Restigouche-Chaleur

Restigouche-Chaleur is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It is a redistribution of the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur.

Restigouche Chaleur
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Restigouche Chaleur in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Daniel Guitard
Liberal
District created1973
First contested1974
Last contested2020
Demographics
Population (2011)14,043
Electors (2013)11,097
Census division(s)Gloucester Restigouche

History and geography

Nigadoo-Chaleur was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution as one of the five districts from the previous Gloucester district, defined as the parish of Beresford and the villages in that area of Gloucester County.[1] It gained the remaining part of Belledune in Durham Parish from Restigouche East (which merged into Dalhousie-Restigouche East) and lost the area of parish of Beresford south of the Nigadoo River to Nepisiguit-Chaleur (now Nepisiguit) in the 1994 redistribution[2] but did not change further in 2006.[3] In the 2013 redistribution it lost Beresford to the new district of Bathurst West-Beresford but gained territory to its south running west of the Bathurst and Beresford municipal lines down to the Tetagouche river.

In its current form, it ranges from Belledune in the north, following the coast along the Chaleur Bay through the villages of Pointe-Verte, Petit-Rocher and Nigadoo to the boundary of Beresford, then turning south as far as the Tetagouche River

The riding is bordered by Bathurst West-Beresford to the south, Campbellton-Dalhousie and Restigouche West to the west, and Chaleur Bay to the northeast.

During the 53rd Legislative Assembly, Albert Doucet was removed from the Liberal cabinet on February 5, 1997[4] and then was removed from caucus in March of that year, due to comments criticizing NB Power, the Liberals' efforts to help Northern New Brunswick, and then Premier Frank McKenna's leadership. He sat as an independent until January 30, 1998[5] when he was accepted back into the Liberal fold.

Current Member of the Legislative Assembly

Roland Haché was MLA from 1999 until 2014, making him the most senior Liberal and tied with many Conservatives for second most senior MLA. Haché has announced he would not seek re-election in 2014. The current MLA for Restigouche-Chaleur is Daniel Guitard, elected in 2014, and re-elected in 2018.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Assembly Years Member Party
Nigadoo-Chaleur
Riding created from Gloucester
48th  1974–1978     Roland Boudreau Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Pierre Godin Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995 Albert Doucet
53rd  1995–1997
 1997–1998     Independent
 1998–1999     Liberal
54th  1999–2003 Roland Haché
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014
Restigouche-Chaleur
58th  2014–2018     Daniel Guitard Liberal
59th  2018–2020
60th  2020–Present

Election results
Nigadoo-Chaleur's popular vote percentages over time.
Nigadoo-Chaleur's poll-by-poll winners for the 2010 New Brunswick election.

