Grand Lake-Gagetown

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Grand Lake-Gagetown

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick electoral district
Member of the Legislative Assembly		Eugene McGinley Liberal
Population (2001)	12,442
Electors (2006)	9894
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created	2006 redistribution
Census divisions	Kent County, Sunbury County, Queens County
Subdivisions	Village of Cambridge Narrows, Village of Chipman, Village of Gagetown, Village of Minto, Parish of Cambridge Narrows, Parish of Gagetown, Parish of Hampstead, Parish of Johnson, Parish of Wickham

Grand Lake-Gagetown is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that year. Its current MLA is Eugene McGuinley who serves as Speaker of the Legislature.

Contents 1 History 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

It was created in 2006 from parts of Grand Lake and Oromocto-Gagetown. From Grand Lake, it took Chipman, Minto and other communities around the Grand Lake area, however large portions of the district—both in terms of geographics with large forested areas in the west of the district and in terms of population with suburban areas just out side of Fredericton—were lost to the district of Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak. From Oromocto-Gagetown it took all portions of the district north of the St. John River, including the Village of Gagetown.

Its first (and to date only) representative is Liberal Eugene McGuinley, the incumbent from the old Grand Lake district. One of McGuinley's challegners in 2006 was Jack Carr, the twin brother of Jody Carr, the incumbent from the old Oromocto-Gagetown district.

[edit] Results

2006 New Brunswick election: Grand Lake-Gagetown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Eugene McGuinley*	3524	48.7%	*
	Progressive Conservative	Jack Carr	3301	45.6%	*
	New Democrat	Helen Marie Partridge	411	5.7%	*
	Liberal hold*.	Majority	223	3.1%

* This was a new district being contested for the first time, being made up in parts from the former districts of Oromocto-Gagetown and Grand Lake. The majority of the district came from Grand Lake, which had been held by the Liberals, while Oromocto-Gagetown had been held by the Progressive Conservatives. McGuinley was the incumbent from Grand Lake.

[edit] See also

• New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006

[edit] References

• "An Electoral Map for New Brunswick: Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission"
• Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. "2006 Provincial Election Results"

[edit] External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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