including Fredericton City Hall, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, the University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University.

Green Party leader David Coon was elected MLA in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2020.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Fredericton-Silverwood
and Fredericton-Lincoln
58th  2014–2018   David Coon Green
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024
Riding abolished into Fredericton-Lincoln
and Fredericton South-Silverwood

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Coon 4,21354.01-2.70
Progressive Conservative Brian MacKinnon2,34230.02+16.71
Liberal Nicole Picot89511.47-8.91
People's Alliance Wendell Betts2343.00-4.83
New Democratic Geoffrey Noseworthy1171.50-0.25
Total valid votes7,80199.77
Total rejected ballots180.23
Turnout7,81971.04
Eligible voters11,006
Green hold Swing -9.71
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Green David Coon 4,27356.31+25.63
Liberal Susan Holt 1,52520.10-1.52
Progressive Conservative Scott Smith1,04213.73-12.44
People's Alliance Bonnie Clark6168.12--
New Democratic Chris Durrant1321.74-18.04
Total valid votes7,588100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Green hold Swing +13.58
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Green David Coon 2,27230.68
Progressive Conservative Craig Leonard 1,93826.17
Liberal Roy Wiggins1,60121.62
New Democratic Kelly Lamrock 1,46519.78
Independent Courtney Mills1301.76
Total valid votes7,406100.0  
Total rejected ballots180.24
Turnout7,42471.27
Eligible voters10,417
This district was created from parts of Fredericton-Silverwood and Fredericton-Lincoln, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Craig Leonard was the incumbent from Fredericton-Lincoln.
Source: Elections New Brunswick, [3] CBC News [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Fredericton South - New Brunswick Votes 2014 - Ridings". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.


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