Bay du Vin (electoral district)

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.

Bay du Vin
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1991

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

1991 New Brunswick general election
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
1987 New Brunswick general election
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
1982 New Brunswick general election
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
1978 New Brunswick general election
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
1974 New Brunswick general election
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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