Richard Ames (Canadian politician)

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2024 New Brunswick general election: Carleton-York
Richard Ames
MLA
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Ames in 2024
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office
June 27, 2023 November 2, 2024
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Ames 4,62258.9%
Liberal Chris Duffie2,13627.2%
Green Burt Folkins6758.6%
People's Alliance Sterling Wright4155.3%
Total valid votes7,848
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]
2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Richard Ames4,75057.83+20.67
People's Alliance Gary Lemmon1,52418.55-12.24
Liberal Robert Kitchen94011.44-7.11
Green Louise Comeau89010.84+0.86
New Democratic Jarrett Oldenburg1101.34-1.70
Total valid votes8,214100.0
Total rejected ballots80.10
Turnout8,22267.54
Eligible voters12,174
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +16.46
Source: Elections New Brunswick [3]

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  2. "2024 results".
  3. "Provincial Election Results". www.electionsnb.ca. Elections New Brunswick.