Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak (1995-2006)
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Fredericton-Fort Naswaak was an 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...

 returning members to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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...

 for three elections: 1995
New Brunswick general election, 1995
The 33rd New Brunswick general election was held on September 11, 1995, to elect 55 members to the 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election marked the debut of Bernard Valcourt as a provincial politician, and as leader of a...

, 1999
New Brunswick general election, 1999
The 34th New Brunswick general election was held on June 7, 1999, to elect 55 members to the 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. It marked the debut of both Camille Thériault and Bernard Lord as leaders of the Liberals and...

 and 2003
New Brunswick general election, 2003
The 35th New Brunswick general election was held on June 9, 2003, to elect 55 members to the 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada...

.

It was created in the 1994 electoral redistribution
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...

 taking in the eastern most portions of the city of Fredericton
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Fredericton is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial parliament which sits there. An important cultural, artistic, and educational centre for the province, Fredericton is home to two universities and cultural institutions such as the Beaverbrook Art...

 taking about half of its territory from each of Fredericton North
Fredericton North
Fredericton North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from 1973 to 2006. It was split between the new ridings of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak.- External links :*...

 and Fredericton South on either side of the St. John River.

It elected Liberals
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...

 Greg Byrne and Kelly Lamrock
Kelly Lamrock
Kelly Lamrock is a Canadian lawyer and politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak, and Minister of Social Development in the New Brunswick cabinet.-Before politics:Kelly Lamrock was born...

 in the 1995 and 2003 elections respectively but elected 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...

 Eric MacKenzie
Eric MacKenzie (politician)
Eric MacKenzie is an educator and former political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999 to 2003 as a Progressive Conservative member....

 by a narrow margin in 1999 when his party swept the province winning 80% of the seats.

The district was abolished in the 2006 electoral redistribution
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...

 when the Boundary Commission expressed a desire to use the St. John River as a natural boundary between districts. Somewhat confusingly though, the commission re-used the name Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak for a new district wholly on the north side of the St. John River using all of the territory from that side of the river from this district as well as substantial portions of Fredericton North
Fredericton North
Fredericton North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada from 1973 to 2006. It was split between the new ridings of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis and Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak.- External links :*...

 and Grand Lake
Grand Lake (electoral district)
Grand Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.- External links :*...

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