Miramichi—Grand Lake
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|---|---|---|---|
| Federal electoral district | |||
| Legislature | House of Commons | ||
| MP |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2013 | ||
| First contested | 2015 | ||
| Last contested | 2015 | ||
| District webpage | profile, map | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011)[1] | 59,343 | ||
| Electors (2015) | 47,813 | ||
| Area (km²)[1] | 17,420 | ||
| Pop. density (per km²) | 3.4 | ||
| Census divisions | Kent, Northumberland, Queens, Sunbury, York | ||
| Census subdivisions | Acadieville, Alnwick, Big Hole Tract 8, Blackville, Blackville (parish), Blissfield, Burnt Church 14, Canning, Carleton, Chatham, Chipman, Chipman (parish), Derby, Doaktown, Eel Ground 2, Glenelg Parish, Harcourt, Hardwicke, Huskisson, Maugerville, Minto, Miramichi, Neguac, Nelsons, Newcastle, Northesk, Northfield Parish, Red Bank 4, Richibucto 15, Rogersville, Rogersville (parish), Southesk, Tabusintac 9, Upper Miramichi, Weldford | ||
Miramichi—Grand Lake is a new federal electoral district in New Brunswick.
Miramichi—Grand Lake was created by the 2012 federal electoral boundaries redistribution and has been legally defined in the 2013 representation order. It came into effect upon the call of the 42nd Canadian federal election, scheduled for 19 October 2015.[2] The riding was created in 2013 from parts of Miramichi (83%), Fredericton (10%), Beauséjour (6%), and Tobique—Mactaquac (1%).[3]
History
The riding of Miramichi—Grand Lake was created in 2013 from the electoral districts of Miramichi, Fredericton, Beauséjour and Tobique—Mactaquac.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramichi—Grand Lake Riding created from Miramichi, Fredericton, Beauséjour and Tobique—Mactaquac |
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| 42nd | 2015–Present | Pat Finnigan | Liberal | |
Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Pat Finnigan | 17,202 | 47.31 | +25.94 | $48,194.18 | |||
| Conservative | Tilly O'Neill-Gordon | 12,476 | 34.31 | -18.88 | $77,944.90 | |||
| New Democratic | Patrick Colford | 5,588 | 15.37 | -7.49 | $25,196.78 | |||
| Green | Matthew Ian Clark | 1,098 | 3.02 | +0.56 | $218.93 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 36,364 | 100.00 | $202,025.63 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 256 | 0.70 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 36,620 | 76.04 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 48,158 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +22.41 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5] | ||||||||
| 2011 federal election redistributed results[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Vote | % | |
| Conservative | 18,352 | 53.19 | |
| New Democratic | 7,888 | 22.86 | |
| Liberal | 7,373 | 21.37 | |
| Green | 850 | 2.46 | |
| Independent | 41 | 0.12 | |
References
- 1 2 Statistics Canada: 2012
- ↑ Timeline for the Redistribution of Federal Electoral Districts
- ↑ Report – New Brunswick
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Miramichi—Grand Lake, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding.php?riding=1864 Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections]
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