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New Brunswick Southwest
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171/171 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | John Williamson | 17,971 | 56.52 |
Elected |
| NDP | Andrew Graham | 7,413 | 23.31 |
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| LIB | Kelly Wilson | 4,319 | 13.58 |
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| GRN | Janice Harvey | 1,645 | 5.17 |
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| CHP | Jason Farris | 450 | 1.42 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This large rural riding is in New Brunswick's southwest corner, bounded on the east by the U.S. and in the south by the Bay of Fundy. Part of the northern border is the Saint John River. Communities include Gagetown, Grand Bay-Westfield, St. Andrews, Cambridge-Narrows, Tracy, St. Stephen, St. George, McAdam and part of Woodstock. Deer, Campobello and Grand Manan islands are here, as is the Kingsclear reserve.
The riding was formed in 2004 by taking 90 per cent of Charlotte-New Brunswick Southwest and adding 11 per cent of Fundy-Royal. Charlotte-New Brunswick Southwest had been created in 1996, with the majority of its residents coming from the old Carleton-Charlotte riding.
Population: 63,232 (2006 census; a decrease of 0.5% since 2001)
Political History
Tories have dominated this area in every race since 1968, save for one.
That election was in 1993, when Liberal Harold Culbert squeaked past the one-term incumbent, Tory Greg Thompson, by 811 votes.
It was sweet revenge for Culbert, who'd been beaten by Thompson in 1988. But Thompson turned the tables in 1997, unseating Culbert by more than 6,000 votes.
Since then, Thompson kept the seat from the Liberals with similarly large margins. He won the 2008 election with more than 58 per cent of the vote, and the 2006 race with almost 55 per cent. He defeated Winston Gamblin in 2000 and Jim Dunlap in 2004.
Charlotte:
- 1867, 1872 - CON
- 1874-96 - LIB
- 1900, 1904 - CON
- 1908 - LIB
- 1911-30 inclusive - CON
- 1935-57 inclusive - LIB
- 1958 - PC
- 1962, 1963, 1965 - LIB
Carleton-Charlotte:
- 1968-88 inclusive - PC
- 1993 - LIB
Charlotte:
- 1997, 2000 - PC
New Brunswick Southwest
- 2004, 2006, 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 62.34% (38,910) |
| French | 16.29% (10,165) |
| Aboriginal | 5.05% (3,150) |
| American | 2.11% (1,315) |
| Canadian | 46.46% (28,995) |
| Caribbean | 0.15% (95) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.14% (90) |
| Western European | 9.80% (6,115) |
| Northern European | 2.03% (1,270) |
| Eastern European | 1.65% (1,030) |
| S European | 1.55% (965) |
| Other European | 0.26% (160) |
| Scandinavian | 1.91% (1,190) |
| Baltic | 0.05% (30) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.06% (40) |
| African | 0.21% (130) |
| Arab | 0.33% (205) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.09% (55) |
| South Asia | 0.22% (135) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.31% (195) |
| Oceania | 0.06% (40) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 62,415 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 95% (58,910) |
| French | 3% (2,100) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (55) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (10) |
| Portuguese | 0% (20) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (120) |
| Danish | 0% (25) |
| Dutch | 0% (290) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 1% (315) |
| Norwegian | 0% (20) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (25) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (20) |
| Russian | 0% (30) |
| Serbian | 0% (10) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (15) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (25) |
| Greek | 0% (20) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (20) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (10) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (25) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (0) |
| Korean | 0% (0) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (25) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (10) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (15) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (35) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (45) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (10) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 62,250 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 7.61 |
| Mining | 0.83 |
| Utilities | 1.09 |
| Construction | 6.94 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.31 |
| Retail | 12.14 |
| Transport | 6.12 |
| Info Culture | 0.99 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.77 |
| Real Estate | 1.09 |
| ProSciTech | 3.71 |
| Management | 0.06 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.21 |
| Education | 4.57 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 10.37 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.28 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.36 |
| Public Admin | 3.35 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 54,835 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 11%
10% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 14.84%
14.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 34.46%
30.60%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $63,877
$63,913 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 5%
4% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 29.58%
29.79% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
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