Summary: A rural riding on New Brunswick’s south coast, Rob Moore seeks re-election in Fundy Royal.
Boundaries: This riding covers the area between Saint John, Fredericton and Moncton. A boundary change this year means the community of Berry Mills, near Moncton, is now part of this riding.
Last Election: Conservative incumbent Rob Moore defeated NDP candidate Darryl Pitre by 31.2 per cent.
History: Moore was first elected here in 2004, replacing (and defeating) John Herron, a former PC MP who did not join the newly merged Conservative Party and ran for the Liberal Party instead. With the sole exception Liberal MP Paul Zed, who was elected in 1993, the riding has always elected a conservative candidate.
Demographics: Just 11.4 per cent of people lived in households below the Low Income Measure in 2011 according to the National Household Survey, the smallest percentage in New Brunswick.
Candidates
Conservative: Rob Moore, MP since 2004
NDP: Jennifer McKenzie, electrical engineer
Liberal: Alaina Lockhart, small business owner
Green: Stephanie Coburn, farmer and President of the New Brunswick Conservation Council
Independent: David Amos
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