New Brunswick general election, 2003
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Starting out as a predicted landslide for Bernard Lord's Progressive Conservatives, the New Brunswick general election, 2003 quickly turned around when Shawn Graham, leader of the Liberal Party of New Brunswick, took on auto insurance rates as a cause.
People in the province had seen their car insurance rates skyrocket, and the Liberal Party of New Brunswick focussed their campaign on three points:
- improved universal healthcare,
- keeping the power utility NB Power as a public, crown corporation, and
- the lowering of auto insurance rates.
The Liberals ran a virtually flawless campaign, whereas Lord and his PC Party faced a number of problems, especially with their position on the key issue of auto insurance which changed several times during the 30 day campaign.
New Democratic Party of New Brunswick leader, Elizabeth Weir, was the only member of her party to win a seat.
See also Canadian Politics in 2003.
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Results
Results by party
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999 | Dissolution | Elected | % Change | # | % | Change
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Progressive Conservative | Bernard Lord | 55 | 44 | 46 | 28 | -39.1% | 174,092 | 45.4% | -7.6% | Liberal | Shawn Graham | 55 | 10 | 7 | 26 | +271% | 170,028 | 44.4% | +7.1% | New Democratic | Elizabeth Weir | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 36,989 | 9.7% | +0.9% | Grey | Jim Webb | 10 | * | - | - | * | 1,550 | 0.4% | * | Independents | 2 | - | - | - | - | 415 | 0.1% | -0.1% | |
| *** | Vacant | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 177 | 55 | 55 | 55 | - | 383,074 | 100% | -2.8% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* The Grey Party did not contest the 1999 election.
Results by region
| Party Name | Rest./ Chal./ Pén. | East NB | S. East NB | Greater Saint John/ Charlotte | Greater Fred. | Upper St. John Valley | Total
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Progressive Conservative | Seats: | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Progressive Conservatives/row | Popular Vote: | 45.9% | 42.4% | 49.5% | 39.8% | 42.1% | 55.1% | 45.4% | Liberal | Seats: | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 26 | Popular Vote: | 47.7% | 50.2% | 42.0% | 41.0% | 44.3% | 40.6% | 44.4% | New Democratic | Seats: | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Popular Vote: | 6.4% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 17.2% | 13.4% | 4.3% | 9.7% | ||
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| Total seats: | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parties that won no seats: | Grey | Popular Vote: | - | - | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.2% | - | 0.4% | Independents | Popular Vote: | - | - | 0.3% | 0.3% | - | - | 0.1% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Candidates
Party leaders and cabinet ministers are denoted in bold.
Restigouche, Chaleur & Péninsule
Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|1. Restigouche West | |Benoît Cyr 2,523 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Burt Walter Paulin 4,008 | |Antoine Duguay 257 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Benoît Cyr |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|2. Campbellton | |Jean Dubé 2,771 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Roy Boudreau 3,979 | |Murray Mason 294 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jean Dubé |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|3. Dalhousie-Restigouche East | |Paul McIntyre 3,088 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Donald Arseneault 3,445 | |Joel Hickey 645 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Dennis Furlong |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|4. Nigadoo-Chaleur | |Hermel Vienneau 3,529 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Roland Haché 3,887 | |Kate Hayward 380 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Roland Haché |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|5. Bathurst | |Nancy MacKay 3,252 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Brian Kenny 3,348 | |Mark Robar 304 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Marcelle Mersereau |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|6. Nepisiguit | |Joel Bernard 2,200 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Frank Branch 3,498 | |Normand Savoie 894 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Joel Bernard |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|7. Caraquet | |Gaston Moore 3,550 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Hédard Albert 3,649 | |Gérard Béland 457 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Gaston Moore |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|8. Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Paul Robichaud 4,788 | |Denis Roussel 2,846 | |Jean-Baptiste Bezeau 335 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Paul Robichaud |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|9. Centre-Péninsule | |Louis-Phillipe McGraw 3,045 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Denis Landry 3,097 | |Rose Duguay 396 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Louis-Phillipe McGraw |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|10. Tracadie-Sheila |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Elvy Robichaud 4,583 | |Weldon McLaughlin 2,894 | |Stéphane Richardson 661 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Elvy Robichaud |}
Eastern New Brunswick
Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|11. Miramichi Bay | |Réjean Savoie 3,050 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Carmel Robichaud 3,227 | |Hilaire Rouselle 729 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Réjean Savoie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|12. Miramichi-Bay du Vin |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Michael "Tanker" Malley 3,917 | |Frank Trevors 3,464 | |Dwayne Hancock 490 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Michael "Tanker" Malley |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|13. Miramichi Centre | |Kim Jardine 3,149 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |John Foran 3,763 | |Lance Lyons 663 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Kim Jardine |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|14. Southwest Miramichi | |Norm Betts 2,823 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Rick Brewer 3,395 | |Chris Ashford 332 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Norm Betts |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|15. Rogersville-Kouchibouguac |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Rose-May Poirier 3,289 | |Maurice Richard 2,968 | |Oscar Doucet 404 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Rose-May Poirier |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|16. Kent | |Valmond Joseph Daigle 1,905 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Shawn Graham 3,615 | |Jerry Cook 958 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Shawn Graham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|17. Kent South |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Claude Williams 4,933 | |Stephen Doucet 4,065 | |Neil Gardner 671 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Claude Williams |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|18. Shediac-Cap-Pélé | |Odette Babineau 3,063 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Bernard Richard 6,464 | |Claudette Beland 313 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Bernard Richard |}
