Caraquet (electoral district)

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.

Caraquet
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Caraquet (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:47.731°N 64.991°W / 47.731; -64.991
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Isabelle Thériault
Liberal
District created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)12,866[1]
Electors (2013)11,004[2]
Census division(s)Gloucester
Census subdivision(s)Caraquet, Grand-Anse, Paquetville, Saint-Léolin

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  2018–2020 Isabelle Thériault
60th  2020–Present

Election results
2020 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalIsabelle Thériault5,92872.27+8.49
GreenMarie-Christine Haché1,29015.73+11.84
Progressive ConservativeKevin Haché98512.01-9.49
Total valid votes 8,203100.00
Total rejected ballots 640.77+0.28
Turnout 8,26775.65-1.44
Eligible voters 10,928
Liberal hold Swing -1.68
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
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 8,498100.0
Total rejected ballots 420.49-0.06
Turnout 8,54077.09
Eligible voters 11,078
Liberal hold Swing +3.66
2014 New Brunswick general election
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
[4]
2010 New Brunswick general election
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
[5]
2006 New Brunswick general election
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
[6]
2003 New Brunswick general election
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
1999 New Brunswick general election
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
1995 New Brunswick general election
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
1991 New Brunswick general election
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
1987 New Brunswick general election
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
1982 New Brunswick general election
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
1978 New Brunswick general election
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
1974 New Brunswick general election
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.

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