Miramichi Centre

Miramichi Centre
New Brunswick electoral district
Miramichi Centre in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts
Coordinates: 47°13′44″N 65°49′16″W / 47.229°N 65.821°W / 47.229; -65.821Coordinates: 47°13′44″N 65°49′16″W / 47.229°N 65.821°W / 47.229; -65.821
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 2013
First contested 1974
Last contested 2010
Demographics
Population (2006) 11,944
Electors (2010) 8,990

Miramichi Centre was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as Miramichi-Newcastle from 1974 to 1995.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Miramichi-Newcastle
Riding created from Northumberland
48th  1974–1978     John McKay Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987     Paul Dawson Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     John McKay Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Miramichi Centre
53rd  1995–1999     John McKay Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Kim Jardine Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006     John Winston Foran Liberal
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014     Robert Trevors Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Miramichi and Miramichi Bay-Neguac

Election results

Miramichi Centre

New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Trevors3,18348.08+7.53
LiberalJohn Winston Foran2,56138.69-16.93
New DemocraticDouglas Mullin3795.73+1.90
People's AllianceFrances Connell3234.88–
GreenDylan Schneider1742.63–
Total valid votes 6,620100.0  
Total rejected ballots 590.88
Turnout 6,67974.29
Eligible voters 8,990
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +12.23
[1]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Winston Foran3,74755.62+5.94
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Smith2,73240.55-1.02
New DemocraticDouglas T. Mullin2583.83-4.92
Total valid votes 6,737100.0  
Total rejected ballots 500.74
Turnout 6,78771.16
Eligible voters 9,538
Liberal notional hold Swing +3.48
[2]
New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn Winston Foran3,76349.68+12.04
Progressive ConservativeKim Jardine3,14941.57-10.00
New DemocraticLance Lyons6638.75-2.04
Total valid votes 7,575100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +11.02
[3]
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKim Jardine4,07651.57+5.40
LiberalJohn McKay2,97537.64-11.90
New DemocraticTerry Mullin85310.79+6.50
Total valid votes 7,904100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +8.65
[4]
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McKay4,08149.54+16.09
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson3,80346.17+12.85
New DemocraticTerry Carter3534.29+0.21
Total valid votes 8,237100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing +1.62
[5]

Miramichi-Newcastle

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McKay2,58333.45-20.28
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson2,57333.32-10.16
Confederation of RegionsArch Pafford2,25229.16–
New DemocraticLiane Thibodeau-Doucet3154.08+1.29
Total valid votes 7,723100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -5.06
[6]
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McKay4,12053.73+12.29
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson3,33443.48-4.52
New DemocraticJeanne Theriault2142.79-7.76
Total valid votes 7,668100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.40
[7]
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson3,46148.00-1.42
LiberalJohn McKay2,98841.44-9.14
New DemocraticJerry Dunnett76110.55–
Total valid votes 7,210100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.86
[8]
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJohn McKay3,20050.58+5.97
Progressive ConservativeDouglas R. Woods3,12749.42+11.42
Total valid votes 6,327100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.72
[9]
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn McKay2,58944.61
Progressive ConservativeEarle McKenna2,20538.00
New DemocraticBill Whalen1,00917.39
Total valid votes 5,803100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.
[10]

References

  1. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2006). "Thirty-sixth General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ . Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  4. ↑ . Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-01. . Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  6. ↑ Archived 2014-03-01 at the Wayback Machine.. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  8. ↑ Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  9. ↑ Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine.. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
  10. ↑ Archived 2013-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.
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