Kent South

Kent South
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Kent South (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates: 46°24′25″N 64°59′28″W / 46.407°N 64.991°W / 46.407; -64.991Coordinates: 46°24′25″N 64°59′28″W / 46.407°N 64.991°W / 46.407; -64.991
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Benoît Bourque
Liberal
District created 1973
First contested 1974
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 15,414[1]
Electors (2010) 11,745[1]

Kent South (French: Kent-Sud) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

It was originally created in 1973 with the southern third of Kent County, centred primarily around the town of Bouctouche. It was largely unchanged in the 1994 redistribution. In 2006 it lost the Bouctouche area to Kent. In the 2013 redistribution its northern half was merged with the southern half of Kent, causing it to regain Bouctouche and add several rural areas to its north, but lose much the extreme southern part of Kent County around Cocagne.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Kent (1827–1974)
48th  1974–1978     Omer Léger Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Bertin LeBlanc Liberal
50th  1982–1987     Omer Léger Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Camille Thériault Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
53rd  1995–1999
54th  1999–2001
 2001–2003     Claude Williams Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
58th  2014–Present     Benoît Bourque Liberal

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 2018
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBenoît Bourque5,59560.93+12.27
Progressive ConservativeRicky Gautreau1,84820.12-13.63
GreenAlain Rousselle1,30414.20+4.20
New DemocraticSerge Rémi Parent4364.75-0.87
Total valid votes 9,18399.69
Total rejected ballots 330.36+0.13
Turnout 9,21673.91-2.97
Eligible voters 12,470
Liberal hold Swing +12.95
New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBenoît Bourque4,63748.66+19.43
Progressive ConservativeClaude Williams3,21633.75-26.62
GreenTina Beers95310.00+5.56
New DemocraticPaul Musgrave5355.61-0.35
People's AllianceJoël MacIntosh1881.97–
Total valid votes 9,529100.0  
Total rejected ballots 220.23
Turnout 9,55176.88
Eligible voters 12,424
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +23.02
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]
New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeClaude Williams5,05460.37+1.83
LiberalMartin Goguen2,44729.23-12.23
New DemocraticOscar Doucet4995.96–
GreenLuc LeBreton3724.44–
Total valid votes 8,372100.0  
Total rejected ballots 600.71
Turnout 8,43278.26
Eligible voters 10,775
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.03
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeClaude Williams4,89058.54+7.52
LiberalNadine Hebert3,46341.46-0.58
Total valid votes 8,353100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.05
[4]
New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeClaude Williams4,93351.02-7.35
LiberalStephen Doucet4,06542.04+5.38
New DemocraticNeil Gardner6716.94+1.97
Total valid votes 9,669100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -6.36
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeClaude Williams4,34658.37+18.20
LiberalLucille Haché Riedle2,73036.66-10.92
New DemocraticMarguerite Girouard3704.97-7.29
Total valid votes 7,446100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +14.56
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCamille Thériault4,54647.58-23.94
Progressive ConservativeJean-Noël Allain3,83840.17+20.07
New DemocraticCollette Doucette1,17112.26+3.88
Total valid votes 9,555100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -22.00
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCamille Thériault6,31371.52+8.56
Progressive ConservativeCharles Ryan1,77420.10-2.75
New DemocraticClifford Meunier7408.38-5.81
Total valid votes 8,827100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +5.66
New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCamille Thériault5,57362.96+3.39
Progressive ConservativeJean-Claude Cormier2,02322.85-11.97
New DemocraticGérald Mazerolle1,25614.19+8.58
Total valid votes 8,852100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.68
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalCamille Thériault5,54659.57+17.15
Progressive ConservativeOmer Léger3,24234.82-20.07
New DemocraticGérald Mazerolle5225.61+2.93
Total valid votes 9,310100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +18.61
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeOmer Léger4,82954.89+12.27
LiberalBertin LeBlanc3,73242.42-13.16
New DemocraticGérald Mazerolle2362.68–
Total valid votes 8,797100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.72
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBertin LeBlanc4,27655.58+8.67
Progressive ConservativeOmer Léger3,27942.62-8.45
Parti acadienDolan Surette1381.79-0.22
Total valid votes 7,693100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.56
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeOmer Léger3,37651.07
Liberal? Bourgeois3,10146.91
Parti acadien? Collette1332.01
Total valid votes 6,610100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kent elected 3 (of 3) Liberals in the previous election. Progressive Conservative candidate Omer Léger won in a 1971 by-election, and is one of three incumbents.

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
  3. ↑ "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. 27 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
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