Quispamsis (electoral district)
Provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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Quispamsis is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
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 New Brunswick electoral district | |||
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The riding of Quispamsis (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts | |||
| Coordinates: | 45.429°N 65.935°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1994 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 16,063[1] | ||
| Electors (2013) | 11,290[1] | ||
| Census subdivision | Quispamsis | ||
It was created as Kennebecasis in 1994 and included the town of Quispamsis and surrounding communities along the Kennebecasis River Valley. The district was reduced in size following the 2006 electoral redistribution such that only the Town of Quispamsis were within it so its name was changed to reflect that. Quispamsis means little lake in the woods.
The district was relatively unchanged following the 2013 electoral redistribution, losing only some of its eastern polls to Hampton.
The former Premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick, Blaine Higgs, represented Quispamsis. Higgs was re-elected in this district in 2014, 2018, and 2020. Higgs was defeated in the 2024 election.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennebecasis Riding created from Kings West |
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| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Peter LeBlanc | Liberal | |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Brenda Fowlie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | |||
| Quispamsis | ||||
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Mary Schryer | Liberal | |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Blaine Higgs | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 2014–2018 | |||
| 59th | 2018–2020 | |||
| 60th | 2020–2024 | |||
| 61st | 2024–Present | Aaron Kennedy | Liberal | |
Election results
Quispamsis
| 2024 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Aaron Kennedy | 3,861 | 46.47 | +29.5 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Higgs | 3,668 | 44.15 | -24.0 | ||||
| Green | Andrew Conradi | 378 | 4.55 | -1.8 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex White | 360 | 4.33 | -1.7 | ||||
| Independent | David Raymond Amos | 42 | 0.51 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,309 | 99.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,332 | 71.93 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,584 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +26.8 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 67.1 | ||
| Liberal | 14.5 | ||
| Green | 6.7 | ||
| New Democratic | 6.2 | ||
| People's Alliance | 5.5 | ||
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Higgs | 5,697 | 68.11 | +11.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Robert Hunt | 1,225 | 14.64 | -10.55 | ||||
| Green | Addison Fach | 528 | 6.31 | +0.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Caitlin Grogan | 501 | 5.99 | +3.09 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Sara Hall | 414 | 4.95 | -4.69 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,365 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | +0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,389 | 69.86 | +1.69 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,008 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +10.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Higgs | 4,691 | 56.87 | +5.52 | ||||
| Liberal | Aaron Kennedy | 2,078 | 25.19 | -6.41 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Keith Porter | 795 | 9.64 | +8.13 | ||||
| Green | Mark Woolsey | 445 | 5.40 | +2.25 | ||||
| New Democratic | Ryan Jewkes | 239 | 2.90 | -9.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,248 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 13 | 0.16 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,261 | 68.179 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,118 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +5.97 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Higgs | 3,884 | 51.35 | +0.68 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Schryer | 2,390 | 31.60 | -2.61 | ||||
| New Democratic | Angela-Jo "AJ" Griffin | 938 | 12.40 | +0.99 | ||||
| Green | Patrick Kemp | 238 | 3.15 | -0.55 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Brandon Gardner | 114 | 1.51 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,564 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.25 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,583 | 64.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,710 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | +1.64 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Blaine Higgs | 4,076 | 50.67 | +6.69 | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Schryer | 2,752 | 34.21 | -17.08 | ||||
| New Democratic | Matthew Doherty | 918 | 11.41 | +6.68 | ||||
| Green | Mark Woolsey | 298 | 3.70 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,044 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 30 | 0.37 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,074 | 69.29 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 11,652 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Mary Schryer | 3,625 | 51.29 | +7.89 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brenda Fowlie | 3,108 | 43.98 | +0.34 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lorena Henry | 334 | 4.73 | -8.23 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,067 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +3.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
Kennebecasis
| 2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brenda Fowlie | 3,265 | 43.64 | -9.99 | ||||
| Liberal | Murray Driscoll | 3,247 | 43.40 | +11.93 | ||||
| New Democratic | Kenneth Wilcox | 970 | 12.96 | +0.59 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,482 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -10.96 | ||||||
| 1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brenda Fowlie | 4,070 | 53.63 | +25.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter LeBlanc | 2,388 | 31.47 | -13.20 | ||||
| New Democratic | Albert Charles Joseph Comeau | 939 | 12.37 | -8.36 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Greg Boyle | 192 | 2.53 | -3.89 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,589 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.32 | ||||||
| 1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter LeBlanc | 3,279 | 44.67 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | John van Kralingen | 2,069 | 28.18 | |||||
| New Democratic | Elizabeth Thompson | 1,522 | 20.73 | |||||
| Confederation of Regions | Bob Ross | 471 | 6.42 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 7,341 | 100.0 | ||||||
