Albert is a
provincial electoral district
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for the
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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, Canada. It was created in
1973 when New Brunswick moved to
single member districts and the former
multi-member
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riding of
Albert
Albert may refer to:
Companies
* Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic
* Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands
* Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia
* Albert Productions, a record label
* Alber ...
was split into this riding and the new riding of
Riverview.
The boundaries were expanded slightly in the
1994 redistribution, taking in a small part of Riverview and again in
2006
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when it took in another small part of the town of Riverview. In the
2013 redistribution it added more of Riverview again, as well as the
Village of Salisbury.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
References
External links
Website of the Legislative Assembly of New BrunswickMap of riding as of 2018New Brunswick Votes 2006, CBC
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New Brunswick provincial electoral districts