Fredericton North

Fredericton North (French: Fredericton-Nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from 1973 to 2006, and was contested again in the 2014 New Brunswick general election. It was split between the ridings of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak from 2006 until 2014.

Fredericton North (2014-present)
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Fredericton North in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The riding is red, other parts of the city of Fredericton are gold.
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Jill Green
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,511[1]
Electors (2013)11,366[2]
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Fredericton
Fredericton North (1974-2006)
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished2006
First contested1974
Last contested2003
Demographics
Electors (2003)14,096[3]
Census division(s)York

From 1974 to 2003, the riding consisted of the whole of the northside of the city of Fredericton. From 2014, it contained only a subset of that former territory, namely the former towns of Devon and Nashwaaksis (excluding parts north of the Ring Road).

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fredericton
48th  1974–1978     Lawrence Garvie Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982 Ed Allen
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Jim Wilson Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Ed Allen Confederation of Regions
53rd  1995–1999     Jim Wilson Liberal
54th  1999–2003     D. Peter Forbes Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006     Thomas J. Burke Liberal
Riding dissolved into Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
Riding re-created from Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
58th  2014–2018     Stephen Horsman Liberal
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–Present     Jill Green Progressive Conservative

Election results

2020–present
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJill Green3,22641.12+12.89
GreenLuke Randall2,46431.41+14.42
LiberalStephen Horsman1,46418.66-12.95
People's AllianceAllen Price5917.53-13.83
New DemocraticMackenzie Thomason1001.27-0.53
Total valid votes 7,845100.0
Total rejected ballots 420.53
Turnout 7,88767.87
Eligible voters 11,620
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing -0.77
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStephen Horsman2,44331.61-1.99
Progressive ConservativeJill Green2,18228.23-3.50
People's AllianceLynn King1,65121.36+17.21
GreenTamara White1,31316.99+6.72
New DemocraticScarlett Tays1391.80-18.45
Total valid votes 7,728100.0
Total rejected ballots 160.21-0.03
Turnout 7,74466.48+0.34
Eligible voters 11,648
Liberal hold Swing +0.75
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalStephen Horsman2,58933.60
Progressive ConservativeTroy Lifford2,44531.73
New DemocraticBrian Duplessis1,56020.25
GreenMadeleine Berrevoets79110.27
People's AlliancePatricia Wilkins3204.15
Total valid votes 7,705100.0
Total rejected ballots 180.23
Turnout 7,72366.14
Eligible voters 11,676
Voting results declared after judicial recount.
This riding was created from parts of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Troy Lifford was the incumbent from Fredericton-Nashwaaksis.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

1974–2006
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalT.J. Burke4,16347.35+4.59
Progressive ConservativeD. Peter Forbes3,21136.52-10.67
New DemocraticDennis Atchison1,41816.13+8.82
Total valid votes 8,792100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.63
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeD. Peter Forbes4,08147.19+26.65
LiberalBrad Woodside3,69842.76-6.17
New DemocraticTodd Joseph Tingley6327.31-5.10
Confederation of RegionsRonald Rubar2032.35-15.78
Natural LawWilliam Parker340.39–
Total valid votes 8,648100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +16.41
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJim Wilson4,23548.93+17.46
Progressive ConservativeWalter Brown1,77820.54+5.80
Confederation of RegionsRoss Ingram1,56918.13-31.16
New DemocraticElaine Perkins1,07412.41+7.91
Total valid votes 8,656100.0  
Liberal gain from Confederation of Regions Swing +5.83
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Confederation of RegionsEd Allen6,05249.29–
LiberalJim Wilson3,86431.47-26.54
Progressive ConservativeDonald H. Parent1,81014.74-16.44
New DemocraticRichard Stephen DeSaulniers5534.50-3.23
Total valid votes 12,279100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +37.92
Confederation of Regions candidate Ed Allen gained 18.11 percentage points from his performance in the 1987 election running as a Progressive Conservative.
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJim Wilson6,66758.01+26.48
Progressive ConservativeEd Allen3,58431.18-28.37
New DemocraticCarman J. Burns8887.73-1.19
IndependentGordon "Brian" King3543.08–
Total valid votes 11,493100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +27.42
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEdwin G. Allen6,39259.55+3.68
LiberalBob C. Chase3,38431.53-5.63
New DemocraticNancy MacFarland9588.92+1.95
Total valid votes 10,734100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.66
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEdwin G. Allen5,30455.87+3.22
LiberalCarl Edward Howe3,52837.16-7.58
New DemocraticChristopher Devlin Hicks6626.97+4.36
Total valid votes 9,494100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.40
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLawrence Garvie4,79252.65
LiberalCarl Edward Howe4,07244.74
New DemocraticMichel Goudreau2382.61
Total valid votes 9,102100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Fredericton went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with Lawrence Garvie being one of two incumbents.

References
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