Moncton East

Moncton East (French: Moncton-Est) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. Prior to 2007, it has been held by only two individuals both of whom served as Premier of New Brunswick. Ray Frenette, a Liberal who served as premier from 1997 to 1998, represented the district from its creation for the 1974 election until he resigned in 1998. Bernard Lord, a Progressive Conservative who served as premier from 1999 to 2006, won the seat in a by-election after Frenette's resignation until his own resignation on January 31, 2007. Its current MLA, Liberal Chris Collins, was elected in a by-election to replace Lord.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

• Chris Collins, Liberal (2007–present)
• Bernard Lord, Progressive Conservative (1998–2007)
• Ray Frenette, Liberal (1974–1998)

Election results

Moncton East election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Collins	2694	41.5%	-16.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Karen Nelson	2528	39.0%	+5.6%
	New Democratic	Teresa Sullivan	626	9.7%	+1.4%

Moncton East by-election, 2007
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Chris Collins	2628	58.3%	+17.7%
	Progressive Conservative	Chad Peters	1508	33.4%	-21.4%
	New Democratic	Hélène Lapointe	373	8.3%	+3.7%

Moncton East election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Gallant	2827	40.6%	+2.1%
	Progressive Conservative	Bernard Lord	3816	54.8%	+3.1%
	New Democratic	Mark Robar	319	4.6%	-4.3%

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick