Miramichi (provincial electoral district)

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.

The riding of Miramichi (red) in relation to the balance of the city of Miramichi (gold).

Miramichi

New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Miramichi in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:	46.996°N 65.501°W
Provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA	Michelle Conroy People's Alliance
District created	2013
First contested	2014
Last contested	2020
Demographics
Population (2011)	14,200
Electors (2013)	11,262
Census division(s)	Northumberland
Census subdivision(s)	Miramichi (city)

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	2014–2018		Bill Fraser	Liberal
59th	2018–2020		Michelle Conroy	People's Alliance
60th	2020–Present

Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Alliance	Michelle Conroy	3,527	45.11	-1.85
	Liberal	Kevin Vickers	2,239	28.64	-6.38
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Barry	1,508	19.29	+4.98
	Green	Joshua Shaddick	398	5.09	+2.75
	New Democratic	Eileen Clancy Teslenko	92	1.18	-0.19
	Independent	Tristan Sutherland	54	0.69	–
Total valid votes			7,818
Total rejected ballots			12	0.15	-0.06
Turnout			7,830	71.91	-0.57
Eligible voters			10,888
	People's Alliance hold		Swing		+2.27

2018 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	People's Alliance	Michelle Conroy	3,788	46.96	–
	Liberal	Bill Fraser	2,825	35.02	-14.98
	Progressive Conservative	Peggy McLean	1,154	14.31	-20.20
	Green	Louann Savage	189	2.34	-1.52
	New Democratic	Douglas Mullin	110	1.36	-2.76
Total valid votes			8,066	100.0
Total rejected ballots			17	0.21	-0.37
Turnout			8,083	72.48
Eligible voters			11,152
	People's Alliance gain from Liberal		Swing		+30.97

2014 New Brunswick general election
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

1. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
• Map of Miramichi riding as of 2018