Albert (provincial electoral district)

Albert
 Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
provincial electoral district
Member of the Legislative Assembly       Wayne Steeves
Progressive Conservative
Population (2006) 10,620
Electors (2006)
Area (km²)
Pop. density (per km²)
Riding created 1974
Census divisions
Subdivisions

Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1846 when Albert County was created and its boundaries were the same as the county. It returned two members until 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member districts and its boundaries were changed to exclude the town of Riverview.

The boundaries were expanded slightly in the 1994 redistribution, taking in a small part of Riverview and again in 2006 when it took in another small part of the town of Riverview.

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Results

1974—

New Brunswick adopted a single member district system in 1974.

2006 New Brunswick election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Wayne Steeves 4439 70% *
     Liberal Clark Butland 1902 30 *

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2003 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Wayne Steeves 3198 53.6% -3.3%
     Liberal Clark Butland 2311 38.7% +6.0%
     New Democratic Pat Pearson 457 7.7% -0.6%
 
     P.C. hold. Majority 887 14.9%
1999 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Wayne Steeves 3633 56.9% +27.0%
     Liberal Harry Doyle 2085 32.7% -11.0%
     New Democratic Myrna Geldart 529 8.3% +2.9%
     Confederaton of Regions Dean Ryder 136 2.1% -18.4%
 
     P.C. gain. Majority 1584 24.3%
1995 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Harry Doyle 2871 43.7% +18.5%
     Progressive Conservative Wayne Steeves 1964 29.9% +1.0%
     CoR Douglas Duff 1350 20.5% -20.5%
     New Democratic Elizabeth Venart 353 5.4% +0.5%
 
     Liberal gain. Majority 907 13.8%
1991 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Confederation of Regions Beverly Brine 2328 41.0% *
     Progressive Conservative Wayne Steeves 1641 28.9% -5.7%
     Liberal H. LeRoy Martin 1432 25.2% -25.6%
     New Democratic Elizabeth Venart 277 4.9% -9.7%
 
     CoR gain. Majority 687 12.1%

* CoR did not contest the previous election

1987 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Harold A. Terris 2668 50.8% +22.4%
     Progressive Conservative Malcolm MacLeod 1818 34.6% -24.4%
     New Democratic Eugene R. Marshall 765 14.6% +2.0%
 
     Liberal gain. Majority 850 16.2%
1982 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Malcolm MacLeod 2827 59.0% -2.9%
     Liberal Gordon L. Rattray 1360 28.4% -1.5%
     New Democratic Gary Wayne Bannister 605 12.6% +4.5%
 
     P.C. hold. Majority 1467 30.6%
1978 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Malcolm MacLeod 2669 61.9% +8.3%
     Liberal Grant William Colpitts 1289 29.9% -7.9%
     New Democratic Robert J. Candy 351 8.1% +6.7%
 
     P.C. hold. Majority 1380 32.0%
1974 New Brunswick election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Malcolm MacLeod 2106 53.6% *
     Liberal Frank R. Wilson 1486 37.8% *
     Independent Albert J. Brown 284 7.2% *
     New Democratic Colin M. Leonard 56 1.4% *
 
     P.C. hold. Majority 620 15.8%

* It is not practical to compare vote totals between the first past the post system and the bloc voting system

1935-1970

New Brunswick first recognized political parties in 1935.

References

  1. ^ New Brunswick Votes 2006. [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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