Kent North (electoral district)

Kent North (French: Kent-Nord) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

Kent North
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Kent North (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Coordinates:46.680°N 65.238°W / 46.680; -65.238
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Kevin Arseneau
Green
District created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,720[1]
Electors (2013)11,811[2]
Census division(s)Kent County, Northumberland County
Census subdivision(s)Richibucto, Nouvelle-Arcadie, Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Saint-Louis Parish, Acadieville Parish, Carleton Parish, Harcourt, Saint-Charles Parish, Five Rivers, Elsipogtog First Nation, Richibucto-Village

The district was established in the 1973 redistribution which saw New Brunswick move from a system of plurality-at-large voting (with multi-member ridings) to a first-past-the-post voting system (with single-member ridings). It took the northern third of the former three-member district for Kent County. In the 1994 redistribution, it added the Rogersville area from Northumberland County and was renamed Rogersville-Kouchibouguac. In the 2006 redistribution, it lost minor territory to Kent, but it regained that territory in 2013 as well as additional territory in the Five Rivers and Elsipogtog areas. Following the 2013 changes, it returned to its original name of Kent North.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Kent North
Riding created from Kent
48th  1974–1978     Joseph Daigle Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987 Conrad Landry
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
53rd  1995–1999     Kenneth Johnson Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Rose-May Poirier Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014     Bertrand LeBlanc Liberal
Kent North
58th  2014–2018     Bertrand LeBlanc Liberal
59th  2018–2020     Kevin Arseneau Green
60th  2020–Present

Electoral history

Kent North (2014–present)
2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenKevin Arseneau4,02147.47+1.55
LiberalBertrand LeBlanc2,93334.62-2.74
Progressive ConservativeStephen Robertson1,36316.09+3.50
IndependentRoger Richard1541.82-1.94
Total valid votes 8,471
Total rejected ballots 150.18-0.33
Turnout 8,48669.44-2.70
Eligible voters 12,220
Green hold Swing +2.15
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
GreenKevin Arseneau4,05645.91+27.74
LiberalEmery Comeau3,30137.37-12.65
Progressive ConservativeKatie Robertson1,11212.59-4.01
IndependentRoger Richard1942.20+2.20
New DemocraticNeil Gardner1711.94-11.83
Total valid votes 8,834100.0
Total rejected ballots 45
Turnout 8,87972.58-2.42
Eligible voters 12,234
Green gain from Liberal Swing +20.19
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBertrand LeBlanc4,69950.02+3.98
GreenRébeka Frazer-Chiasson1,70718.17–
Progressive ConservativeNancy Blanchard1,55916.60-25.84
New DemocraticAllan Marsh1,29413.77+2.25
People's AllianceRaven-Chanelle Arsenault-Augustine1351.44–
Total valid votes 9,394100.0
Total rejected ballots 460.49
Turnout 9,44075.00
Eligible voters 12,587
Liberal notional hold Swing -7.10
[5]

Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBertrand LeBlanc3,43846.04+6.60
Progressive ConservativeJimmy Bourque3,16942.44-13.46
New DemocraticAlida Fagan86011.52+6.86
Total valid votes 7,467100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1511.98
Turnout 7,61882.83
Eligible voters 9,197
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.03
[6]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRose-May Poirier4,33255.90+6.52
LiberalEmery Comeau3,05739.45-5.11
New DemocraticOscar Doucet3614.66-1.41
Total valid votes 7,750100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1121.42
Turnout 7,86281.69
Eligible voters 9,624
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +5.82
[7]
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRose-May Poirier3,28949.38+7.40
LiberalMaurice Richard2,96844.56+4.36
New DemocraticOscar Doucet4046.07-11.75
Total valid votes 6,661100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.52
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRose-May Poirier2,82041.98+1.57
LiberalMaurice Richard2,70040.20-12.09
New DemocraticMaria Daigle1,19717.82+10.52
Total valid votes 6,717100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.83
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalKenneth Johnson3,53052.29-11.10
Progressive ConservativeHermel Mazerolle2,72840.41+22.78
New DemocraticCharles Richard4937.30-11.68
Total valid votes 6,751100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -16.94

Kent North (1974–1995)
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalConrad Landry3,37763.39-3.50
New DemocraticDocile Doiron1,01118.98+11.45
Progressive ConservativeDominique Babineau93917.63-7.95
Total valid votes 5,327100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -7.48
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalConrad Landry3,69766.89+14.37
Progressive ConservativeGérald Guimond1,41425.58-15.08
New DemocraticCharles Richard4167.53+0.71
Total valid votes 5,527100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +14.72
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalConrad Landry2,75052.52-16.31
Progressive ConservativeElzée Thebeau2,12940.66+17.32
New DemocraticCharles R. Richard3576.82–
Total valid votes 5,236100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -16.82
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Z. Daigle3,15668.83+9.12
Progressive ConservativeLouis Arsenault1,07023.34-5.87
Parti acadienPhilippe Ouellette3597.83+2.15
Total valid votes 4,585100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +7.50
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJoseph Z. Daigle2,47959.71
Progressive ConservativeWillie G. Ferguson1,21329.21
Parti acadienGilles Theriault2365.68
IndependentArcade Fontaine2245.39
Total valid votes 4,152100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kent elected 3 (of 3) Liberals in the previous election. One Progressive Conservative was elected in the 1971 by-election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.

References
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