# Kings West (New Brunswick electoral district)

Kings West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding consisted of the towns of Hampton, Rothesay and Quispamsis, and their surroundings.
The district was created in 1973, when the multi-member district Kings was subdivided into Kings Centre, Kings East and Kings West. In 1994, it was split again to create the districts of Hampton-Belleisle, Kennebecasis and Saint John-Kings.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

Kings West :
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kings |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | John B. M. Baxter, Jr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | John B. M. Baxter, Jr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | John B. M. Baxter, Jr. | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Laureen Jarrett | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Laureen Jarrett | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Kennebecasis, Saint John-Kings and Hampton-Belleisle |||||

## Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laureen Jarrett | 6,219 | 42.05 | -6.19 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Glendon F. Jones | 3,810 | 25.76 | – |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dr. Nancy E. Grant | 3,267 | 22.09 | +1.90 |
| | New Democratic | Roger M. Olmstead | 1,494 | 10.10 | -21.48 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 14,790 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -15.98 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Laureen Jarrett | 6,717 | 48.24 | +20.20 |
| | New Democratic | George Little | 4,397 | 31.58 | +5.15 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Don Horne | 2,811 | 20.19 | -25.34 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 13,925 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +7.52 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 5,226 | 45.53 | -3.81 |
| | Liberal | Malcolm A. Barry | 3,219 | 28.04 | -8.82 |
| | New Democratic | George Little | 3,034 | 26.43 | +12.63 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 11,479 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +2.50 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 4,047 | 49.34 | +0.33 |
| | Liberal | Jack Stevens | 3,023 | 36.86 | -8.25 |
| | New Democratic | George Little | 1,132 | 13.80 | +7.92 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,202 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +4.29 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | John B. M. Baxter | 3,328 | 49.01 |
| | Liberal | Jack J. E. Stevens | 3,063 | 45.11 |
| | New Democratic | Robert Hatfield | 399 | 5.88 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,790 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Kings went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election. John B. M. Baxter, Jr. was one of three incumbents from Kings. |||||||