York (provincial electoral district, 1995–2014)

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York
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
York 2006 vs 2014.png
The electoral district of defunct York (red) and new district of Carleton-York (blue) that succeeded it, as they relate to York County and its municipalities
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1994
District abolished 2013
First contested 1995
Last contested 2010
Demographics
Population (2006)12,723

York was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada in the southwestern portion of the province. It was created in 1995 from a large part of the former York South and a small part of York North. [1]

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from York South and York North
53rd  1995–1999   John Flynn Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Donald Kinney Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006   Scott Targett Liberal
56th  2006–2010   Carl Urquhart Progressive Conservative
57th  2010–2014
Riding dissolved into Fredericton West-Hanwell,
Charlotte-Campobello and Carleton-York

Election results

2010 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Carl Urquhart 3,57656.18+7.93
Liberal Winston Gamblin1,43322.51-23.30
New Democratic Sharon Scott-Levesque99815.68+9.73
Green Jean Louis Deveau3585.62–
Total valid votes6,365100.0  
Total rejected ballots170.27
Turnout6,38271.69
Eligible voters8,902
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +15.62
[2]
2006 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Carl Urquhart 3,10048.25+5.56
Liberal Trent Jewett2,94345.81-3.45
New Democratic Derek Simon3825.95-2.10
Total valid votes6,425100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +4.50
[3]
2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Scott Targett 3,78349.26+5.54
Progressive Conservative Don Kinney 3,27842.69-7.38
New Democratic Gary Hughes6188.05+2.86
Total valid votes7,679100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.46
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Don Kinney 4,33250.07+25.54
Liberal John Flynn 3,78343.72-5.37
New Democratic Josh Johnson4495.19-2.19
Confederation of Regions Malcolm MacNeil881.02-17.23
Total valid votes8,652100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +15.46
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal John Flynn 3,63249.09
Progressive Conservative Martin MacMullin1,81524.53
Confederation of Regions Stephen Little1,35018.25
New Democratic Mary van Gaal5467.38
Natural Law Patricia Carlson560.76
Total valid votes7,399100.0  
Liberal notional gain Swing  

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References

  1. ↑ CBC.ca | New Brunswick Votes 2006 | District Profiles
  2. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ CBC.ca: New Brunswick Votes 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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