The 1973 New Brunswick electoral redistribution was the most radical redistribution of electoral districts in the history of New Brunswick, Canada. Under this redistribution, New Brunswick changed from a mixture of multi-member districts and single-member districts to a scheme of only single-member districts, from bloc voting electoral system to first past the post.
As the number of members per district had been re-evaluated as recently as 1967, the number of members was not changed, and multi-member districts were simply subdivided to form single-member districts.
Prior to the redistribution, New Brunswick had had the longest and deepest experience of multi-member districts of any province in Canada. The Block voting system in use though denied voters the proportional representation that they might otherwise have enjoyed.Wikipedia: Electoral district (Canada)
Transition of districts Former electoral districtNew electoral districtsAlbertAlbert; RiverviewBathurstunchangedCampbelltonunchangedCarletonCarleton Centre; Carleton North; Carleton SouthCharlotteCharlotte Centre; Charlotte-Fundy; Charlotte West; St. Stephen-MilltownEdmundstonunchangedFrederictonFredericton North; Fredericton SouthGloucesterCaraquet; Nepisiguit-Chaleur; Nigadoo-Chaleur; Shippagan-les-Îles; TracadieKentKent Centre; Kent North; Kent SouthKingsKings Centre; Kings East; Kings WestMadawaskaMadawaska Centre; Madawaska-les-Lacs; Madawaska SouthMonctonMoncton East; Moncton North; Moncton WestNorthumberlandBay du Vin; Chatham; Miramichi Bay; Miramichi-Newcastle; Southwest MiramichiQueensQueens North; Queens SouthRestigoucheDalhousie; Restigouche East; Restigouche WestSaint John CentreSaint John Harbour; Saint John North; Saint John Park; Saint John SouthSaint John EastEast Saint John; Saint John-FundySaint John WestunchangedSunburyOromocto; SunburyVictoriaGrand Falls; Victoria-TobiqueWestmorlandMemramcook; Petitcodiac; Shediac; TantramarYorkYork North; York South
List of electoral districts (each district returns one member)
Albert Bathurst Bay du Vin Campbellton Caraquet Carleton Centre Carleton North Carleton South Charlotte Centre Charlotte-Fundy Charlotte West Chatham Dalhousie East Saint John Edmundston Fredericton North Fredericton South Grand Falls Kent Centre Kent North Kent South Kings Centre Kings East Kings West Madawaska Centre Madawaska-les-Lacs Madawaska South Memramcook Miramichi Bay Miramichi-Newcastle Moncton East Moncton North Moncton West Nepisiguit-Chaleur Nigadoo-Chaleur Oromocto Petitcodiac Queens North Queens South Restigouche East Restigouche West Riverview Saint John-Fundy Saint John Harbour Saint John North Saint John Park Saint John South Saint John West St. Stephen-Milltown Shediac Shippagan-les-Îles Southwest Miramichi Sunbury Tantramar Tracadie Victoria-Tobique York North York South
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