Queens South

Queens South
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Queens South was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Queens in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Queens
48th  1974–1978     Robert Corbett Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Robert McCready Liberal
50th  1982–1987     Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Vaughn Blaney Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Grand Bay-Westfield, Grand Lake,
New Maryland and Oromocto-Gagetown

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalVaughn Blaney 1,543 41.94 -15.27
Confederation of RegionsJarvis M. Ducey 1,205 32.75
Progressive ConservativeLarry C. Black 676 18.37 -17.36
New DemocraticGordon Black 255 6.93 -0.13
Total valid votes 3,679100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -24.01
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalVaughn Blaney 2,075 57.21 +15.53
Progressive ConservativeRobert B. McCready 1,296 35.73 -16.45
New DemocraticSusan Barton 256 7.06 +0.91
Total valid votes 3,627100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.99
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRobert B. McCready 1,799 52.18 +7.34
LiberalDawn Bremner 1,437 41.68 -7.22
New DemocraticMike Gormley 212 6.15 -0.11
Total valid votes 3,448100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +7.28
Progressive Conservative candidate Robert McCready gained 3.28 percentage points from his performance in 1978 running as a Liberal.
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRobert B. McCready 1,577 48.90 +0.19
Progressive ConservativeA.P. Hetherington 1,446 44.84 -6.45
New DemocraticCharles Viger 202 6.26
Total valid votes 3,225100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +3.32
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRobert Corbett 1,528 51.29
LiberalRobert B. McCready 1,451 48.71
Total valid votes 2,979100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Queens elected one Progressive Conservative and one Liberal in the last election. Robert McCready was one of two incumbents.


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