# Carleton North (electoral district)

Carleton North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
This district contained the northern third of Carleton County, including the municipalities of Bath, Bristol, Centreville and Florenceville.
From 1974 to 1987 the seat was represented by Progressive Conservative Charles Gallagher who served as a senior cabinet minister until 1985 before becoming speaker of the legislature.
In 1987, Liberal Fred Harvey was elected in a landslide which saw the Liberals win every seat in the legislature. Harvey was narrowly re-elected in 1991 but was expelled from the legislature in 1993 for violations of the Elections Act.
Dale Graham, a Progressive Conservative, was elected in a 1993 by-election. Graham was re-elected 5 times in the successor district of Carleton and serve as deputy premier and speaker.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| Riding created from Carleton (1834–1974) |||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Charles Gallagher | Progressive Conservative |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Charles Gallagher | Progressive Conservative |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | Charles Gallagher | Progressive Conservative |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Fred Harvey | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1991–1993 | Fred Harvey | Liberal |
| 52nd | 1993–1995 | Dale Graham | Progressive Conservative |
| Riding dissolved into Carleton (1995–2014) |||||

## Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 28 June 1993 :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dale Graham | 2,365 | 50.20 | +10.64 |
| | Liberal | Dean Rupert Crabbe | 1,534 | 32.56 | -9.55 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Phil Dunbar | 770 | 16.34 | -0.35 |
| | New Democratic | Anna Marie Kilfoil | 42 | 0.89 | -0.75 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,711 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | Swing | +10.10 |
1991 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Fred Harvey | 2,163 | 42.11 | -13.10 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Dale Graham | 2,032 | 39.56 | -0.77 |
| | Confederation of Regions | Jack Salmon | 857 | 16.69 | – |
| | New Democratic | Anna Marie Kilfoil | 84 | 1.64 | -2.82 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 5,136 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -6.16 |
1987 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | B. Fred Harvey | 2,687 | 55.21 | +13.68 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles G. Gallagher | 1,963 | 40.33 | -12.37 |
| | New Democratic | Anna Marie Kilfoil | 217 | 4.46 | -1.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,867 | 100.0 |
| | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +13.02 |
1982 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles G. Gallagher | 2,189 | 52.70 | -5.89 |
| | Liberal | Robert D. MacElwain | 1,725 | 41.53 | +0.12 |
| | New Democratic | Larry Lamont | 240 | 5.78 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,154 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -3.00 |
1978 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles G. Gallagher | 2,397 | 58.59 | +3.91 |
| | Liberal | Samuel J. "Sam" Perkins | 1,694 | 41.41 | -3.91 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,091 | 100.0 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | +3.91 |
1974 New Brunswick general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Progressive Conservative | Charles G. Gallagher | 2,238 | 54.68 |
| | Liberal | Robert A. White | 1,855 | 45.32 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,093 | 100.0 |
| The previous multi-member riding of Carleton went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with Charles Gallagher being one of three incumbents. |||||||