Restigouche West

Provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada

Restigouche West (2014–present) New Brunswick electoral district

The riding of Restigouche West in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts

Provincial electoral district
Legislature| Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA| |

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Gilles LePage
Liberal
District created| 2013
First contested| 2020
Demographics
Population (2011)| 14,705[1]
Electors (2013)| 11,764[2]
Census division(s)| Restigouche
Restigouche West (1974–2006) 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
Demographics
Electors (2003)| 8,158[3]
Census division(s)| Restigouche

Restigouche West (French: Restigouche-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was used from 1974 through 2003, when it was split between the ridings of Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre. The riding was re-established in the 2013 electoral redistribution from parts of Dalhousie-Restigouche East, Restigouche-La-Vallée and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and will be contested again beginning in the 2014 general election.

This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts from Bloc voting. Prior to its creation, it had been part of the Restigouche County district which returned three members. The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, was made up of the part of Restigouche County that lies west of the Campbellton area. It included two incorporated municipalities: Saint-Quentin and Kedgwick.

It was merged with Madawaska-la-Vallée to form the new district of Restigouche-la-Vallée in the 2006 redistribution.

Following the 2013 electoral redistribution it was re-established, though its territory now stretches much further east into Restigouche County, and now includes all of Restigouche County except for the Campbellton-Dalhousie area and the town of Belledune.

In the 1987 election, when the New Brunswick Liberal Party won every seat, this was the closest contest. The riding was won by a margin of 17 votes.

Restigouche West (as it exists from 2023) and the roads in the riding

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Assembly | Years | Member | Party

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Riding created from Restigouche
48th |  1974–1978 |  | Alfred Roussel | Liberal
49th |  1978–1982
50th |  1982–1987 |  | Yvon Poitras | Progressive Conservative
51st |  1987–1991 |  | Jean-Paul Savoie | Liberal
52nd |  1991–1995
53rd |  1995–1999
54th |  1999–2003 |  | Benoît Cyr | Progressive Conservative
55th |  2003–2006 |  | Burt Paulin | Liberal
Riding dissolved into Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton
and Dalhousie-Restigouche East
Riding re-created from Restigouche-La-Vallée,
Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East
58th |  2014–2018 |  | Gilles LePage | Liberal
59th |  2018–2020
60th |  2020–2024
61st |  2024–Present

## Election results

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### 2014–present

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2024 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Gilles LePage | 3,993 | 64.2% |
| Progressive Conservative | Diane Cyr | 1,733 | 27.9% |
| Green | Myriam Cormier | 380 | 6.1% |
| Libertarian | Ronald Geraghty | 116 | 1.9% |
Total valid votes  | 6,222
Total rejected ballots  |
Turnout  |
Eligible voters  |
| Liberal hold | Swing |
Source: Elections New Brunswick[4]
2020 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Gilles LePage | 5,022 | 62.15 | +9.62
| Green | Charles Thériault | 1,755 | 21.72 | -9.80
| Progressive Conservative | Louis Bérubé | 1,247 | 15.43 | +3.51
| KISS | Travis Pollock | 56 | 0.69 | -0.08
Total valid votes  | 8,080 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 46 | 0.57
Turnout  | 8,126 | 71.03 | +1.67
Eligible voters  | 11,440
Source: Elections New Brunswick[5]
2018 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Gilles LePage | 4,233 | 52.53 | -5.49
| Green | Charles Thériault | 2,540 | 31.52 | \--*
| Progressive Conservative | David Moreau | 961 | 11.92 | -8.16
| New Democratic | Beverly A. Mann | 263 | 3.26 | -0.86
| KISS | Travis Pollock | 62 | 0.77 |
Total valid votes  | 8,059 | 100.00
Total rejected ballots  |  64 |  0.79
Turnout  |  8,123 |  69.36
Eligible voters  | 11,711
Source: Elections New Brunswick[6]
*Charles Thériault's vote share change compared to his run as an independent candidate in 2014 was +13.74%.
2014 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Gilles LePage | 4,940 | 58.02
| Progressive Conservative | Martine Coulombe | 1,710 | 20.08
| Independent | Charles Thériault | 1,514 | 17.78
| New Democratic | Gilles Cyr | 351 | 4.12
Total valid votes  | 8,515 | 100.0
Total rejected ballots  | 70 | 0.82
Turnout  | 8,585 | 73.00
Eligible voters  | 11,761
This riding was created from parts of Restigouche-La-Vallée, Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East, which elected two Progressive Conservatives and one Liberal (Dalhousie-Restigouche East). Martine Coulombe was the incumbent from Restigouche-La-Vallée.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[7]

