- Tantramar (electoral district)
Tantramar is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofNew Brunswick ,Canada . It was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution and first used in the 1974 election. It underwent only very minor changes in the 1994 redistribution. This was the first seat to elect a New Democrat to the legislature.Results
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Progressive ConservativeLloyd Folkins
align="right"|2402
align="right"|45.4%
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Liberal
John Bryden
align="right"|2094
align="right"|39.5%
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New Democratic
Colin McCabe
align="right"|800
align="right"|15.1%
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align="left"|P.C. gain*.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|308
align="right"|5.8%* This was a new district created out of the old multi-member district of Westmorland-
Progressive ConservativeLloyd George Folkins
align="right"|2019
align="right"|39.0%
align="right"|-6.4%
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New DemocraticRobert Arthur Hall
align="right"|1924
align="right"|37.2%
align="right"|+22.1%
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Liberal
James G. Purdy
align="right"|1232
align="right"|23.8%
align="right"|-15.7%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|95
align="right"|1.8%-
New DemocraticRobert Arthur Hall
align="right"|2503
align="right"|42.4%
align="right"|+5.2%
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Progressive Conservative
Irvin D. Robinson
align="right"|2063
align="right"|35.0%
align="right"|-4.0%
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Liberal
John Gideon Carter
align="right"|1334
align="right"|22.6%
align="right"|-1.2%
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align="left"|N.D.P. gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|440
align="right"|7.5%-
Liberal
Marilyn Trenholme
align="right"|3160
align="right"|52.1%
align="right"|+29.5%
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New DemocraticRobert Hall
align="right"|1825
align="right"|30.1%
align="right"|-12.3%
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Progressive ConservativeLloyd G. Folkins
align="right"|1085
align="right"|17.9%
align="right"|-17.1%
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align="left"|Liberal gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1335
align="right"|22.0%-
Liberal
Marilyn Trenholme
align="right"|3008
align="right"|49.5%
align="right"|-2.6%
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New DemocraticRobert Hall
align="right"|1419
align="right"|23.4%
align="right"|-6.7%
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Confederation of Regions
Clarke Edgar Sheppard
align="right"|1091
align="right"|18.0%
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Progressive Conservative
William R. Campbell
align="right"|556
align="right"|9.2%
align="right"|-8.7%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1589
align="right"|26.2%* CoR did not contest the previous election-
Liberal
Marilyn Trenholme
align="right"|3414
align="right"|62.0%
align="right"|+12.5%
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New Democratic
Berkeley Fleming
align="right"|844
align="right"|15.3%
align="right"|-8.1%
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Progressive Conservative
H. Eric Wheeler
align="right"|654
align="right"|11.9%
align="right"|+2.7%
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Confederation of Regions
Julia Elnora Stevens
align="right"|553
align="right"|10.0%
align="right"|-8.0%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|2570
align="right"|46.7%-
Progressive ConservativePeter Mesheau
align="right"|1597
align="right"|34.1%
align="right"|+22.2%
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Liberal
Ross Monk
align="right"|1558
align="right"|33.2%
align="right"|-28.8%
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New Democratic
Heather Patterson
align="right"|1417
align="right"|30.2%
align="right"|+14.9%
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Confederation of RegionsGreg Hargrove *
align="right"|118
align="right"|2.5%
align="right"|-7.5%
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align="left"|P.C. gain.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|39
align="right"|0.8%* Greg Hargrove was the leader of CoR running as aparachute candidate -
Progressive ConservativePeter Mesheau
align="right"|3311
align="right"|62.8%
align="right"|+28.7%
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New Democratic
Heather Patterson
align="right"|990
align="right"|18.8%
align="right"|-11.4%
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Liberal
Kirk W. Meldrum
align="right"|925
align="right"|17.5%
align="right"|-15.7%
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Independent
Frank Comeau
align="right"|47
align="right"|0.9%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|2321
align="right"|44.0%* Neither Comeau nor another independent ran in the previous election-
Progressive ConservativePeter Mesheau
align="right"|2922
align="right"|58.3%
align="right"|-4.5%
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Liberal
Susan Purdy
align="right"|1569
align="right"|31.3%
align="right"|+13.8%
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New Democratic
Geoff Martin
align="right"|522
align="right"|10.4%
align="right"|-8.4%
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align="left"|P.C. hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1353
align="right"|27.0%External links
* [http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]
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