Madawaska—Restigouche
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 New Brunswick electoral district |
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| Federal electoral district | ||
| Legislature | House of Commons | |
| MP | Jean-Claude D'Amours Liberal |
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| District created | 1996 | |
| First contested | 1997 | |
| Last contested | 2006 | |
| District webpage | profile, map | |
| Demographics | ||
| Population (2006) | 62,593 | |
| Electors (2006) | 53,233 | |
| Area (km²) | 10,721 | |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 5.8 | |
| Census divisions | Madawaska, Restigouche | |
| Census subdivisions | Edmundston, Campbellton, Dalhousie, Addington, Saint-Quentin | |
Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 65,877.
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[edit] Geography
The district includes all of the County of Madawaska (except Saint-André) and all of the County of Restigouche except the extreme eastern part.
The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi, Tobique—Mactaquac, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
[edit] History
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Madawaska—Victoria and from Restigouche—Chaleur ridings.
[edit] Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Madawaska—Victoria and Restigouche—Chaleur prior to 1997 | ||||
| 36th | 1997-2000 | Jean F. Dubé | Progressive Conservative | |
| 37th | 2000-2004 | Jeannot Castonguay | Liberal | |
| 38th | 2004-2006 | Jean-Claude d'Amours | Liberal | |
| 39th | 2006- | |||
[edit] Election results
| Canadian federal election, 2006 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 13 943 | 38.34 | -6.32 | ||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Ouellet | 12 877 | 35.41 | +11.40 | ||
| New Democrat | Rodolphe Martin | 8333 | 22.91 | -4.68 | ||
| Green | Irka Laplante | 1217 | 3.35 | -0.39 | ||
| Total valid votes | 36,370 | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 36,370 | 68.5 | ||||
| Liberal hold. | Swing | -8.86 | ||||
| Canadian federal election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Jean-Claude D'Amours | 14 144 | 44.66 | -7.61 | ||
| New Democrat | Rodolphe Martin | 8737 | 27.59 | +22.84 | ||
| Conservative | Benoît Violette | 7605 | 24.01 | -18.97 | ||
| Green | Jovette Cyr | 1185 | 3.74 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 31 671 | |||||
| Rejected ballots | 1268 | 3.8 | ||||
| Turnout | 32 939 | 60.6 | ||||
| Liberal hold. | Swing | -15.5 | ||||
Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
| Canadian federal election, 2000 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Liberal | Jeannot Castonguay | 19 913 | 52.27 | +15.29 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean F. Dubé | 14 417 | 37.84 | -12.46 | ||
| Canadian Alliance | Scott Chedore | 1958 | 5.14 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | Claude Albert | 1811 | 4.75 | -5.66 | ||
| Total valid votes | 38 099 | |||||
| Canadian federal election, 1997 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Jean F. Dubé | 20 343 | 50.30 | Ø | ||
| Liberal | Guy Arseneault | 14 957 | 36.98 | Ø | ||
| New Democrat | André Carrier | 4211 | 10.41 | Ø | ||
| Natural Law | Laurent Maltais | 933 | 2.31 | Ø | ||
| Total valid votes | 40 444 | |||||
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