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{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Miramichi Centre
| province            = New Brunswick
| image               = Miramichi_Centre_map.png
| caption             = Miramichi Centre in relation to other New Brunswick Provincial electoral districts
| coordinates         = {{coord|47.229|N|65.821|W|display=inline,title}}
| prov-status         = defunct
| prov-created        = [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973|1973]]
| prov-abolished      = [[New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2013|2013]]
| prov-election-first = 1974
| prov-election-last  = 2010
| prov-rep            = 
| prov-rep-link       = 
| prov-rep-party      = 
| prov-rep-party-link = 
| demo-census-date    = 2006
| demo-pop            = 11,944
| demo-electors       = 8990
| demo-electors-date  = 2010
| demo-area           = 
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = 
}}

'''Miramichi Centre''' was a [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] for the [[Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]. It was known as '''Miramichi-Newcastle''' from 1974 to 1995.

==Members of the Legislative Assembly==

{{NB-MLA}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|Miramichi-Newcastle<br>''Riding created from'' [[Northumberland (provincial electoral district)|Northumberland]]}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1974
| ToYr = 1978
| Assembly# = 48
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = John McKay
| RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician)
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1978
| ToYr = 1982
| Assembly# = 49
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1982
| ToYr = 1987
| Assembly# = 50
| NBParty = PC
| RepName = Paul Dawson
| RepLink = Paul Dawson (politician)
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1987
| ToYr = 1991
| Assembly# = 51
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = John McKay
| RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician)
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1991
| ToYr = 1995
| Assembly# = 52
}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|Miramichi Centre}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1995
| ToYr = 1999
| Assembly# = 53
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = John McKay
| RepLink = John McKay (New Brunswick politician)
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 1999
| ToYr = 2003
| Assembly# = 54
| NBParty = PC
| RepName = Kim Jardine
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2003
| ToYr = 2006
| Assembly# = 55
| NBParty = Liberal
| RepName = John Winston Foran
| PartyTerms# = 2
| RepTerms# = 2
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2006
| ToYr = 2010
| Assembly# = 56
}}
{{NB-MLA row
| FromYr = 2010
| ToYr = 2014
| Assembly# = 57
| NBParty = PC
| RepName = Robert Trevors
| PartyTerms# = 1
| RepTerms# = 1
}}
{{NB-MLA nodata|''Riding dissolved into'' [[Miramichi (provincial electoral district)|Miramichi]] ''and'' [[Miramichi Bay-Neguac]]}}
{{NB-MLA end}}

==Election results==

===Miramichi Centre===

{{CANelec/top|NB|2010|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Robert Trevors]]|3,183|48.08|+7.53}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John Winston Foran]]|2,561|38.69|-16.93}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Douglas Mullin|379|5.73|+1.90}}
{{CANelec|NB|PANB|Frances Connell|323|4.88|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NB|Green|Dylan Schneider|174|2.63|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,620|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|59|0.88}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,679|74.29}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|8,990}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+12.23}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2010ProvRpt.pdf|title=Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2010|access-date=29 December 2014}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2006|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John Winston Foran]]|3,747|55.62|+5.94}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|George Smith|2,732|40.55|-1.02}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Douglas T. Mullin|258|3.83|-4.92}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,737|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total rejected ballots|50|0.74}}
{{CANelec/total|Turnout|6,787|71.16}}
{{CANelec/total|Eligible voters|9,538}}
{{CANelec/nothold|NB|Liberal|+3.48}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2006ProvRpt.pdf|title=Thirty-sixth General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer|author=Elections New Brunswick|date=2006|access-date=12 January 2015}}</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|2003|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John Winston Foran]]|3,763|49.68|+12.04}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Kim Jardine]]|3,149|41.57|-10.00}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Lance Lyons|663|8.75|-2.04}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,575|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|Liberal|PC|+11.02}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/2003ProvRpt.pdf]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1999|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Kim Jardine]]|4,076|51.57|+5.40}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|2,975|37.64|-11.90}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Terry Mullin|853|10.79|+6.50}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,904|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+8.65}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb1>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1999ProvRpt.pdf]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1995|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|4,081|49.54|+16.09}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Paul Dawson (politician)|Paul Dawson]]|3,803|46.17|+12.85}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Terry Carter|353|4.29|+0.21}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|8,237|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/nothold|NB|Liberal|+1.62}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb2>{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1995ProvRpt.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301052954/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/1995ProvRpt.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-01 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

=== Miramichi-Newcastle ===

{{CANelec/top|NB|1991|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|2,583|33.45|-20.28}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Paul Dawson (politician)|Paul Dawson]]|2,573|33.32|-10.16}}
{{CANelec|NB|CoR|[[Arch Pafford]]|2,252|29.16|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Liane Thibodeau-Doucet|315|4.08|+1.29}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,723|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|Liberal|-5.06}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb3>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-Second%20General%20Election,%201991,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301045536/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-Second%20General%20Election,%201991,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2014-03-01 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved August 13, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1987|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|4,120|53.73|+12.29}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Paul Dawson (politician)|Paul Dawson]]|3,334|43.48|-4.52}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Jeanne Theriault|214|2.79|-7.76}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,668|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|Liberal|PC|+8.40}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb4>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-First%20General%20Election,%201987,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213227/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirty-First%20General%20Election,%201987,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-04 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1982|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|[[Paul Dawson (politician)|Paul Dawson]]|3,461|48.00|-1.42}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|2,988|41.44|-9.14}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Jerry Dunnett|761|10.55|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|7,210|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/gain|NB|PC|Liberal|+3.86}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb5>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirtieth%20General%20Election,%201982,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005000752/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Thirtieth%20General%20Election,%201982,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-05 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1978|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|3,200|50.58|+5.97}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|Douglas R. Woods|3,127|49.42|+11.42}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|6,327|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/hold|NB|Liberal|-2.72}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb6>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Ninth%20General%20Election,%201978,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213303/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Ninth%20General%20Election,%201978,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-04 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

{{CANelec/top|NB|1974|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|NB|Liberal|[[John McKay (New Brunswick politician)|John McKay]]|2,589|44.61}}
{{CANelec|NB|PC|Earle McKenna|2,205|38.00}}
{{CANelec|NB|NDP|Bill Whalen|1,009|17.39}}
{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|5,803|100.0 &nbsp;}}
{{CANelec/note|<small>The previous multi-member riding of [[Northumberland (provincial electoral district)|Northumberland]] went [[Plurality-at-large voting|totally]] Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.</small>}}
{{CANelec/source|<ref name=electionsnb7>[http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Eighth%20General%20Election,%201974,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005022421/http://www.electionsnb.ca/pdf/Twenty-Eighth%20General%20Election,%201974,%20Report%20of%20the%20Chief%20Electoral%20Officer.pdf |date=2013-10-05 }}. [[Elections New Brunswick]]. Retrieved October 3, 2013.</ref>}}
{{end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]
*[http://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2010PEDMaps/ED-12.pdf Map of Miramichi Centre riding as of 2010 from Elections NB]

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[[Category:Politics of Miramichi, New Brunswick]]
[[Category:Former provincial electoral districts of New Brunswick]]