Joan MacAlpine-Stiles

{{Distinguish|Joan McAlpine}}{{Infobox officeholder

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| name = L. Joan MacAlpine-Stiles

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| birth_date =

| birth_place = Rexton, New Brunswick

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| office1 = MLA for Moncton South

| term_start1 = 1999

| term_end1 = 2006

| predecessor1 = James E. Lockyer

| successor1 = district abolished

| office2 = MLA for Moncton West

| term_start2 = 2006

| term_end2 = 2010

| predecessor2 = new district

| successor2 = Susan Stultz

| party = Progressive Conservative (1999–2007)
Liberal (2007–present)

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| spouse = Wally Stiles

| nationality = Canadian

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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 married to 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 the Moncton 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/stiles-macalpine-stiles-cross-the-floor-1.641728|title=Stiles, MacAlpine-Stiles cross the floor|publisher=CBC News|date=April 17, 2007|access-date=October 20, 2023}} She did not stand for reelection in 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/3-n-b-mlas-bid-farewell-before-election-1.885390|title=3 N.B. MLAs bid farewell before election|publisher=CBC News|date=April 16, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2023}}

Election results

=2006 election=

{{Election FPTP begin| title=2006 New Brunswick election: Moncton South}}

|Progressive Conservative

|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|

=2003 election=

{{Election FPTP begin| title=2003 New Brunswick election: Moncton South}}

|Progressive Conservative

|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|

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|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative hold

|align=right|Swing||align=right|-5.38||colspan=2|

=1999 election=

{{Election FPTP begin| title=1999 New Brunswick election: Moncton South}}

|Progressive Conservative

|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|

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|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal

|align=right|Swing||align=right|+30.76||colspan=2|

Notes

References

{{cite web |url=http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?idNo=122&version=e |title=L. Joan MacAlpine-Stiles |work=MLA Bios - 56th Legislature |publisher=Government of New Brunswick |accessdate=2009-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106120721/http://www1.gnb.ca/legis/bios1/bio-e.asp?idNo=122&version=e |archive-date=2010-01-06 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web|url=http://www.gnb.ca/elections/publications-e.asp |title=Elections NB — Publications |accessdate=6 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015234508/http://www.gnb.ca/elections/publications-e.asp |archivedate=15 October 2006 }}

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