Saint John West-Lancaster

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Saint John West-Lancaster
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
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The riding of Saint John West-Lancaster (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Kate Elman Wilcott
Liberal
District created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2024
Demographics
Population (2011)13,904 [1]
Electors (2013)11,143 [1]

Saint John West-Lancaster (fr Saint-Jean-Ouest-Lancaster) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding was created prior to the 1995 election as Saint John Lancaster. It was renamed Saint John West-Lancaster following the 2023 redistribution.

Contents

The riding name refers to Lancaster, New Brunswick.

Saint John West-Lancaster (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Saint John West-Lancaster Roads Map.png
Saint John West-Lancaster (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Saint John Lancaster
Riding created from Saint John West
and Saint John Harbour (1974–1995)
53rd  1995–1999   Jane Barry Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Norm McFarlane Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006   Abel LeBlanc Liberal
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014   Dorothy Shephard Progressive Conservative
58th  2014–2018
58th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024
Saint John West-Lancaster
61st  2024–Present   Kate Elman Wilcott Liberal

Election results

2024 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Kate Elman Wilcott 3,52546.53+24.9
Progressive Conservative Kim Costain2,78736.79-18.0
Green Joanna Killen86411.41-2.5
New Democratic Jane Ryan3304.36+1.0
Libertarian Sherie Vukelic690.91
Total valid votes7,57599.63
Total rejected ballots280.37
Turnout7,60366.89
Eligible voters11,366
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.5
Source: Elections New Brunswick [2]
2020 provincial election redistributed results [3]
Party %
  Progressive Conservative 54.8
  Liberal 21.6
  Green 13.9
  People's Alliance 6.3
  New Democratic 3.4
2020 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dorothy Shephard 3,56054.24+9.08
Liberal Sharon Teare1,47122.41-3.58
Green Joanna Killen93814.29+5.53
People's Alliance Paul Seelye3946.00-7.87
New Democratic Don Durant2013.06-3.17
Total valid votes6,56499.73
Total rejected ballots180.27+0.02
Turnout6,58262.67-0.04
Eligible voters10,502
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.33
2018 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dorothy Shephard 3,00145.15+5.97
Liberal Kathleen Riley-Karamanos1,72725.99-6.35
People's Alliance Paul Seelye92213.87--
Green Doug James5828.76+4.53
New Democratic Tony Mowery4146.23-16.74
Total valid votes6,64699.74
Total rejected ballots170.26
Turnout6,66362.72
Eligible voters10,624
2014 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dorothy Shephard 2,61939.18-11.57
Liberal Peter McGuire2,16232.34-1.49
New Democratic Abel LeBlanc 1,53522.97+12.79
Green Ashley Durdle2834.23+0.59
Independent Mary Ellen Carpenter851.27–
Total valid votes6,684100.0  
Total rejected ballots190.28
Turnout6,70362.67
Eligible voters10,696
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing -5.04
Independent candidate Mary Ellen Carpenter lost 2.37 percentage points from her performance in the 2010 election as a Green candidate. New Democratic candidate Abel LeBlanc lost 10.86 percentage points from his performance in the 2010 election as a Liberal candidate.
Source: Elections New Brunswick [4]
2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Dorothy Shephard 3,42950.75+13.91
Liberal Abel LeBlanc 2,28633.83-25.16
New Democratic Habib Kilisli68810.18+6.01
Green Mary Ellen Carpenter2463.64–
People's Alliance Wendy Coughlin1081.60–
Total valid votes6,757100.0  
Total rejected ballots360.53
Turnout6,79366.74
Eligible voters10,178
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.54
Source: Elections New Brunswick [5]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abel LeBlanc 4,00258.99+17.61
Progressive Conservative Peter Hyslop2,49936.84-0.19
New Democratic Jennifer Carkner2834.17-15.03
Total valid votes6,784100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +8.90
[6]
2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Abel LeBlanc 2,94241.38+11.72
Progressive Conservative Norm McFarlane 2,63337.03-17.13
New Democratic Walter Lee1,36519.20+6.40
GreyJim Webb1702.39–
Total valid votes7,110100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +14.42
Grey Party candidate Jim Webb gained 0.30 percentage points from his performance in the 1999 election as a Confederation of Regions candidate.
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Norm McFarlane 3,99954.16+16.56
Liberal Jane Barry 2,19029.66-11.89
New Democratic Walter Lee94512.80-1.69
Confederation of Regions Jim Webb1542.09-0.93
Natural Law Christopher B. Collrin961.30+0.61
Total valid votes7,384100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.22
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jane Barry 2,95441.55
Progressive Conservative Norm McFarlane 2,67337.60
New Democratic Kenneth W. Wilcox1,03014.49
Confederation of Regions Peter A. Whitebone2153.02
Independent Richard Phillip Gerrior1882.64
Natural Law Christopher B. Collrin490.69
Total valid votes7,109100.0  

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Electoral Boundaries & Representation Commission Final Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "List of Candidates". Elections NB. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Saint John West-Lancaster". 338Canada. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  4. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  5. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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