Fredericton West-Hanwell

Fredericton West-Hanwell (French: Fredericton-Ouest-Hanwell) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries by combining portions of the Fredericton-Silverwood and York electoral districts.

Fredericton West-Hanwell
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The parts of the riding within Fredericton are gold, the balance of the riding is red.
Coordinates:45.853°N 66.854°W / 45.853; -66.854
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Dominic Cardy
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)16,147
Electors (2013)11,127
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Fredericton, Hanwell, Kingsclear

The district includes the southwestern part of the City of Fredericton as well as two adjacent communities: Hanwell and Kingsclear, and the Kingsclear First Nation.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from York (1995–2014) and Fredericton-Silverwood
58th  2014–2018     Brian Macdonald Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–2020 Dominic Cardy
60th  2020–Present

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDominic Cardy4,72652.88+21.06
GreenSusan Jonah1,74519.53+2.22
LiberalChris Duffie1,51016.90-11.03
People's AllianceMel Keeling8259.23-11.72
New DemocraticArmand Cormier1311.47-0.52
Total valid votes 8,937100.0
Total rejected ballots 140.16
Turnout 8,95172.26
Eligible voters 12,387
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +9.42
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDominic Cardy2,73931.82-3.38*
LiberalCindy Miles2,40427.93-0.32
People's AllianceJason Paull1,80320.95--
GreenSusan Jonah1,49017.31+10.41
New DemocraticOlivier Hébert1711.99-27.66
Total valid votes 8,607100.0
Total rejected ballots 190.22-0.05
Turnout 8,62669.10+0.43
Eligible voters 12,483
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.53
*Progressive Conservative vote share change is in comparison to that of PC candidate in 2014. Dominic Cardy's personal vote share change in comparison to his share as NDP candidate in 2014 was +2.17%.
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBrian Macdonald2,97135.21
New DemocraticDominic Cardy2,50229.65
LiberalBernadine Gibson2,38428.25
GreenGayla MacIntosh5826.90
Total valid votes 8,439100.0
Total rejected ballots 230.27
Turnout 8,46268.67
Eligible voters 12,323
This riding was created from parts of the former riding of York and Fredericton-Silverwood, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Brian Macdonald was the incumbent from Fredericton-Silverwood.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[1]

References

  1. 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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