{{Short description|Defunct provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada}} {{Use Canadian English|date=November 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox Canada electoral district | name = Miramichi Centre | province = New Brunswick | image = Miramichi_Centre_map.png | caption = Miramichi Centre in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts | coordinates = {{coord|47.229|N|65.821|W|display=inline,title}} | prov-status = defunct | prov-created = 1973 | prov-abolished = 2013 | prov-election-first = 1974 | prov-election-last = 2010 | prov-rep = | prov-rep-link = | prov-rep-party = | prov-rep-party-link = | demo-census-date = 2006 | demo-pop = 11,944 | demo-electors = 8,990 | demo-electors-date = 2010 | demo-area = | demo-cd = | demo-csd = }}

'''Miramichi Centre''' was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as '''Miramichi-Newcastle''' from 1974 to 1995.

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==

{{NB-MLA}} {{NB-MLA nodata|Miramichi-Newcastle<br>''Riding created from'' Northumberland}} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1974 | ToYr = 1978 | Assembly# = 48 | NBParty = Liberal | RepName = John McKay | RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician) | PartyTerms# = 2 | RepTerms# = 2 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1978 | ToYr = 1982 | Assembly# = 49 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1982 | ToYr = 1987 | Assembly# = 50 | NBParty = PC | RepName = Paul Dawson | RepLink = Paul Dawson (politician) | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1987 | ToYr = 1991 | Assembly# = 51 | NBParty = Liberal | RepName = John McKay | RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician) | PartyTerms# = 2 | RepTerms# = 2 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1991 | ToYr = 1995 | Assembly# = 52 }} {{NB-MLA nodata|Miramichi Centre}} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1995 | ToYr = 1999 | Assembly# = 53 | NBParty = Liberal | RepName = John McKay | RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician) | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 1999 | ToYr = 2003 | Assembly# = 54 | NBParty = PC | RepName = Kim Jardine | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 2003 | ToYr = 2006 | Assembly# = 55 | NBParty = Liberal | RepName = John Winston Foran | PartyTerms# = 2 | RepTerms# = 2 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 2006 | ToYr = 2010 | Assembly# = 56 }} {{NB-MLA row | FromYr = 2010 | ToYr = 2014 | Assembly# = 57 | NBParty = PC | RepName = Robert Trevors | PartyTerms# = 1 | RepTerms# = 1 }} {{NB-MLA nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' Miramichi ''and'' Miramichi Bay-Neguac}} {{NB-MLA end}}

==Election results==

===Miramichi Centre===

{{CANelec/top|NB|2010|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Robert Trevors|3,183|48.08|+7.53}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John Winston Foran|2,561|38.69|-16.93}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Douglas Mullin|379|5.73|+1.90}} {{CANelec|NB|PANB|Frances Connell|323|4.88|&ndash;}} {{CANelec|NB|Green|Dylan Schneider|174|2.63|&ndash;}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,620|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|59|0.88}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,679|74.29}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,990}} {{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+12.23}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2010ProvRpt.pdf|title=Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2010|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John Winston Foran|3,747|55.62|+5.94}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|George Smith|2,732|40.55|-1.02}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Douglas T. Mullin|258|3.83|-4.92}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,737|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|50|0.74}} {{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,787|71.16}} {{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,538}} {{CANelec/nothold|NB|Liberal|+3.48}} {{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2006ProvRpt.pdf|title=Thirty-sixth General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2006|access-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John Winston Foran|3,763|49.68|+12.04}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Kim Jardine|3,149|41.57|-10.00}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Lance Lyons|663|8.75|-2.04}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,575|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/gain|NB|Liberal|PC|+11.02}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/2003ProvRpt.pdf]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1999|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Kim Jardine|4,076|51.57|+5.40}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|2,975|37.64|-11.90}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Terry Mullin|853|10.79|+6.50}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,904|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+8.65}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb1>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1999ProvRpt.pdf]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1995|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|4,081|49.54|+16.09}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Paul Dawson|3,803|46.17|+12.85}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Terry Carter|353|4.29|+0.21}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|8,237|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/nothold|NB|Liberal|+1.62}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb2>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1995ProvRpt.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301052954/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1995ProvRpt.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-01 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

=== Miramichi-Newcastle ===

{{CANelec/top|NB|1991|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|2,583|33.45|-20.28}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Paul Dawson|2,573|33.32|-10.16}} {{CANelec|NB|CoR|Arch Pafford|2,252|29.16|&ndash;}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Liane Thibodeau-Doucet|315|4.08|+1.29}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,723|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/hold|NB|Liberal|-5.06}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb3>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-Second%20General%20Election,%201991,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301045536/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-Second%20General%20Election,%201991,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2014-03-01 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1987|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|4,120|53.73|+12.29}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Paul Dawson|3,334|43.48|-4.52}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Jeanne Theriault|214|2.79|-7.76}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,668|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/gain|NB|Liberal|PC|+8.40}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb4>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-First%20General%20Election,%201987,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213227/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-First%20General%20Election,%201987,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-04 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1982|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Paul Dawson|3,461|48.00|-1.42}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|2,988|41.44|-9.14}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Jerry Dunnett|761|10.55|&ndash;}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,210|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+3.86}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb5>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirtieth%20General%20Election,%201982,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000752/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirtieth%20General%20Election,%201982,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-05 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1978|percent=yes|change=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|3,200|50.58|+5.97}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Douglas R. Woods|3,127|49.42|+11.42}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,327|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/hold|NB|Liberal|-2.72}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb6>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Ninth%20General%20Election,%201978,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213303/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Ninth%20General%20Election,%201978,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-04 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1974|percent=yes}} {{CANelec|NB|Liberal|John McKay|2,589|44.61}} {{CANelec|NB|PC|Earle McKenna|2,205|38.00}} {{CANelec|NB|NDP|Bill Whalen|1,009|17.39}} {{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,803|100.0 &nbsp;}} {{CANelec/note|<small>The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.</small>}} {{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb7>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Eighth%20General%20Election,%201974,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022421/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Eighth%20General%20Election,%201974,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-05 }}. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}} {{end}}

== See also == * List of New Brunswick provincial electoral districts * Canadian provincial electoral districts

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == *[http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick] *[http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2010PEDMaps/ED-12.pdf Map of Miramichi Centre riding as of 2010 from Elections NB]

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Category:Politics of Miramichi, New Brunswick Category:Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick