Kings Centre

For the former riding of the same name, see Kings Centre (1973-1994 electoral district).
Kings Centre
New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Kings Centre in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Bill Oliver
Progressive Conservative

District created 2013
First contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 14,727
Electors (2013) 10,952
Census divisions Kings, Queens, Charlotte

Kings Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries. It drew most of its population the former districts of Fundy-River Valley and Hampton-Kings, as well as from a small part of Kings East.

The district includes the western and north-central parts of Kings County, including the Kingston Peninsula and Village of Norton, as well as the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield and small parts of Queens and Charlotte Counties to its north and west.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Kings East
58th  2014–Present     Bill Oliver Progressive Conservative

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeBill Oliver 2,431 35.66
LiberalShannon Merrifield 2,110 30.95
New DemocraticDaniel Anderson 1,642 24.09
IndependentColby Fraser 323 4.74
GreenMark Connell 311 4.56
Total valid votes 6,817100.0  
Total rejected ballots 180.26
Turnout 6,83560.18
Eligible voters 11,357
This riding was created from parts of Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the three incumbents ran in this election.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[1]

References

  1. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.

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