### 1974–2003

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2003 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Burt W. Paulin | 4,008 | 59.04 | +12.66
| Progressive Conservative | Ben Cyr | 2,523 | 37.17 | -12.89
| New Democratic | Antoine Duguay | 257 | 3.79 | +0.24
Total valid votes  | 6,788 | 100.0
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +12.78
1999 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Ben Cyr | 3,592 | 50.06 | +5.56
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,328 | 46.38 | -5.08
| New Democratic | Rose Duguay | 255 | 3.55 | +0.79
Total valid votes  | 7,175 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.32
1995 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,735 | 51.46 | -2.52
| Progressive Conservative | Luc LeBrun | 3,230 | 44.50 | +9.76
| New Democratic | Wendy Martin | 200 | 2.76 | -1.40
| Natural Law | Marcelle Lamontagne | 93 | 1.28 | -
Total valid votes  | 7,258 | 100.0
| Liberal hold | Swing | -6.14
1991 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,922 | 53.98 | +5.68
| Progressive Conservative | Félix J. Dubé | 2,524 | 34.74 | -13.32
| Confederation of Regions | Robert A. Boudreau | 517 | 7.12 | -
| New Democratic | Rino Pelletier | 302 | 4.16 | +0.52
Total valid votes  | 7,265 | 100.0
| Liberal hold | Swing | +9.50
1987 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Jean-Paul Savoie | 3,479 | 48.30 | +8.66
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Poitras | 3,462 | 48.06 | +5.38
| New Democratic | James Gallant | 262 | 3.64 | -
Total valid votes  | 7,203 | 100.0
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +1.64
1982 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Progressive Conservative | Yvon Poitras | 2,885 | 42.68 | +15.29
| Liberal | Alfred J. Roussel | 2,680 | 39.64 | +1.85
| Parti acadien | Armand Ploudre | 1,195 | 17.68 | -17.14
Total valid votes  | 6,760 | 100.0
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.72
1978 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ±%
| Liberal | Alfred Roussel | 2,174 | 37.79 | -15.15
| Parti acadien | Armand Plourde | 2,003 | 34.82 | -7.52
| Progressive Conservative | Jean Guy Raymond | 1,576 | 27.39 | -14.95
Total valid votes  | 5,753 | 100.0
| Liberal hold | Swing | -3.82
1974 New Brunswick general election

Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %
| Liberal | Alfred Roussel | 2,503 | 52.94
| Progressive Conservative | Reginald Cyr | 2,002 | 42.34
| New Democratic | John Cyr | 223 | 4.72
Total valid votes  | 4,728 | 100.0
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Alfred Roussel being one of three incumbents.

## External links

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* Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Archived April 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine

## References

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1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 5, 2013. Retrieved March 24, 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). www.gnb.ca. June 9, 2003. p. 35\. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
4. ^ https://globalnews.ca/news/10794775/new-brunswick-election-2024-results-restigouche-west/
5. ^ "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
6. ^ https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2018ProvRpt.pdf [bare URL PDF]
7. ^ Elections New Brunswick (October 6, 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.

