▁closer ▁to ▁family ▁in ▁the ▁Saint ▁John ▁area , ▁after ▁a ▁difficult ▁year . ▁The ▁appointment ▁was ▁critic ized ▁as ▁political ▁patron age ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁Liberal ▁Association ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁who ▁noted ▁that ▁prior ▁to ▁Blan ey ▁accepting ▁the ▁$ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 - 1 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁year ▁position ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁carried ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁deput y ▁minister ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁at ▁no ▁additional ▁cost ▁to ▁the ▁tax p ayer . ▁Deput y ▁Premier ▁Paul ▁Rob ich aud ▁offered ▁compet ing ▁explan ations ▁for ▁the ▁appointment ▁suggesting ▁that ▁the ▁deput y ▁minister ▁of ▁Environment ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁respons ib ilities ▁over ▁E ffic iency ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁was ▁only ▁" a ▁temporary ▁position ." ▁Domin ic ▁Card y , ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁candidate , ▁proposed ▁a ▁bill ▁to ▁end ▁political ▁patron age ▁that ▁would ▁require ▁positions ▁such ▁as ▁CE O ▁of ▁E ffic iency ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁to ▁be ▁public ly ▁competed . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁ ▁E lection ▁results ▁ ▁Roth es ay ▁ ▁Saint ▁John - K ings ▁ ▁* ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁new ▁district ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Brun sw ick ▁elect oral ▁red ist ribution , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁old ▁r iding ▁of ▁Kings ▁West ▁was ▁split ▁between ▁Ham pton - B elle is le , ▁Saint ▁John - K ings ▁and ▁K enne bec