Tracadie (electoral district)

Tracadie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It has been superseded by the Tracadie-Sheila district in 1995.

Tracadie
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1994

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
RIding created from Gloucester
48th  1974–1978     Adjutor Ferguson Liberal
49th  1978–1982     Doug Young Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1988
 1988–1991     Denis Losier Liberal
52nd  1991–1994
 1994–1995     Elvy Robichaud Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Tracadie-Sheila and Centre-Péninsule

Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 26 September 1994
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeElvy Robichaud5,60556.45+35.22
LiberalAquila Comeau4,24942.79-21.57
Confederation of RegionsGisèle Blanchard750.76
New Democraticnilwithdrawn
Total valid votes 9,929100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +28.40
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDenis Losier6,37464.36-18.53
Progressive ConservativeColette McGraw2,10321.23
New DemocraticPierre Cousineau1,42714.41
Total valid votes 9,904100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -19.88
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 14 November 1988
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDenis Losier5,35982.89+24.29
IndependentYvon T. McGraw1,10617.11
Total valid votes 6,465100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.59
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDouglas M. Young5,78758.60+1.17
Progressive ConservativeColette McGraw3,08131.20-6.02
New DemocraticSerge Robichaud8238.33
IndependentFernand Losier1841.86-0.23
Total valid votes 9,875100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.60
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDoug Young5,30857.43+0.40
Progressive ConservativeHenri Thomas3,44037.22+4.76
Parti acadienMichael Blanchard3013.26-7.25
IndependentFernand Losier1932.09
Total valid votes 9,242100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.18
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDouglas M. Young4,37457.03+0.26
Progressive ConservativeGeorge McLaughlin2,49032.46-4.40
Parti acadienAlyre Morais80610.51+4.14
Total valid votes 7,670100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.33
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAdjutor Ferguson3,50156.77
Progressive ConservativePaul Boudreau2,27336.86
Parti acadienRéjean Comeau3936.37
Total valid votes 6,167100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Gloucester elected 5 (of 5) Liberals in the last election, and one Progressive Conservative member was elected in the 1972 by-election. Adjutor Ferguson was one of five incumbents.


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