Federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
Fredericton—Oromocto electoral district Coordinates: 45°57′18″N 66°27′47″W / 45.955°N 66.463°W /45.955; -66.463 Federal electoral district Legislature House of Commons MP David Myles Liberal District created 1914 First contested 1917 Last contested 2025 District webpage profile ,map Demographics Population (2021 )[ 1] 87,436 Electors (2025)[ 2] 66,234 Area (km²)[ 1] 1,499.26 Pop. density (per km²) 58.3 Census division(s) Sunbury ,Queens ,York Census subdivision(s) Fredericton ,Oromocto ,New Maryland ,Devon ,Oromocto
Fredericton—Oromocto (formerly known asFredericton—York—Sunbury and simplyFredericton ) is a federalelectoral district inNew Brunswick , Canada, that has been represented in theHouse of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2021 was 87,436. Its predecessor riding,York—Sunbury , was represented in the House of Commons from 1917 to 1988.
The district includes the city ofFredericton , and the town ofOromocto and vicinity.
The neighbouring ridings areMiramichi ,Beauséjour ,Fundy Royal ,New Brunswick Southwest , andTobique—Mactaquac .
According to the2021 Canadian census ; 2023 representation[ 3] Racial groups: 83.8% White, 5.0% Indigenous, 2.4% South Asian, 2.3% Black, 1.9% Arab, 1.5% ChineseLanguages: 83.9% English, 8.9% French, 1.6% ArabicReligions: 52.7% Christian (20.6% Catholic, 6.3% Baptist, 6.0% United Church, 5.6% Anglican, 1.6% Pentecostal, 12.6% Other), 2.9% Muslim, 1.1% Hindu, 41.4% No religionMedian income (2020): $42,000Average income (2020): $51,700
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"York—Sunbury" riding was created in 1914 from parts ofSunbury—Queen's andYork ridings. Previously, York County was its own riding and Sunbury County was joined withQueens County .
The riding was named afterYork andSunbury counties of which it was composed.
In 1987, York—Sunbury was abolished. Some rural areas in the southern parts of the riding were transferred toCarleton—Charlotte riding, and a largely uninhabited area, moved toMiramichi . The remainder was incorporated into "Fredericton" riding. It was renamed "Fredericton—York—Sunbury" shortly after the 1988 election.
Fredericton-York-Sudbury was abolished in 1996 when more rural areas were moved into other districts (particularlyTobique—Mactaquac andNew Brunswick Southwest , and a new riding named "Fredericton" was created. The Minto and Chipman areas were added to the riding in 2003. As per the2012 federal electoral redistribution , this riding will lost territory toMiramichi—Grand Lake ,New Brunswick Southwest andTobique—Mactaquac , and gained some land from New Brunswick Southwest.
In the2008 election , the Conservatives gained this seat from the Liberals. The Conservatives were strongest in the rural parts of this riding, outside ofFredericton proper . Within the city, the Liberals still held their own with the NDP capturing a handful of polls, including theUniversity of New Brunswick , and a couple along Parkside Drive.
In the2019 election , the riding got its first-ever "third party" MP from theGreens . Jenica Atwin won the seat from the former incumbent Liberal MP, Matt DeCourcey, who came third behind the Conservative candidate.
Following the2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution , the riding was renamedFredericton—Oromocto . Its border withTobique—Mactaquac was rerouted to follow the northern border of the City ofFredericton (2023 borders), and it lost the remainder of the Parishes ofMaugerville ,Sheffield andCanning toMiramichi—Grand Lake ; and lostBurton Parish toSaint John—St. Croix , except for those parts of the parish that were transferred to the Town ofOromocto in 2023.[ 4]
Federal riding associations [ edit ] Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:
Members of Parliament [ edit ] This riding has elected the followingmembers of Parliament :
[ edit ] [ edit ] 2021 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Jenica Atwin 16,316 37.03 +9.62 $74,982.23 Conservative Andrea Johnson 15,814 35.89 +5.51 $60,825.30 Green Nicole O'Byrne 5,666 12.86 -20.82 $91,899.74 New Democratic Shawn Oldenburg 5,564 12.63 +6.67 $1,870.60 Independent Jen Smith 310 0.70 N/A none listed Libertarian Brandon Kirby 234 0.53 +0.28 $0.00 Communist June Patterson 158 0.36 +0.20 $0.00 Total valid votes/expense limit 44,062 100.00 – $104,943.51 Total rejected ballots 301 Turnout 44,363 66.72 -7.92 Registered voters 66,043 Liberal gain fromGreen Swing +15.22 Source:Elections Canada [ 8] [ 9]
2019 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Green Jenica Atwin 16,640 33.68 +21.26 $55,541.51 Conservative Andrea Johnson 15,011 30.38 +1.96 $81,269.70 Liberal Matt DeCourcey 13,544 27.41 −21.85 $82,534.73 New Democratic Mackenzie Thomason 2,946 5.96 −3.93 $1,197.20 People's Jason Paull 776 1.57 New $1,322.69 Animal Protection Lesley Thomas 286 0.58 New $2,894.40 Libertarian Brandon Kirby 126 0.26 New $965.26 Communist Jacob Patterson 80 0.16 New $476.56 Total valid votes/expense limit 49,409 99.39 $101,795.92 Total rejected ballots 301 0.61 +0.20 Turnout 49,710 74.63 −1.10 Eligible voters 66,606 Green gain fromLiberal Swing +9.65 Source:Elections Canada [ 10] [ 11]
