Hampton (electoral district)

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Hampton
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Hampton in relation to other electoral districts in Greater Saint John.
Coordinates:45°23′28″N 65°48′14″W / 45.391°N 65.804°W / 45.391; -65.804
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Gary Crossman
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,300
Electors (2013)10,989
Census division(s)Kings, Saint John
Census subdivision(s)Hampton, Mispec, Quispamsis, Saint John

Hampton is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was first contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries.

The district includes the Town of Hampton and a small part of the Town of Quispamsis, from which it runs southwesterly to Mispec, including parts of the City of Saint John south of the Mispec River and rural and suburban communities in between. It drew significant population the former districts of Hampton-Kings, Saint John-Fundy, Saint John East and Quispamsis as well as a small part of Rothesay.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Hampton-Kings, Saint John-Fundy,
Saint John East, Quispamsis and Rothesay
58th  2014–2018     Gary Crossman Progressive Conservative
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–Present

Election results[edit]

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gary Crossman 4,351 60.52 +11.35
Liberal Carley Parish 1,084 15.08 -4.23
Green John Sabine 816 11.35 +1.48
People's Alliance Sharon Bradley-Munn 687 9.56 -6.99
New Democratic Alex White 251 3.49 -1.61
Total valid votes 7,189
Total rejected ballots 21 0.29 +0.05
Turnout 7,210 60.86 -2.80
Eligible voters 11,846
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.79
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Gary Crossman 3,702 49.17 +10.43
Liberal Carley Parish 1,454 19.31 -4.09
People's Alliance Dana Hansen 1,246 16.55 +12.66
Green John Sabine 743 9.87 +1.86
New Democratic Layton Peck 384 5.10 -20.87
Total valid votes 7,529 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 18 0.24
Turnout 7,547 63.66
Eligible voters 11,855
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Gary Crossman 2,679 38.74
New Democratic Bev Harrison 1,796 25.97
Liberal John D. Cairns 1,618 23.40
Green John Sabine 554 8.01
People's Alliance Joan K. Seeley 269 3.89
Total valid votes 6,916 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 22 0.32
Turnout 6,938 58.97
Eligible voters 11,767
This riding was created from parts of Hampton-Kings, Saint John-Fundy, Saint John East, Quispamsis and Rothesay, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Bev Harrison was the Progressive Conservative incumbent from Hampton-Kings, but ran as a New Democrat in this election.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.

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