Kings Centre

Kings Centre 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. It drew most of its population the former districts of Fundy-River Valley and Hampton-Kings, as well as from a small part of Kings East.

Kings Centre
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Kings Centre in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Coordinates:45.507°N 66.049°W / 45.507; -66.049
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Bill Oliver
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)14,727
Electors (2013)10,952
Census division(s)Kings, Queens, Charlotte

The district includes the western and north-central parts of Kings County, including the Kingston Peninsula and Village of Norton, as well as the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield and small parts of Queens and Charlotte Counties to its north and west.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Kings East
58th  2014–2018     Bill Oliver Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–Present
60th  2020–Present

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Oliver4,58361.54+18.43
GreenBruce Dryer1,00613.51+3.86
LiberalPaul Adams91112.23-11.32
People's AllianceWilliam Edgett6939.31-9.87
New DemocraticMargaret Anderson Kilfoil2543.41-1.10
Total valid votes 7,447100.0
Total rejected ballots 80.11
Turnout 7,45565.96
Eligible voters 11,302
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.29
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeBill Oliver3,26743.11+7.45
LiberalBill Merrifield1,78523.55-7.40
People's AllianceDave Peters1,45419.18--
GreenBruce Dryer7319.65+5.09
New DemocraticSusan Jane Shedd3424.51-19.58
Total valid votes 7,579100.0  
Total rejected ballots 10
Turnout 7,58966.70
Eligible voters 11,378
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBill Oliver2,43135.66
LiberalShannon Merrifield2,11030.95
New DemocraticDaniel Anderson1,64224.09
IndependentColby Fraser3234.74
GreenMark Connell3114.56
Total valid votes 6,817100.0  
Total rejected ballots 180.26
Turnout 6,83560.18
Eligible voters 11,357
This riding was created from parts of Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the three incumbents ran in this election.
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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