York South (New Brunswick provincial electoral district)

York 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

York South was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formed in 1974 when the former multi-member electoral district of York County was split into York North and York South. In the electoral redistribution of 1994, York South ceased to exist when it was divided between the new electoral districts of York and New Maryland and the existing districts of Fredericton South and Woodstock.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from York (1785–1974)
48th  1974–1978     Les Hull Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Al Lacey Liberal
52nd  1991–1995     Danny Cameron Confederation of Regions
Riding dissolved into York (1995–2014), New Maryland
Fredericton South and Woodstock

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Confederation of RegionsDanny Cameron 5,607 43.94
LiberalAl Lacey 4,754 37.26 -22.75
Progressive ConservativeMarven Grant 1,797 14.08 -16.25
New DemocraticRita Hurley 602 4.72 -4.00
Total valid votes 12,760100.0  
Confederation of Regions gain from Liberal Swing +33.34
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAl Lacey 6,894 60.01 +20.23
Progressive ConservativeLes Hull 3,485 30.33 -23.17
New DemocraticGary Hughes 1,002 8.72 +2.00
IndependentH. Robert A. Storr 108 0.94
Total valid votes 11,489100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.70
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeLes Hull 5,289 53.50 -2.56
LiberalRalph Annis 3,933 39.78 +1.45
New DemocraticDan Weston 664 6.72 +1.11
Total valid votes 9,886100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.00
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeLeslie "Les" Hull 4,440 56.06 -0.57
LiberalBlaine E. Hatt 3,036 38.33 -2.17
New DemocraticMark Allen Canning 444 5.61 +2.75
Total valid votes 7,920100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +0.80
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeLeslie I. Hull 3,796 56.63
LiberalBob Strange 2,715 40.50
New DemocraticJ.S. "Jenny" Munday 192 2.86
Total valid votes 6,703100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of York went totally Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the two incumbents ran in this riding.


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