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Fredericton is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River,also known by its Indigenous name of Wolastoq,which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the dominant natural feature of the area. One of the main urban centres in New Brunswick,the city had a population of 63,116 and a metropolitan population of 108,610 in the 2021 Canadian census. It is the third-largest city in the province after Moncton and Saint John.
Fredericton North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada from 1973 to 2006,and was contested again in the 2014 New Brunswick general election. It was split between the ridings of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak from 2006 until 2014.
Kent was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was created for the 1995 election,taking in most of Kent Centre and parts of Kent North. Its boundaries were expanded southward in 2006,while losing some territory to its north.
Fredericton-Silverwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created using the name Fredericton South in the 1973 redrawing of electoral districts by splitting the two-member district of Fredericton and was first used in the 1974 general election. Its name was changed to Fredericton-Silverwood in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts. The riding was split in two along Smythe Street in the 2013 redistribution,with half of the riding going to Fredericton South and half to Fredericton West-Hanwell.
Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Pam Lynch of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick.
The 2006 New Brunswick electoral redistribution was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord,the Premier of New Brunswick,Canada,on June 9,2005. The legislation establishes a statutory requirement for redistribution of electoral districts after every decennial Canadian census.
The Westmorland Street Bridge is a bridge crossing the Saint John River in Fredericton,New Brunswick,Canada. Opened on 19 September 1981,the Westmorland Street Bridge is an extension of Westmorland Street in Fredericton's central business district and connects with Route 105 in Nashwaaksis,a neighbourhood of Fredericton since municipal amalgamation in the 1970s.
The history of Fredericton stretches from prehistory to the modern day. Fredericton,New Brunswick was first inhabited by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet peoples. European settlement of the area began with the construction of Fort Nashwaak by the French in 1692. In 1783,the United Empire Loyalists settled Ste. Anne's Point,and in the next year,renamed the settlement Frederick's Town. The name was later shorted to Fredericton in April 1785.
Fredericton-Lincoln is a former and newly upcoming provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Craig Leonard who served in the cabinet as Minister of Government Services.
Fredericton-Nashwaaksis was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year.
Grand Lake-Gagetown was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its last MLA was Ross Wetmore.
Jack MacDougall is a former politician in New Brunswick,Canada.
Nashwaaksis is a neighbourhood and former village in the city of Fredericton,New Brunswick;it is located on the north bank of the Saint John River and at the mouth of the Nashwaaksis Stream,which should not be confused with the larger Nashwaak River nearby. The word Nashwaaksis is corrupted from the Maliseet word for the area,Nesuwahkik,with the "-sis" appendage meaning "little Nashwaak".
The Green Party of New Brunswick,commonly known as the Greens,is a green provincial political party in New Brunswick,Canada. Formed in 2008,the party has been under the leadership of David Coon since 2012. The party currently holds three seats in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,making it the only minor party in the province currently represented in the legislative assembly.
Douglas is a geographic parish in York County,New Brunswick,Canada.
Nashwaak or Nashwaaksis may refer to:
Craig Leonard is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton-Lincoln as a member of the Progressive Conservatives until the 2014 provincial election,when he was defeated by David Coon in the redistributed riding of Fredericton South.
Brian Thomas Macdonald is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represented the electoral district of Fredericton West-Hanwell until 2018 as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.
David Charles Coon is a Canadian conservationist and politician who has served as leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick since 2012 and as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton South since 2014.
Fredericton-York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election,having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries from portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and York North.
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- ↑ Fredericton North
- ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2010: Fredericton-Nashwaaksis. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
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