Joan MacAlpine-Stiles
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L. Joan MacAlpine-Stiles (known earlier in her career as Joan MacAlpine) is a politician
in the province of New Brunswick
, Canada
. She served as Member of the Legislative Assembly
(MLA) for Moncton West
from 1999 until 2010. She is the wife of fellow MLA Wally Stiles
; they were married while in office in 2005.
She previously served in the province's cabinet
from 1999 to 2006.
MacAlpine was elected to Moncton, New Brunswick
city council
in 1992, 1995 and 1998 before resigning to accept her seat in the legislature.
On April 17, 2007, she announced that she would cross the floor to join the Liberal party, along with her husband and fellow MLA Wally Stiles
.
|Joan MacAlpine-Stiles||align=right|3317||align=right|52.40||align=right|+4.69||align=right|$23,231
|-
|Liberal
|Gene Joseph Devereaux||align=right|3013||align=right|47.60||align=right|+6.46||align=right|$15,604
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6330||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$30,367
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|61||align=right|0.54||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6391||align=right|56.96||align=right|+1.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|11,221||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-0.89||colspan=2|
|}
|Joan MacAlpine||align=right|3143||align=right|47.71||align=right|-6.20||align=right|$21,525
|-
|Liberal
|Norman Branch||align=right|2710||align=right|41.14||align=right|+4.56||align=right|$14,473
|-
|NDP
|Stéphane Drysdale||align=right|437||align=right|6.63||align=right|-2.87||align=right|$0
|-
|Independent
|John Gallant||align=right|226||align=right|3.43||align=right|*||align=right|not filed
|-
|Grey Party
|Jean-Marc (Diggit) Dugas||align=right|72||align=right|1.09||align=right|*||align=right|not filed
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6588||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$30,801
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|41||align=right|0.35||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6629||align=right|55.96||align=right|-11.57|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|11,847||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-5.38||colspan=2|
|}
|Joan MacAlpine||align=right|3898||align=right|53.91||align=right|+36.27||align=right|$19,681
|-
|Liberal
|Jim Lockyer
||align=right|2645||align=right|36.58||align=right|-25.25||align=right|$17,326
|-
|NDP
|Teresa Sullivan||align=right|687||align=right|9.50||align=right|+1.26||align=right|$2,650
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|7230||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$24,708
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|22||align=right|0.20||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7252||align=right|67.53||align=right|+4.81|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,739||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
gain from Liberal
|align=right|Swing||align=right|+30.76||colspan=2|
|}
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
in the province of New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. She served as Member of the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...
(MLA) for Moncton West
Moncton West
Moncton West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It occupies the southwestern portion of the city of Moncton.It was created in 1973 out of the multi-member district of Moncton...
from 1999 until 2010. She is the wife of fellow MLA Wally Stiles
Wally Stiles
R. Wallis "Wally" Stiles, is a New Brunswick politician. He represented the electoral district of Petitcodiac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999–2010...
; they were married while in office in 2005.
She previously served in the province's cabinet
Executive Council of New Brunswick
The Executive Council of New Brunswick is the cabinet of that Canadian province....
from 1999 to 2006.
MacAlpine was elected to Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton, New Brunswick
Moncton is a Canadian city, located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. The city is situated in southeastern New Brunswick, within the Petitcodiac River Valley, and lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces...
city council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in 1992, 1995 and 1998 before resigning to accept her seat in the legislature.
On April 17, 2007, she announced that she would cross the floor to join the Liberal party, along with her husband and fellow MLA Wally Stiles
Wally Stiles
R. Wallis "Wally" Stiles, is a New Brunswick politician. He represented the electoral district of Petitcodiac in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1999–2010...
.
2006 Election
|Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
|Joan MacAlpine-Stiles||align=right|3317||align=right|52.40||align=right|+4.69||align=right|$23,231
|-
|Liberal
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
|Gene Joseph Devereaux||align=right|3013||align=right|47.60||align=right|+6.46||align=right|$15,604
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6330||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$30,367
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|61||align=right|0.54||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6391||align=right|56.96||align=right|+1.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|11,221||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-0.89||colspan=2|
|}
2003 Election
|Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
|Joan MacAlpine||align=right|3143||align=right|47.71||align=right|-6.20||align=right|$21,525
|-
|Liberal
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
|Norman Branch||align=right|2710||align=right|41.14||align=right|+4.56||align=right|$14,473
|-
|NDP
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...
|Stéphane Drysdale||align=right|437||align=right|6.63||align=right|-2.87||align=right|$0
|-
|Independent
|John Gallant||align=right|226||align=right|3.43||align=right|*||align=right|not filed
|-
|Grey Party
Grey Party of Canada
The Grey Party of Canada is a political party in Canada. The party is a protest movement started by senior citizens who want to make views known on specific issues including tax credits for seniors, saving Medicare, and free medications for seniors....
|Jean-Marc (Diggit) Dugas||align=right|72||align=right|1.09||align=right|*||align=right|not filed
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6588||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$30,801
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|41||align=right|0.35||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6629||align=right|55.96||align=right|-11.57|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|11,847||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-5.38||colspan=2|
|}
1999 Election
|Progressive ConservativeProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
|Joan MacAlpine||align=right|3898||align=right|53.91||align=right|+36.27||align=right|$19,681
|-
|Liberal
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
|Jim Lockyer
James E. Lockyer
James Edward Lockyer, CD is a Canadian lawyer, law professor, and politician.Lockyer graduated with a BA degree from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick then earned his law degree at the University of New Brunswick. He went on to London, England to study at the London School of...
||align=right|2645||align=right|36.58||align=right|-25.25||align=right|$17,326
|-
|NDP
New Brunswick New Democratic Party
The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...
|Teresa Sullivan||align=right|687||align=right|9.50||align=right|+1.26||align=right|$2,650
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|7230||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$24,708
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|22||align=right|0.20||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7252||align=right|67.53||align=right|+4.81|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,739||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="#9999FF"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...
gain from Liberal
New Brunswick Liberal Association
The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
|align=right|Swing||align=right|+30.76||colspan=2|
|}