2015 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Matt DeCourcey 23,016 49.26 +25.24 $98,991.33 Conservative Keith Ashfield 13,280 28.42 -18.55 $79,507.14 Green Mary Lou Babineau 5,804 12.42 +8.27 $159,022.44 New Democratic Sharon Scott-Levesque 4,622 9.89 -14.41 – Total valid votes/expense limit 46,722 100.0 $195,873.36 Total rejected ballots 188 0.40 – Turnout 46,910 77.43 – Eligible voters 60,587 Liberal gain fromConservative Swing +21.90 Source:Elections Canada [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
2011 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Keith Ashfield 21,573 48.38 +5.85 $80,569.94 New Democratic Jesse Travis 10,626 23.83 +8.47 $8,535.27 Liberal Randy McKeen 10,336 23.18 -8.35 $53,834.28 Green Louise Comeau 1,790 4.01 -6.15 $8,177.72 Independent Adam Scott Ness 266 0.60 – $101.69 Total valid votes/expense limit 44,591 100.0 $83,547.51 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 207 0.46 -0.11 Turnout 44,798 64.24 +2.11 Eligible voters 69,732 Conservative hold Swing -1.31 Sources:[ 16] [ 17]
2008 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Conservative Keith Ashfield 17,962 42.53 +7.87 $73,954.11 Liberal David Innes 13,319 31.53 -10.27 $64,776.23 New Democratic Jesse Travis 6,490 15.36 -5.89 $6,944.89 Green Mary Lou Babineau 4,293 10.16 +8.28 $8,526.99 Canadian Action Ben Kelly 168 0.39 – none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 42,232 100.0 $80,195 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 242 0.57 +0.13 Turnout 42,474 62.13 -5.86 Eligible voters 68,368 Conservative gain fromLiberal Swing +9.07
2006 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Scott 19,649 41.80 -4.95 $63,544.32 Conservative Pat Lynch 16,292 34.66 +1.18 $57,563.68 New Democratic John Carty 9,988 21.25 +3.89 $33,143.96 Green Philip Duchastel 884 1.88 -0.47 none listed Independent David Raymond Amos 198 0.42 – none listed Total valid votes/expense limit 47,011 100.0 $75,043 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 207 0.44 Turnout 47,218 67.99 Eligible voters 69,453 Liberal hold Swing -3.06
2004 Canadian federal election :Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Liberal Andy Scott 19,819 46.75 +8.97 $60,726.40 Conservative Kent Fox 14,193 33.48 -21.22 $61,658.27 New Democratic John Carty 7,360 17.36 +10.41 $21,188.88 Green Daron Letts 997 2.35 – $1,194.22 Total valid votes/expense limit 42,396 100.0 $73,437 Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 264 0.62 Turnout 42,633 61.82 Eligible voters 68,968 Liberal notional hold Swing +15.10 Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
Change for the Canadian Alliance is based on the 1997 results of its predecessors, the Reform Party.
Change from 1993 isnot based on redistributed results.
[ edit ] Doreen Fraser was nominated as aConfederation of Regions candidate, but was listed as an Independent because that party did not run enough candidates to be officially recognized.
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Changes for the New Democratic Party are based on the 1958 results of its predecessor, the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation.
Student vote results [ edit ] In 2011, a student vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.[ 18]
Riding history from theLibrary of Parliament ^a b Statistics Canada : 2022^ "Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 6" . Government of Canada. April 22, 2025. RetrievedApril 27, 2025 .^ "Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population" . August 2, 2024.^ "New Federal Electoral Map for New Brunswick" .Federal Electoral Districts Redistribution 2022 . April 18, 2023. RetrievedApril 18, 2023 .^ "Voter information service" .Elections Canada . RetrievedMay 2, 2025 .^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts" . Elections Canada. RetrievedMay 14, 2025 .^ "Transposition of Votes from the 44th General Election to the 2023 Representation Orders" .Elections Canada . RetrievedApril 9, 2024 .^ "September 20, 2021 General Election Election Results" .Elections Canada . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2021 .^ "Candidate Campaign Returns" .Elections Canada . RetrievedJuly 19, 2022 .^ "Official Voting Results" .Elections Canada . RetrievedSeptember 22, 2021 .^ "Final Election Expense Limits for Candidates: 43rd General Election - October 21, 2019" .Elections Canada . RetrievedDecember 2, 2019 .^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Fredericton, 30 September 2015 ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived August 15, 2015, at theWayback Machine ^ [1] ^ Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections ^ Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011 ^ Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election ^ "School by School results" . Student Vote Canada. RetrievedJune 12, 2013 .
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