Kings West (New Brunswick electoral district)

For the current federal riding in Nova Scotia, see Kings West.
Kings West
New Brunswick electoral district
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 divisions 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

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

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLaureen Jarrett 6,219 42.05 -6.19
Confederation of RegionsGlendon F. Jones 3,810 25.76
Progressive ConservativeDr. Nancy E. Grant 3,267 22.09 +1.90
New DemocraticRoger M. Olmstead 1,494 10.10 -21.48
Total valid votes 14,790100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -15.98
[1]
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLaureen Jarrett 6,717 48.24 +20.20
New DemocraticGeorge Little 4,397 31.58 +5.15
Progressive ConservativeDon Horne 2,811 20.19 -25.34
Total valid votes 13,925100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +7.52
[2]
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn B. M. Baxter 5,226 45.53 -3.81
LiberalMalcolm A. Barry 3,219 28.04 -8.82
New DemocraticGeorge Little 3,034 26.43 +12.63
Total valid votes 11,479100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.50
[3]
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJohn B. M. Baxter 4,047 49.34 +0.33
LiberalJack Stevens 3,023 36.86 -8.25
New DemocraticGeorge Little 1,132 13.80 +7.92
Total valid votes 8,202100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +4.29
[4]
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJohn B. M. Baxter 3,328 49.01
LiberalJack J. E. Stevens 3,063 45.11
New DemocraticRobert Hatfield 399 5.88
Total valid votes 6,790100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservaitve in the last election. John B. M. Baxter, Jr. was one of three incumbents from Kings.
[5]

References

  1. 32nd General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. 31st General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  3. 30th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  4. 29th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  5. 28th General Election Report. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of New Brunswick. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

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