Carleton (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

Carleton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It is located in the west-central part of the province, and is centred on the towns of Woodstock and Hartland. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries from portions of the former ridings of Woodstock, Carleton and a small part of York North.

The electoral districts of Carleton (2006-2014) and Carleton (2014-) as they relate to Carleton County and its municipalities.
Carleton
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Carleton (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:46.303°N 67.544°W / 46.303; -67.544
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Stewart Fairgrieve
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)16,186[1]
Electors (2013)10,984[2]
Census divisionsCarleton, York
Census subdivisionsAberdeen, Bright, Brighton, Hartland, Kent, Northampton, Peel, Richmond, Simonds, Wakefield, Wicklow, Wilmot, Woodstock (parish), Woodstock (town)

The district includes the south-central parts of Carleton County.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Woodstock, Carleton (1995–2014) and York North
58th  2014–2015     David Alward Progressive Conservative
 2015–Present Stewart Fairgrieve

Election results
2018 New Brunswick general election
The 2018 general election will be held on September 24.
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStewart Fairgrieve2,98239.6
People's AllianceStewart B. Manuel2,02626.9
GreenAmy Anderson1,24716.6
LiberalChristy Culberson1,19715.9
New DemocraticAdam McAvoy821.1
Total valid votes 7,534100.0  
Total rejected ballots 12
Turnout 7,54666.47
Eligible voters 11,353
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 5 October 2015
On the resignation of David Alward, 22 May 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeStewart Fairgrieve3,14548.93-7.85
LiberalCourtney Keenan2,15233.48+11.28
GreenAndrew Clark78212.17+1.68
New DemocraticGreg Crouse2543.95-4.16
People's AllianceRandall Leavitt951.48-0.95
Total valid votes 6,428100.00  
Total rejected ballots 150.23-0.09
Turnout 6,44356.25-6.92
Eligible voters 11,454
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.56
Source:Elections New Brunswick
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Alward4,06156.77
LiberalTom Reid1,58822.20
GreenAndrew Clark75010.49
New DemocraticJeremiah Clark5808.11
People's AllianceSteven Love1742.43
Total valid votes 7,153100.0  
Total rejected ballots 230.32
Turnout 7,17663.17
Eligible voters 11,360
This riding was created from parts of Woodstock and the former riding of Carleton, which both elected Progressive Conservatives in the previous election. David Alward was the incumbent from Woodstock.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.


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