Dalhousie (electoral district)

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Dalhousie
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Dalhousie was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada. It was created from the multi-member riding of Restigouche in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Restigouche
48th  1974–1978  John Potter Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982   Allan Maher Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East and Campbellton

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Maher 2,80448.43-29.09
New Democratic Aurele Ferlotte1,92733.28+26.70
Progressive Conservative Scott Chedore60810.50-5.41
Confederation of Regions Isabelle Ann Culverwell Davis4517.79
Total valid votes5,790100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -27.90
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Maher 4,47977.52+22.30
Progressive Conservative Scott Chedore91915.91-16.50
New Democratic Stewart Beckingham3806.58-4.21
Total valid votes5,778100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +19.40
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan Maher 3,17955.22+5.17
Progressive Conservative A.R. Sandy MacLean1,86632.41-8.00
New Democratic Bertha Huard62110.79+5.76
Parti acadien Réal Gendron911.58-2.94
Total valid votes5,757100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.58
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Allan E. Maher 2,72650.05+7.48
Progressive Conservative Aubrey Brownie2,20140.41-9.03
New Democratic Léopold Arseneault2745.03+1.00
Parti acadien Réal Gendron2464.52+0.55
Total valid votes5,447100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.26
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Conservative John Potter 2,62749.44
Liberal Allan Maher 2,26242.57
New Democratic John McEwen2144.03
Parti acadien Réal Gendron2113.97
Total valid votes5,314100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.