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Encyclopedia > Fredericton (electoral district)
Fredericton in relation to the other New Brunswick ridings

Fredericton (formerly Fredericton—York—Sunbury) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. Its population in 2001 was 82,782. Image File history File links Fredericton,_riding. ... Image File history File links Fredericton,_riding. ... An electoral district is a geographically-based constituency upon which Canadas representative democracy is based. ... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope was restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 2. ... The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

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History

It was created in 1987 from parts of York—Sunbury and Fundy—Royal ridings. Fredericton is the name of a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Fundy Royal is the name of a federal electoral district in southern New Brunswick, Canada. ... This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...


The district includes the city of Fredericton, and the towns of Oromocto, Chipman, and Minto and vicinity. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Fredericpolis silvae filia noblis (Fredericton noble daughter of the forest) Image:Fredericton, New Brunswick Location. ... Oromocto is a town in west-central New Brunswick, Canada; approximately 20 kilometres southeast of Fredericton on the Saint John River. ... Chipman is a village located on the Salmon River in central New Brunswick, Canada. ... Minto is a village on Grand Lake in central New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 50 kilometres northeast of Fredericton. ...


It was renamed Fredericton—York—Sunbury shortly after the 1988 election. This riding was abolished in 1996, and a new riding named "Fredericton" was created. The Minto and Chipman areas were added to the riding in 2003. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following members of the Canadian House of Commons: The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ...

  1. J.W. (Bud) Bird, Progressive Conservative (19881993)
  2. Andy Scott, Liberal (1993–present)

The Honourable John Williston (Bud) Bird, PC , OC (born March 22, 1932) is the former mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and conservative Member of Parliament, who served as Minister of Natural Resources in the Mulroney government. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Honourable Andrew Andy Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... Cite error 4; Invalid call; no input specified 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Election results

Fredericton 1996-present

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Andy Scott 19,819 46.8 +10.0
     Conservative Kent Fox 14,193 33.5 -21.2
     New Democratic Party John Carty 7,360 17.3 +10.3
     Green Daron Letts 997 2.4 +2.4
Majority 5,626 13.3
Rejected ballots 264 0.6
Turnout 42,633 61.8
     Notional Liberal gain from Conservative. Swing +15.6

Change from 2000 is based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals. A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Honourable Andrew Andy Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ...

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Andy Scott 14,175 38.6 +4.5
     Progressive Conservative Raj Venugopal 10,919 29.7 -0.5
     Canadian Alliance Allan Neill 8,814 24.0 +2.2
     New Democratic Party Michael Dunn 2,584 7.0 -6.1
     Natural Law William Parker 233 0.6 -0.3
Majority 3,256 8.9
Rejected ballots 213 0.6
Turnout 36,938 62.8

Canadian Alliance change is based on Reform in 1997. The 2000 Canadian federal election was held on November 27, 2000. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Honourable Andrew Andy Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Canadian Alliance (in full, the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance) was a Canadian right-of-centre conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. ...

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Andy Scott 12,252 34.1 -12.6
     Progressive Conservative Cleveland Allaby 10,835 30.2 +1.0
     Reform Mark McCready 7,815 21.8 +4.8
     New Democratic Party Patricia Hughes 4,689 13.1 +8.1
     Natural Law Jeanne Geldart 321 0.9 +0.1
Total 35,912

Change from 1993 is not based on redistributed results. 36th Parliament The Canadian federal election of 1997 was held on June 2, 1997, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Honourable Andrew Andy Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. ...


Fredericton—York—Sunbury 1989-1996

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Andy Scott 21,868 46.7 +7.0
     Progressive Conservative Bud Bird 13,696 29.2 -13.8
     Reform Jack Lamey 7,977 17.0 +17.0
     New Democratic Party Pauline MacKenzie 2,343 5.0 -5.3
     Natural Law Neil Dickie 382 0.8 +0.8
     Canada Party Steven Gillrie 373 0.8 +0.8
     Independent¹ Doreen Fraser 226 0.5 -5.3
Total 46,865

¹Fraser was nominated as a Confederation of Regions Party candidate, but was listed as an independent because they did not run enough candidates to be officially recognized. Popular vote map with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian federal election of 1993 was held on October 25, 1993. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Honourable Andrew Andy Scott, PC, MP (born March 16, 1955) is a Liberal Member of the Canadian Parliament representing Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Honourable John Williston (Bud) Bird, PC , OC (born March 22, 1932) is the former mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and conservative Member of Parliament, who served as Minister of Natural Resources in the Mulroney government. ... The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. ... The Canada Party was a short-lived political party that ran 56 candidates in the 1993 Canadian election, and one candidate in a 1996 by_election, but was unable to win any seats. ... The Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. ...


Fredericton 1987-1989

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Progressive Conservative Bud Bird 20,494 43.0 -15.9
     Liberal Brad Woodside 18,939 39.7 +16.6
     New Democratic Party Allan Sharp 4,922 10.3 -6.9
     Confederation of Regions Greg Hargrove 2,755 5.8 +5.8
     Rhinoceros Chris Fullerton 316 0.7 +0.7
     Independent Harry Marshall 253 0.5 -0.4
Total 47,679
Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal SCOTT, Andy
     Conservative LYNCH, Pat
     New Democrat CARTY, John
     Green DUCHASTEL, Philip
     Independent AMOS, David Raymond

Map of the Popular Vote with bar graphs showing seat totals in the provinces and territories The Canadian Parliament after the 1988 election The Canadian federal election of 1988 was held November 21, 1988, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... The Honourable John Williston (Bud) Bird, PC , OC (born March 22, 1932) is the former mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick, and conservative Member of Parliament, who served as Minister of Natural Resources in the Mulroney government. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... Brad Woodside is currently the mayor of Fredericton, New Brunswick. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Confederation of Regions Party (CoR) was a right-wing Canadian political party founded in 1984 by Elmer Knutson. ... Gregory James Hargrove is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. ... Though often called The Rhinoceros Party of Canada, and popularly known simply as the Rhinos, the actual name was in French, Parti Rhinocéros. ... The January 23 election will elect members to the 39th Parliament of Canada. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas principal centrist political party. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada) is a right-of-centre political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... The New Democratic Party (French: Nouveau Parti démocratique) is a left wing political party in Canada that advocates varying forms of social democracy and democratic socialism. ... The Green Party of Canada is a federal political party in Canada. ...

See also

This is a list of Canadas 308 electoral districts (also known as ridings in Canadian English) as defined by the 2003 Representation Order, which came into effect on May 23, 2004. ... This is a list of past arrangements of Canadas electoral districts. ...

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament
  • Fredricton 1987-1989
  • Fredericton—York—Sunbury 1989-1996
  • Fredericton 1987-1989

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