Kent (provincial electoral district)

Kent is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created for the 1995 election, taking in most of Kent Centre and parts of Kent North. Its boundaries were expanded southward in 2006, while losing some territory to its north.

Kent

New Brunswick electoral district
Kent in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts
Coordinates:	46.474°N 65.118°W
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature	Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created	1994
District abolished	2013
First contested	1995
Last contested	2013
Demographics
Electors (2010)	8,990
Census division(s)	Kent
Census subdivision(s)	Bouctouche, Buctouche 16, Dundas, Harcourt, Huskisson, Rexton, Richibucto (parish), Richibucto 15, Saint Mary, Saint-Paul, Weldford, Wellington

It was represented from its creation until 2013 by members of the Graham family. Senior Liberal cabinet minister and incumbent from Kent Centre Alan Graham was elected here in 1995. His son Shawn Graham, succeeded him in a 1998 by-election and was re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2010 general elections. The younger Graham served as Premier of New Brunswick from 2006-2010 and resigned in 2013 after the provincial conflict commissioner ruled he had violated the Members' Conflict of Interest Act in approving loan guarantees to a company with which Alan was associated.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
Riding created from Kent Centre, Kent North and Kent South
53rd	1995–1998		Alan R. Graham	Liberal
	1998–1999		Shawn Graham	Liberal
54th	1999–2003
55th	2003–2006
56th	2006–2010
57th	2010–2013
	2013–2014		Brian Gallant	Liberal
Riding dissolved into Kent South and Kent North

Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 15 April 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Gallant	3,543	59.10	+3.75
	New Democratic	Susan Levi-Peters	1,615	26.94	+11.86
	Progressive Conservative	Jimmy Bourque	837	13.96	-12.46
Total valid votes			5,995	100.0
Total rejected ballots			65	1.07
Turnout			6,060	66.73
Eligible voters			9,082
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.06
[1]

2010 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shawn Graham	3,817	55.35	+3.39
	Progressive Conservative	Bruce Hickey	1,822	26.42	-18.57
	New Democratic	Susan Levi-Peters	1,040	15.08	+12.02
	Green	Garry Sanipass	217	3.15	–
Total valid votes			6,896	100.0
Total rejected ballots			75	1.08
Turnout			6,971	77.54
Eligible voters			8,990
	Liberal hold		Swing		+10.98
[2]

2006 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shawn Michael Graham	3,534	51.96	-3.84
	Progressive Conservative	Aldeo Saulnier	3,060	44.99	+15.58
	New Democratic	Graham Cox	208	3.06	-11.73
Total valid votes			6,802	100.0
Total rejected ballots			73	1.06
Turnout			6,875	75.74
Eligible voters			9,077
	Liberal notional hold		Swing		-9.71
[3]

2003 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shawn Graham	3,615	55.80	+3.49
	Progressive Conservative	Valmond Daigle	1,905	29.41	-10.19
	New Democratic	Jerry Cook	958	14.79	+8.35
Total valid votes			6,478	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		+6.84
[4]

1999 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shawn Graham	3,264	52.31	-12.33
	Progressive Conservative	Valmond Daigle	2,471	39.60	+27.57
	New Democratic	Charles Richard	402	6.44	-16.89
	Independent	J. R. Beers	103	1.65
Total valid votes			6,240	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		-19.95
[5]

New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 19, 1998
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Shawn Graham	4,045	64.64	-5.80
	New Democratic	Amelia "Millie" Augustine	1,460	23.33	+8.60
	Progressive Conservative	Everett Sanipass	753	12.03	+3.51
Total valid votes			6,258	100.0
	Liberal hold		Swing		-7.20
[6]

1995 New Brunswick general election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Alan Graham	4,318	70.44
	Progressive Conservative	Stéphane Comeau	903	14.73
	New Democratic	John LaBossiere	522	8.52
	Confederation of Regions	Percy R. Beers	387	6.31
Total valid votes			6,130	100.0
	Liberal notional gain		Swing
[7]

References

1. Elections New Brunswick (2014). "By-election, Kent, April 15, 2013 - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
2. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
3. Elections New Brunswick (2006). "Thirty-sixth General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
4. Elections New Brunswick. " Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: Thirty-Fifth General Election June 9, 2003." Archived September 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 18, 2013.
5. Elections New Brunswick. " Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: Thirty-Fourth General Election June 7, 1999." Archived September 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved March 18, 2013.
6. Elections New Brunswick. " Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: By-Elections; Kent, Moncton East, Fredericton South, October 19, 1998." Retrieved March 18, 2013.
7. Elections New Brunswick. " Report of the Chief Electoral Officer: Thirty-Third General Election September 11, 1995." Retrieved March 18, 2013.

External links

• Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
• Map of Kent riding (2010)