- Albert (provincial electoral district)
Albert is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofNew Brunswick ,Canada . It was created in 1846 when Albert County was created and its boundaries were the same as thecounty . It returned two members until 1973 when New Brunswick moved to single member districts and its boundaries were changed to exclude thetown 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.
Results
1974—
New Brunswick adopted a single member district system in 1974.
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Progressive Conservative
Malcolm MacLeod
align="right"|2106
align="right"|53.6%
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Liberal
Frank R. Wilson
align="right"|1486
align="right"|37.8%
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Independent
Albert J. Brown
align="right"|284
align="right"|7.2%
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New Democratic
Colin M. Leonard
align="right"|56
align="right"|1.4%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|620
align="right"|15.8%
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Progressive Conservative
Malcolm MacLeod
align="right"|2669
align="right"|61.9%
align="right"|+8.3%
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Liberal
Grant William Colpitts
align="right"|1289
align="right"|29.9%
align="right"|-7.9%
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New Democratic
Robert J. Candy
align="right"|351
align="right"|8.1%
align="right"|+6.7%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1380
align="right"|32.0%
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Progressive Conservative
Malcolm MacLeod
align="right"|2827
align="right"|59.0%
align="right"|-2.9%
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Liberal
Gordon L. Rattray
align="right"|1360
align="right"|28.4%
align="right"|-1.5%
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New Democratic
Gary Wayne Bannister
align="right"|605
align="right"|12.6%
align="right"|+4.5%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1467
align="right"|30.6%
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LiberalHarold A. Terris
align="right"|2668
align="right"|50.8%
align="right"|+22.4%
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Progressive Conservative
Malcolm MacLeod
align="right"|1818
align="right"|34.6%
align="right"|-24.4%
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New Democratic
Eugene R. Marshall
align="right"|765
align="right"|14.6%
align="right"|+2.0%
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align="left"|Liberal gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|850
align="right"|16.2%
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Confederation of RegionsBeverly Brine
align="right"|2328
align="right"|41.0%
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Progressive ConservativeWayne Steeves
align="right"|1641
align="right"|28.9%
align="right"|-5.7%
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Liberal
H. LeRoy Martin
align="right"|1432
align="right"|25.2%
align="right"|-25.6%
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New Democratic
Elizabeth Venart
align="right"|277
align="right"|4.9%
align="right"|-9.7%
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align="left"|CoR gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|687
align="right"|12.1%
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Liberal
Harry Doyle
align="right"|2871
align="right"|43.7%
align="right"|+18.5%
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Progressive ConservativeWayne Steeves
align="right"|1964
align="right"|29.9%
align="right"|+1.0%
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CoR
Douglas Duff
align="right"|1350
align="right"|20.5%
align="right"|-20.5%
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New Democratic
Elizabeth Venart
align="right"|353
align="right"|5.4%
align="right"|+0.5%
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align="left"|Liberal gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|907
align="right"|13.8%
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Progressive ConservativeWayne Steeves
align="right"|3633
align="right"|56.9%
align="right"|+27.0%
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Liberal
Harry Doyle
align="right"|2085
align="right"|32.7%
align="right"|-11.0%
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New Democratic
Myrna Geldart
align="right"|529
align="right"|8.3%
align="right"|+2.9%
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Confederaton of Regions
Dean Ryder
align="right"|136
align="right"|2.1%
align="right"|-18.4%
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align="left"|P.C. gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1584
align="right"|24.3%
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Progressive ConservativeWayne Steeves
align="right"|3198
align="right"|53.6%
align="right"|-3.3%
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Liberal
Clark Butland
align="right"|2311
align="right"|38.7%
align="right"|+6.0%
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New Democratic
Pat Pearson
align="right"|457
align="right"|7.7%
align="right"|-0.6%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|887
align="right"|14.9%
election box end1935-1970
New Brunswick first recognized political parties in 1935.
*1935 general election:
Frederick Colpitts , Liberal &Harry O. Downey , Liberal
*1939 general election:A. Russell Colpitts , Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal
*1944 general election: A. Russell Colpitts, Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal
*1948 general election: A. Russell Colpitts, Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal
*1952 general election:Everett E. Newcombe , Prog. Cons. &Claude D. Taylor , Prog. Cons.
*1956 general election: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons.
*1960 general election: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons.
*1963 general election: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons.
*1967 general election:Brenda Robertson , Prog. Cons. & Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons.
*1970 general election: Brenda Robertson, Prog. Cons. &Malcolm MacLeod , Prog. Cons.External links
* [http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]
* [http://www.cbc.ca/nbvotes2006/riding/027/ New Brunswick Votes 2006, CBC]
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