Grand Lake-Gagetown was a
provincial electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of
New Brunswick
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,
Canada
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. It was first created in the
2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the
general election later that year. Its last
MLA was
Ross Wetmore
Frederick Ross Wetmore (born April 3, 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Gagetown-Petitcodiac (formerly Grand Lak ...
.
History
It was created in
2006
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from parts of
Grand Lake and
Oromocto-Gagetown. From Grand Lake, it took
Chipman,
Minto
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and other communities around the
Grand Lake area, however large portions of the district—both in terms of geographics with large forested areas in the west of the district and in terms of population with suburban areas just outside of Fredericton—were lost to the district of
Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first created in the 2006 redrawing of electoral districts and was first used in the general election later that yea ...
. From Oromocto-Gagetown it took all portions of the district north of the
Saint John River, including the
Village of Gagetown.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
* This was a new district being contested for the first time, being made up in parts from the former districts of
Oromocto-Gagetown and
Grand Lake. The majority of the district came from Grand Lake, which had been held by the Liberals, while Oromocto-Gagetown had been held by the Progressive Conservatives. McGuinley was the incumbent from Grand Lake.
See also
*
New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006 The 2006 New Brunswick electoral redistribution was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005. The legislation establishes a statutory requirement for redistribution of ...
References
"An Electoral Map for New Brunswick: Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission"
Office of the Chief Electoral Officer. "2006 Provincial Election Results"
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick