York South (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

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York South
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

York South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formed in 1974 when the former multi-member electoral district of York County was split into York North and York South. In the electoral redistribution of 1994, York South ceased to exist when it was divided between the new electoral districts of York and New Maryland and the existing districts of Fredericton South and Woodstock.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from York (1785–1974)
48th  1974–1978   Les Hull Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991   Al Lacey Liberal
52nd  1991–1995   Danny Cameron Confederation of Regions
Riding dissolved into York (1995–2014), New Maryland
Fredericton South and Woodstock

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Confederation of Regions Danny Cameron 5,60743.94
Liberal Al Lacey 4,75437.26-22.75
Progressive Conservative Marven Grant1,79714.08-16.25
New Democratic Rita Hurley6024.72-4.00
Total valid votes12,760100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +33.34
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Al Lacey 6,89460.01+20.23
Progressive Conservative Les Hull 3,48530.33-23.17
New Democratic Gary Hughes1,0028.72+2.00
Independent H. Robert A. Storr1080.94
Total valid votes11,489100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.70
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Les Hull 5,28953.50-2.56
Liberal Ralph Annis3,93339.78+1.45
New Democratic Dan Weston6646.72+1.11
Total valid votes9,886100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.00
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Leslie "Les" Hull 4,44056.06-0.57
Liberal Blaine E. Hatt3,03638.33-2.17
New Democratic Mark Allen Canning4445.61+2.75
Total valid votes7,920100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.80
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative Leslie I. Hull 3,79656.63
Liberal Bob Strange2,71540.50
New Democratic J.S. "Jenny" Munday1922.86
Total valid votes6,703100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of York went totally Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the two incumbents ran in this riding.

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