Carleton-York

Carleton-York is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested for the first time in the 2014 general election. It was created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries.

Carleton-York
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Carleton-York in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Coordinates:45.913°N 67.293°W / 45.913; -67.293
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 
Richard Ames
Progressive Conservative
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)15,790
Electors (2013)11,336
Census division(s)York, Carleton

The district draws its population from the northwestern parts of York County and southern parts of Carleton County, the boundaries commission proposed it be named "York" which might have been confused with its immediate predecessor of the same name which was based in southwestern York County. The two districts share only about 12% of population in common. Accordingly, a committee of the legislative assembly changed the name to Carleton-York before the district could be contested.

The new district includes all of Carleton County south of the Town of Woodstock, and northwestern parts of York County including Nackawic-Millville, Lakeland Ridges and Harvey.

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