Dear Members of the People’s Alliance of New Brunswick,
The following are some statistics I’ve gleaned from the Official Report from Elections NB on the provincial general election that took place in our province in September 2010.
I can guarantee you that some will not think much of these numbers, and in the end no one from our party achieved the ultimate goal of being elected. However, I wanted to highlight some things that I felt were positive steps to show where we were most successful in our 14 bids to send People’s Alliance representatives to the legislature in Fredericton.
This post is simply a way of showing our message during the last election did not go totally unheard by our fellow New Brunswickers.
There is still much work to be done by building and growing riding associations, raising funds and increasing our public presence leading into the next expected election in 2014. So please take these tidbits as positive information to use as a building block to start a base of support in your area.
Best of luck and know that those of us on the executive of the People’s Alliance are here to answer any questions you may have now and in the future. Although we may not have anyone in the legislature, we do remain an officially registered party after having fulfilled all the requirements set out by Elections NB. So we are here to listen and do what we can to address your concerns as people living in this province.
Bill Brewer
People’s Alliance Communications Director
Party Leader Kris Austin’s polls in Grand Lake-Gagetown District No. 41
Won 8 polls with a grand total 7 polls from the Minto Seniors Club giving Kris a 194-vote edge, which breaks down to 100 votes more than Liberals in 4 polls and 94 votes over 3 polls to PCs
Won 1) Poll 4 Minto Seniors Club by 1 vote with total of 63 over PC
2 thru 8) took all 7 polls (Po. 7-13) at the Minto Seniors Club
Po.7 won by 14 over Liberals
Po.8 won by 48 over PCs
Po.9 won by 9 over Liberals
Po.10 won by 43 over Liberals
Po.11 won by 37 over PCs
Po. 12 won by 34 over Liberals
Po. 13 won by 9 over PCs
Came in second in 5 more polls, all to the PC candidate, losing first place over all five by a grand total of 142 votes.
2nd 1) Poll 1 Four Lakes Seniors tie PC won by 27 with 37 total
2) Poll 3 Four Lakes Seniors by 9 votes over Liberals, PCs won by 73
3) Poll 6 Newcastle Creek Yacht Club by 30 votes over Liberals, lost 1st by 18 to PCs
4) ADV polls for Po. 4,6,7,8,9 by 24 votes lost 1st to PCs by 1 vote 100-99, Liberal was 24 votes behindKris.
5) ADV polls for Po. 10,11,12,13 by 52 votes, lost to PCs by 23 175-152, Liberal was 52 votes behind Kris.
Broke 150 votes on one poll, broke the 75-vote mark in four more and broke the 50-vote mark in five more, for 10 polls out of 45 with more than 50 votes. Received 1,182 votes more than NDP candidate and 1,242 more than the Green candidate.
Rest of candidates:
1) Tommy L’Huillier polls in Miramichi Bay-Neguac, District No. 10
Highest showing came in Poll No. 25 Eglise l’Ascension Beaverbrook. Came in 3rd place with 21 votes. Four votes ahead of NDP and 13 votes behind Liberals for 2nd.
Over course of 36 polls, beat Greens by 30 votes 132-92.
2) Fran Connell polls in Miramichi Centre, District No. 12
Broke double digits (more than 10) votes in nine out of 38 ballots. Broke 30-vote mark three times.
Best showing came in Poll No. 28 Friendly Neighbours Senior Citizens Center. Came in 3rd place with 31 votes, 22 votes ahead of NDP and seven votes behind Liberals for 2nd place. Took 89 votes at three polls in one polling station, the Friendly Neighbours Senior Citizens Center.
Fran came in 3rd place in 10 polls overall and tied for 3rd in two more. Over the course of 38 polls, beat the Greens by 149 votes for fourth place, 323-174.
3) Wes Gullison polls in Southwest Miramichi, District No. 13
Broke double digits (more than 10) votes in 11 out of 42 ballots. Broke 25 votes in four polls.
Best showing came in advance polls for the Boiestown region. Came in second place with 46 votes, four ahead of third place Liberal incumbent and 53 votes behind PC in first.
