Beauséjour (electoral district)

Beauséjour riding (formerly known as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac) is a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988. It replaced Westmorland—Kent, which was represented from 1968 to 1988.

Beauséjour is largely Acadian and Francophone, with a significant Anglophone section in the southern section of the riding.

The riding consists of most of Westmorland County to the east and north of Moncton; and almost all of Kent County. Major towns in the riding include Shediac, Cap-Pele, Sackville, Bouctouche and Richibucto. The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi, Fredericton, Fundy Royal, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley in Nova Scotia; it is connected to the riding of Malpeque on Prince Edward Island by the Confederation Bridge.

1 History
2 Federal riding associations
3 Members of Parliament
4 Election results
5 See also
6 External links

History

Westmorland—Kent was created in 1966 from Kent, and part of Westmorland that was not included in the Moncton riding. It was abolished when it was incorporated into the new riding of Beauséjour in 1987.

Beauséjour was created in 1987 primarily from Westmorland—Kent, incorporating parts of Moncton and Northumberland—Miramichi ridings.

In 1997, it was renamed "Beauséjour—Petitcodiac", and expanded to include most of Albert County and the Petitcodiac area of western Westmorland County. This created a "doughnut" around Greater Moncton, which was a separate district.

In 2003, Beauséjour—Petitcodiac was abolished when it was redistributed into a new Beauséjour riding and into Fundy riding.

The new Beauséjour riding was created primarily from Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, incorporating parts of Miramichi and Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe ridings.

The riding has voted Liberal in every election except 1997, when it elected a New Democratic Party Member of Parliament (MP) in what was mostly seen as a protest vote. Angela Vautour switched to the Progressive Conservatives midway through her term, and was defeated in 2000.

Former Prime Minister Jean Chrétien represented Beauséjour for a short time in the early 1990s after he won the Liberal leadership. The sitting MP stepped down to allow him to have a seat in the House of Commons. Former Governor General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc also held a seat in Beauséjour for a time, and his son Dominic LeBlanc is its current MP.

Federal riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party		Association Name	CEO	HQ Address	HQ City
	Green Party of Canada	Beauséjour Green Party Association	Guy Gautreau	308 la Vallée Route	Memramcook
	Conservative Party of Canada	Beauséjour Conservative Association	John Francis Hanusiak	4 Anne's Lane	Grande-Digue
	Liberal Party of Canada	Beauséjour Federal Liberal Association	Roland Cormier	69 Harbour View Drive	Scoudouc Road
	New Democratic Party	Beauséjour Federal NDP Riding Association	Daniel Légère	248 Memramcook Road East	Memramcook

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament	Years		Party
Kent and Westmorland prior to 1968
Westmorland—Kent
28th	1968–1972	Guy Crossman	Liberal
29th	1972–1974	Roméo LeBlanc	Liberal
30th	1974–1979
31st	1979–1980
32nd	1980–1984
33rd	1984–1988	Fernand Robichaud	Liberal
Beauséjour
34th	1988–1990	Fernand Robichaud	Liberal
34th	1990–1993	Jean Chrétien	Liberal
35th	1993–1997	Fernand Robichaud	Liberal
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac
36th	1997–1999	Angela Vautour	New Democratic
36th	1999–2000	Angela Vautour	Progressive Conservative
37th	2000–2004	Dominic LeBlanc	Liberal
Beauséjour
38th	2004–2006	Dominic LeBlanc	Liberal
39th	2006–2008
40th	2008–2011
41st	2011–present

Election results

Beauséjour 2003-present

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	17,399	39.08	-7.68
	Conservative	Evelyn Chapman	14,811	33.27	+4.12
	New Democrat	Susan Levi-Peters	10,397	23.35	+6.47
	Green	Natalie Arsenault	1,913	4.3	-2.89
Total valid votes/Expense limit			44,520	100.00
Total rejected ballots			534	1.19	-0.16
Turnout			45,054	71.97	+2.77
Eligible voters			62,599

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	20,059	46.76	-0.95	$56,380
	Conservative	Omer Léger	12,506	29.15	-3.03	$55,050
	New Democrat	Chris Durrant	7,242	16.88	+0.13	$7,277
	Green	Mike Milligan	3,087	7.19	+4.79	$1,748
Total valid votes/Expense limit			42,894	100.00		$81,263
Total rejected ballots			586	1.35	+0.15
Turnout			43,480	69.20	-5.40

