Miramichi (provincial electoral district)

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Miramichi
New Brunswick electoral district
File:Miramichi (2014-).png
The riding of Miramichi in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Bill Fraser
Liberal
District created 2013
First contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 14,200
Electors (2013) 11,262
Census divisions Northumberland
Census subdivisions Miramichi (city)

Miramichi is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries.

File:Miramichi district vs city (2014).png
The riding of Miramichi (red) in relation to the balance of the city of Miramichi (gold).

The district comprises mainly the portions of the former ridings of Miramichi Centre and Miramichi-Bay du Vin that fell within the Miramichi city limits, namely the former communities of Newcastle and Chatham. Other parts of the city of Miramichi such as Nordin and Douglastown fall in the Miramichi Bay-Neguac district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Miramichi Centre
and Miramichi-Bay du Vin
58th  2014–Present     Bill Fraser Liberal

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Bill Fraser 3,974 50.00
Progressive Conservative Robert Trevors 2,743 34.51
Independent Michael "Tanker" Malley 596 7.50
New Democratic Roger Vautour 328 4.13
Green Patty Deitch 307 3.86
Total valid votes 7,948 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 46 0.58
Turnout 7,994 71.07
Eligible voters 11,248
This riding was created from parts of Miramichi Centre and Miramichi-Bay du Vin, which elected a Progressive Conservative and a Liberal, respectively, in the previous election. Bill Fraser was the incumbent from Miramichi-Bay du Vin, and Robert Trevors was the incumbent from Miramichi Centre.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[1]

References

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