Rosaire L'Italien was the interim leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party in 2017. Previously, he had been a journalist for Radio-Canada-owned station CBAFT-DT in Moncton for 42 years, covering New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada before retiring in 2015.[1] In the 2015 federal election, he was the New Democratic Party's candidate in Madawaska—Restigouche where he placed second, ahead of incumbent Conservative MP Bernard Valcourt.[2] On January 9, 2017, he was appointed interim leader of the provincial party by the party's executive following the resignation of Dominic Cardy.[3] He remained leader until August 10, 2017, when Jennifer McKenzie was chosen as the new NDP leader.
Electoral record
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Madawaska—Restigouche
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| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
% |
|
Expenditures
|
|
|
Liberal |
René Arseneault |
20,778 |
55.70 |
+20.91 |
$66,315.47
|
|
|
New Democratic |
Rosaire L'Italien |
9,670 |
25.92 |
+6.58 |
$92,730.82
|
|
|
Conservative |
Bernard Valcourt |
6,151 |
16.49 |
-23.99 |
$101,364.85
|
|
|
Green |
Françoise Aubin |
707 |
1.90 |
+0.10 |
–
|
| Total valid votes/expense limit
|
37,306 |
99.08 |
|
$199,271.58
|
| Total rejected ballots
|
348 |
0.92 |
–
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| Turnout
|
37,654 |
74.02 |
–
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| Eligible voters
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50,871
|
|
|
Liberal gain from Conservative
|
Swing
|
+22.45
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| Source: Elections Canada[4][5]
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