Sheldon Lee (politician)
Sheldon Lee | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
| In office 1978–2003 | |
| Preceded by | DeCosta Young |
| Succeeded by | Rick Doucet |
| Constituency | Charlotte Centre (1978–95) Charlotte (1995–03) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1933 Bonny River, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | October 21, 2025 (aged 92) Quispamsis, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Party | New Brunswick Liberal Association |
Sheldon Albert Lee (March 24, 1933 – October 21, 2025) was a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal member of Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Charlotte Centre from 1978 to 1995 and then for the new district of Charlotte from 1995 New Brunswick general election until his retirement at the calling of the 2003 election. Lee died in Quispamsis, New Brunswick on October 21, 2025, at the age of 92.[1]
Electoral record
| 1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 3,263 | 57.93 | -12.18 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sharon Tucker | 2,071 | 36.77 | +12.36 | ||||
| New Democratic | Eugene A. Dugas | 299 | 5.31 | +2.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,633 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -12.27 | ||||||
| 1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 3,645 | 70.11 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sharon Tucker | 1,269 | 24.41 | |||||
| New Democratic | Eugene Dugas | 124 | 2.39 | |||||
| Confederation of Regions | Lynn Mason | 107 | 2.06 | |||||
| Independent | Teresa James | 54 | 1.04 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 5,199 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing |
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| 1991 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 2,195 | 65.64 | -7.38 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Connie M. Stewart | 516 | 15.43 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley John Smith | 471 | 14.08 | -8.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Jean Stewart | 162 | 4.84 | +0.84 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,344 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.40 | ||||||
| 1987 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 2,431 | 73.02 | +25.14 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley J. Smith | 765 | 22.98 | -22.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Graham Richardson | 133 | 4.00 | -3.06 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,329 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +23.60 | ||||||
| 1982 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon A. Lee | 1,471 | 47.88 | -5.83 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Gregory F. Thompson | 1,384 | 45.05 | -1.24 | ||||
| New Democratic | Wayne Townsend | 217 | 7.06 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,072 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.30 | ||||||
| 1978 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 1,404 | 53.71 | +7.08 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert D. "Bob" Lee | 1,210 | 46.29 | -3.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,614 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +5.42 | ||||||
| 1974 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | DeCosta W. Young | 1,211 | 50.06 | |||||
| Liberal | Sheldon Lee | 1,128 | 46.63 | |||||
| Independent | William Hooper | 80 | 3.31 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,419 | 100.0 | ||||||
| The previous multi-member riding of Charlotte went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with DeCosta Young being one of the four incumbents. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Mott, Sean (October 23, 2025). "Former N.B. MLA Sheldon Lee dies at 92". CTV News. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
Sources
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1988, PG Normandin