Bathurst (electoral district)
New Brunswick electoral district | |
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Coordinates: | 47°37′16″N 65°39′04″W / 47.621°N 65.651°WCoordinates: 47°37′16″N 65°39′04″W / 47.621°N 65.651°W |
Defunct provincial electoral district | |
Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
District created | 1967 |
First contested | 1967 |
Last contested | 2010 |
Demographics | |
Population (2006) | 12,527 |
Electors (September 27, 2010) | 9,344 |
Census division(s) | Gloucester |
Census subdivision(s) | Bathurst |
Bathurst was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.
History and geography[]
It was created in the 1967 redistribution when cities were separated from their counties and made independent districts. It was not changed in either the 1973 or 1994 redistributions but in 2006 it lost some territory to the neighbouring riding of Nepisiguit.[1] It has been a traditional Liberal seat in the province; however, in the last two elections, it has been one of the most marginal seats in New Brunswick.
In its current form, it consists of the city of Bathurst except for the part south of Route 11 and east of the Nepisiguit River.[1] It is bordered on the northeast by the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur, on north by Chaleur Bay, and elsewhere by the riding of Nepisiguit.
Members of the Legislative Assembly[]
This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Gloucester | ||||
46th | 1967–1970 | Harry H. Williamson | Liberal | |
47th | 1970–1972† | |||
1972–1974 | Eugene McGinley | Liberal | ||
48th | 1974–1978 | |||
49th | 1978–1983 | Paul Kenny | Liberal | |
50th | 1983–1987 | |||
51st | 1987–1991 | |||
52nd | 1991–1995 | Marcelle Mersereau | Liberal | |
53rd | 1995–1999 | |||
54th | 1999–2003 | |||
55th | 2003–2006 | Brian Kenny | Liberal | |
56th | 2006–2010 | |||
57th | 2010–2014 | |||
Riding dissolved into Bathurst West-Beresford and Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore |
Riding associations[]
Party | CEO | HQ Address | Town | |
New Brunswick Liberal Association | Jennifer Cleversey | 1210 Youghall Drive | Bathurst |
Election results[]
2010 election[]
hide2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brian Kenny | 2,899 | 44.99 | -3.94 | $27,040 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 2,821 | 43.78 | -2.31 | $24,453 | |||
New Democratic | Sebastien Duke | 620 | 9.62 | +4.64 | $4,122 | |||
Green | Hazel Hachey | 104 | 1.61 | – | $0 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,444 | 100.0 | $27,883 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 55 | 0.85 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,499 | 69.55 | +2.41 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,344 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.82 | ||||||
[2] |
2006 election[]
hide2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brian Kenny | 3,224 | 48.93 | +0.44 | $20,431 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 3,037 | 46.09 | -1.01 | $24,274 | |||
New Democratic | Blair Lindsay | 328 | 4.98 | +0.58 | $8,161 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,589 | 100.0 | $26,798 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.63 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,650 | 67.14 | -0.88 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,756 | |||||||
Liberal notional hold | Swing | +0.73 | ||||||
[3] |
2003 election[]
hide2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Brian Kenny | 3,348 | 48.49 | -5.78 | $17,789 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Nancy McKay | 3,252 | 47.10 | +8.56 | $22,606 | |||
New Democratic | Mark Robar | 304 | 4.40 | -2.79 | $8,161 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,904 | 100.0 | $27,018 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 57 | 0.82 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,961 | 68.02 | +4.37 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,234 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.17 |
1999 election[]
hide1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 3,418 | 54.27 | -21.24 | $15,701 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Robert "Bob" Stairs | 2,427 | 38.54 | +27.95 | $11,503 | |||
New Democratic | Antoine Duguay | 453 | 7.19 | -5.37 | $600 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,298 | 100.0 | $23,290 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 60 | 0.60 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,358 | 63.65 | -4.20 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,989 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -23.61 |
1995 election[]
hide1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 4,956 | 75.51 | +19.18 | $17,079 | |||
New Democratic | Kim Power | 824 | 12.56 | +0.98 | $4,387 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Graham Wiseman | 695 | 10.59 | -3.68 | $3,703 | |||
Natural Law | William Parker | 88 | 1.34 | – | $0 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 6,563 | 100.0 | $22,000 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 82 | 0.84 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,645 | 67.85 | -2.69 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,793 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +12.22 |
