Kent South (french: Kent-Sud) is a
provincial electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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, Canada.
It was originally created in
1973
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with the southern third of Kent County, centred primarily around the town of
Bouctouche
Bouctouche is a Canadian town in Kent County, New Brunswick.
History
Bouctouche was originally named Tjipogtotjg (pronounced ''Chebooktoosk''), a Mi'kmaq word meaning "Great Little Harbour". The region was next settled by brothers Francois L ...
. It was largely unchanged in the
1994 redistribution. In
2006
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it lost the Bouctouche area to
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
. In the
2013 redistribution its northern half was merged with the southern half of Kent, causing it to regain Bouctouche and add several rural areas to its north, but lose much the extreme southern part of Kent County around
Cocagne.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
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References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of New BrunswickMap of riding as of 2018
New Brunswick provincial electoral districts
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