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	22,012	47.55	-5.73
	Conservative	Omer Léger	14,919	32.23	+4.04
	New Democrat	Neil Gardner	7,717	16.67	+1.96
	Green	Anna Girouard	1,290	2.79	-1.03
	Independent	Frank Comeau	357	0.77
Total valid votes			46,295	100.00
Total rejected ballots			561	1.20	-0.50
Turnout			46,856	74.60	+8.00

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	21,934	53.28	+6.18
	Conservative	Angela Vautour	11,604	28.19	-17.65
	New Democrat	Omer Bourque	6,056	14.71	+7.65
	Green	Anna Girouard	1,574	3.82
Total valid votes			41,168	100.00
Total rejected ballots			712	1.70
Turnout			41,880	66.60

Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.

Beauséjour—Petitcodiac 1997-2003

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	21,465	47.10	+12.27
	Progressive Conservative	Angela Vautour	14,631	32.11	+16.11
	Canadian Alliance	Tom Taylor	6,256	13.73	+3.55
	New Democrat	Inka Milewski	3,217	7.06	-31.93
Total valid votes			45,569	100.00

Change for Progressive Conservative candidate Angela Vautour are based on the party's results in 1997. She personally received 6.88 fewer votes based on her results as an NDP candidate.

Change for the Canadian Alliance for 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democrat	Angela Vautour	18,504	38.99	+33.25
	Liberal	Dominic LeBlanc	16,529	34.83	-41.20
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Hamilton	7,592	16.00	+0.78
	Reform	Raymond Braun	4,833	10.18
Total valid votes			47,458	100.00

Beauséjour 1987-1997

Canadian federal election, 1993
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fernand Robichaud	29,830	76.03	+24.58
	Progressive Conservative	Ian Hamilton	5,970	15.22	-12.02
	New Democrat	David Bailie	2,253	5.74	-31.62
	National	James Bannister	738	1.88
	Christian Heritage	Mae Boudreau-Pedersen	445	1.13	+0.28
Total valid votes			39,236	100.00

All changes are from the 1990 by-election, with the exception of the Progressive Conservative Party, who did not field a candidate.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
By-election on 10 December 1990 On the resignation of Fernand Robichaud, 24 September 1990
	Liberal	Jean Chrétien	17,332	51.45	-7.16
	New Democrat	Guy Cormier	12,587	37.36	+27.12
	Confederation of Regions	Margie Bowes-Legood	2,789	8.28	+4.37
	Independent	Alonzo LeBlanc	450	1.34
	Christian Heritage	Mae Boudreau-Pedersen	286	0.85
	Rhino	Bryan Gold	246	0.73
Total valid votes			33,690	100.00

Canadian federal election, 1988
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fernand Robichaud	22,650	58.61	+16.86
	Progressive Conservative	Omer Léger	10,525	27.24	-10.72
	New Democrat	Lyman Dean	3,958	10.24	-10.05
	Confederation of Regions	Russell Bowes	1,511	3.91
Total valid votes			38,644	100.00

Westmorland—Kent 1966-1987

Canadian federal election, 1984
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Fernand Robichaud	14,709	41.75	-25.375
	Progressive Conservative	Louis LeBlanc	13,371	37.96	+21.39
	New Democrat	Claire Doiron	7,148	20.29	+3.98
Total valid votes			35,228	100.00

External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Federal ridings in New Brunswick

Conservative	Fredericton • Fundy Royal • Madawaska—Restigouche • Miramichi • Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe • New Brunswick Southwest • Saint John • Tobique—Mactaquac

Liberal	Beauséjour

New Democratic	Acadie—Bathurst

Federal ridings in Atlantic Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador	Avalon • Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor • Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte • Labrador • Random—Burin—St. George's • St. John's East • St. John's South—Mount Pearl

Nova Scotia	Cape Breton—Canso • Central Nova • Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley • Dartmouth—Cole Harbour • Halifax • Halifax West • Kings—Hants • Sackville—Eastern Shore • South Shore—St. Margaret's • Sydney—Victoria • West Nova

Prince Edward Island	Cardigan • Charlottetown • Egmont • Malpeque

New Brunswick	Acadie—Bathurst • Beauséjour • Fredericton • Fundy Royal • Madawaska—Restigouche • Miramichi • Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe • New Brunswick Southwest • Saint John • Tobique—Mactaquac