Federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
This article is about the current electoral district in New Brunswick. For the former one, see Restigouche-Madawaska .
Madawaska—Restigouche New Brunswick electoral district Madawaska—Restigouche in relation to other New Brunswick federal electoral districts
Coordinates: 47°39′18″N 67°24′47″W / 47.655°N 67.413°W / 47.655; -67.413 Coordinates : 47°39′18″N 67°24′47″W / 47.655°N 67.413°W / 47.655; -67.413 Legislature House of Commons MP René Arseneault Liberal District created 1996 First contested 1997 Last contested 2021 District webpage profile , map Population (2016 )[1] 60,378 Electors (2019)50,631 Area (km²)[2] 11,701 Pop. density (per km²) 5.2 Census division(s) Madawaska , Restigouche Census subdivision(s) Edmundston , Campbellton , Dalhousie , Addington , Saint-Quentin , Kedgwick
Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick , Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 65,877.
Political geography [ ]
The district includes all of the County of Madawaska (except Saint-André ) and all of the County of Restigouche except the extreme eastern part.
The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi , Tobique—Mactaquac , Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques , Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia , and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine .
Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2001 65,877 — 2006 62,593 −5.0% 2011 61,106 −2.4% 2016 60,378 −1.2%
In 2008, Liberal support was focused in the eastern and central parts of the riding, particularly in Edmundston , Campbellton , and Dalhousie . Support for the Conservatives was centered in the western part of the riding, in a strip of land bordering both Maine and Quebec . There was also a pocket of Tory support outside Saint-Leonard . The NDP won six polls in the riding, all in the Dalhousie area, a community they won.[3]
The electoral district was created in 1996 from Madawaska—Victoria and from Restigouche—Chaleur ridings. This riding will gain a small amount territory from Miramichi as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution .
Members of Parliament [ ]
This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament :
Election results [ ]
Graph of election results in Madawaska—Restigouche (1996-, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
This riding gained some territory from Miramichi for the 42nd Canadian federal election .
2015 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
René Arseneault
20,778
55.70
+20.91
$66,315.47
New Democratic
Rosaire L'Italien
9,670
25.92
+6.58
$92,730.82
Conservative
Bernard Valcourt
6,151
16.49
-23.99
$101,364.85
Green
Françoise Aubin
707
1.90
+0.10
–
Total valid votes/expense limit
37,306
99.08
$199,271.58
Total rejected ballots
348
0.92
–
Turnout
37,654
74.02
–
Eligible voters
50,871
Liberal gain from Conservative
Swing
+22.45
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8]
2011 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Conservative
Bernard Valcourt
14,224
40.64
+7.41
$52,308.15
Liberal
Jean-Claude D'Amours
12,309
35.17
-12.23
$60,570.18
New Democratic
Wilder Jules
6,562
18.75
+3.13
$6,934.01
Independent
Louis Bérubé
1,290
3.69
–
$113.00
Green
Lynn Morrison
612
1.75
-2.00
$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit
34,997
100.0
$81,731.56
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
577
1.62
+0.04
Turnout
35,574
69.80
+3.03
Eligible voters
50,966
Conservative gain from Liberal
Swing
+9.82
Sources:[10] [11]
2008 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Jean-Claude D'Amours
16,266
47.40
+9.06
$77,108.64
Conservative
Jean-Pierre Ouellet
11,402
33.23
-2.18
$75,285.92
New Democratic
Thérèse Tremblay-Philippe
5,361
15.62
-7.29
$16,027.58
Green
André Arpin
1,287
3.75
+0.40
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
34,316
100.0
$79,516
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
551
1.58
-0.74
Turnout
34,867
66.77
-2.70
Eligible voters
52,222
Liberal hold
Swing
+5.62
2006 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Jean-Claude D'Amours
13,734
38.02
-6.64
$65,465.20
Conservative
Jean-Pierre Ouellet
12,849
35.57
+11.56
$65,196.27
New Democratic
Rodolphe Martin
8,322
23.04
-4.55
$45,462.27
Green
Irka Laplante
1,220
3.38
-0.36
$99.17
Total valid votes/expense limit
36,125
100.0
$74,283
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
857
2.32
Turnout
36,982
69.47
Eligible voters
53,233
Liberal hold
Swing
-9.10
2004 Canadian federal election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Expenditures
Liberal
Jean-Claude D'Amours
14,144
44.66
-7.75
$62,057.16
New Democratic
Rodolphe Martin
8,737
27.59
+23.18
$16,654.06
Conservative
Benoît Violette
7,605
24.01
-19.61
$39,459.04
Green
Jovette Cyr
1,185
3.74
–
none listed
Total valid votes/expense limit
31,671
100.0
$72,739
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots
1,268
3.85
Turnout
32,939
60.58
-5.24
Eligible voters
54,369
Liberal notional hold
Swing
-15.46
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
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