Victoria-la-Vallée

Victoria-la-Vallée
New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Victoria-la-Vallée in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 

Chuck Chiasson
Liberal

District created 1973
First contested 1974
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 15,518
Electors (2013) 11,311
Census divisions Victoria, Madawaska

Victoria-la-Vallée is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.

History

It was created in 1973 as Grand Falls. Though its boundaries were unchanged in 1994, the name was changed to Grand Falls Region to reflect the fact that the district included not only the Town of Grand Falls but also the communities of Drummond and Saint-André. The district underwent only slight boundary changes in 2006 but the name was again changed to the less unusual and more easily bilingual Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André.

In the 2013 redistribution the riding expanded significantly as it was nearly 30% underpopulated. It moved south taking in parts of Victoria County north of the Aroostook River and north taking in the areas around and including the Town of St-Leonard.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Grand Falls
Riding created from Victoria
48th  1974 − 1978     Everard Daigle Liberal
49th  1978 − 1982
50th  1982 − 1987
51st  1987 − 1991     Paul Duffie Liberal
52nd  1991 − 1995
Grand Falls Region
53rd  1995 − 1999     Paul Duffie Liberal
54th  1999 − 2003     Jean-Guy Laforest Progressive Conservative
55th  2003 − 2006     Ronald Ouellette Liberal
Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André
56th  2006 − 2010     Ronald Ouellette Liberal
57th  2010 − 2014     Danny Soucy Progressive Conservative
Victoria-la-Vallée
58th  2014 − Present     Chuck Chiasson Liberal

Election results

Victoria-la-Vallée

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalChuck Chiasson 3,969 49.62 +6.04
Progressive ConservativeDanny Soucy 3,056 38.20 -10.96
New DemocraticJoe Bérubé 546 6.83 +2.13
GreenDaniel Zolondek 428 5.35 +2.79
Total valid votes 7,999100.0  
Total rejected ballots 610.76
Turnout 8,06068.98
Eligible voters 11,685
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.50
[1]

Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint André

New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeDanny Soucy 3,057 49.16 +8.59
LiberalRonald Ouellette 2,710 43.58 -12.09
New DemocraticMaureen Michaud 292 4.70 +0.93
GreenCecile Robitaille 159 2.56 –
Total valid votes 6,218100.0  
Total rejected ballots 991.57
Turnout 6,31773.38
Eligible voters 8,609
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.34
[2]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRonald Ouellette 3,750 55.67 -5.98
Progressive ConservativeMaurice Picard 2,733 40.57 +4.92
New DemocraticPierre Cyr 254 3.77 +1.07
Total valid votes 6,737100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing -5.45
[3]

Grand Falls Region

New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalRonald Ouellette 4,385 61.65 +16.50
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Laforest 2,536 35.65 -15.33
New DemocraticPierre Cyr 192 2.70 -1.17
Total valid votes 7,113100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.92
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Laforest 3,493 50.98 +18.79
LiberalMarcel Deschênes 3,093 45.15 -18.97
New DemocraticJean-Paul Gallant 265 3.87 +0.18
Total valid votes 6,851100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.88
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPaul Duffie 4,583 64.12 -5.04
Progressive ConservativeJean-Guy Laforest 2,301 32.19 +9.07
New DemocraticJean-Paul Gallant 264 3.69 -0.27
Total valid votes 7,148100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -7.06

Grand Falls

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPaul Duffie 3,617 69.16 -8.00
Progressive ConservativeLéo R. Thériault 1,209 23.12 +4.47
New DemocraticClyde Winchester 207 3.96 -0.23
Confederation of RegionsRoy Simon Dee 197 3.77 –
Total valid votes 5,230100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.24
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalPaul E. Duffie 4,124 77.16 +18.13
Progressive ConservativeRéal Dionne 997 18.65 -19.40
New DemocraticHenri Soucy 224 4.19 +1.27
Total valid votes 5,345100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +18.76
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEverard H. Daigle 3,129 59.03 -3.24
Progressive ConservativeBessie Cote 2,017 38.05 +14.23
New DemocraticPatricia Morrell 155 2.92 -10.99
Total valid votes 5,301100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.74
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalEverard H. Daigle 2,779 62.27 +1.58
Progressive ConservativeJoseph H. Rideout 1,063 23.82 -15.49
New DemocraticGuildoi Pelletier 621 13.91 –
Total valid votes 4,463100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +8.54
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalEverard H. Daigle 2,561 60.69
Progressive ConservativeLeo D. Levesque 1,659 39.31
Total valid votes 4,220100.0  
The previous riding of Victoria went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with neither of the two incumbents running in this election.

References

  1. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Retrieved 18 Oct 2014.
  2. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  3. ↑ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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