Albert (provincial electoral district) 1860341 219068955 2008-06-13T12:40:24Z Jonathan Logan 6950385 /* 1974— */ '''Albert''' is a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick|Legislative Assembly]] of [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]. It was created in [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1846|1846]] when [[Albert County, New Brunswick|Albert County]] was created and its boundaries were the same as the [[county]]. It [[bloc voting|returned two members]] until [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973|1973]] when New Brunswick moved to [[FPTP|single member]] districts and its boundaries were changed to exclude the [[town]] of [[Riverview, New Brunswick|Riverview]]. The boundaries were expanded slightly in the [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994|1994 redistribution]], taking in a small part of Riverview and again in [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006|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. {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1974|1974 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Malcolm MacLeod (politician)|Malcolm MacLeod]] |align="right"|2106 |align="right"|53.6% |align="right"|* |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |Frank R. Wilson |align="right"|1486 |align="right"|37.8% |align="right"|* |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Independents/row}} |Independent |Albert J. Brown |align="right"|284 |align="right"|7.2% |align="right"|* {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Colin M. Leonard |align="right"|56 |align="right"|1.4% |align="right"|* |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |align="left"|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|P.C.]] '''hold'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|620 |align="right"|15.8% |{{election box end}} <nowiki>*</nowiki> It is not practical to compare vote totals between the [[first past the post]] system and the [[bloc voting]] system {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1978|1978 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Malcolm MacLeod (politician)|Malcolm MacLeod]] |align="right"|2669 |align="right"|61.9% |align="right"|+8.3% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |Grant William Colpitts |align="right"|1289 |align="right"|29.9% |align="right"|-7.9% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Robert J. Candy |align="right"|351 |align="right"|8.1% |align="right"|+6.7% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |align="left"|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|P.C.]] '''hold'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|1380 |align="right"|32.0% |{{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1982|1982 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Malcolm MacLeod (politician)|Malcolm MacLeod]] |align="right"|2827 |align="right"|59.0% |align="right"|-2.9% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |Gordon L. Rattray |align="right"|1360 |align="right"|28.4% |align="right"|-1.5% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Gary Wayne Bannister |align="right"|605 |align="right"|12.6% |align="right"|+4.5% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |align="left"|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|P.C.]] '''hold'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|1467 |align="right"|30.6% |{{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1987|1987 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |[[Harold A. Terris]] |align="right"|2668 |align="right"|50.8% |align="right"|+22.4% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Malcolm MacLeod (politician)|Malcolm MacLeod]] |align="right"|1818 |align="right"|34.6% |align="right"|-24.4% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Eugene R. Marshall |align="right"|765 |align="right"|14.6% |align="right"|+2.0% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |align="left"|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] '''gain'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|850 |align="right"|16.2% |{{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1991|1991 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/CoR-NB/row}} |[[New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party|Confederation of Regions]] |[[Beverly Brine]] |align="right"|2328 |align="right"|41.0% |align="right"|* |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Wayne Steeves]] |align="right"|1641 |align="right"|28.9% |align="right"|-5.7% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |H. LeRoy Martin |align="right"|1432 |align="right"|25.2% |align="right"|-25.6% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Elizabeth Venart |align="right"|277 |align="right"|4.9% |align="right"|-9.7% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/CoR-NB/row}} |align="left"|[[New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party|CoR]] '''gain'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|687 |align="right"|12.1% |{{election box end}} <nowiki>*</nowiki> CoR did not contest the previous election {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1995|1995 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |[[Harry Doyle (politician)|Harry Doyle]] |align="right"|2871 |align="right"|43.7% |align="right"|+18.5% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Wayne Steeves]] |align="right"|1964 |align="right"|29.9% |align="right"|+1.0% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/CoR-NB/row}} |[[New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party|CoR]] |Douglas Duff |align="right"|1350 |align="right"|20.5% |align="right"|-20.5% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Elizabeth Venart |align="right"|353 |align="right"|5.4% |align="right"|+0.5% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |align="left"|[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] '''gain'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|907 |align="right"|13.8% |{{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 1999|1999 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Wayne Steeves]] |align="right"|3633 |align="right"|56.9% |align="right"|+27.0% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |[[Harry Doyle (politician)|Harry Doyle]] |align="right"|2085 |align="right"|32.7% |align="right"|-11.0% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Myrna Geldart |align="right"|529 |align="right"|8.3% |align="right"|+2.9% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/CoR-NB/row}} |[[New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party|Confederaton of Regions]] |Dean Ryder |align="right"|136 |align="right"|2.1% |align="right"|-18.4% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |align="left"|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|P.C.]] '''gain'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|1584 |align="right"|24.3% |{{election box end}} {{Election box begin | title=[[New Brunswick general election, 2003|2003 New Brunswick election]]: Albert}} |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Progressive Conservative]] |[[Wayne Steeves]] |align="right"|3198 |align="right"|53.6% |align="right"|-3.3% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |[[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] |Clark Butland |align="right"|2311 |align="right"|38.7% |align="right"|+6.0% |- {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/NDP/row}} |[[New Brunswick New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] |Pat Pearson |align="right"|457 |align="right"|7.7% |align="right"|-0.6% |- bgcolor="white" |colspan=6|&nbsp; |- bgcolor="white" {{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Progressive Conservatives/row}} |align="left"|[[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|P.C.]] '''hold'''. |align="right"|'''Majority''' |align="right"|887 |align="right"|14.9% |{{election box end}} === [[1935]]-[[1970]] === New Brunswick first recognized [[political party|political parties]] in 1935. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1935|1935 general election]]: [[Frederick Colpitts]], [[New Brunswick Liberal Association|Liberal]] & [[Harry O. Downey]], Liberal *[[New Brunswick general election, 1939|1939 general election]]: [[A. Russell Colpitts]], Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal *[[New Brunswick general election, 1944|1944 general election]]: A. Russell Colpitts, Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal *[[New Brunswick general election, 1948|1948 general election]]: A. Russell Colpitts, Liberal & Harry O. Downey, Liberal *[[New Brunswick general election, 1952|1952 general election]]: [[Everett E. Newcombe]], [[Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick|Prog. Cons.]] & [[Claude D. Taylor]], Prog. Cons. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1956|1956 general election]]: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1960|1960 general election]]: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1963|1963 general election]]: Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. & Everett E. Newcombe, Prog. Cons. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1967|1967 general election]]: [[Brenda Robertson]], Prog. Cons. & Claude D. Taylor, Prog. Cons. *[[New Brunswick general election, 1970|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] {{NB-ED}} [[Category:New Brunswick provincial electoral districts]]