Bay du Vin (electoral district)

Bay du Vin
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

Bay du Vin was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Northumberland in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Northumberland
48th  1974–1978     Norbert Thériault Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987     Roger Wedge Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Reg MacDonald Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Miramichi-Bay du Vin,
Rogersville-Kouchibouguac and Southwest Miramichi

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalReg MacDonald2,83453.82-0.06
Progressive ConservativeMuriel Lamkey1,60830.54-13.26
Confederation of RegionsJohn J. Keating60411.47
New DemocraticJeanne Thériault2204.18+1.87
Total valid votes 5,266100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.60
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalReg MacDonald3,02653.88+6.81
Progressive ConservativeRoger "Butch" Wedge2,46043.80-5.50
New DemocraticYvon Roy1302.31-0.65
Total valid votes 5,616100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.16
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeRoger "Butch" Wedge2,57949.30+8.33
LiberalReg MacDonald2,46247.07-9.68
New DemocraticHarold J. Manual1552.96
Parti acadienRobert Wilfred Melanson350.67
Total valid votes 5,231100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.00
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalL. Norbert Thériault2,51556.75+2.21
Progressive ConservativeRobert S. Lamkey1,81640.97-1.04
IndependentJoseph Alban Mazerolle1012.28
Total valid votes 4,432100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.62
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalL. Norbert Thériault2,19754.54
Progressive ConservativeRobert S. Lamkey1,69242.01
New DemocraticLaurie Richard1393.45
Total valid votes 4,028100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election, with Norbert Thériault being one of five incumbents.


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