Restigouche West

Restigouche West (2014-present)
New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Restigouche West in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 
 

Gilles LePage
Liberal

District created 2013
First contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 14,705[1]
Electors (2013) 11,764[2]
Census divisions Restigouche
Restigouche West (1974-2006)
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 2006
First contested 1974
Last contested 2003
Demographics
Electors (2003) 8,158[3]
Census divisions Restigouche

Restigouche West (French: Restigouche-ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre. The riding was re-established in the 2013 electoral redistribution from parts of Dalhousie-Restigouche East, Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and will be contested again beginning in the 2014 general election.

This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to its creation, it had been part of the Restigouche County district which returned three members. The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, was made up of the part of Restigouche County that lies west of the Campbellton area. It included two incorporated municipalities: Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick.

It was merged with Madawaska-la-Vallée to form the new district of Restigouche-la-Vallée in the 2006 redistribution.

Following the 2013 electoral redistribution it was re-established, though its territory now stretches much further east into Restigouche County, and now includes all of Restigouche County except for the Campbellton-Dalhousie area and the town of Belledune.

In the 1987 election, when the New Brunswick Liberal Party won every seat, this was the closest contest. The riding was won by a margin of 17 votes.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Restigouche
48th  1974  1978     Alfred Roussel Liberal
49th  1978  1982
50th  1982  1987     Yvon Poitras Progressive Conservative
51st  1987  1991     Jean-Paul Savoie Liberal
52nd  1991  1995
53rd  1995  1999
54th  1999  2003     Benoît Cyr Progressive Conservative
55th  2003  2006     Burt Paulin Liberal
Riding dissolved into Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton
and Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Riding re-created from Restigouche-La-Vallée,
Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East
58th  2014  Present     Gilles LePage Liberal

Election results

2014–present

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGilles LePage 4,940 58.02
Progressive ConservativeMartine Coulombe 1,710 20.08
IndependentCharles Thériault 1,514 17.78
New DemocraticGilles Cyr 351 4.12
Total valid votes 8,515100.0  
Total rejected ballots 700.82
Turnout 8,58573.00
Eligible voters 11,761
This riding was created from parts of Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Dalhousie-Restigouche East). Martine Coulombe was the incumbent from Restigouche-La-Vallée.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]

1974–2003

New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBurt W. Paulin 4,008 59.04 +12.66
Progressive ConservativeBen Cyr 2,523 37.17 -12.89
New DemocraticAntoine Duguay 257 3.79 +0.24
Total valid votes 6,788100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.78
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeBen Cyr 3,592 50.06 +5.56
LiberalJean-Paul Savoie 3,328 46.38 -5.08
New DemocraticRose Duguay 255 3.55 +0.79
Total valid votes 7,175100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.32
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJean-Paul Savoie 3,735 51.46 -2.52
Progressive ConservativeLuc LeBrun 3,230 44.50 +9.76
New DemocraticWendy Martin 200 2.76 -1.40
Natural LawMarcelle Lamontagne 93 1.28
Total valid votes 7,258100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.14
New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJean-Paul Savoie 3,922 53.98 +5.68
Progressive ConservativeFélix J. Dubé 2,524 34.74 -13.32
Confederation of RegionsRobert A. Boudreau 517 7.12
New DemocraticRino Pelletier 302 4.16 +0.52
Total valid votes 7,265100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +9.50
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJean-Paul Savoie 3,479 48.30 +8.66
Progressive ConservativeYvon Poitras 3,462 48.06 +5.38
New DemocraticJames Gallant 262 3.64
Total valid votes 7,203100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +1.64
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeYvon Poitras 2,885 42.68 +15.29
LiberalAlfred J. Roussel 2,680 39.64 +1.85
Parti acadienArmand Ploudre 1,195 17.68 -17.14
Total valid votes 6,760100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.72
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalJ. Alfred Roussel 2,174 37.79 -15.15
Parti acadienArmand Plourde 2,003 34.82 -7.52
Progressive ConservativeJean Guy Raymond 1,576 27.39
Total valid votes 5,753100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.82
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAlfred Roussel 2,503 52.94
Progressive ConservativeReginald Cyr 2,002 42.34
New DemocraticJohn Cyr 223 4.72
Total valid votes 4,728100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Alfred Roussel being one of three incumbents.

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