Kings West (New Brunswick electoral district)
 New Brunswick electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 45°27′40″N 65°53′13″W / 45.461°N 65.887°W |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
| District created | 1973 |
| District abolished | 1994 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 1991 |
| Demographics | |
| Electors (1991) | 19,681 |
| Census division(s) | Kings County |
Kings West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding consisted of the towns of Hampton, Rothesay and Quispamsis, and their surroundings.
The district was created in 1973, when the multi-member district Kings was subdivided into Kings Centre, Kings East and Kings West. In 1994, it was split again to create the districts of Hampton-Belleisle, Kennebecasis and Saint John-Kings.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Kings | ||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | John B. M. Baxter, Jr. | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | |||
| 50th | 1982–1987 | |||
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Laureen Jarrett | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | |||
| Riding dissolved into Kennebecasis, Saint John-Kings and Hampton-Belleisle |
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Election results[edit]
| 1991 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laureen Jarrett | 6,219 | 42.05 | -6.19 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Glendon F. Jones | 3,810 | 25.76 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Dr. Nancy E. Grant | 3,267 | 22.09 | +1.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Roger M. Olmstead | 1,494 | 10.10 | -21.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,790 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -15.98 | ||||||
| [1] | ||||||||
| 1987 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Laureen Jarrett | 6,717 | 48.24 | +20.20 | ||||
| New Democratic | George Little | 4,397 | 31.58 | +5.15 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Horne | 2,811 | 20.19 | -25.34 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 13,925 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +7.52 | ||||||
| [2] | ||||||||
| 1982 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 5,226 | 45.53 | -3.81 | ||||
| Liberal | Malcolm A. Barry | 3,219 | 28.04 | -8.82 | ||||
| New Democratic | George Little | 3,034 | 26.43 | +12.63 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 11,479 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +2.50 | ||||||
| [3] | ||||||||
| 1978 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 4,047 | 49.34 | +0.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Jack Stevens | 3,023 | 36.86 | -8.25 | ||||
| New Democratic | George Little | 1,132 | 13.80 | +7.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,202 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +4.29 | ||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
| 1974 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 3,328 | 49.01 | |||||
| Liberal | Jack J. E. Stevens | 3,063 | 45.11 | |||||
| New Democratic | Robert Hatfield | 399 | 5.88 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 6,790 | 100.0 | ||||||
| The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. John B. M. Baxter, Jr. was one of three incumbents from Kings. | ||||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ 32nd General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ 31st General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ 30th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ 29th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ^ 28th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.