Kris Austin

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2024 New Brunswick general election: Fredericton-Grand Lake
Kris Austin
MLA
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Austin in 2020
Minister of Public Safety
In office
October 13, 2022 –November 2, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kris Austin 4,45654.0%+22.7
Liberal Kevin Dignam2,27727.6%+18.4
Green Ken Washburn86210.4%-3.0
People's Alliance Rick DeSaulniers 4615.6%-39.2
New Democratic Arthur Taylor1952.4%+1.4
Total valid votes8,251
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections New Brunswick [13]
2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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 [14]
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 [14]
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 [14]
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 [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kris Austin wins People's Alliance party's first seat in New Brunswick legislature". globalnews.ca.
  2. 1 2 "Kris Austin's appointment to cabinet 'an insult': N.B. linguistic group". Global News. October 14, 2022.
  3. ↑ Awde, Savannah (March 30, 2022). "BREAKING: People's Alliance MLAs join Tory government" . Telegraph-Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  4. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (March 30, 2022). "People's Alliance MLAs cross floor to join Tory government". CBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "A look at New Brunswick People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin". National Post. August 22, 2018.
  6. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (October 13, 2022). "Cardy resigns as N.B. education minister, sends scorching letter to premier". CBC News . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ Bates, Andrew (December 6, 2023). "N.B. public safety minister calls town's state of emergency over homelessness 'frivolous,' despite fatality | SaltWire". www.saltwire.com. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  8. 1 2 Armstrong, Lyndsay (December 6, 2023). "N.B. minister's comments on homeless state of emergency lack compassion: mayor | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rent bank, St. Stephen solution on the way soon, says housing minister". CBC. Yahoo News. December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  10. ↑ MacRae, Avery (December 6, 2023). "State of emergency order terminated in St. Stephen less than 48 hours after its announcement". CTV Atlantic . Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  11. ↑ Rudderham, Hannah (December 5, 2023). "St. Stephen declares state of emergency over homelessness after man's death". CBC News . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  12. ↑ Poitras, Jacques (December 8, 2023). "Austin's attack on 'leftist agendas' aims to draw sharp contrast with Liberals". CBC News . Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  13. ↑ "2024 results".
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Provincial Election Results". Elections New Brunswick.
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