# Kent South

Kent South (French: Kent-Sud) was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
It was originally created in 1973 with the southern third of Kent County, centered primarily around the town of Bouctouche. It was largely unchanged in the 1994 redistribution. In 2006 it lost the Bouctouche area to Kent. In the 2013 redistribution its northern half was merged with the southern half of Kent, causing it to regain Bouctouche and add several rural areas to its north, but lose much the extreme southern part of Kent County around Cocagne.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kent (1827–1974) |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Omer Léger | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Bertin LeBlanc | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Omer Léger | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Camille Thériault | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Camille Thériault | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Camille Thériault | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2001 | Camille Thériault | Liberal |
| 54th | 2001–2003 | Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Claude Williams | Progressive Conservative |
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Benoît Bourque | Liberal |
| 58th | 2018–2020 | Benoît Bourque | Liberal |
| 60th | 2020–Present | Benoît Bourque | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent, Champdoré-Irishtown, Fredericton-Grand Lake and Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills |||||

## Election results

2020 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benoît Bourque | 5,146 | 55.23 | -5.70 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bou Duplessis | 2,817 | 30.23 | +10.11 |
| | Green | Eva P. Rehak | 994 | 10.67 | -3.53 |
| | People's Alliance | Lisa Godin | 243 | 2.61 | New |
| | New Democratic | Sue Shedd | 118 | 1.27 | -3.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,318 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.53 | +0.16 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,368 | 75.21 | +1.56 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,456 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.90 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2018 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benoît Bourque | 5,595 | 60.93 | +12.27 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Ricky Gautreau | 1,848 | 20.12 | -13.63 |
| | Green | Alain Rousselle | 1,304 | 14.20 | +4.20 |
| | New Democratic | Serge Rémi Parent | 436 | 4.75 | -0.87 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,183 | 99.69 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,217 | 73.65 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,514 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +12.95 |
2014 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Benoît Bourque | 4,637 | 48.66 | +19.43 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Williams | 3,216 | 33.75 | -26.62 |
| | Green | Tina Beers | 953 | 10.00 | +5.56 |
| | New Democratic | Paul Musgrave | 535 | 5.61 | -0.35 |
| | People's Alliance | Joël MacIntosh | 188 | 1.97 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,529 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.23 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,551 | 76.88 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 12,424 |
| | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +23.02 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Williams | 5,054 | 60.37 | +1.83 |
| | Liberal | Martin Goguen | 2,447 | 29.23 | -12.23 |
| | New Democratic | Oscar Doucet | 499 | 5.96 | – |
| | Green | Luc LeBreton | 372 | 4.44 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,372 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 60 | 0.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,432 | 78.26 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 10,775 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +7.03 |
| Source: Elections New Brunswick |||||||
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Williams | 4,890 | 58.54 | +7.52 |
| | Liberal | Nadine Hebert | 3,463 | 41.46 | -0.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,353 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.05 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Williams | 4,933 | 51.02 | -7.35 |
| | Liberal | Stephen Doucet | 4,065 | 42.04 | +5.38 |
| | New Democratic | Neil Gardner | 671 | 6.94 | +1.97 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,669 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.36 |
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2001 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Claude Williams | 4,346 | 58.37 | +18.20 |
| | Liberal | Lucille Haché Riedle | 2,730 | 36.66 | -10.92 |
| | New Democratic | Marguerite Girouard | 370 | 4.97 | -7.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,446 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +14.56 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Camille Thériault | 4,546 | 47.58 | -23.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Noël Allain | 3,838 | 40.17 | +20.07 |
| | New Democratic | Collette Doucette | 1,171 | 12.26 | +3.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,555 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -22.00 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Camille Thériault | 6,313 | 71.52 | +8.56 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles Ryan | 1,774 | 20.10 | -2.75 |
| | New Democratic | Clifford Meunier | 740 | 8.38 | -5.81 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,827 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +5.66 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Camille Thériault | 5,573 | 62.96 | +3.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jean-Claude Cormier | 2,023 | 22.85 | -11.97 |
| | New Democratic | Gérald Mazerolle | 1,256 | 14.19 | +8.58 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,852 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +7.68 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Camille Thériault | 5,546 | 59.57 | +17.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Omer Léger | 3,242 | 34.82 | -20.07 |
| | New Democratic | Gérald Mazerolle | 522 | 5.61 | +2.93 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,310 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +18.61 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Omer Léger | 4,829 | 54.89 | +12.27 |
| | Liberal | Bertin LeBlanc | 3,732 | 42.42 | -13.16 |
| | New Democratic | Gérald Mazerolle | 236 | 2.68 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,797 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.72 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Bertin LeBlanc | 4,276 | 55.58 | +8.67 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Omer Léger | 3,279 | 42.62 | -8.45 |
| | Parti acadien | Dolan Surette | 138 | 1.79 | -0.22 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,693 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.56 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Omer Léger | 3,376 | 51.07 |
| | Liberal | ? Bourgeois | 3,101 | 46.91 |
| | Parti acadien | ? Collette | 133 | 2.01 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,610 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Kent elected 3 (of 3) Liberals in the previous election. Progressive Conservative candidate Omer Léger won in a 1971 by-election, and is one of three incumbents. |||||||