Charlotte-Campobello
Encyclopedia
Charlotte-Campobello is a provincial
electoral district
for the Legislative Assembly
of New Brunswick
, Canada
.
It was created as Western Charlotte in 1994
by merging the old districts of Charlotte West
and St. Stephen-Milltown save for Deer Island
and Campobello Island
which became part of Fundy Isles
, the rather atypical name of "Western Charlotte" was chosen to prevent confusion with the old smaller district of "Charlotte West".
In 2006
, the district again added Campobello Island and the name was changed from Western Charlotte to Charlotte-Campobello.
|Progressive Conservative
|Tony Huntjens
|align="right"|3157
|align="right"|49.76
|align="right"|*
|-
|Liberal
|Robert N. Tinker
|align="right"|2875
|align="right"|45.32
|align="right"|*
|-
|NDP
|Andrew Graham
|align="right"|312
|align="right"|4.92
|align="right"|*
|}
Provinces and territories of Canada
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electoral district
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
for the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
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.
It was created as Western Charlotte in 1994
New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994
The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1994 was the first re-alignment of electoral districts in New Brunswick, Canada, since 1973. Under this redistribution, several districts were changed significantly due to considerable population shifts from the northern part of the province to the...
by merging the old districts of Charlotte West
Charlotte West
Charlotte West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada; it existed from 1974 to 1995.It was created from part of the former four-member electoral district of Charlotte during the New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1973. In the New Brunswick...
and St. Stephen-Milltown save for Deer Island
Deer Island, New Brunswick
Deer Island is a Canadian island located in the Bay of Fundy at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay.Elizabeth Rolfe died here in 1635. She was born in 1620 to English colonist John Rolfe and his third wife Jane Pierce. Her husband was John Milner of Nansemond, Virginia. At 45 km², the island is the...
and Campobello Island
Campobello Island, New Brunswick
Campobello Island is a Canadian island located at the entrance to Passamaquoddy Bay, adjacent to the entrance to Cobscook Bay, and within the Bay of Fundy...
which became part of Fundy Isles
Fundy Isles
Fundy Isles was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.It was created in 1994 from Charlotte West and Charlotte-Fundy and was dissolved in 2006 into Charlotte-The Isles and Charlotte-Campobello....
, the rather atypical name of "Western Charlotte" was chosen to prevent confusion with the old smaller district of "Charlotte West".
In 2006
New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006
The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 2006 was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005...
, the district again added Campobello Island and the name was changed from Western Charlotte to Charlotte-Campobello.
MLAs
- Reid Hurley, Liberal (1987-1995)
- Ann BreaultAnn BreaultGertrude Ann Breault is a teacher, nurse, journalist and former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. Know by "Ann," she represented St...
, Liberal (1995-1999) - Tony HuntjensTony HuntjensAntoon J. "Tony" Huntjens is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. A resident of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, where he taught High School for thirty-three years, he is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Western Charlotte.In the fall of 1961,...
, Progressive Conservative (1999-2010)
Election results
|-|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
|Tony Huntjens
Tony Huntjens
Antoon J. "Tony" Huntjens is a former teacher and New Brunswick politician. A resident of St. Stephen, New Brunswick, where he taught High School for thirty-three years, he is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Western Charlotte.In the fall of 1961,...
|align="right"|3157
|align="right"|49.76
|align="right"|*
|-
|Liberal
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
|Robert N. Tinker
|align="right"|2875
|align="right"|45.32
|align="right"|*
|-
|NDP
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...
|Andrew Graham
|align="right"|312
|align="right"|4.92
|align="right"|*
|}