Portland-Simonds

Portland-Simonds
New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Portland-Simonds (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 

Trevor Holder
Progressive Conservative

District created 1994
First contested 1995
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 17,032[1]
Electors (2013) 11,175[1]

Portland-Simonds is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was originally created for the 1995 provincial election as Saint John Portland and its boundaries were altered slightly in 2006. It in the 2013 redrawing of boundaries its boundaries were moved significantly southward into territory previously part of Saint John East; though the boundaries commission did not recommend a name change, a committee of the legislative assembly later voted to change the name to Portland-Simonds.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Saint John Portland
Riding created from Saint John North and Saint John Park
53rd  1995–1999     Leo McAdam Liberal
54th  1999–2003     Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
Portland-Simonds
58th  2014–Present     Trevor Holder Progressive Conservative

Election results

Portland-Simonds

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor A. Holder 2,782 48.90 -1.28
LiberalMichael Butler 1,905 33.49 -1.88
New DemocraticTony Sekulich 743 13.06 +3.23
GreenSheila Croteau 259 4.55 +1.31
Total valid votes 5,689100.0  
Total rejected ballots 160.28
Turnout 5,70551.43
Eligible voters 11,093
Progressive Conservative notional hold Swing +0.30
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]

Saint John Portland

New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Arthur Holder 2,925 50.18 +0.21
LiberalDan Joyce 2,062 35.37 -9.96
New DemocraticJeremy Higgins 573 9.83 +5.13
GreenStefan Warner 189 3.24 –
People's AllianceLisa Cromwell 80 1.37 –
Total valid votes 5,829100.0  
Total rejected ballots 300.51
Turnout 5,85962.31
Eligible voters 9,403
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +5.08
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder 2,987 49.97 +8.92
LiberalColleen Knudson 2,710 45.33 +6.45
New DemocraticClare Mudge 281 4.70 -15.37
Total valid votes 5,978100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.24
[5]
New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder 2,436 41.05 -18.56
LiberalColleen Knudson 2,307 38.88 +12.53
New DemocraticMary Arseneau 1,191 20.07 +6.74
Total valid votes 5,934100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -15.54
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder 3,773 59.61 +25.98
LiberalLeo McAdam 1,668 26.35 -12.74
New DemocraticPam F. Coates 844 13.33 -10.66
Natural LawMiville Couture 45 0.71 –
Total valid votes 6,330100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +19.36
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalLeo McAdam 2,454 39.06
Progressive ConservativeTrevor Holder 2,113 33.63
New DemocraticGreg Barry 1,507 23.99
Confederation of RegionsTerry Van Duzee 209 3.33
Total valid votes 6,283100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing  

References

  1. 1 2 http://www.gnb.ca/elections/pdf/2013Boundaries/2013-EBRC-CDCER-Report-Rapport-Final.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/news/news_release.2014.06.0713.html
  3. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  4. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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Coordinates: 45°18′40″N 66°03′36″W / 45.311°N 66.060°W / 45.311; -66.060


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