Restigouche-Chaleur
2020 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDaniel Guitard3,82355.66-10.38
GreenMarie Larivière1,89627.61+15.22
Progressive ConservativeLouis Robichaud1,14916.73+4.42
Total valid votes 6,868100.00
Total rejected ballots 300.43+0.03
Turnout 6,89862.47+2.18
Eligible voters 11,042
Liberal hold Swing -12.80
Source: Elections New Brunswick[6]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDaniel Guitard4,43066.04+12.12
GreenMario Comeau83112.39+10.27
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart82612.31-2.53
New DemocraticPaul Tremblay6219.26-10.23
Total valid votes 6,708100.00
Total rejected ballots 270.04
Turnout 6,73560.29
Eligible voters 11,171
Source: Elections New Brunswick[7]
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDaniel Guitard4,06953.92+4.15
New DemocraticRay Godin2,19829.12+19.49
Progressive ConservativeGilberte Boudreau1,12014.84-23.32
GreenMario Comeau1602.12-0.32
Total valid votes 7,547100.00
Total rejected ballots 530.70
Turnout 7,60066.68
Eligible voters 11,397
Liberal notional hold Swing -7.67
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Nigadoo-Chaleur
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoland Haché3,64949.77-9.76$27,451
Progressive ConservativeFred Albert2,79838.16+2.30$27,293
New DemocraticSerge Beaubrun7069.63+5.02$124
GreenMathieu Laplante1792.44–$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,332100.00 $29,719
Total rejected ballots 900.84
Turnout 7,42273.38+1.78
Eligible voters 10,115
Liberal hold Swing -6.03
[9][10]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoland Haché4,31159.53+9.67$27,175
Progressive ConservativeFred Albert2,59735.86-9.41$25,627
New DemocraticSerge Beaubrun3344.61-0.26$191
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,242100.0   $28,446
Total rejected ballots 740.72
Turnout 7,31671.60-3.19
Eligible voters 10,218
Liberal hold Swing +9.54
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2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoland Haché3,88749.86+4.94$13,968
Progressive ConservativeHermel Vienneau3,52945.27+7.84$24,844
New DemocraticKate Heyward3804.87-11.40$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,796100.0   $25,467
Total rejected ballots 860.82
Turnout 7,88274.79-1.16
Eligible voters 10,539
Liberal hold Swing -1.45
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1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalRoland Haché3,43544.92-12.02$16,763
Progressive ConservativeHermel Vienneau2,86237.43+4.52$18,280
New DemocraticRaoul Charest1,24416.27+7.74$20,748
Natural LawGilles Godin1061.39-0.23$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,649100.0   $23,603
Total rejected ballots 700.69
Turnout 7,71975.97-10.25
Eligible voters 10,160
Liberal hold Swing -8.27
[15][16]
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlbert Doucet4,42156.94-5.26$19,503
Progressive ConservativeMaxime Lejeune2,55532.91+26.78$16,434
New DemocraticUlric DeGrâce6628.53-13.76$2,517
Natural LawGilles Godin1261.62–$0
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,764100.0   $22,444
Total rejected ballots 1131.24
Turnout 7,87786.22+12.44
Eligible voters 9,136
Liberal hold Swing -7.94
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1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalAlbert Doucet4,73262.20-11.94$14,660
New DemocraticRaoul Charest1,69622.29+14.88$4,595
IndependentUlric DeGrâce7149.38–no return filed
Progressive ConservativeDavid Boudreau4666.13-12.29no return filed
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,608100.0   $21,206
Total rejected ballots 950.91
Turnout 7,70373.78-8.18
Eligible voters 10,441
Liberal hold Swing -7.91
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1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPierre Godin5,95374.17+22.34$15,394
Progressive ConservativeAnnonciade "Nancy" Arsenault1,47818.42-14.81$13,893
New DemocraticJohn Gagnon5957.41-5.31$100
Total valid votes/Expense limit 8,026100.0   $16,993
Total rejected ballots 350.36
Turnout 8,06181.96-4.64
Eligible voters 9,835
Liberal hold Swing +18.58
[21][22]
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPierre Godin4,05751,83+8.27$10,598
Progressive ConservativeDaniel Comeau2,60133.23-1.29$12,142
New DemocraticRhéal Boudreau99612.72+7.03$1,365
Parti acadienAndré Blanchard1742.22-14.01$50
Total valid votes/Expense limit 7,828100.0   $13,605
Total rejected ballots 900.98
Turnout 7,91886.60+2.22
Eligible voters 9,143
Liberal hold Swing +4.78
[23][24]
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalPierre Godin2,96043.56+4.71$9,165
Progressive ConservativeRoland Boudreau2,34634.52-7.70$10,208
Parti acadienDr. Jean-Pierre Lanteigne1,10316.23-2.70$1,012
New DemocraticKevin O'Connell3875.69–$1,528
Total valid votes/Expense limit 6,796100.0   $12,091
Total rejected ballots 460.57
Turnout 6,84284.38+2.24
Eligible voters 8,109
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.21
[25][26]
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeRoland Boudreau2,25542.22
LiberalJ. Normand Arseneau2,07538.85
Parti acadienEuclide Chiasson1,01118.93
Total valid votes 5,341100.0  
Total rejected ballots 550.84
Turnout 5,39682.14
Eligible voters 6,569
The previous multi-member riding of Gloucester elected five Liberals in the last election; one Progressive Conservative was elected in the 1972 by-election. None of the incumbents ran in this riding.
[27]

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