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New Brunswick provincial electoral districts

Capital|

* Carleton-York
* Fredericton North
* Fredericton South
* Fredericton West-Hanwell
* Fredericton-Grand Lake
* Fredericton-York
* New Maryland-Sunbury
* Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton

Northern|

* Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore
* Bathurst West-Beresford
* Campbellton-Dalhousie
* Caraquet
* Miramichi
* Miramichi Bay-Neguac
* Restigouche West
* Restigouche-Chaleur
* Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou
* Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin
* Tracadie-Sheila

River Valley|

* Carleton
* Carleton-Victoria
* Edmundston-Madawaska Centre
* Madawaska les Lacs-Edmundston
* Victoria-La Vallée

South|

* Fundy-The Isles-Saint John West
* Hampton
* Kings Centre
* Portland-Simonds
* Quispamsis
* Rothesay
* Saint Croix
* Saint John East
* Saint John Harbour
* Saint John Lancaster
* Sussex-Fundy-St. Martins

Southeast|

* Albert
* Dieppe
* Gagetown-Petitcodiac
* Kent North
* Kent South
* Memramcook-Tantramar
* Moncton Centre
* Moncton East
* Moncton Northwest
* Moncton South
* Moncton Southwest
* Riverview
* Shediac Bay-Dieppe
* Shediac-Beaubassin-Cap-Pelé

Defunct Districts

1974 – 2014|

* Albert
* Bathurst
* Bay du Vin
* Campbellton
* Campbellton-Restigouche Centre
* Caraquet
* Carleton
* Carleton Centre
* Carleton North
* Carleton South
* Centre-Péninsule
* Centre-Péninsule-Saint-Sauveur
* Charlotte
* Charlotte-Campobello
* Charlotte Centre
* Charlotte-Fundy
* Charlotte-The Isles
* Charlotte West
* Chatham
* Dalhousie
* Dalhousie-Restigouche East
* Dieppe Centre-Lewisville
* Dieppe-Memramcook
* East Saint John
* Edmundston
* Edmundston-Saint-Basile
* Fredericton-Fort Nashwaak
* Fredericton-Lincoln
* Fredericton-Nashwaaksis
* Fredericton North
* Fredericton-Silverwood
* Fredericton South
* Fundy Isles
* Fundy-River Valley
* Grand Bay-Westfield
* Grand Falls
* Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André
* Grand Falls Region
* Grand Lake
* Grand Lake-Gagetown
* Hampton-Belleisle
* Hampton-Kings
* Kennebecasis
* Kent
* Kent Centre
* Kent North
* Kent South
* Kings Centre
* Kings East
* Kings West
* Lamèque-Shippagan-Miscou
* Mactaquac
* Madawaska Centre
* Madawaska-la-Vallée
* Madawaska-les-Lacs
* Madawaska South
* Memramcook
* Memramcook-Lakeville-Dieppe
* Miramichi Bay
* Miramichi-Bay du Vin
* Miramichi Bay-Neguac
* Miramichi Centre
* Miramichi-Newcastle
* Moncton Crescent
* Moncton East
* Moncton North
* Moncton South
* Moncton West
* Nepisiguit
* Nepisiguit-Chaleur
* New Maryland
* New Maryland-Sunbury West
* Nigadoo-Chaleur
* Oromocto
* Oromocto-Gagetown
* Petitcodiac
* Queens North
* Queens South
* Quispamsis
* Restigouche East
* Restigouche-La-Vallée
* Restigouche West
* Riverview
* Rogersville-Kouchibouguac
* Rothesay
* Saint John Champlain
* Saint John East
* Saint John-Fundy
* Saint John Harbour
* Saint John-Kings
* Saint John Lancaster
* Saint John Park
* Saint John Portland
* Saint John South
* Saint John West
* St. Stephen-Milltown
* Shediac
* Shediac-Cap-Pelé
* Shippagan-les-Îles
* Southwest Miramichi
* Sunbury
* Tantramar
* Tracadie
* Tracadie-Sheila
* Victoria-Tobique
* Western Charlotte
* Woodstock
* York
* York North
* York South

Pre-1974|

* Albert
* Bathurst
* Carleton
* Charlotte
* Edmundston
* Fredericton
* Gloucester
* Kent
* Kings
* Madawaska
* Moncton
* Northumberland
* Queens
* Restigouche
* Saint John
* Saint John Centre
* Saint John City
* Saint John County
* Saint John East
* Saint John West
* St. Stephen-Milltown
* Sunbury
* Victoria
* Westmorland
* York

* See also: 2013 electoral redistribution
* List of elections
* 2014 general election

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