Sunbury (provincial electoral district, 1973–1994)

For the previous bloc-voting electoral district, see Sunbury (1785-1973 electoral district).
Sunbury
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1991

Sunbury was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to 1973, two members were elected to represent Sunbury County. The other seat was assigned to the new electoral district of Oromocto.

In the 1994 redistribution, this district was redistributed into the new ridings of Grand Lake and New Maryland.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Sunbury (1785–1973)
48th  1974–1978     Horace Smith Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Doug Harrison Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Max White Confederation of Regions
Riding dissolved into New Maryland and Grand Lake

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Confederation of Regions Max White 3,935 51.40 –
Liberal Shawn Perry 2,616 34.17 -30.50
Progressive Conservative Keith Ashfield 799 10.44 -16.80
New Democratic Barbara Ann Fairley 306 4.00 -4.09
Total valid votes 7,656 100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +40.95
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Doug Harrison 4,551 64.67 +21.95
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 1,917 27.24 -23.64
New Democratic Christina Corey 569 8.09 +1.70
Total valid votes 7,037 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +22.80
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 3,192 50.88 -3.00
Liberal Michael Edward McTiernan 2,680 42.72 +3.20
New Democratic Anna Trefry 401 6.39 -0.21
Total valid votes 6,273 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.10
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 3,045 53.88 -2.97
Liberal Ted Rogers 2,233 39.52 +0.57
New Democratic Randy E. Brodeur 373 6.60 +2.41
Total valid votes 5,651 100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.77
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Horace Smith 2,887 56.85
Liberal H.W. "Ted" Rogers 1,978 38.95
New Democratic M. Elizabeth Snow 213 4.19
Total valid votes 5,078 100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Sunbury went totally Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Horace Smith was one of the two incumbents.


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