Rothesay (electoral district)

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Rothesay
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Rothesay (2023-).png
The riding of Rothesay (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Coordinates: 45°23′06″N65°57′54″W / 45.385°N 65.965°W / 45.385; -65.965
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Alyson Townsend
Liberal
District created1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2011)15,279 [1]
Electors (2013)10,962 [1]
Census division(s) Kings County, Saint John County
Census subdivision(s) Rothesay, Saint John, Simonds Parish, Rothesay Parish, Hampton Parish, Upham Parish

Rothesay is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding consists of the Town of Rothesay and its surroundings.

Contents

The district was created in 1994 as Saint John-Kings out of parts of Saint John County, Kings County and a small portion of the eastern edge of the City of Saint John all in and around the Town of Rothesay, a bedroom community of Saint John. In 2006, its boundaries were reduced to be just Rothesay and its immediate surroundings so, as a result, its name was changed to Rothesay.

Rothesay (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Rothesay Roads Map.png
Rothesay (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

2012 by-election

Four-term incumbent Margaret-Ann Blaney, upon appointment as CEO of Efficiency NB, announced that she would resign the seat effective May 25, [2] requiring a by-election to be called no later than November 25, 2012, which means an election will be held no later than December 31, 2012. [3] On May 25, Premier of New Brunswick David Alward announced that the by-election would be held on June 25. [4]

The incumbent Conservatives chose local lawyer and businessman Hugh John "Ted" Flemming III to be their candidate over local education council member Charlotte McGill Pierce. Flemming is the grandson and great-grandson of former premiers Hugh John Flemming and James Kidd Flemming respectively. [5]

Media speculated whether one of the three candidates for the Liberal Party leadership or New Democratic leader Dominic Cardy will seek the seat in this by-election as none of them held seats in the legislative assembly. [6] While none of the Liberal leadership candidates ran, NDP leader Cardy was acclaimed by his party. [7] [8] The People's Alliance of New Brunswick announced that they will not contest the election and endorsed Cardy's candidacy. [9]

The Liberals chose retired police officer and clean water activist John Wilcox as their candidate over businessman Bill Gulliver by a margin of 81 to 49. [10]

Sharon Murphy is the New Brunswick Green Party candidate and Marjorie MacMurray is running as an independent. [11]

Issues

Early media coverage of the race focussed on the controversial appointment of Margaret-Ann Blaney as CEO of Efficiency New Brunswick, a crown corporation. [12] Several prominent Progressive Conservatives backed away from the issue [13] with Finance Minister Blaine Higgs demurring "it's certainly incumbent on me, and it's incumbent on my colleagues, to respect the decision that the premier makes," [14] and PC candidate Hugh John "Ted" Flemming III stating "I wasn't there." [15] Premier David Alward, at the time of her appointment said "I have full confidence that I have the best person for the job," [16] and Blaney noted that her motivation for taking the post arose in part from a desire to spend more time closer to family in the Saint John area, after a difficult year. [17] The appointment was criticized as political patronage by the New Brunswick Liberal Association and the New Brunswick New Democratic Party who noted that prior to Blaney accepting the $150,000-175,000 per year position it had been carried out by the deputy minister of Environment and Local Government at no additional cost to the taxpayer. [18] Deputy Premier Paul Robichaud offered competing explanations for the appointment suggesting that the deputy minister of Environment and Local Government responsibilities over Efficiency New Brunswick was only "a temporary position." [19] Dominic Cardy, the New Democratic candidate, proposed a bill to end political patronage that would require positions such as CEO of Efficiency New Brunswick to be publicly competed. [20]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Saint John Kings
Riding created from Kings West, Saint John-Fundy and East Saint John
53rd  1995–1999   Laureen Jarrett Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Margaret-Ann Blaney Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
Rothesay
56th  2006–2010   Margaret-Ann Blaney Progressive Conservative
57th  2010–2012
 2012–2014 Ted Flemming
58th  2014–2018
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024
61st  2024–Present   Alyson Townsend Liberal

Election results

Rothesay

2024 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Alyson Townsend4,08550.48+30.7
Progressive Conservative Ted Flemming3,37341.68-22.5
Green Zara MacKay-Boyce5496.78-2.3
Libertarian Austin Venedam851.05
Total valid votes8,09299.91
Total rejected ballots70.09
Turnout8,09972.81
Eligible voters11,123
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +26.6
Source: Elections New Brunswick [21]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [22]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 64.2
  Liberal 19.8
  Green 9.1
  People's Alliance 5.2
  New Democratic 0.6
 Independents1.1


