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♂ Kris Austin
aliasKris Austin
Record
1983 · 6409

Baptist   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
New Brunswick
Government
 Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
New Brunswick 3 2 5
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth c. 1979
Age ± 45 years
First mandate 24 September 2018 → 5 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age ± 39 years
 
 
Special notes
None
 
Kris Austin (c.1979– )
© Photo 2020 The Dennis Report — licensed under CC BY 3.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
New Brunswick 5 7 1 Z

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 56–60
PANB
 1 Party leader 31–43 09 Jun 2010 — 31 Mar 2022 11 9 22

Electoral history

Races * 5  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊕ Pamela R. Lynch  f  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊕ F. Ross Wetmore  m 
 
Eligible: 9,229 Votes: 7,174 Participation: 77.73% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
57		 New Brunswick
27 September 2010
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 6191(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±31
PANB
 3/5 1,416 19.85% -1,774 Winner:
PC
 3,190 44.73% F. Ross Wetmore
Eligible: 11,822 Votes: 8,363 Participation: 70.74% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
58		 New Brunswick
22 September 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7268(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:37 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±35
PANB
 2/5 2,377 28.48% -26 Winner:
PC
 2,403 28.79% Pamela R. Lynch
Eligible: 11,879 Votes: 8,802 Participation: 74.10% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
59		 New Brunswick
24 September 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 PC  3 Nov 2018
ID: 13206(F) — 3 Jul 2023 14:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
±39
PANB
 1/6 4,799 54.58% +2,366 Loser:
PC
 2,433 27.67% Pamela R. Lynch
After his election:
3 Nov 2018 ±39
LIB
 →
PC
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
3 Nov 2018 ±39
PANB
 →
PANB
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
17 Aug 2020 ±41
PANB
 →
PANB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 1 year 11 months 20 days (Oppo. & Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,575 Votes: 8,122 Participation: 70.17% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
60		 New Brunswick
14 September 2020
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 31398(F) — 30 Oct 2022 12:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
±41
PANB
 1/6 3,759 46.42% +1,280 Loser:
PC
 2,479 30.62% Roy Wiggins
After his election:
1 Apr 2022 ±43
PANB
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 7 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Fredericton-Grand Lake
Post-dated race
Provincial
61		 New Brunswick
21 October 2024
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 39185(P) — 3 Jul 2023 11:26 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Gov't)
Age
±45
PC
 1/5   34.49%   Loser:
PANB

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Kris Austin		 04 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Kris Austin		 04 Feb 2024

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Rev.:  4 Feb 2024 22:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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