Southeastern New Brunswick
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|19. Tantramar
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|Peter Mesheau 2,922
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|Susan Purdy 1,569
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|Geoff Martin 522
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|Peter Mesheau
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|20. Dieppe-Memramcook
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|Cy LeBlanc 5,541
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|Elie Richard 5,451
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|Hélène Lapointe 786
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|Cy LeBlanc
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|21. Moncton East
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|Bernard Lord 4,177
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|Chris Collins 3,113
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|Jean-Marie Nadeau 724
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|22. Moncton South
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|Joan MacAlpine 3,143
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|Norman Branch 2,710
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|Stéphane Drysdale 437
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|Jean-Marc Dugas (Ind.) 226
John Gallant (Grey) 72
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|Joan MacAlpine
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|23. Moncton North
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|René Landry 3,054
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|Mike Murphy 3,555
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|Nancy McBain 543
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|René Landry
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|24. Moncton Crescent
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|John Betts 4,230
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|Ray Goudreau 3,776
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|Richard Goulding 628
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|John Betts
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|25. Petitcodiac
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|Wally Stiles 3,481
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|Bethany Dykstra 1,849
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|Tracy Trott 298
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|Dan Leaman (Grey) 120
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|Wally Stiles
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|26. Riverview
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|Bruce Fitch 3,794
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|Ward White 3,287
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|John Falconer 391
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|27. Albert
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|Wayne Steeves 3,198
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|Clark Butland 2,311
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|Pat Pearson 457
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|Wayne Steeves
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|28. Kings East
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|Doug Cosman 2,713
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|Leroy Armstrong 3,169
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|George Horton 996
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|Doug Cosman
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Greater Saint John & Charlotte
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|29. Hampton-Belleisle
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|Bev Harrison 3,392
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|Bob Bates 2,736
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|Pat Hanratty 1,336
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|John Hughes (Grey) 208
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|Bev Harrison
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|30. Kennebecasis
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|Brenda Fowlie 3,265
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|Murray Driscoll 3,247
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|Kenneth Wilcox 970
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|Brenda Fowlie
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|31. Saint John-Fundy
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|Rodney Weston 2,271
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|Stuart Jamieson 2,698
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|Liam Freill 517
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|Marjorie MacMurray (Grey) 172
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|Rodney Weston
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|32. Saint John-Kings
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|Margaret-Ann Blaney 3,135
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|Tom Young 2,456
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|Jeff Thibodeau 791
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|Mark LeBlanc (Grey) 145
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|Margaret-Ann Blaney
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|33. Saint John Champlain
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|Mel Vincent 1,501
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|Roly McIntyre 2,160
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|Ralph Thomas 1,507
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|Bill Richard Reid (Grey) 223
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|Carole Keddy
