Caraquet (electoral district)

Caraquet
New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Caraquet (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 

Hédard Albert
Liberal

District created 1973
First contested 1974
Last contested 2014
Demographics
Population (2011) 12,866[1]
Electors (2013) 11,004[2]
Census divisions Gloucester
Census subdivisions Caraquet, Grand-Anse, Paquetville, Saint-Léolin

Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 from Gloucester. The riding is centred on the town of Caraquet, extending west to Grande-Anse, New Brunswick and Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick and south to Paquetville, New Brunswick.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Gloucester
48th  1974–1978     Onil Doiron Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987     Emery Robichaud Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Bernard Thériault Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
53rd  1995–1999
54th  1999–2000
 2001–2003     Gaston Moore Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006     Hédard Albert Liberal
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
58th  2014–Present

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHédard Albert 4,716 56.82 +6.74
Progressive ConservativeSuzanne Morais-Vienneau 1,814 21.86 -19.74
New DemocraticMathieu Chayer 1,579 19.02 +13.47
GreenSophie Chiasson-Gould 191 2.30 -0.46
Total valid votes 8,300100.0  
Total rejected ballots 460.55
Turnout 8,34674.94
Eligible voters 11,137
Liberal notional hold Swing +13.24
[3]
New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHédard Albert 3,661 50.08 -13.33
Progressive ConservativePhilip Chiasson 3,041 41.60 +18.38
New DemocraticClaudia Julien 406 5.55 -7.82
GreenMathieu Chayer 202 2.76 –
Total valid votes 7,310100.0  
Total rejected ballots 700.95
Turnout 7,38081.26
Eligible voters 9,082
Liberal hold Swing -15.86
[4]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHédard Albert 4,580 63.41 +15.75
Progressive ConservativeClaude L'Espérance 1,677 23.22 -23.17
New DemocraticStephane Doiron 966 13.37 +7.40
Total valid votes 7,223100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1361.85
Turnout 7,35978.77
Eligible voters 9,342
Liberal notional hold Swing +19.46
[5]
New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalHédard Albert 3,649 47.66 +3.33
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore 3,550 46.39 -6.85
New DemocraticGérard Béland 457 5.97 +3.54
Total valid votes 7,656100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +5.09
Changes are from the 2001 by-election.
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore 4,122 53.24 +11.95
LiberalRoberta Dugas 3,432 44.33 -7.07
New DemocraticGérard Béland 188 2.43 -4.87
Total valid votes 7,742100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.51
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBernard Thériault 4,194 51.40 -2.20
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore 3,369 41.29 +19.15
New DemocraticDenis Doiron 596 7.30 -14.69
Total valid votes 8,159100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.68
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBernard Thériault 4,367 53.60 -0.77
Progressive ConservativeBernard Haché 1,804 22.14 -1.25
New DemocraticJean-Marie Nadeau 1,792 21.99 -0.25
Natural LawMarc Boulay 68 0.83 –
Total valid votes 8,031100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.24
New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBernard Thériault 5,298 54.37 -0.30
Progressive ConservativeGilbert Godin 2,279 23.39 -20.29
New DemocraticRoger Duguay 2,167 22.24 +20.58
Total valid votes 9,744100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.00
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalBernard Thériault 5,642 54.67 +15.74
Progressive ConservativeEmery Robichaud 4,508 43.68 -4.49
New DemocraticGérard Rousselle 171 1.66 -1.17
Total valid votes 10,321100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.12
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeEmery Robichaud 4,619 48.17 +14.21
LiberalOnil Doiron 3,733 38.93 -8.54
Parti acadienLouise Blanchard 966 10.07 -8.48
New DemocraticYvon Roy 271 2.83 –
Total valid votes 9,589100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.38
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalOnil Doiron 3,925 47.47 -4.98
Progressive ConservativeBeatrice "Bibi" Doiron 2,809 33.97 -10.66
Parti acadienMichel Blanchard 1,534 18.55 +15.63
Total valid votes 8,268100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalOnil Doiron 3,749 52.45
Progressive ConservativeFernand Lanteigne 3,190 44.63
Parti acadienHector Boudreau 209 2.92
Total valid votes 7,148100.0  
This riding was created from the multi-member riding of Gloucester, which elected 5 (of 5) Liberals in 1970; one Progressive Conservative was elected in a 1972 by-election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.

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