Also had strong 3rd place showing in Poll No. 34 Bloomfield Ridge Institute Hall with 39 votes, Liberals took second with 44 votes and PCs in first with 47. Only eight votes separated first from third.
Wes came in third place in 12 polls overall, all of which were located from Doaktown to the western part of the riding. Receieved 120 votes more than the Green candidate and 122 more than the NDP candidate.
4) Carl Bainbridge polls in Moncton North, District No. 23
Highest showing came in a Special Ballot good for nine votes.
5) Lucy Goguen polls in Albert, District No. 27
Broke double digits (more than 10) votes in 11 out of 41 ballots. On election day received at least one vote in poll in the riding. Of the 41 ballots overall was only shut out in one poll, an advance poll that only received a total of 18 votes, 12 of which went PC. That was the smallest ballot box in the riding by far.
Best showing came in Poll No. 19 the Hank Braam Kiwanis Center. Came in 3rd place with 21 votes, 11 votes ahead of NDP and 12 votes behind 2nd place Liberals.
Took 3rd place in eight polls and tied for 3rd in two others. The PC incumbent handily won all polls, except one advance poll which he lost by 22 votes.
6) Glenn McAllister polls in Saint John-Fundy, District No. 31
Glenn was only shut out in one poll out of 34 in the entire riding.
Highest showing came in Poll No. 15 Renewed Hope of God church. Came in 4th place with 13 votes, six ahead of the Green candidate. Only missed 4th place showing overall by 14 votes 171-185. Came in 4th place in 14 polls overall.
7) Lisa Cromwell polls in Saint John-Portland, District No. 35
Highest showing came in a Special Ballot good for 16 votes and 4th place, three votes ahead of the Green candidate. Came in 4th place on three polls, all of which came over the Green candidate.
8) Wendy Coughlin polls in Saint John-Lancaster, District No. 36
Highest showing came in a Special Ballot good for 18 votes. Came in 4th place on three polls, all of which came over the Green candidate.
9) Ed Hoyt polls in Fundy river Valley, District No. 37
Highest showing came in Poll No. 2 Lorneville Community Center, received 35 votes and good for second place, five votes ahead of third place incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Jack Keir.
Broke double digit (more than 10) votes in four polls out of 36 in the riding. Came in 3rd place in two polls and tied for 3rd in three more. Missed fourth place to the Greens by only four votes. 217-221
The PC candidate who won took every poll in the riding by a large margin over everybody with the exception of one poll that he lost by 3 votes.
1) Terry James polls in Charlotte-The Isles, District No. 38
Broke double digit (more than 10) votes in 10 polls out of 39 overall.
Highest showing came in Poll No. 16 Harbour View Seniors Room, came in 3rd place with 26 votes, 16 ahead of fourth place NDP and only 17 votes behind 2nd place PC candidate.
Came in 3rd place in 10 polls overall and tied for 3rd in two more. Finished 73 votes ahead of Greens for 4th place. 247-174
2) John Craig polls in Charlotte-Campobello, District No.39
Broke double digit (more than 10) votes in 21 polls out of 38 overall. Received more than 20 votes in five polls.
Best showing was 3rd place finish in Poll No. 23 at the St. Andrews Fire Department with 29 votes, one more than the Green candidate. Finished 4th place in 18 polls out of 38, 12 times over the Greens and six times over the NDP.
Only shut out in three polls, which were all at the same polling station on Campobello Island, where the winning PC candidate is from.
3) Steven Hawkes polls in York North, District No.48
Broke double digit (more than 10) in 14 polls out of 46 in the riding. Received more than 25 in three polls.
Best showing was in Poll No. 13 at the Temperance Vale Community Center, came in 2nd place with 45 votes, 30 ahead of the Liberal candidate. Came in second place in 3 polls overall and tied for second in one other. Came in 3rd place in six more polls and tied for 3rd in two more.
Received 81 more votes than the Green candidate by 385-304 margin.
4) David Kennedy polls in Woodstock, District No. 49
Best showing came in Poll No. 10 Cozy Cabins campground office, came in 3rd place with 11 votes, two ahead of 4th place Liberal. Came in third in three polls and tied for 3rd in one more out of 42 polls overall.
Finished 83 votes ahead of Green candidate by total of 185-103.
By Bill Brewer
