# Kent (New Brunswick provincial electoral district, 1994–2013)

Kent was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created for the 1995 election, taking in most of Kent Centre and parts of Kent North. Its boundaries were expanded southward in 2006, while losing some territory to its north.
It was represented from its creation until 2013 by members of the Graham family. Senior Liberal cabinet minister and incumbent from Kent Centre Alan Graham was elected here in 1995. His son Shawn Graham, succeeded him in a 1998 by-election and was re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2010 general elections. The younger Graham served as Premier of New Brunswick from 2006-2010 and resigned in 2013 after the provincial conflict commissioner ruled he had violated the Members' Conflict of Interest Act in approving loan guarantees to a company with which Alan was associated.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Kent Centre, Kent North and Kent South |||||
| 53rd | 1995–1998 | Alan R. Graham | Liberal |
| 53rd | 1998–1999 | Shawn Graham | Liberal |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Shawn Graham | Liberal |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Shawn Graham | Liberal |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Shawn Graham | Liberal |
| 57th | 2010–2013 | Shawn Graham | Liberal |
| 57th | 2013–2014 | Brian Gallant | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Kent South and Kent North |||||

## Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 15 April 2013 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Brian Gallant | 3,543 | 59.10 | +3.75 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Levi-Peters | 1,615 | 26.94 | +11.86 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jimmy Bourque | 837 | 13.96 | -12.46 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,995 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 65 | 1.07 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,060 | 66.73 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,082 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -4.06 |
2010 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Shawn Graham | 3,817 | 55.35 | +3.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bruce Hickey | 1,822 | 26.42 | -18.57 |
| | New Democratic | Susan Levi-Peters | 1,040 | 15.08 | +12.02 |
| | Green | Garry Sanipass | 217 | 3.15 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,896 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 75 | 1.08 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,971 | 77.54 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 8,990 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +10.98 |
2006 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Shawn Michael Graham | 3,534 | 51.96 | -3.84 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Aldeo Saulnier | 3,060 | 44.99 | +15.58 |
| | New Democratic | Graham Cox | 208 | 3.06 | -11.73 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,802 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 73 | 1.06 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,875 | 75.74 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 9,077 |
| | Liberal notional hold | Liberal notional hold | Swing | Swing | -9.71 |
2003 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Shawn Graham | 3,615 | 55.80 | +3.49 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Valmond Daigle | 1,905 | 29.41 | -10.19 |
| | New Democratic | Jerry Cook | 958 | 14.79 | +8.35 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,478 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | +6.84 |
1999 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Shawn Graham | 3,264 | 52.31 | -12.33 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Valmond Daigle | 2,471 | 39.60 | +27.57 |
| | New Democratic | Charles Richard | 402 | 6.44 | -16.89 |
| | Independent | J. R. Beers | 103 | 1.65 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,240 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -19.95 |
New Brunswick provincial by-election, October 19, 1998 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Shawn Graham | 4,045 | 64.64 | -5.80 |
| | New Democratic | Amelia "Millie" Augustine | 1,460 | 23.33 | +8.60 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Everett Sanipass | 753 | 12.03 | +3.51 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,258 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -7.20 |
1995 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Alan Graham | 4,318 | 70.44 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Stéphane Comeau | 903 | 14.73 |
| | New Democratic | John LaBossiere | 522 | 8.52 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Percy R. Beers | 387 | 6.31 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 6,130 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal notional gain | Liberal notional gain | Swing | Swing |