Kings Centre (1973-1994 electoral district)

For the current riding with the same name, see Kings Centre.
Kings 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

Kings Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Kings 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 Kings
48th  1974–1978     Harold Fanjoy Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Kal Seaman Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Georgie Day Liberal
Riding dissolved into Grand Bay-Westfield and Hampton-Belleisle

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalGeorgie Day 3,011 32.04 -18.92
Confederation of RegionsColby Fraser 2,882 30.67
Progressive ConservativeCharles Edward Murray 2,371 25.23 -2.75
New DemocraticMarian Jefferies 1,133 12.06 -3.99
Total valid votes 9,397100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -24.80
Confederation of Regions candidate Colby Fraser gained 26.02 percentage points from his performance in 1987 running as an Independent.
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDr. Kal Seaman 4,419 50.96 +21.94
Progressive ConservativeHarold Newton Fanjoy 2,426 27.98 -25.80
New DemocraticMarian G. Jefferies 1,392 16.05 -1.15
IndependentCalvert M. "Colby" Fraser 403 4.65
IndependentEdward Freeman Gaunce 31 0.36
Total valid votes 8,671100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +23.87
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeHarold Fanjoy 4,012 53.78 +0.46
LiberalEdward Kelly 2,165 29.02 -5.56
New DemocraticMarian Jefferies 1,283 17.20 +5.10
Total valid votes 7,460100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.01
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeHarold N. Fanjoy 3,284 53.32 +0.37
LiberalDavid L. Nice 2,130 34.58 -6.66
New DemocraticR. Harvey Watson 745 12.10 +8.79
Total valid votes 6,159100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.52
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeHarold Fanjoy 2,939 52.95
LiberalMurray F. Gault 2,289 41.24
New DemocraticEdward F. Gaunce 184 3.31
IndependentS. Grant Lyon 139 2.50
Total valid votes 5,551100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.

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