Dieppe-Memramcook

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Dieppe-Memramcook
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 2006
First contested 1974
Last contested 2003

Dieppe-Memramcook was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as Memramcook from 1974 to 1994, and renamed Dieppe-Memramcook, until its dissolution in 2006.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Memramcook
Riding created from Westmorland
48th  1974–1978   William Malenfant Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987   Clarence Cormier Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991   Greg O'Donnell Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Dieppe-Memramcook
53rd  1995–1999   Greg O'Donnell Liberal
54th  1999–2003   Cy LeBlanc Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006
Riding dissolved into Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe and Dieppe Centre

Election results

Dieppe-Memramcook

2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cy LeBlanc 5,54147.05-1.62
Liberal Elie Richard5,45146.28+1.99
New Democratic Hélène Lapointe7866.67-0.37
Total valid votes11,77899.22
Total rejected ballots930.78+0.05
Turnout11,87171.01-7.17
Eligible voters16,718
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -1.81
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Cy LeBlanc 5,20648.66+25.88
Liberal Greg O'Donnell 4,73844.29-25.06
New Democratic Marc LeBel7547.05+1.02
Total valid votes10,69899.27
Total rejected ballots790.73-0.14
Turnout10,77778.17+2.61
Eligible voters13,786
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +25.47
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg O'Donnell 6,63969.34+0.43
Progressive Conservative Bernard Lord 2,18122.78+15.45
New Democratic Bernice Butler5776.03-13.34
Confederation of Regions Robert Henry1771.85-2.54
Total valid votes9,57499.13
Total rejected ballots840.87+0.29
Turnout9,65875.56 -6.60
Eligible voters12,782
Liberal hold Swing -7.51

Memramcook

1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg O'Donnell 6,39368.91+11.33
New Democratic Martin Aubin1,79719.37+9.09
Progressive Conservative Jean-Robert Gaudet6807.33-24.81
Confederation of Regions Julia Elnora LeBlanc4074.39
Total valid votes9,27799.42
Total rejected ballots540.58+0.11
Turnout9,33182.16-5.72
Eligible voters11,357
Liberal hold Swing +1.12
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Greg O'Donnell 5,22057.58+10.66
Progressive Conservative Clarence Cormier 2,91432.14-15.74
New Democratic Claire Doiron93210.28+5.08
Total valid votes9,06699.59
Total rejected ballots430.47+0.02
Turnout9,10987.88-1.65
Eligible voters10,365
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +13.20
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Clarence Cormier 4,03247.88+28.46
Liberal Bill Malenfant 3,95146.92-19.43
New Democratic Ulysse Bastarache4385.20+0.23
Total valid votes8,42199.51
Total rejected ballots380.45-0.59
Turnout8,45989.53 +8.97
Eligible voters9,448
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +23.94
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Bill Malenfant 4,60566.34+5.47
Progressive Conservative Euclide Daigle1,34819.42-14.28
Parti acadien Donatien Gaudet6439.26+6.54
New Democratic Joseph Eugene Guy LeBlanc3454.97+2.26
Total valid votes6,94198.96
Total rejected ballots731.04+0.42
Turnout8,45980.57-5.61
Eligible voters8,706
Liberal hold Swing +9.88
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Bill Malenfant 3,86960.87
Progressive Conservative Euclide Daigle2,14233.70
Parti acadien Rose-Anna LeBlanc1732.72
New Democratic Donald Davidson1722.71
Total valid votes6,35699.37
Total rejected ballots400.53
Turnout6,39686.18
Eligible voters7,422
The previous multi-member riding of Westmorland went totally Liberal in the previous election. Neither of the four incumbents ran in this election.

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