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
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Gilles LePage
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)14,705[1]
Electors (2013)11,764[2]
Census division(s)Restigouche
Restigouche West (1974–2006)
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished2006
First contested1974
Last contested2003
Demographics
Electors (2003)8,158[3]
Census division(s)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.

Restigouche West (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

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  2014–2018     Gilles LePage Liberal
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–2024
61st  2024–Present

Election results

2014–present

2020 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilles LePage 5,022 62.15 +9.62
Green Charles Thériault 1,755 21.72 -9.80
Progressive Conservative Louis Bérubé 1,247 15.43 +3.51
KISS Travis Pollock 56 0.69 -0.08
Total valid votes 8,080 100.00
Total rejected ballots 46 0.57
Turnout 8,126 71.03 +1.67
Eligible voters 11,440
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Gilles LePage 4,233 52.53 -5.49
Green Charles Thériault 2,540 31.52 --*
Progressive Conservative David Moreau 961 11.92 -8.16
New Democratic Beverly A. Mann 263 3.26 -0.86
KISS Travis Pollock 62 0.77
Total valid votes 8,059 100.00
Total rejected ballots 64 0.79
Turnout 8,123 69.36
Eligible voters 11,711
Source: Elections New Brunswick[5]
*Charles Thériault's vote share change compared to his run as an independent candidate in 2014 was +13.74%.
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Gilles LePage 4,940 58.02
Progressive Conservative Martine Coulombe 1,710 20.08
Independent Charles Thériault 1,514 17.78
New Democratic Gilles Cyr 351 4.12
Total valid votes 8,515 100.0  
Total rejected ballots 70 0.82
Turnout 8,585 73.00
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[6]

1974–2003

2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Burt W. Paulin 4,008 59.04 +12.66
Progressive Conservative Ben Cyr 2,523 37.17 -12.89
New Democratic Antoine Duguay 257 3.79 +0.24
Total valid votes 6,788 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +12.78
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Ben Cyr 3,592 50.06 +5.56
Liberal Jean-Paul Savoie 3,328 46.38 -5.08
New Democratic Rose Duguay 255 3.55 +0.79
Total valid votes 7,175 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +5.32
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Paul Savoie 3,735 51.46 -2.52
Progressive Conservative Luc LeBrun 3,230 44.50 +9.76
New Democratic Wendy Martin 200 2.76 -1.40
Natural Law Marcelle Lamontagne 93 1.28 –
Total valid votes 7,258 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -6.14
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Paul Savoie 3,922 53.98 +5.68
Progressive Conservative Félix J. Dubé 2,524 34.74 -13.32
Confederation of Regions Robert A. Boudreau 517 7.12 –
New Democratic Rino Pelletier 302 4.16 +0.52
Total valid votes 7,265 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +9.50
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Jean-Paul Savoie 3,479 48.30 +8.66
Progressive Conservative Yvon Poitras 3,462 48.06 +5.38
New Democratic James Gallant 262 3.64 –
Total valid votes 7,203 100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +1.64
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Yvon Poitras 2,885 42.68 +15.29
Liberal Alfred J. Roussel 2,680 39.64 +1.85
Parti acadien Armand Ploudre 1,195 17.68 -17.14
Total valid votes 6,760 100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +6.72
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alfred Roussel 2,174 37.79 -15.15
Parti acadien Armand Plourde 2,003 34.82 -7.52
Progressive Conservative Jean Guy Raymond 1,576 27.39 -14.95
Total valid votes 5,753 100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.82
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Alfred Roussel 2,503 52.94
Progressive Conservative Reginald Cyr 2,002 42.34
New Democratic John Cyr 223 4.72
Total valid votes 4,728 100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Alfred Roussel being one of three incumbents.

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). www.gnb.ca. June 9, 2003. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. ^ https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2018ProvRpt.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.