Caraquet (electoral district)

Caraquet
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Caraquet (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates: 47°43′52″N 64°59′28″W / 47.731°N 64.991°W / 47.731; -64.991Coordinates: 47°43′52″N 64°59′28″W / 47.731°N 64.991°W / 47.731; -64.991
Provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Isabelle Thériault
Liberal
District created 1973
First contested 1974
Last contested 2018
Demographics
Population (2011) 12,866[1]
Electors (2013) 11,004[2]
Census divisions Gloucester
Census subdivisions Caraquet, Grand-Anse, Paquetville, Saint-Léolin

Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 from Gloucester. The riding is centred on the town of Caraquet, extending west to Grande-Anse, New Brunswick and Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick and south to Paquetville, New Brunswick.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Gloucester
48th  1974–1978     Onil Doiron Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987     Emery Robichaud Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Bernard Thériault Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
53rd  1995–1999
54th  1999–2000
 2001–2003     Gaston Moore Progressive Conservative
55th  2003–2006     Hédard Albert Liberal
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
58th  2014–2018
59th  2018–Present Isabelle Thériault

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 2018
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalIsabelle Thériault5,42063.78+6.96
Progressive ConservativeKevin Haché1,82721.50-0.36
New DemocraticKaty Casavant5486.45-12.58
IndependentGuilmond Hébert3734.39
GreenYvon Durelle3303.88+1.58
Total valid votes 8,49899.51
Total rejected ballots 420.49-0.06
Turnout 8,54078.12+3.18
Eligible voters 10,932
Liberal hold Swing +3.66
New Brunswick general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHédard Albert4,71656.82+6.74
Progressive ConservativeSuzanne Morais-Vienneau1,81421.86-19.74
New DemocraticMathieu Chayer1,57919.02+13.47
GreenSophie Chiasson-Gould1912.30-0.46
Total valid votes 8,300100.0  
Total rejected ballots 460.55
Turnout 8,34674.94
Eligible voters 11,137
Liberal notional hold Swing +13.24
[3]
New Brunswick general election, 2010
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHédard Albert3,66150.08-13.33
Progressive ConservativePhilip Chiasson3,04141.60+18.38
New DemocraticClaudia Julien4065.55-7.82
GreenMathieu Chayer2022.76–
Total valid votes 7,310100.0  
Total rejected ballots 700.95
Turnout 7,38081.26
Eligible voters 9,082
Liberal hold Swing -15.86
[4]
New Brunswick general election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHédard Albert4,58063.41+15.75
Progressive ConservativeClaude L'Espérance1,67723.22-23.17
New DemocraticStephane Doiron96613.37+7.40
Total valid votes 7,223100.0  
Total rejected ballots 1361.85
Turnout 7,35978.77
Eligible voters 9,342
Liberal notional hold Swing +19.46
[5]
New Brunswick general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalHédard Albert3,64947.66+3.33
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore3,55046.39-6.85
New DemocraticGérard Béland4575.97+3.54
Total valid votes 7,656100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +5.09
Changes are from the 2001 by-election.
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2001
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore4,12253.24+11.95
LiberalRoberta Dugas3,43244.33-7.07
New DemocraticGérard Béland1882.43-4.87
Total valid votes 7,742100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.51
New Brunswick general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Thériault4,19451.40-2.20
Progressive ConservativeGaston Moore3,36941.29+19.15
New DemocraticDenis Doiron5967.30-14.69
Total valid votes 8,159100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -10.68
New Brunswick general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Thériault4,36753.60-0.77
Progressive ConservativeBernard Haché1,80422.14-1.25
New DemocraticJean-Marie Nadeau1,79221.99-0.25
Natural LawMarc Boulay680.83–
Total valid votes 8,031100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +0.24
New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Thériault5,29854.37-0.30
Progressive ConservativeGilbert Godin2,27923.39-20.29
New DemocraticRoger Duguay2,16722.24+20.58
Total valid votes 9,744100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +10.00
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBernard Thériault5,64254.67+15.74
Progressive ConservativeEmery Robichaud4,50843.68-4.49
New DemocraticGérard Rousselle1711.66-1.17
Total valid votes 10,321100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +10.12
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeEmery Robichaud4,61948.17+14.21
LiberalOnil Doiron3,73338.93-8.54
Parti acadienLouise Blanchard96610.07-8.48
New DemocraticYvon Roy2712.83–
Total valid votes 9,589100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +11.38
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalOnil Doiron3,92547.47-4.98
Progressive ConservativeBeatrice "Bibi" Doiron2,80933.97-10.66
Parti acadienMichel Blanchard1,53418.55+15.63
Total valid votes 8,268100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.84
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalOnil Doiron3,74952.45
Progressive ConservativeFernand Lanteigne3,19044.63
Parti acadienHector Boudreau2092.92
Total valid votes 7,148100.0  
This riding was created from the multi-member riding of Gloucester, which elected 5 (of 5) Liberals in 1970; one Progressive Conservative was elected in a 1972 by-election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  3. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ↑ Elections New Brunswick (2006). "Thirty-sixth General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2015.
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