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Portland-Simonds
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Saint John Portland (2014-).png
The riding of Portland-Simonds (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
  
Vacant
District created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2020
Demographics
Population (2011)17,032 [1]
Electors (2013)11,175 [1]

Portland-Simonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was originally created for the 1995 provincial election as Saint John Portland and its boundaries were altered slightly in 2006. It in the 2013 redrawing of boundaries its boundaries were moved significantly southward into territory previously part of Saint John East; though the boundaries commission did not recommend a name change, a committee of the legislative assembly later voted to change the name to Portland-Simonds. [2] The riding name refers to Portland and Simonds Parish in Saint John County.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Saint John Portland
Riding created from Saint John North and Saint John Park
53rd  1995–1999   Leo McAdam Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
Portland-Simonds
58th  2014–2018   Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024

Election results

Portland-Simonds

2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 3,17055.10+1.82
Liberal Tim Jones1,65428.75+0.11
Green Stefan Warner4838.40+1.08
People's Alliance Lindsay Jackson2824.90–
New Democratic Erik Heinze-Milne1642.85-4.70
Total valid votes5,753100.0
Total rejected ballots120.21
Turnout5,77552.60
Eligible voters10,980
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.86
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 3,16853.28+4.38
Liberal John MacKenzie1,70328.64-4.85
New Democratic Kim Blue4497.55-5.51
Green Sheila Croteau4357.32+2.77
Independent Artie Watson1913.21--
Total valid votes5,946100.0  
Total rejected ballots30
Turnout5,97654.53
Eligible voters10,959
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor A. Holder 2,78248.90-1.28
Liberal Michael Butler1,90533.49-1.88
New Democratic Tony Sekulich74313.06+3.23
Green Sheila Croteau2594.55+1.31
Total valid votes5,689100.0  
Total rejected ballots160.28
Turnout5,70551.43
Eligible voters11,093
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +0.30
Source: Elections New Brunswick [3]

Saint John Portland

2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Arthur Holder 2,92550.18+0.21
Liberal Dan Joyce2,06235.37-9.96
New Democratic Jeremy Higgins5739.83+5.13
Green Stefan Warner1893.24–
People's Alliance Lisa Cromwell801.37–
Total valid votes5,829100.0  
Total rejected ballots300.51
Turnout5,85962.31
Eligible voters9,403
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.08
Source: Elections New Brunswick [4]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 2,98749.97+8.92
Liberal Colleen Knudson2,71045.33+6.45
New Democratic Clare Mudge2814.70-15.37
Total valid votes5,978100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.24
[5]
2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 2,43641.05-18.56
Liberal Colleen Knudson2,30738.88+12.53
New Democratic Mary Arseneau1,19120.07+6.74
Total valid votes5,934100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.54
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 3,77359.61+25.98
Liberal Leo McAdam 1,66826.35-12.74
New Democratic Pam F. Coates84413.33-10.66
Natural Law Miville Couture450.71–
Total valid votes6,330100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.36
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Leo McAdam 2,45439.06
Progressive Conservative Trevor Holder 2,11333.63
New Democratic Greg Barry1,50723.99
Confederation of Regions Terry Van Duzee2093.33
Total valid votes6,283100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing  

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References

  1. 1 2 "Final Report" (PDF). Electoral Boundaries & Representation Commission. April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Names of three electoral districts changed". June 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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