# Miramichi Centre

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

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Miramichi-Newcastle Riding created from Northumberland |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Paul Dawson | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | John McKay | Liberal |
| Miramichi Centre |||||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | John McKay | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Kim Jardine | Progressive Conservative |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | John Winston Foran | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | John Winston Foran | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Robert Trevors | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Miramichi and Miramichi Bay-Neguac |||||

## Election results
### Miramichi Centre

2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Robert Trevors | 3,183 | 48.08 | +7.53 |
| | Liberal | John Winston Foran | 2,561 | 38.69 | -16.93 |
| | New Democratic | Douglas Mullin | 379 | 5.73 | +1.90 |
| | People's Alliance | Frances Connell | 323 | 4.88 | – |
| | Green | Dylan Schneider | 174 | 2.63 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,620 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,679 | 74.29 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,990 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +12.23 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Winston Foran | 3,747 | 55.62 | +5.94 |
| | Progressive Conservative | George Smith | 2,732 | 40.55 | -1.02 |
| | New Democratic | Douglas T. Mullin | 258 | 3.83 | -4.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,737 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 50 | 0.74 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,787 | 71.16 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,538 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +3.48 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John Winston Foran | 3,763 | 49.68 | +12.04 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kim Jardine | 3,149 | 41.57 | -10.00 |
| | New Democratic | Lance Lyons | 663 | 8.75 | -2.04 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,575 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +11.02 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Kim Jardine | 4,076 | 51.57 | +5.40 |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 2,975 | 37.64 | -11.90 |
| | New Democratic | Terry Mullin | 853 | 10.79 | +6.50 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,904 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +8.65 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 4,081 | 49.54 | +16.09 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Dawson | 3,803 | 46.17 | +12.85 |
| | New Democratic | Terry Carter | 353 | 4.29 | +0.21 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,237 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | +1.62 |

### Miramichi-Newcastle

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 2,583 | 33.45 | -20.28 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Dawson | 2,573 | 33.32 | -10.16 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Arch Pafford | 2,252 | 29.16 | – |
| | New Democratic | Liane Thibodeau-Doucet | 315 | 4.08 | +1.29 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,723 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -5.06 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 4,120 | 53.73 | +12.29 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Dawson | 3,334 | 43.48 | -4.52 |
| | New Democratic | Jeanne Theriault | 214 | 2.79 | -7.76 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,668 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +8.40 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Paul Dawson | 3,461 | 48.00 | -1.42 |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 2,988 | 41.44 | -9.14 |
| | New Democratic | Jerry Dunnett | 761 | 10.55 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 7,210 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +3.86 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 3,200 | 50.58 | +5.97 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Douglas R. Woods | 3,127 | 49.42 | +11.42 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,327 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -2.72 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Liberal | John McKay | 2,589 | 44.61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Earle McKenna | 2,205 | 38.00 |
| | New Democratic | Bill Whalen | 1,009 | 17.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,803 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding. |||||||