Restigouche East

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Restigouche East
Flag of New Brunswick.svg New Brunswick electoral district
Restigouche East (2023-).png
The riding of Restigouche East (as it exists from 2023) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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District created 2023
First contested 2024

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

Contents

Following the 2023 redistribution, the riding will be re-created from parts of Campbellton-Dalhousie, Restigouche West, Restigouche-Chaleur and Bathurst West-Beresford.

Restigouche East (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding Restigouche East Roads Map.png
Restigouche East (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Restigouche
48th  1974–1978   Rayburn Doucett Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Restigouche East
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

Election results

2020 provincial election redistributed results [1]
Party %
  Liberal 66.9
  Progressive Conservative 16.9
  Green 15.9
1991 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rayburn Doucett 3,02361.21-4.19
New Democratic Walter Gauthier, Jr.1,24125.13+21.46
Confederation of Regions Norman Shea3817.71
Progressive Conservative Richard Lapointe2945.95-24.97
Total valid votes4,939100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -12.82
1987 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rayburn Doucett 3,38265.40+16.42
Progressive Conservative Paul E. McIntyre1,59930.92-9.83
New Democratic Wayne Lapointe1903.67-6.60
Total valid votes5,171100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +13.12
1982 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rayburn Donald Doucett 2,41848.98+0.10
Progressive Conservative Aurèle Desrosiers2,01240.75+7.07
New Democratic Wayne Lapointe50710.27-1.96
Total valid votes4,937100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.48
1978 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Rayburn Donald Doucett 2,03548.88-14.77
Progressive Conservative Guy Laviolette1,40233.68+2.44
New Democratic Gail Walsh50912.23+7.12
Parti acadien Roland Godin2175.21
Total valid votes4,163100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.60
1974 New Brunswick general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Liberal Rayburn Donald Doucett 2,29263.65
Progressive Conservative Harmon Leigh McCormick1,12531.24
New Democratic Dorothy Ravenscroft1845.11
Total valid votes3,601100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Rayburn Doucett being one of three incumbents.

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References

  1. "Restigouche East". 338Canada. Retrieved September 30, 2024.