# Charlotte West (electoral district)

Charlotte West was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada; it existed from 1974 to 1995.
It was created from part of the former four-member electoral district of Charlotte during the New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1973. In the New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1994, parts of Charlotte West were merged with St. Stephen-Milltown to form the new electoral division of Western Charlotte; the remainder became part of the new electoral district of Fundy Isles.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Charlotte |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Leland McGaw | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Leland McGaw | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Leland McGaw | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Reid Hurley | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | Reid Hurley | Liberal |
| Riding dissolved into Western Charlotte and Fundy Isles |||||

## Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reid Hurley | 1,796 | 45.79 | -12.36 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Bev Lawrence | 1,077 | 27.46 | -9.02 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Mabel Groom | 768 | 19.58 | – |
| | New Democratic | Ellen Smith | 281 | 7.16 | +1.79 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,922 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -1.67 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Reid Hurley | 2,286 | 58.15 | +23.39 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leland W. McGaw | 1,434 | 36.48 | -19.49 |
| | New Democratic | Ray "Bud" Parks | 211 | 5.37 | -3.90 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,931 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +21.44 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leland W. McGaw | 1,992 | 55.97 | -2.77 |
| | Liberal | Dale E. Lively | 1,237 | 34.76 | ±0 |
| | New Democratic | Joseph N. Hansen | 330 | 9.27 | +2.77 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,559 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -1.38 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leland W. McGaw | 1,815 | 58.74 | +3.13 |
| | Liberal | Philip Earl Johnson | 1,074 | 34.76 | -9.63 |
| | New Democratic | William C. Mosher | 201 | 6.50 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 3,090 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +6.38 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Leland McGaw | 1,587 | 55.61 |
| | Liberal | Edward John Boone | 1,267 | 44.39 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 2,854 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Charlotte went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with Leland McGaw being one of the four incumbents. |||||||