Miramichi Centre

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Miramichi Centre
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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Miramichi Centre in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts
Coordinates: 47°13′44″N65°49′16″W / 47.229°N 65.821°W / 47.229; -65.821
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 2013
First contested 1974
Last contested 2010
Demographics
Population (2006)11,944
Electors (2010)8,990

Miramichi Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as Miramichi-Newcastle from 1974 to 1995.

Contents

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Miramichi-Newcastle
Riding created from Northumberland
48th  1974–1978   John McKay Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987   Paul Dawson Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991   John McKay Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Miramichi Centre
53rd  1995–1999   John McKay Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Kim Jardine Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006   John Winston Foran Liberal
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014   Robert Trevors Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Miramichi and Miramichi Bay-Neguac

Election results

Miramichi Centre

2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Robert Trevors 3,18348.08+7.53
Liberal John Winston Foran 2,56138.69-16.93
New Democratic Douglas Mullin3795.73+1.90
People's Alliance Frances Connell3234.88
Green Dylan Schneider1742.63
Total valid votes6,620100.0  
Total rejected ballots590.88
Turnout6,67974.29
Eligible voters8,990
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.23
[1]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Winston Foran 3,74755.62+5.94
Progressive Conservative George Smith2,73240.55-1.02
New Democratic Douglas T. Mullin2583.83-4.92
Total valid votes6,737100.0  
Total rejected ballots500.74
Turnout6,78771.16
Eligible voters9,538
Liberal notional hold Swing +3.48
[2]
2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Winston Foran 3,76349.68+12.04
Progressive Conservative Kim Jardine 3,14941.57-10.00
New Democratic Lance Lyons6638.75-2.04
Total valid votes7,575100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.02
[3]
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Kim Jardine 4,07651.57+5.40
Liberal John McKay 2,97537.64-11.90
New Democratic Terry Mullin85310.79+6.50
Total valid votes7,904100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
[4]
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McKay 4,08149.54+16.09
Progressive Conservative Paul Dawson 3,80346.17+12.85
New Democratic Terry Carter3534.29+0.21
Total valid votes8,237100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing +1.62
[5]

Miramichi-Newcastle

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McKay 2,58333.45-20.28
Progressive Conservative Paul Dawson 2,57333.32-10.16
Confederation of Regions Arch Pafford 2,25229.16
New Democratic Liane Thibodeau-Doucet3154.08+1.29
Total valid votes7,723100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -5.06
[6]
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McKay 4,12053.73+12.29
Progressive Conservative Paul Dawson 3,33443.48-4.52
New Democratic Jeanne Theriault2142.79-7.76
Total valid votes7,668100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.40
[7]
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Paul Dawson 3,46148.00-1.42
Liberal John McKay 2,98841.44-9.14
New Democratic Jerry Dunnett76110.55
Total valid votes7,210100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.86
[8]
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John McKay 3,20050.58+5.97
Progressive Conservative Douglas R. Woods3,12749.42+11.42
Total valid votes6,327100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.72
[9]
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal John McKay 2,58944.61
Progressive Conservative Earle McKenna2,20538.00
New Democratic Bill Whalen1,00917.39
Total valid votes5,803100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.
[10]

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