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|34. Saint John Harbour
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|Dennis Boyle 1,286
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|Anne-Marie Mullin 1,231
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|Elizabeth Weir 1,929
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|Elizabeth Weir
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|35. Saint John Portland
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|Trevor Holder 2,436
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|Colleen Knudson 2,307
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|Mary Arseneau 1,191
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|Trevor Holder
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|36. Saint John Lancaster
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|Norm MacFarlane 2,633
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|Abel LeBlanc 2,942
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|Walter Lee 1,365
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|Jim Webb (Grey) 170
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|Norm MacFarlane
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|37. Grand Bay-Westfield
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|Milt Sherwood 2,209
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|Kevin Quinn 1,991
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|Percy Ward 556
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|Ben Perry (Grey) 193
Colby Fraser (Ind.) 189
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|Milt Sherwood
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|38. Charlotte
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|Sharon Tucker 1,573
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|Rick Doucet 2,777
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|Patty Hooper 1,149
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|Harold Smith (Grey) 118
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|Sheldon Lee
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|39. Fundy Isles
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|Burton Flynn 1,124
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|Eric Allaby 1,359
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|Dick Grant 94
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|Eric Allaby
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|bgcolor=whitesmoke|40. Western Charlotte
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|Tony Huntjens 2,854
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|Madeleine Drummie 2,662
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|Andrew Graham 554
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Greater Fredericton
Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|41. Oromocto-Gagetown |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jody Carr 4,314 | |Maurice Harquail 2,140 | |Terry Hovey 392 | |James Lee (Grey) 129 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jody Carr |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|42. Grand Lake | |David Jordan 2,058 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Eugene McGinley 4,376 | |David Babineau 614 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |David Jordan |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|43. Fredericton North | |Peter Forbes 3,211 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |T.J. Burke 4,163 | |Dennis Atchison 1,418 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Peter Forbes |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|44. Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak | |Eric MacKenzie 2,364 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Kelly Lamrock 2,925 | |Penny Ericson 1,531 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Eric MacKenzie |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|45. Fredericton South |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Brad Green 3,309 | |Misty McLaughlin 2,797 | |Nan Luke 1,832 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Brad Green |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|46. New Maryland |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Keith Ashfield 3,719 | |Joan Kingston 3,502 | |Kay Nandlall 923 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Keith Ashfield |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|47. York | |Don Kinney 3,278 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Scott Targett 3,783 | |Gary Hughes 618 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Don Kinney |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|48. Mactaquac |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Kirk MacDonald 3,337 | |Ray Dillon 3,236 | |Phillip Morgan 817 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Kirk MacDonald |}
Upper St. John River Valley
Template:Canadian politics/candlist header 3plus |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|49. Woodstock |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |David Alward 4,605 | |Lorne Drake 2,400 | |Nancy Reid 286 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |David Alward |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|50. Carleton |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Dale Graham 4,190 | |Grant Robinson 2,287 | |Betty Brown 482 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Dale Graham |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|51. Victoria-Tobique | |Dennis Campbell 2,001 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Larry Kennedy 3,386 | |Harvey Bass 502 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Larry Kennedy |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|52. Grand Falls Region | |Jean-Guy Laforest 2,586 |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal| |Roland Ouellette 4,385 | |Pierre Cyr 192 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jean-Guy Laforest |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|53. Madawaska-la-Vallée |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Percy Mockler 3,858 | |Claude Malenfant 1,848 | |Mario Fortunato 201 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Percy Mockler |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|54. Edmundston |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Madeleine Dube 3,917 | |Margot Albert 1,841 | |Blair McInnis 110 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Madeleine Dube |- |bgcolor=whitesmoke|55. Madawaska-les-Lacs |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jeannot Volpé 3,965 | |Louis LaBrie 2,391 | |Jason Carney 187 | | |Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Conservative| |Jeannot Volpé |- |}