Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (1995–2006)
Fredericton-Fort Naswaak was an electoral district returning members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for three elections: 1995, 1999, and 2003.
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
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 A map depicting the boundaries of the former district of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (1995-2006) in red with the new boundaries (2006 to present) in blue | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
| District created | 1994 |
| District abolished | 2006 |
| First contested | 1995 |
| Last contested | 2003 |
It was created in the 1994 electoral redistribution taking in the easternmost portions of the City of Fredericton taking about half of its territory from each of Fredericton North and Fredericton South on either side of the Saint John River.
It elected Liberals Greg Byrne and Kelly Lamrock in the 1995 and 2003 elections respectively but elected Progressive Conservative Eric MacKenzie by a narrow margin in 1999 when his party swept the province winning 80% of the seats.[1]
The district was abolished in the 2006 electoral redistribution when the Boundary Commission expressed a desire to use the Saint John River as a natural boundary between districts. Somewhat confusingly though, the commission re-used the name Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak for a new district wholly on the north side of the Saint John River using all of the territories from that side of the river from this district as well as substantial portions of Fredericton North and Grand Lake.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Fredericton North and Fredericton South | ||||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Greg Byrne | Liberal | |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Eric MacKenzie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Kelly Lamrock | Liberal | |
| Riding dissolved into Fredericton-Lincoln and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (2006–2013) |
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Election results
| 2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Kelly Lamrock | 2,925 | 42.89 | +1.43 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric MacKenzie | 2,364 | 34.66 | -10.88 | ||||
| New Democratic | Penny Ericson | 1,531 | 22.45 | +11.41 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,820 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +6.16 | ||||||
| 1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Eric MacKenzie | 2,949 | 45.54 | +22.99 | ||||
| Liberal | Greg Byrne | 2,685 | 41.46 | -8.47 | ||||
| New Democratic | Pat A. Kennedy | 715 | 11.04 | -3.27 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | David Alexander Brown | 96 | 1.48 | -11.72 | ||||
| Natural Law | Andie Haché | 31 | 0.48 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,476 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +15.73 | ||||||
| 1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Greg Byrne | 3,241 | 49.93 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brent Bishop | 1,464 | 22.55 | |||||
| New Democratic | Patricia Kennedy | 929 | 14.31 | |||||
| Confederation of Regions | Nancy Curtis | 857 | 13.20 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,491 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal notional gain | Swing | |||||||
References
- "The Legislative Library of New Brunswick - New Brunswick Elections Database - Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak". www1.gnb.ca. Retrieved November 26, 2022.