Kris Austin

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Kris Austin
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Austin in 2020
Minister of Public Safety
In office
October 13, 2022 November 2, 2024
People's Alliance Kris Austin3,75946.42-8.16
Progressive Conservative Roy Wiggins2,47930.62+2.95
Green Ken Washburn1,00512.41+7.04
Liberal Eldon Hunter7499.25-1.61
New Democratic Greg Cook871.07-0.22
KISS Grenville Woollacott180.22+0.01
Total valid votes8,097100.0
Total rejected ballots250.31
Turnout8,12270.17
Eligible voters11,575
People's Alliance hold Swing -5.56
Source: Elections New Brunswick [13]
2018 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton-Grand Lake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
People's Alliance Kris Austin4,79954.6%+25.8
Progressive Conservative Pam Lynch 2,43327.7%-1.1
Liberal Wendy Tremblay95510.9%-17.0
Green Dan Weston4725.4%+1.1
New Democratic Glenna Hanley1141.3%-9.2
KISS Gerald Bourque190.1%New
Total valid votes8,792100.0  
Total rejected ballots10
Turnout8,80275.08%
Eligible voters11,724
People's Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.5
Source: Elections New Brunswick [13]
2014 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton-Grand Lake
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Pam Lynch 2,40328.79
People's Alliance Kris Austin2,37728.48
Liberal Sheri Shannon2,33027.91
New Democratic Bronwen Mosher87910.53
Green Dan Weston3584.29
Total valid votes8,347100.0  
Total rejected ballots160.19
Turnout8,36370.66
Eligible voters11,835
Voting results declared after judicial recount.
This riding was created from parts of Grand Lake-Gagetown and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Pam Lynch was the incumbent from Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak.
Source: Elections New Brunswick [13]
2010 New Brunswick general election: Grand Lake-Gagetown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ross Wetmore 3,19044.73-0.89
Liberal Barry Armstrong2,11829.70-19.00
People's Alliance Kris Austin1,41619.85
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 [13]

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