Quispamsis (electoral district)

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Coordinates: 45°25′44″N 65°56′06″W / 45.429°N 65.935°W / 45.429; -65.935
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Quispamsis
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Quispamsis (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Coordinates:45°25′44″N 65°56′06″W / 45.429°N 65.935°W / 45.429; -65.935
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Blaine Higgs
Progressive Conservative
District created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)16,063[1]
Electors (2013)11,290[1]
Census subdivision(s)Quispamsis

Quispamsis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

It was created as Kennebecasis in 1994 and included the town of Quispamsis and surrounding communities along the Kennebecasis River Valley. The district was reduced in size following the 2006 electoral redistribution such that only the Town of Quispamsis were within it so its name was changed to reflect that. Quispamsis means little lake in the woods.

The district will remain relatively unchanged following the 2013 electoral redistribution, losing only some of its eastern polls to Hampton.

Blaine Higgs who is the current Premier and Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, is the incumbent member from Quispamsis. Higgs was re-elected in this district in 2014, 2018, and 2020.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Assembly Years Member Party
Kennebecasis
Riding created from Kings West
53rd  1995–1999     Peter LeBlanc Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Brenda Fowlie Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
Quispamsis
56th  2006–2010     Mary Schryer Liberal
57th  2010–2014     Blaine Higgs Progressive Conservative
58th  2014–2018
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–Present

Election results[edit]

Quispamsis[edit]

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs 5,697 68.11 +11.23
Liberal Robert Hunt 1,225 14.64 -10.55
Green Addison Fach 528 6.31 +0.92
New Democratic Caitlin Grogan 501 5.99 +3.09
People's Alliance Sara Hall 414 4.95 -4.69
Total valid votes 8,365
Total rejected ballots 24 0.29 +0.13
Turnout 8,389 69.86 +1.69
Eligible voters 12,008
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +11.23
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs 4,691 56.87 +5.52
Liberal Aaron Kennedy 2,078 25.19 -6.41
People's Alliance Keith Porter 795 9.64 +8.13
Green Mark Woolsey 445 5.40 +2.25
New Democratic Ryan Jewkes 239 2.90 -9.50
Total valid votes 8,248 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 13 0.16
Turnout 8,261 68.179
Eligible voters 12,118
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.97
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs 3,884 51.35 +0.68
Liberal Mary Schryer 2,390 31.60 -2.61
New Democratic Angela-Jo "AJ" Griffin 938 12.40 +0.99
Green Patrick Kemp 238 3.15 -0.55
People's Alliance Brandon Gardner 114 1.51 –
Total valid votes 7,564 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 19 0.25
Turnout 7,583 64.76
Eligible voters 11,710
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +1.64
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Blaine Higgs 4,076 50.67 +6.69
Liberal Mary Schryer 2,752 34.21 -17.08
New Democratic Matthew Doherty 918 11.41 +6.68
Green Mark Woolsey 298 3.70 –
Total valid votes 8,044 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 30 0.37
Turnout 8,074 69.29
Eligible voters 11,652
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.88
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Mary Schryer 3,625 51.29 +7.89
Progressive Conservative Brenda Fowlie 3,108 43.98 +0.34
New Democratic Lorena Henry 334 4.73 -8.23
Total valid votes 7,067 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +3.78
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Kennebecasis[edit]

2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brenda Fowlie 3,265 43.64 -9.99
Liberal Murray Driscoll 3,247 43.40 +11.93
New Democratic Kenneth Wilcox 970 12.96 +0.59
Total valid votes 7,482 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -10.96
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Brenda Fowlie 4,070 53.63 +25.45
Liberal Peter LeBlanc 2,388 31.47 -13.20
New Democratic Albert Charles Joseph Comeau 939 12.37 -8.36
Confederation of Regions Greg Boyle 192 2.53 -3.89
Total valid votes 7,589 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.32
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Peter LeBlanc 3,279 44.67
Progressive Conservative John van Kralingen 2,069 28.18
New Democratic Elizabeth Thompson 1,522 20.73
Confederation of Regions Bob Ross 471 6.42
Total valid votes 7,341 100.0  

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Elections New Brunswick (February 22, 2019). "Thirty-Ninth General Election September 24, 2018" (PDF). Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Elections New Brunswick. September 27, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
  5. ^ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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