Dorothy Shephard
Dorothy Shephard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Saint John Lancaster as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[1]
Dorothy Shephard | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office September 29, 2020 | |
Premier | Blaine Higgs |
Preceded by | Ted Flemming |
Minister of Social Development | |
In office November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020 | |
Premier | Blaine Higgs |
Preceded by | Stephen Horsman (Families and Children) Lisa Harris (Seniors and Long-Term Care) |
Succeeded by | Bruce Fitch |
Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities | |
In office October 9, 2012 – October 7, 2014 | |
Premier | David Alward |
Preceded by | Trevor Holder (Culture, Tourism, and Healthy-Living) |
Succeeded by | Cathy Rogers |
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint John Lancaster | |
Assumed office September 27, 2010 | |
Preceded by | Abel LeBlanc |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Shephard served as Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities from 2012 to 2014.[2] In 2018, she was appointed Minister of Social Development in the Higgs government.
Shephard was re-elected in the 2014, 2018, 2020 provincial elections. Prior to becoming involved in politics, she owned and operated Benjamin Moore Colour Center, a retail decorating store, for 17 years. [3]
Election results
2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,560 | 54.24 | +9.09 | ||||
Liberal | Sharon Teare | 1,471 | 22.41 | -3.58 | ||||
Green | Joanna Killen | 938 | 14.29 | +5.53 | ||||
People's Alliance | Paul Seelye | 394 | 6.00 | -7.87 | ||||
New Democratic | Don Durant | 201 | 3.06 | -3.17 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,564 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 18 | 0.27 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,582 | 63.39 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,384 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | +6.34 |
2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,001 | 45.15 | +5.97 | ||||
Liberal | Kathleen Riley-Karamanos | 1,727 | 25.99 | -6.35 | ||||
People's Alliance | Paul Seelye | 922 | 13.87 | -- | ||||
Green | Doug James | 582 | 8.76 | +4.53 | ||||
New Democratic | Tony Mowery | 414 | 6.23 | -16.74 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,646 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters |
2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 2,619 | 39.18 | -11.57 | ||||
Liberal | Peter McGuire | 2,162 | 32.34 | -1.49 | ||||
New Democratic | Abel LeBlanc | 1,535 | 22.97 | +12.79 | ||||
Green | Ashley Durdle | 283 | 4.23 | +0.59 | ||||
Independent | Mary Ellen Carpenter | 85 | 1.27 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,684 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 19 | 0.28 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,703 | 62.67 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,696 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative notional hold | Swing | -5.04 | ||||||
Independent candidate Mary Ellen Carpenter lost 2.37 percentage points from her performance in the 2010 election as a Green candidate. New Democratic candidate Abel LeBlanc lost 10.86 percentage points from his performance in the 2010 election as a Liberal candidate. | ||||||||
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4] |
2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Dorothy Shephard | 3,429 | 50.75 | +13.91 | ||||
Liberal | Abel LeBlanc | 2,286 | 33.83 | -25.16 | ||||
New Democratic | Habib Kilisli | 688 | 10.18 | +6.01 | ||||
Green | Mary Ellen Carpenter | 246 | 3.64 | – | ||||
People's Alliance | Wendy Coughlin | 108 | 1.60 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,757 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 36 | 0.53 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,793 | 66.74 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 10,178 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +19.54 | ||||||
Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] |
References
- New Brunswick Votes 2010: Saint John Lancaster. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
- "David Alward unveils major cabinet shuffle". CBC News, September 26, 2012.
- Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
- Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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