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Rothesay is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. The riding consists of the Town of Rothesay and its surroundings. The district was created in 1994 as Saint John-Kings out of parts of Saint John County, Kings County and a small portion of the eastern edge of the City of Saint John all in and around the Town of Rothesay, a bedroom community of Saint John. In 2006, its boundaries were reduced to be just Rothesay and its immediate surroundings so, as a result, its name was changed to Rothesay. ==2012 by-election== Four-term incumbent Margaret-Ann Blaney, upon appointment as CEO of Efficiency NB, announced that she would resign the seat effective May 25,〔(Premier announces new president, chief executive officer of Efficiency NB )〕 requiring a by-election to be called no later than November 25, 2012, which means an election will be held no later than December 31, 2012.〔(Sections 13 through 15 of the ''Elections Act'' )〕 On May 25, Premier of New Brunswick David Alward announced that the by-election would be held on June 25.〔(CBC reporter Jacques Poitras on Twitter reporting Alward's announcement. )〕 The incumbent Conservatives chose local lawyer and businessman Hugh John "Ted" Flemming III to be their candidate over local education council member Charlotte McGill Pierce. Flemming is the grandson and great-grandson of former premiers Hugh John Flemming and James Kidd Flemming respectively.〔Otiena Ellwand. "Flemming wins Tory nomination in Rothesay," New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, June 4, 2012.〕 Media speculated whether one of the three candidates for the Liberal Party leadership or New Democratic leader Dominic Cardy will seek the seat in this by-election as none of them held seats in the legislative assembly.〔CBC News. (Blaney's resignation sparks byelection questions ). Accessed May 22, 2012.〕 While none of the Liberal leadership candidates ran, NDP leader Cardy was acclaimed by his party.〔News 88.9. (Rothesay NDP acclaim Cardy as by-election candidate ). Accessed June 6, 2012.〕〔CBC News. (NDP Leader Dominic Cardy will run in byelection ). Accessed June 6, 2012.〕 The People's Alliance of New Brunswick announced that they will not contest the election and endorsed Cardy's candidacy.〔CBC News. (People's Alliance backs NDP's Cardy in byelection ), June 5, 2012. Accessed June 5, 2012.〕 The Liberals chose retired police officer and clean water activist John Wilcox as their candidate over businessman Bill Gulliver by a margin of 81 to 49.〔Otiena Ellwand. "Retired officer wins Liberal nomination ," New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, June 6, 2012.〕 Sharon Murphy is the New Brunswick Green Party candidate and Marjorie MacMurray is running as an independent.〔Elections New Brunswick. ("Five candidates running in Rothesay byelection," ) June 8, 2012. Accessed June 9, 2012.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rothesay (electoral district)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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