null | Posted: July 28, 2014 3:45 PM | Last Updated: September 3, 2014
Riding 19
Riding profile
The entire Moncton Centre riding is located in the City of Moncton. This riding includes parts of the city south of Wheeler Boulevard and north of Mountain Road from Cedar Street to the CNR. It also includes the party of the city north of Wheeler Boulevard and south of Route 2, west of Elmwood Drive from Route 2 to Donald Avenue and the section of the city east of Elmwood Drive bounded by Seaman Brook and the CNR.
Moncton pitches itself as the economic hub in the Maritimes as roughly 1.3 million people live within a 2.5-hour drive of the city. The Greater Moncton International Airport has developed a foothold in the cargo business.
The economy is also driven by the commercial, distribution, retail and transportation sectors. The call centre industry is still a significant economic force in Moncton. It employs more than 5,000 people in the city.
There are two hospitals in the city: The Moncton Hospital and the Dr. Georges-L-Dumont University Hospital. As well, the University of Moncton is located in the city.
About these charts
This demographic information is from Statistics Canada's 2011 census. The New Brunswick provincial average for mother tongue is 34 per cent French, 63 per cent English, and three per cent other. On average, the New Brunswick electorate is distributed in four different kinds of areas. Thirty-six per cent live in a city, 32 per cent in a non-municipality, 30 per cent in a municipality, and two per cent in a rural area.
Political history
The Moncton Centre riding contains portions of several former ridings, such as Moncton East, Moncton Crescent and Moncton North.
Moncton Centre is going to have two high-profile candidates contest the riding. Progressive Conservative Marie-Claude Blais, the province’s education minister, and Liberal Chris Collins, a former local government minister, are both candidates in the riding.
Blais was elected in 2010 in the riding of Moncton North.
Collins was elected in Moncton East in 2010. He won the riding for the first time in a 2007 byelection.
Parts of Moncton Crescent are also in the new Moncton Centre riding. In 2010, the riding re-elected Progressive Conservative John Betts. Betts won the riding in 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2010. Betts announced he is retiring from provincial politics.
2010 Provincial election results
Moncton East
| Party | Candidate | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Chris Collins | 2,694 |
| Progressive Conservative | Karen Nelson | 2,528 |
| NDP | Teresa Sullivan | 650 |
| Green Party | Roy MacMullin | 599 |
Moncton North
| Party | Candidate | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Kevin Robart | 1,910 |
| Progressive Conservative | Marie-Claude Blais | 2,349 |
| NDP | Jean Guimond | 511 |
| Green Party | Greta Doucet | 365 |
| People's Alliance | Carl Bainbridge | 91 |
Moncton Crescent
| Party | Candidate | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Russ Mallard | 2,540 |
| Progressive Conservative | John Betts | 4,168 |
| NDP | Syp Okana | 806 |
| Green Party | Mike Milligan | 729 |
2014 Candidates
| Party | Candidate |
|---|---|
| Liberal | Chris Collins |
| Progressive Conservative | Marie-Claude Blais |
| NDP | Luc Leblanc |
| Green Party | Jeffrey McCluskey |