Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin

Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Victoria-La Vallée in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Coordinates:47°10′55″N 66°44′38″W / 47.182°N 66.744°W / 47.182; -66.744
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Chuck Chiasson
Liberal
District created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)[1]15,518
Electors (2013)[2]11,311
Census division(s)Victoria, Madawaska

Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin 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, and was renamed Victoria-La Vallée. 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.

Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding was renamed Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin.

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  2014–2018     Chuck Chiasson Liberal
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024
Grand Falls-Vallée-des-Rivières-Saint-Quentin
61st  2024–Present     Chuck Chiasson Liberal

Election results

Victoria-La Vallée

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chuck Chiasson 4,365
Progressive Conservative Roland Michaud 2,071
Green Nathanaël Denis Lavoie 426
People's Alliance André Jobin 292
Independent Danny Zolondek 92
Total valid votes 7,246 100.0
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chuck Chiasson 3,570 47.24 -2.38
Progressive Conservative Danny Soucy 3,212 42.50 +4.30
Green Paul Plourde 468 6.19 +0.84
New Democratic Lina Chiasson 307 4.06 -2.76
Total valid votes 7,557 99.54
Total rejected ballots 35 0.46 -0.30
Turnout 7,592 66.65 -2.07
Eligible voters 11,391
Liberal hold Swing -3.34
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Chuck Chiasson 3,969 49.62 +6.04
Progressive Conservative Danny Soucy 3,056 38.20 -10.96
New Democratic Joe Bérubé 546 6.83 +2.13
Green Daniel Zolondek 428 5.35 +2.79
Total valid votes 7,999 99.24
Total rejected ballots 61 0.76
Turnout 8,060 68.72
Eligible voters 11,729
Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.50
[1]

Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint André

2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Danny Soucy 3,057 49.16 +8.59
Liberal Ronald Ouellette 2,710 43.58 -12.09
New Democratic Maureen Michaud 292 4.70 +0.93
Green Cecile Robitaille 159 2.56 –
Total valid votes 6,218 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 99 1.57
Turnout 6,317 73.38
Eligible voters 8,609
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +10.34
[2]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Ouellette 3,750 55.67 -5.98
Progressive Conservative Maurice Picard 2,733 40.57 +4.92
New Democratic Pierre Cyr 254 3.77 +1.07
Total valid votes 6,737 100.0  
Liberal notional hold Swing -5.45
[3]

Grand Falls Region

2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Ronald Ouellette 4,385 61.65 +16.50
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Laforest 2,536 35.65 -15.33
New Democratic Pierre Cyr 192 2.70 -1.17
Total valid votes 7,113 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +15.92
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Laforest 3,493 50.98 +18.79
Liberal Marcel Deschênes 3,093 45.15 -18.97
New Democratic Jean-Paul Gallant 265 3.87 +0.18
Total valid votes 6,851 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.88
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Duffie 4,583 64.12 -5.04
Progressive Conservative Jean-Guy Laforest 2,301 32.19 +9.07
New Democratic Jean-Paul Gallant 264 3.69 -0.27
Total valid votes 7,148 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -7.06

Grand Falls

1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul Duffie 3,617 69.16 -8.00
Progressive Conservative Léo R. Thériault 1,209 23.12 +4.47
New Democratic Clyde Winchester 207 3.96 -0.23
Confederation of Regions Roy Simon Dee 197 3.77 –
Total valid votes 5,230 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.24
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Paul E. Duffie 4,124 77.16 +18.13
Progressive Conservative Réal Dionne 997 18.65 -19.40
New Democratic Henri Soucy 224 4.19 +1.27
Total valid votes 5,345 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +18.76
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Everard H. Daigle 3,129 59.03 -3.24
Progressive Conservative Bessie Cote 2,017 38.05 +14.23
New Democratic Patricia Morrell 155 2.92 -10.99
Total valid votes 5,301 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.74
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Everard H. Daigle 2,779 62.27 +1.58
Progressive Conservative Joseph H. Rideout 1,063 23.82 -15.49
New Democratic Guildoi Pelletier 621 13.91 –
Total valid votes 4,463 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +8.54
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Everard H. Daigle 2,561 60.69
Progressive Conservative Leo D. Levesque 1,659 39.31
Total valid votes 4,220 100.0  
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". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  2. ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.