Sunbury (provincial electoral district, 1973–1994)

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Sunbury
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Sunbury was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to 1973, two members were elected to represent Sunbury County. The other seat was assigned to the new electoral district of Oromocto.

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In the 1994 redistribution, this district was redistributed into the new ridings of Grand Lake and New Maryland.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Sunbury (1785–1973)
48th  1974–1978   Horace Smith Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991   Doug Harrison Liberal
52nd  1991–1995   Max White Confederation of Regions
Riding dissolved into New Maryland and Grand Lake

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Confederation of Regions Max White 3,93551.40–
Liberal Shawn Perry2,61634.17-30.50
Progressive Conservative Keith Ashfield 79910.44-16.80
New Democratic Barbara Ann Fairley3064.00-4.09
Total valid votes7,656100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +40.95
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Doug Harrison 4,55164.67+21.95
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 1,91727.24-23.64
New Democratic Christina Corey5698.09+1.70
Total valid votes7,037100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.80
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 3,19250.88-3.00
Liberal Michael Edward McTiernan2,68042.72+3.20
New Democratic Anna Trefry4016.39-0.21
Total valid votes6,273100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.10
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 3,04553.88-2.97
Liberal Ted Rogers2,23339.52+0.57
New Democratic Randy E. Brodeur3736.60+2.41
Total valid votes5,651100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.77
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 2,88756.85
Liberal H.W. "Ted" Rogers1,97838.95
New Democratic M. Elizabeth Snow2134.19
Total valid votes5,078100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Sunbury went totally Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Horace Smith was one of the two incumbents.


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