# Woodstock (electoral district)

Woodstock was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Carleton South Riding created from Carleton (1834–1974) |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Edison Stairs | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Steven Porter | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Steven Porter | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Bruce Smith | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Bruce Smith | Liberal |
| Woodstock |||||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Bruce Smith | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | David Alward | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | David Alward | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | David Alward | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | David Alward | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Carleton (2014–) and York |||||

## Election results
### Woodstock

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Alward | 4,672 | 67.31 | +13.21 |
| | Independent | Dale Allen | 995 | 14.34 | – |
| | Liberal | Jeff Bradbury | 709 | 10.21 | -30.86 |
| | New Democratic | Conrad Anderson | 278 | 4.01 | -0.82 |
| | People's Alliance | David Kennedy | 185 | 2.67 | – |
| | Green | Todd Antworth | 102 | 1.47 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,941 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,955 | 68.67 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,128 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -0.56 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Alward | 3,867 | 54.10 | -9.06 |
| | Liberal | Art Slipp | 2,936 | 41.07 | +8.15 |
| | New Democratic | Garth Brewer | 345 | 4.83 | +0.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,148 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.60 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Alward | 4,605 | 63.16 | -7.43 |
| | Liberal | Lorne Drake | 2,400 | 32.92 | +6.70 |
| | New Democratic | Nancy Reid | 286 | 3.92 | +0.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,291 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -7.06 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | David Alward | 5,354 | 70.59 | +30.25 |
| | Liberal | James W. Andow | 1,989 | 26.22 | -17.39 |
| | New Democratic | Sheila Moore | 242 | 3.19 | -3.80 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,585 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +23.82 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Smith | 3,306 | 43.61 | -0.03 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Fred Hanson | 3,058 | 40.34 | +24.57 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Lynn Avery | 687 | 9.06 | -27.03 |
| | New Democratic | David Kennedy | 530 | 6.99 | +2.49 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,581 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -12.30 |

### Carleton South

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Smith | 2,462 | 43.64 | -13.07 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Jerry Covey | 2,036 | 36.09 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bill Hamilton | 890 | 15.77 | -21.90 |
| | New Democratic | Arthur L. Slipp | 254 | 4.50 | -1.12 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,642 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -24.58 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bruce Smith | 3,059 | 56.71 | +24.73 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steven Porter | 2,032 | 37.67 | -20.94 |
| | New Democratic | Arthur L. Slipp | 303 | 5.62 | -3.78 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,394 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +22.84 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steven P. Porter | 2,811 | 58.61 | +6.91 |
| | Liberal | Stephen A.R. "Steve" Paget | 1,534 | 31.98 | -7.65 |
| | New Democratic | Arthur L. Slipp | 451 | 9.40 | +0.72 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,796 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.28 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Steven P. Porter | 2,317 | 51.70 | -4.32 |
| | Liberal | Pat Saunders | 1,776 | 39.63 | -1.91 |
| | New Democratic | Garth Brewer | 389 | 8.68 | +7.19 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,482 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.20 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Edison Stairs | 2,438 | 56.02 |
| | Liberal | Gerals Phillips | 1,808 | 41.54 |
| | New Democratic | Richard J. Parker | 65 | 1.49 |
| | Independent | George R. Johnston | 41 | 0.94 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,352 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Carleton went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with Edison Stairs being one of three incumbents. |||||||