Grand Lake (electoral district)

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Grand Lake
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1994
District abolished 2006
First contested 1995
Last contested 2003

Grand Lake was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Queens North, Sunbury and Queens South
53rd  1995–1999   Doug Tyler Liberal
54th  1999–2003   David Jordan Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006   Eugene McGinley Liberal
Riding dissolved into Grand Lake-Gagetown and Petitcodiac

Election results

2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Eugene McGinley 4,37662.09+19.51
Progressive Conservative David Jordan 2,05829.20-20.26
New Democratic David Babineau6148.71+3.67
Total valid votes7,048100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +19.88
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative David Charles Jordan 3,76949.46+21.70
Liberal Doug Tyler 3,24542.58-4.86
New Democratic Phyllis MacLean3845.04-0.32
Confederation of Regions Murray C. Barton2232.93-16.21
Total valid votes7,621100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +13.28
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Tyler 3,74347.44
Progressive Conservative Stephen McCready2,17727.76
Confederation of Regions Connie Webber1,50119.14
New Democratic Danny Young4205.36
Total valid votes7,841100.0  
Liberal notional gain Swing  

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