Edmundston (electoral district)

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Edmundston
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1967
District abolished 2006
First contested 1967
Last contested 2003

Edmundston was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was superseded by the Edmundston-Saint Basile district in 2006.

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Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Madawaska
46th  1967–1970   B. Fernand Nadeau Liberal
47th  1970–1974   Jean-Maurice Simard Progressive Conservative
48th  1974–1978
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1986
 1986–1987   Roland Beaulieu Liberal
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
53rd  1995–1999   Bernard Valcourt Progressive Conservative
54th  1999–2003 Madeleine Dubé
55th  2003–2006
Riding dissolved into Edmundston-Saint Basile

Election results

2003 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Madeleine Dubé 3,91766.75+8.33
Liberal Margot Albert1,84131.37-4.22
New Democratic Blair McInnis1101.87-4.12
Total valid votes5,868100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +6.28
1999 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Madeleine Dubé 3,56758.42-0.78
Liberal Roland Beaulieu 2,17335.59-3.78
New Democratic Michael Gagné3665.99+4.56
Total valid votes6,106100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.50
1995 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Bernard Valcourt 4,21559.20+38.41
Liberal Roland Beaulieu 2,80339.37-26.91
New Democratic Maureen Michaud1021.43-11.50
Total valid votes7,120100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +32.66
1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roland Beaulieu 3,68666.28-5.48
Progressive Conservative Patrick Dalpé1,15620.79-1.20
New Democratic Réal Couturier71912.93+6.68
Total valid votes5,561100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.14
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roland Beaulieu 4,52671.76+8.51
Progressive Conservative J. Pius Bard1,38721.99-10.39
New Democratic Rodolphe Martin3946.25+1.89
Total valid votes6,307100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +9.45
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 10 February 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Roland Beaulieu 4,00063.25+23.01
Progressive Conservative Charles E. Fournier2,04832.38-20.71
New Democratic Rodolphe Martin2764.36-2.31
Total valid votes6,324100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +21.86
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Maurice Simard 3,39353.09-1.70
Liberal Laurier Levesque2,57240.24-1.68
New Democratic Louise Winchester4266.67
Total valid votes6,391100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.01
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Maurice Simard 3,22854.79-0.35
Liberal Donald D'Amours2,47041.92-0.36
Parti acadien Céline Couturier1943.29+0.71
Total valid votes5,892100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing ±0
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jean Maurice Simard 3,58855.14-0.04
Liberal Jean Claude Angers2,75142.28-2.54
Parti acadien Louis A. Simard1682.58
Total valid votes6,507100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.25
1970 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Jean-Maurice Simard 3,06555.18+11.20
Liberal Fernand Picard2,49044.82-11.20
Total valid votes5,555100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.20
1967 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal B. Fernand Nadeau 2,95256.02
Progressive Conservative Prof. Lucien Fortin2,31843.98
Total valid votes5,270100.0  

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