Fredericton South (electoral district)

Fredericton South (French: Fredericton-Sud) 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 by combining portions of the former districts of Fredericton-Lincoln and Fredericton-Silverwood.

For the district used from 1974–2014 originally called Fredericton South and later Fredericton-Silverwood, see Fredericton-Silverwood.

Fredericton South
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Fredericton South in relation to other Fredericton electoral districts. The riding is red, other parts of the city of Fredericton are gold.
Coordinates:45.953°N 66.647°W / 45.953; -66.647
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
David Coon
Green
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,380[1]
Electors (2013)11,178[2]
Census division(s)York
Census subdivision(s)Fredericton

The district includes the downtown and uptown areas of the southside of the City of Fredericton, including Fredericton City Hall, the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, the University of New Brunswick and Saint Thomas University.

Green Party leader David Coon was elected MLA in 2014 and re-elected in 2018 and 2020.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Fredericton-Silverwood
and Fredericton-Lincoln
58th  2014–2018     David Coon Green
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–Present

Election results
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenDavid Coon4,21354.01-2.70
Progressive ConservativeBrian MacKinnon2,34230.02+16.71
LiberalNicole Picot89511.47-8.91
People's AllianceWendell Betts2343.00-4.83
New DemocraticGeoffrey Noseworthy1171.50-0.25
Total valid votes 7,801100.0
Total rejected ballots 180.23
Turnout 7,81971.04
Eligible voters 11,006
Green hold Swing -9.71
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenDavid Coon4,27356.31+25.63
LiberalSusan Holt1,52520.10-1.52
Progressive ConservativeScott Smith1,04213.73-12.44
People's AllianceBonnie Clark6168.12--
New DemocraticChris Durrant1321.74-18.04
Total valid votes 7,588100.0  
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Green hold Swing +13.6
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
GreenDavid Coon2,27230.68
Progressive ConservativeCraig Leonard1,93826.17
LiberalRoy Wiggins1,60121.62
New DemocraticKelly Lamrock1,46519.78
IndependentCourtney Mills1301.76
Total valid votes 7,406100.0  
Total rejected ballots 180.24
Turnout 7,42471.27
Eligible voters 10,417
This district was created from parts of Fredericton-Silverwood and Fredericton-Lincoln, both elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Craig Leonard was the incumbent from Fredericton-Lincoln.
Source: Elections New Brunswick,[3] CBC News[4]

References
  1. "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. "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)
  3. Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
  4. "Fredericton South - New Brunswick Votes 2014 - Ridings". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.


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