Kings West (New Brunswick electoral district)

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Kings West
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Coordinates: 45°27′40″N65°53′13″W / 45.461°N 65.887°W / 45.461; -65.887
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991
Demographics
Electors (1991)19,681
Census division Kings County

Kings West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding consisted of the towns of Hampton, Rothesay and Quispamsis, and their surroundings.

Contents

The district was created in 1973, when the multi-member district Kings was subdivided into Kings Centre, Kings East and Kings West. In 1994, it was split again to create the districts of Hampton-Belleisle, Kennebecasis, and Saint John-Kings.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kings West
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Kings
48th  1974–1978   John B. M. Baxter, Jr. Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991   Laureen Jarrett Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Kennebecasis, Saint John-Kings
and Hampton-Belleisle

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Laureen Jarrett 6,21942.05-6.19
Confederation of Regions Glendon F. Jones3,81025.76–
Progressive Conservative Dr. Nancy E. Grant3,26722.09+1.90
New Democratic Roger M. Olmstead1,49410.10-21.48
Total valid votes14,790100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -15.98
[1]
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Laureen Jarrett 6,71748.24+20.20
New Democratic George Little 4,39731.58+5.15
Progressive Conservative Don Horne2,81120.19-25.34
Total valid votes13,925100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.52
[2]
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John B. M. Baxter 5,22645.53-3.81
Liberal Malcolm A. Barry3,21928.04-8.82
New Democratic George Little 3,03426.43+12.63
Total valid votes11,479100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.50
[3]
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative John B. M. Baxter 4,04749.34+0.33
Liberal Jack Stevens3,02336.86-8.25
New Democratic George Little 1,13213.80+7.92
Total valid votes8,202100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.29
[4]
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative John B. M. Baxter 3,32849.01
Liberal Jack J. E. Stevens3,06345.11
New Democratic Robert Hatfield3995.88
Total valid votes6,790100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. John B. M. Baxter, Jr. was one of three incumbents from Kings.
[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 32nd General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ 31st General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. ↑ 30th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ 29th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ 28th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
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