Charlotte Centre

Charlotte Centre
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Charlotte Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Charlotte in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Charlotte (1785–1974)
48th  1974–1978     DeCosta Young Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Sheldon Lee Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Charlotte (1994–2006) and Fundy Isles

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheldon Lee 2,195 65.64 -7.38
Confederation of RegionsConnie M. Stewart 516 15.43
Progressive ConservativeStanley John Smith 471 14.08 -8.90
New DemocraticJean Stewart 162 4.84 +0.84
Total valid votes 3,344100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -11.40
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheldon Lee 2,431 73.02 +25.14
Progressive ConservativeStanley J. Smith 765 22.98 -22.07
New DemocraticGraham Richardson 133 4.00 -3.06
Total valid votes 3,329100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +23.60
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheldon A. Lee 1,471 47.88 -5.83
Progressive ConservativeGregory F. Thompson 1,384 45.05 -1.24
New DemocraticWayne Townsend 217 7.06
Total valid votes 3,072100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.30
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalSheldon Lee 1,404 53.71 +7.08
Progressive ConservativeRobert D. "Bob" Lee 1,210 46.29 -3.77
Total valid votes 2,614100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +5.42
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeDeCosta W. Young 1,211 50.06
LiberalSheldon Lee 1,128 46.63
IndependentWilliam Hooper 80 3.31
Total valid votes 2,419100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Charlotte went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with DeCosta Young being one of the four incumbents.

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