Grand Lake-Gagetown

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Grand Lake-Gagetown
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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Coordinates: 46°07′48″N66°06′07″W / 46.130°N 66.102°W / 46.130; -66.102
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 2006
District abolished 2013
First contested 2006
Last contested 2010
Demographics
Population (2001)12,442
Electors 9,894
Census division(s) Kent County, Sunbury County, Queens County
Census subdivision(s) Village of Chipman, Arcadia, Village of Minto, Parish of Cambridge, Parish of Gagetown, Parish of Hampstead, Parish of Johnston, Parish of Wickham

Grand Lake-Gagetown was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Ross Wetmore.

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History

It was created in 2006 from parts of Grand Lake and Oromocto-Gagetown. From Grand Lake, it took Chipman, Minto and other communities around the Grand Lake area, however large portions of the districtboth in terms of geographics with large forested areas in the west of the district and in terms of population with suburban areas just outside of Frederictonwere lost to the district of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak. From Oromocto-Gagetown it took all portions of the district north of the Saint John River, including the Village of Gagetown.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Grand Lake and Oromocto-Gagetown
56th  2006–2010   Eugene McGinley Liberal
57th  2010–2014   Ross Wetmore Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Fredericton-Grand Lake and Gagetown-Petitcodiac

Election results

2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ross Wetmore 3,19044.73-0.89
Liberal Barry Armstrong2,11829.70-19.00
People's Alliance Kris Austin 1,41619.85
New Democratic J.R. Magee2343.28-2.40
Green Sandra Burtt1742.44
Total valid votes7,132100.0  
Total rejected ballots420.59
Turnout7,17477.73
Eligible voters9,229
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.06
Source: Elections New Brunswick [1]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eugene McGuinley 3,52448.70
Progressive Conservative Jack Carr 3,30145.62
New Democratic Helen Marie Partridge4115.68
Total valid votes7,236100.0  
Liberal notional gain Swing  

* This was a new district being contested for the first time, being made up in parts from the former districts of Oromocto-Gagetown and Grand Lake. The majority of the district came from Grand Lake, which had been held by the Liberals, while Oromocto-Gagetown had been held by the Progressive Conservatives. McGuinley was the incumbent from Grand Lake.

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References

  1. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.