Oromocto (electoral district)

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Oromocto
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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Coordinates: 45°42′50″N66°19′52″W / 45.714°N 66.331°W / 45.714; -66.331
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)14,136

Oromocto was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

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The district was created in 1973 from the old multi-member district of Sunbury, taking in the Town of Oromocto, CFB Gagetown and immediate surrounding areas. In 1994 its boundaries were considerably expanded, taking in larger parts of Sunbury County and parts of Queens County and it was renamed Oromocto-Gagetown (in recognition of the Village of Gagetown, not the Canadian Forces Base known as CFB Gagetown). In 2006, its boundaries were changed again when it lost all of its territory north of the Saint John River and was returned to the original name of Oromocto.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Oromocto
Riding created from Sunbury
48th  1974–1978   LeRoy Washburn Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987   Joseph Mombourquette Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991   Tom Gilbert Liberal
52nd  1991–1995   Ab Rector Confederation of Regions
Oromocto-Gagetown
53rd  1995–1999   Vaughn Blaney Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Jody Carr Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
Oromocto
56th  2006–2010   Jody Carr Progressive Conservative
57th  2010–2014
Riding dissolved into Oromocto-Lincoln, New Maryland-Sunbury
and Gagetown-Petitcodiac

Election results

Oromocto (2006–2010)

2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jody Carr 3,66081.21+14.80
Liberal Georgina Jones56712.58-17.73
New Democratic Beau Davidson2806.21+2.93
Total valid votes4,507100.0  
Total rejected ballots370.81
Turnout4,54458.78
Eligible voters7,731
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +16.26
Source: Elections New Brunswick [1]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jody Carr 3,17966.41+4.56
Liberal Shelby Mercer1,45130.31-0.37
New Democratic Stephen Beam1573.28-2.34
Total valid votes4,787100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.46
[2]

Oromocto-Gagetown

2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jody Carr 4,31461.85-1.84
Liberal Maurice Harquail2,14030.68+0.69
New Democratic Terry Hovey3925.62+1.50
Grey James Lee1291.85–
Total valid votes6,975100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.26
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jody Carr 4,37263.69+35.92
Liberal Ron Lindala2,05929.99-22.79
New Democratic Terry John Hovey2834.12-1.70
Confederation of Regions Paul Pye1512.20-11.44
Total valid votes6,865100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +29.36
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Vaughn Blaney 3,53752.78+15.55
Progressive Conservative Jody Carr 1,86127.77+10.60
Confederation of Regions Ab Rector 91413.64-26.53
New Democratic Sandra Burtt3905.82+0.39
Total valid votes6,702100.0  
Liberal gain from Confederation of Regions Swing +2.48

Oromocto (1974–1995)

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Confederation of Regions Ab Rector 2,19740.17–
Liberal Tom Gilbert 2,03637.23-30.51
Progressive Conservative Joe Mombourquette 93917.17-7.33
New Democratic Alton Shears2975.43-2.33
Total valid votes5,469100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +35.34
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tom Gilbert 3,80767.74+18.16
Progressive Conservative Joe Mombourquette 1,37724.50-25.98
New Democratic Barbara Carr4367.76–
Total valid votes5,620100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.07
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Joe Mombourquette 2,58350.48+3.69
Liberal LeRoy Washburn 2,53449.58+1.74
Total valid votes5,117100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain Swing +0.98
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leroy Washburn 2,52247.84-1.84
Progressive Conservative John Edward McKee2,46746.79-0.68
New Democratic Jim Aucoin2835.37+2.51
Total valid votes5,272100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.58
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal LeRoy Washburn 2,24449.68
Progressive Conservative R.W. "Reg" Mabey 2,14447.47
New Democratic James H. Aucoin1292.86
Total valid votes4,517100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Sunbury went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. Reginald W. Mabey was one of the two incumbents.

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References

  1. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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