Fredericton-Nashwaaksis was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
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| Coordinates: | 46°00′25″N 66°42′36″W / 46.007°N 66.710°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
| District created | 2006 |
| District abolished | 2013 |
| First contested | 2006 |
| Last contested | 2010 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2001) | 14,304 |
| Electors | 11,165 |
| Census division(s) | York County |
| Census subdivision(s) | City of Fredericton, Parish of Douglas, Parish of Estey's Bridge, Parish of St. Mary's |
History
editIt was created in 2006 as a result of rapid population growth in the City of Fredericton north of the Saint John River. It includes those parts of the old Fredericton North district that were west of the Westmorland Street Bridge as well as some suburban communities previously in the district of Mactaquac.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Fredericton North and Mactaquac | ||||
| 56th | 2006–2010 | T.J. Burke | Liberal | |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Troy Lifford | Progressive Conservative | |
| Riding dissolved into Fredericton North and Fredericton-York | ||||
Election results
edit| 2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Troy Lifford | 3,720 | 47.56 | +0.57 | ||||
| Liberal | T.J. Burke | 2,760 | 35.29 | -13.85 | ||||
| Green | Jack MacDougall | 741 | 9.47 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Dana Brown | 601 | 7.68 | +3.81 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,822 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 32 | 0.41 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,854 | 69.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,232 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.21 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[1] | ||||||||
| 2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | T.J. Burke | 3,883 | 49.14 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Smith | 3,713 | 46.99 | |||||
| New Democratic | Aaron Doucette | 306 | 3.87 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,902 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal notional gain | Swing | |||||||
* This was a new district being contested for the first time, being made up in parts from the former districts of Fredericton North and Mactaquac. The majority of the district came from Fredericton North, which had been held by the Liberals, while Mactaquac had been held by the Progressive Conservatives. Burke was the incumbent from Fredericton North.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.