Fredericton-Lincoln

Fredericton-Lincoln

New Brunswick electoral district
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)	13,816
Electors	10,860
Census division(s)	York County, Sunbury County
Census subdivision(s)	City of Fredericton, Parish of Lincoln

Fredericton-Lincoln 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. Its last MLA was Craig Leonard who served in the cabinet as Minister of Government Services.

History

The district was created in the 2006 redistribution primarily from those parts of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak south of the Saint John River and the suburban community of Lincoln from the New Maryland district. It also includes those portions of downtown Fredericton east of Regent Street that were not already a part of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (including the legislature building itself) which were formerly part of Fredericton South.

Its first representative is Liberal Greg Byrne, who previously represented the old Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak district from 1995 to 1999. One of Byrne's challengers in 2006 was then leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party Allison Brewer.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (1995–2006), Fredericton South and New Maryland
56th	2006–2010		Greg Byrne	Liberal
57th	2010–2014		Craig Leonard	Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Oromocto-Lincoln, Fredericton South and New Maryland-Sunbury

Election results

2010 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Craig Leonard	2,713	39.60	+3.73
	Liberal	Greg Byrne	2,464	35.97	-12.68
	New Democratic	Jason Purdy	1,009	14.73	-0.75
	Green	Tracey Waite	665	9.71	–
Total valid votes			6,851	100.0
Total rejected ballots			40	0.58
Turnout			6,891	64.97
Eligible voters			10,606
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+8.20
Source: Elections New Brunswick

2006 New Brunswick general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Greg Byrne	3,272	48.65
	Progressive Conservative	William Forrestall	2,412	35.87
	New Democratic	Allison Brewer	1,041	15.48
Total valid votes			6,725	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-Fort Nashwaak, Fredericton South and New Maryland. The latter two were previously held by the Progressive Conservatives while Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak had been held by the Liberals.

See also

• New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006

References

• "An Electoral Map for New Brunswick: Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission"
• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. "2006 Provincial Election Results"

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick