Kings Centre (1973–1994 electoral district)

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Kings Centre
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Kings Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Kings in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Kings
48th  1974–1978   Harold Fanjoy Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991   Kal Seaman Liberal
52nd  1991–1995   Georgie Day Liberal
Riding dissolved into Grand Bay-Westfield and Hampton-Belleisle

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Georgie Day 3,01132.04-18.92
Confederation of Regions Colby Fraser2,88230.67
Progressive Conservative Charles Edward Murray2,37125.23-2.75
New Democratic Marian Jefferies1,13312.06-3.99
Total valid votes9,397100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -24.80
Confederation of Regions candidate Colby Fraser gained 26.02 percentage points from his performance in 1987 running as an Independent.
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Dr. Kal Seaman 4,41950.96+21.94
Progressive Conservative Harold Newton Fanjoy 2,42627.98-25.80
New Democratic Marian G. Jefferies1,39216.05-1.15
Independent Calvert M. "Colby" Fraser4034.65
Independent Edward Freeman Gaunce310.36
Total valid votes8,671100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +23.87
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Fanjoy 4,01253.78+0.46
Liberal Edward Kelly2,16529.02-5.56
New Democratic Marian Jefferies1,28317.20+5.10
Total valid votes7,460100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.01
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Harold N. Fanjoy 3,28453.32+0.37
Liberal David L. Nice2,13034.58-6.66
New Democratic R. Harvey Watson74512.10+8.79
Total valid votes6,159100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.52
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Harold Fanjoy 2,93952.95
Liberal Murray F. Gault2,28941.24
New Democratic Edward F. Gaunce1843.31
Independent S. Grant Lyon1392.50
Total valid votes5,551100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.


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