1991 election[]
hide1991 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Marcelle Mersereau | 4,047 | 56.33 | -22.45 | $14,913 | |||
Confederation of Regions | Laurie Joseph Robichaud | 1,280 | 17.82 | – | $5,407 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Wilt Claire | 1,025 | 14.27 | +0.15 | $10,496 | |||
New Democratic | Colette Buttimer | 832 | 11.58 | +4.48 | $3,876 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,184 | 100.0 | $21,191 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 61 | 0.59 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,245 | 70.54 | -6.22 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,271 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -13.08 |
1987 election[]
hide1987 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Paul Kenny | 6,281 | 78.78 | +39.07 | $17,318 | |||
Progressive Conservative | René Pratt | 1,126 | 14.12 | -18.75 | $11,480 | |||
New Democratic | Richard Doucet | 566 | 7.10 | -20.32 | $913 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,973 | 100.0 | $17,728 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 42 | 0.40 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,015 | 76.76 | -4.32 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,442 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +28.91 |
1982 election[]
hide1982 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Paul Kenny | 3,406 | 39.71 | +4.05 | $12,591 | |||
Progressive Conservative | Jim MacLaggan | 2,820 | 32.87 | +5.12 | $12,453 | |||
New Democratic | Kevin Mann Jr. | 2,352 | 27.42 | -1.68 | $11,419 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 8,578 | 100.0 | $15,102 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.40 | ||||||
Turnout | 8,625 | 76.76 | -4.32 | |||||
Eligible voters | 10,442 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -0.54 |
1978 election[]
hide1978 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Paul Kenny | 2,667 | 35.66 | -17.33 | $12,132 | |||
New Democratic | Kevin Mann | 2,176 | 29.10 | +26.76 | $2,929 | |||
Progressive Conservative | John A. Duffy | 2,075 | 27.75 | -10.87 | $10,799 | |||
Parti acadien | Lucie Losier | 560 | 7.49 | +1.43 | $50 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 7,478 | 100.0 | $14,625 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 101 | 1.03 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,579 | 76.98 | +3.11 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,846 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -7.81 |
1974 election[]
hide1974 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Eugene McGinley | 3,806 | 52.99 | +2.43 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Lavoie | 2,774 | 38.62 | -3.59 | ||||
Parti acadien | Jean-Pierre Lanteigne | 435 | 6.06 | – | ||||
New Democratic | Lionel Hachey | 168 | 2.34 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 7,183 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.59 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,241 | 73.87 | +11.55 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,803 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +6.02 |
1972 by-election[]
hideNew Brunswick provincial by-election, 1972 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Eugene McGinley | 3,095 | 50.56 | -9.38 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Nicholas Dimitroff | 2,584 | 42.21 | +2.15 | ||||
Independent | Louis L. Boudreau | 443 | 7.24 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,122 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 59 | 0.59 | ||||||
Turnout | 6,181 | 62.32 | -20.49 | |||||
Eligible voters | 9,918 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -5.77 | ||||||
Held upon the death of H. H. Williamson |
1970 election[]
hide1970 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | H. H. Williamson | 4,142 | 59.94 | -10.21 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | J. Adolphus Picot | 2,768 | 40.06 | +6.21 | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,910 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 105 | 1.24 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,015 | 82.81 | +11.55 | |||||
Eligible voters | 8,471 | |||||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -8.21 |
1967 election[]
hide1967 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
Liberal | Harry H. Williamson | 4,376 | 66.15 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Ian Tower | 2,239 | 33.84 | |||||
Total valid votes | 6,615 | 100.0 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 7,709 | |||||||
This was a new district created out of Gloucester which went totally Liberal in the previous election. |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2006 Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Elections New Brunswick. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election – Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2006). "Thirty-sixth General Election – Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 12, 2015.
External links[]
- Politics of Bathurst, New Brunswick
- Defunct New Brunswick provincial electoral districts