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Bill Oliver (politician)

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Bill Oliver
Oliver in 2024
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
Assumed office
October 7, 2020
Preceded byDaniel Guitard
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure
In office
November 9, 2018 – September 29, 2020
PremierBlaine Higgs
Preceded byDenis Landry
Succeeded byJill Green
Member of the
New Brunswick Legislative Assembly
for Kings Centre
Assumed office
September 22, 2014
Preceded byDistrict created
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

William George Oliver is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2014 provincial election. He represents the electoral district of Kings Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservatives. He was re-elected in the 2018 and 2020 provincial elections.

While in opposition between 2014 and 2018, he was deputy whip and opposition critic for WorkSafeNB. From 2018 until being elected Speaker in 2020, Oliver served as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure in the Higgs government.[1]

Electoral record

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Kings Centre

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2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Oliver 4,583 61.54 +18.43
Green Bruce Dryer 1,006 13.51 +3.86
Liberal Paul Adams 911 12.23 -11.32
People's Alliance William Edgett 693 9.31 -9.87
New Democratic Margaret Anderson Kilfoil 254 3.41 -1.10
Total valid votes 7,447 100.0
Total rejected ballots 8 0.11
Turnout 7,455 65.96
Eligible voters 11,302
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.29
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Bill Oliver 3,267 43.11 +7.45
Liberal Bill Merrifield 1,785 23.55 -7.40
People's Alliance Dave Peters 1,454 19.18 --
Green Bruce Dryer 731 9.65 +5.09
New Democratic Susan Jane Shedd 342 4.51 -19.58
Total valid votes 7,579 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 10
Turnout 7,589 66.70
Eligible voters 11,378
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Progressive Conservative Bill Oliver 2,431 35.66
Liberal Shannon Merrifield 2,110 30.95
New Democratic Daniel Anderson 1,642 24.09
Independent Colby Fraser 323 4.74
Green Mark Connell 311 4.56
Total valid votes 6,817 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 18 0.26
Turnout 6,835 60.18
Eligible voters 11,357
This riding was created from parts of Fundy-River Valley, Hampton-Kings and Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins, all of which elected a Progressive Conservative in the previous election. Neither of the three incumbents ran in this election.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Internet Archive (May 25, 2024): Bill Oliver". wwwlegnb.ca. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Provincial Election Results". www.electionsnb.ca. Elections New Brunswick.