Kings Centre (1973–1994 electoral district)

Kings Centre was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Kings in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Kings Centre
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1991

Members of the Legislative Assembly edit

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Kings
48th  1974–1978     Harold Fanjoy Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Kal Seaman Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Georgie Day Liberal
Riding dissolved into Grand Bay-Westfield and Hampton-Belleisle

Election results edit

1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Georgie Day 3,011 32.04 -18.92
Confederation of Regions Colby Fraser 2,882 30.67
Progressive Conservative Charles Edward Murray 2,371 25.23 -2.75
New Democratic Marian Jefferies 1,133 12.06 -3.99
Total valid votes 9,397 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -24.80
Confederation of Regions candidate Colby Fraser gained 26.02 percentage points from his performance in 1987 running as an Independent.
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Dr. Kal Seaman 4,419 50.96 +21.94
Progressive Conservative Harold Newton Fanjoy 2,426 27.98 -25.80
New Democratic Marian G. Jefferies 1,392 16.05 -1.15
Independent Calvert M. "Colby" Fraser 403 4.65
Independent Edward Freeman Gaunce 31 0.36
Total valid votes 8,671 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +23.87
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold Fanjoy 4,012 53.78 +0.46
Liberal Edward Kelly 2,165 29.02 -5.56
New Democratic Marian Jefferies 1,283 17.20 +5.10
Total valid votes 7,460 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.01
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Harold N. Fanjoy 3,284 53.32 +0.37
Liberal David L. Nice 2,130 34.58 -6.66
New Democratic R. Harvey Watson 745 12.10 +8.79
Total valid votes 6,159 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +3.52
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Harold Fanjoy 2,939 52.95
Liberal Murray F. Gault 2,289 41.24
New Democratic Edward F. Gaunce 184 3.31
Independent S. Grant Lyon 139 2.50
Total valid votes 5,551 100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.

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