Kris Austin
Kris Austin (born 1979) is the leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick and an MLA in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.[1]
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| Leader of the People's Alliance of New Brunswick | |
| Assumed office June 5, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | New Party |
| Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Fredericton-Grand Lake | |
| Assumed office September 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pam Lynch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1979 (age 41–42) Hamilton, Ontario |
| Political party | People's Alliance of New Brunswick |
| Occupation | Minister |
Austin led the People's Alliance into the 2010 provincial election and 2014 provincial elections in which the party won no seats. In the 2018 provincial election the party won three seats including Austin's riding of Fredericton-Grand Lake. He was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election in which his party lost one seat, electing two MLAs.
Austin is a Baptist minister and has worked in public relations.[2]
Election results
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| People's Alliance | Kris Austin | 3,759 | 46.42 | -8.16 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Roy Wiggins | 2,479 | 30.62 | +2.95 | ||||
| Green | Ken Washburn | 1,005 | 12.41 | +7.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Eldon Hunter | 749 | 9.25 | -1.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Greg Cook | 87 | 1.07 | -0.22 | ||||
| KISS | Grenville Woollacott | 18 | 0.22 | +0.01 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,097 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 25 | 0.31 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,122 | 70.17 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,575 | |||||||
| People's Alliance hold | Swing | -5.56 | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Alliance | Kris Austin | 4,799 | 54.6% | +25.8 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Pam Lynch | 2,433 | 27.7% | -1.1 | |
| Liberal | Wendy Tremblay | 955 | 10.9% | -17.0 | |
| Green | Dan Weston | 472 | 5.4% | +1.1 | |
| New Democratic | Glenna Hanley | 114 | 1.3% | -9.2 | |
| KISS | Gerald Bourque | 19 | 0.1% | New | |
| Total valid votes | 8,792 | 100.0 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 10 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,802 | 75.08% | |||
| Eligible voters | 11,724 | ||||
| People's Alliance gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +13.5 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Pam Lynch | 2,403 | 28.79 | |||
| People's Alliance | Kris Austin | 2,377 | 28.48 | |||
| Liberal | Sheri Shannon | 2,330 | 27.91 | |||
| New Democratic | Bronwen Mosher | 879 | 10.53 | |||
| Green | Dan Weston | 358 | 4.29 | |||
| Total valid votes | 8,347 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 16 | 0.19 | ||||
| Turnout | 8,363 | 70.66 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 11,835 | |||||
| Voting results declared after judicial recount. | ||||||
| This riding was created from parts of Grand Lake-Gagetown and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Pam Lynch was the incumbent from Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak. | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Ross Wetmore | 3,190 | 44.73 | -0.89 | ||
| Liberal | Barry Armstrong | 2,118 | 29.70 | -19.00 | ||
| People's Alliance | Kris Austin | 1,416 | 19.85 | – | ||
| New Democratic | J.R. Magee | 234 | 3.28 | -2.40 | ||
| Green | Sandra Burtt | 174 | 2.44 | – | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,132 | 100.0 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.59 | ||||
| Turnout | 7,174 | 77.73 | ||||
| Eligible voters | 9,229 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +9.06 | ||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] | ||||||
References
- "Kris Austin wins People's Alliance party's first seat in New Brunswick legislature". globalnews.ca.
- "A look at New Brunswick People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin". nationalpost.com. 22 August 2018.
- Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.
- Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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