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Gagetown-Petitcodiac

Coordinates: 45°55′44″N 65°39′14″W / 45.929°N 65.654°W / 45.929; -65.654
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Gagetown-Petitcodiac
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Gagetown-Petitcodiac in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:45°55′44″N 65°39′14″W / 45.929°N 65.654°W / 45.929; -65.654
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Ross Wetmore
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Demographics
Population (2011)15,948
Electors (2013)11,131
Census division(s)Albert, Westmorland, Kings, Queens, Sunbury
Census subdivision(s)Brunswick, Burton, Cambridge, Cardwell, Cambridge-Narrows, Coverdale, Elgin, Gagetown (parish), Gagetown (village), Hampstead, Havelock, Johnston, Kars, Moncton (parish), Petitcodiac, Salisbury (parish), Springfield, Studholm, Waterborough

Gagetown-Petitcodiac 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.

The district runs from boundaries of the town of Oromocto to those of the city of Moncton along New Brunswick Highway 2, and includes only small municipalities and unincorporated communities. It drew significant population the former districts of Petitcodiac, Grand Lake-Gagetown, Oromocto, Kings East and Hampton-Kings.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Petitcodiac, Grand Lake-Gagetown,
Oromocto, Kings East and Hampton-Kings
58th  2014–2018     Ross Wetmore Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–Present

Election results

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ross Wetmore 3,674 45.71 +1.24
People's Alliance Craig Dykeman 1,892 23.54 --
Liberal Brigitte Noel 1,153 14.35 -18.80
Green Marilyn Merritt-Gray 1,097 13.64 +4.23
New Democratic Anne Marie F. Richardson 165 2.05 -10.92
KISS Carolyn MacDonald 56 0.70 --
Total valid votes 8,037 100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Ross Wetmore 3,352 44.47
Liberal Barak Stevens 2,499 33.15
New Democratic Anthony Crandall 978 12.97
Green Fred Harrison 709 9.41
Total valid votes 7,538 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 34 0.45
Turnout 7,572 63.74
Eligible voters 11,879
This riding was created from parts of Petitcodiac, Grand Lake-Gagetown, Oromocto, Kings East and Hampton-Kings, all of which elected Progressive Conservatives in the previous election. Ross Wetmore was the incumbent from Grand Lake-Gagetown.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[1]

References

  1. ^ Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.