York North (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

York North is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 1973 out of the old two member district of York by taking those parts of York County outside the city of Fredericton and north of the Saint John River. The districts boundaries were significantly altered in 1994 — losing the villages of Nackawic, Millville and surrounding communities — and its name was changed to Mactaquac as a result. In 2006, its boundaries were restored to nearly its original configuration and though the Electoral Boundaries Commission did not recommend a name change, the legislature later took the decision to revert it to its original name as well.

For the former multi-member district, see York (1785-1974 electoral district).
York North
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished2013
First contested1974
Last contested2010
Demographics
Population (2006)14,169

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
York North
Riding created from York (1785–1974)
48th  1974–1978     David Bishop Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Bob Simpson Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Greg Hargrove Confederation of Regions
Mactaquac
53rd  1995–1999     David Olmstead Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Kirk MacDonald Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
York North
56th  2006–2010     Kirk MacDonald Progressive Conservative
57th  2010–2014
Riding dissolved into Carleton-York and Fredericton-York

Election results

York North (2006–2014)
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKirk MacDonald4,49263.33+7.65
LiberalEugene Price1,23717.44-21.69
New DemocraticGenevieve MacRae6759.52+4.32
People's AllianceSteven P. Hawkes3855.43–
GreenJarrod Currie3044.29–
Total valid votes 7,093100.0  
Total rejected ballots 400.56
Turnout 7,13369.31
Eligible voters 10,291
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +14.67
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2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKirk MacDonald4,06155.68+10.52
LiberalLarry Jewett2,85439.13-4.66
New DemocraticAnne M. Leslie3795.20-5.86
Total valid votes 7,294100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.59

Mactaquac
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKirk MacDonald3,33745.16-13.81
LiberalRay Dillon3,23643.79+11.86
New DemocraticPhilip Morgan81711.06+4.86
Total valid votes 7,390100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -12.84
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeKirk MacDonald4,40558.97+30.55
LiberalDavid Olmstead2,38531.93-9.50
New DemocraticSandra Burtt4636.20-0.54
Confederation of RegionsWilmot F. Ross2172.90-20.51
Total valid votes 7,470100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +20.02
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDavid Olmstead3,10641.43+6.38
Progressive ConservativeDonald Herbert Parent2,13128.42+17.66
Confederation of RegionsGregory James Hargrove1,75523.41-26.65
New DemocraticThomas R. Steep5056.74+2.62
Total valid votes 7,497100.0  
Liberal gain from Confederation of Regions Swing -5.64

York North (1974–1995)
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Confederation of RegionsGregory James Hargrove5,46350.06–
LiberalBob Simpson3,82535.05-27.10
Progressive ConservativeMark A. Moir1,17410.76-16.35
New DemocraticChris Orenstein4504.12-6.62
Total valid votes 10,912100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +38.58
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBob Simpson6,22162.15+21.68
Progressive ConservativeDavid Bishop2,71427.11-20.11
New DemocraticCraig Melanson1,07510.74-1.57
Total valid votes 10,010100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +20.90
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Bishop4,27847.22-1.48
LiberalJohn Hildebrand3,66740.47-1.03
New DemocraticElizabeth Weir1,11512.31+2.51
Total valid votes 9,060100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.22
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeAdelbert David Bishop3,68148.70-3.64
LiberalRichard Albert Carr3,13741.50-2.37
New DemocraticAlbert Fraser MacDonald7419.80+6.01
Total valid votes 7,559100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.64
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDavid Bishop3,80052.34
LiberalRonald McGuigan3,18543.87
New DemocraticLinda M. Hatheway2753.79
Total valid votes 7,260100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of York went totally Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the two incumbents ran in this riding.

References
  1. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.

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