2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Flemming 4,26561.28+11.30
Liberal Jason Hickey1,46321.02-7.21
Green Ann McAllister71910.33+2.27
People's Alliance Michael Griffin4135.93-4.25
Independent Liz Kramer560.80
Independent N. B. Barnett440.63
Total valid votes6,960
Total rejected ballots140.20-0.11
Turnout6,97463.22-0.31
Eligible voters11,031
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.26
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Ted Flemming 3,54249.98+4.78
Liberal Stephanie Tomilson2,00128.23+0.85
People's Alliance Michael Griffin72210.19+10.19
Green Ann McAllister5718.06+3.86
New Democratic Josh Floyd2513.54-19.68
Total valid votes7,087100.0
Total rejected ballots220.31
Turnout7,10963.53
Eligible voters11,190
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.97
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Hugh J. "Ted" Flemming 3,03445.20+6.94
Liberal Stephanie Tomilson1,83827.38-3.89
New Democratic John Wilcox1,55923.22-4.05
Green Ann McAllister2824.20+2.58
Total valid votes6,713100.0
Total rejected ballots140.21
Turnout6,72761.40+16.29
Eligible voters10,956
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +5.42
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 25, 2012
On the resignation of Margaret-Ann Blaney, May 16, 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Hugh John "Ted" Flemming III 1,62538.26-18.31
Liberal John Wilcox1,32831.27+2.87
New Democratic Dominic Cardy 1,15827.27+18.30
Green Sharon Murphy691.62-4.43
Independent Marjorie MacMurray621.46–
Total valid votes4,242100.0
Total rejected ballots110.26
Turnout4,25345.11-22.10
Eligible voters9,428
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.63
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret-Ann Blaney 3,37256.64+8.01
Liberal Victoria Clarke1,69028.39-18.74
New Democratic Pamela Scichilone5348.97+4.73
Green Sharon Murphy-Flatt3576.00–
Total valid votes5,953100.0
Total rejected ballots410.68
Turnout5,99467.21
Eligible voters8,918
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +13.38
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret-Ann Blaney 2,85348.63+0.60
Liberal Paul Barry2,76547.13+9.50
New Democratic Troy Polchies2494.24-7.88
Total valid votes5,867100.0
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.45
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]

Saint John-Kings

2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret-Ann Blaney 3,13548.03-17.56
Liberal Tom Young2,45637.63+12.68
New Democratic Jeff Joseph Thibodeau79112.12+2.66
GreyMark LeBlanc1452.22–
Total valid votes6,527100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.12
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Margaret-Ann Blaney 4,60565.59+29.62
Liberal Zita Longobardi1,75224.95-19.66
New Democratic Ken Wilcox6649.46-2.13
Total valid votes7,021100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +24.64
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Laureen Jarrett 3,17644.61
Progressive Conservative Bill Artiss2,56135.97
New Democratic Pam Coates82511.59
Independent Gary Ewart4976.98
Natural Law Allison Pring600.84
Total valid votes7,119100.0  
Liberal notional gain Swing  
Independent candidate Gary Ewart was previously affiliated with the Confederation of Regions.
Source: Elections New Brunswick [23]

* This was a new district established in the New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994, when the old riding of Kings West was split between Hampton-Belleisle, Saint John-Kings and Kennebecasis.

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  2. ↑ Premier announces new president, chief executive officer of Efficiency NB
  3. ↑ Sections 13 through 15 of the Elections Act
  4. ↑ CBC reporter Jacques Poitras on Twitter reporting Alward's announcement.
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  6. ↑ CBC News. Blaney's resignation sparks byelection questions. Accessed May 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ News 88.9. Rothesay NDP acclaim Cardy as by-election candidate. Accessed June 6, 2012.
  8. ↑ CBC News. NDP Leader Dominic Cardy will run in byelection. Accessed June 6, 2012.
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  10. ↑ Otiena Ellwand. "Retired officer wins Liberal nomination ," New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, June 6, 2012.
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  15. ↑ CBC News. "Tory candidate refuses to endorse Blaney's appointment" CBC, June 7, 2012.
  16. ↑ CBC News. "Blaine Higgs balks at endorsing Blaney's appointment" May 17, 2012
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  18. ↑ CBC News. "Liberals question if Blaney's new job was vacant ," CBC, May 17, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Deputy premier offers new rationale for Blaney's job" CBC News, June 14, 2012
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