Miramichi Centre

Miramichi Centre
New Brunswick electoral district

Miramichi Centre in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts
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 Trevors 3,183 48.08 +7.53
LiberalJohn Winston Foran 2,561 38.69 -16.93
New DemocraticDouglas Mullin 379 5.73 +1.90
People's AllianceFrances Connell 323 4.88
GreenDylan Schneider 174 2.63
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
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New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn Winston Foran 3,747 55.62 +5.94
Progressive ConservativeGeorge Smith 2,732 40.55 -1.02
New DemocraticDouglas T. Mullin 258 3.83 -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 Foran 3,763 49.68 +12.04
Progressive ConservativeKim Jardine 3,149 41.57 -10.00
New DemocraticLance Lyons 663 8.75 -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 Jardine 4,076 51.57 +5.40
LiberalJohn McKay 2,975 37.64 -11.90
New DemocraticTerry Mullin 853 10.79 +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 McKay 4,081 49.54 +16.09
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson 3,803 46.17 +12.85
New DemocraticTerry Carter 353 4.29 +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 McKay 2,583 33.45 -20.28
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson 2,573 33.32 -10.16
Confederation of RegionsArch Pafford 2,252 29.16
New DemocraticLiane Thibodeau-Doucet 315 4.08 +1.29
Total valid votes 7,723100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -5.06
[6]
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn McKay 4,120 53.73 +12.29
Progressive ConservativePaul Dawson 3,334 43.48 -4.52
New DemocraticJeanne Theriault 214 2.79 -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 Dawson 3,461 48.00 -1.42
LiberalJohn McKay 2,988 41.44 -9.14
New DemocraticJerry Dunnett 761 10.55
Total valid votes 7,210100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +3.86
[8]
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJohn McKay 3,200 50.58 +5.97
Progressive ConservativeDouglas R. Woods 3,127 49.42 +11.42
Total valid votes 6,327100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.72
[9]
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn McKay 2,589 44.61
Progressive ConservativeEarle McKenna 2,205 38.00
New DemocraticBill Whalen 1,009 17.39
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.
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