Victoria-Tobique

Victoria-Tobique was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. This riding was created in the 1973 redistribution when New Brunswick moved to single member districts. It had previously been part of the Victoria district which returned two members.

Victoria-Tobique
New Brunswick electoral district
Coordinates:46.810°N 67.571°W / 46.810; -67.571
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished2013
First contested1974
Last contested2010

The riding, which was not changed in the 1994 redistribution, is made up of the anglophone parts of Victoria County which are primarily along the Tobique River. It includes three incorporated municipalities: Perth-Andover, Plaster Rock and Aroostook as well as the Tobique First Nation Indian reserve.

In 2006, it added small parts of Carleton County to its territory. It was abolished in the 2013 redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Victoria
48th  1974–1976     Stewart Brooks Progressive Conservative
 1976–1978     Doug Moore Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991     Larry Kennedy Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
53rd  1995–1997
 1997–1999
54th  1999–2003
55th  2003–2006
56th  2006–2010
57th  2010–2014     Wes McLean Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Carleton-Victoria and Victoria-la-Vallée

Election results
2010 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeWes McLean2,68752.85+27.15
LiberalLarry Kennedy2,04040.13-31.44
IndependentCarter Edgar1402.75–
GreenWayne Sabine1202.36–
New DemocraticO. David Burns971.91-0.82
Total valid votes 5,084100.0  
Total rejected ballots 300.59
Turnout 5,11468.16
Eligible voters 7,503
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +29.30
[1]
2006 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry R. Kennedy4,04071.57+14.07
Progressive ConservativeChris McLaughlin1,45125.70-8.28
New DemocraticPaul Kendal1542.73-5.79
Total valid votes 5,645100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +11.18
[2]
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry Kennedy3,38657.50+7.41
Progressive ConservativeDennis Campbell2,00133.98-10.36
New DemocraticHarvey Bass5028.52+6.21
Total valid votes 5,889100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +8.88
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry Kennedy3,12750.09-2.24
Progressive ConservativeCarmen Cecil Pirie2,76844.34-1.29
IndependentCarter Charles Edgar2043.27–
New DemocraticAmy Dunham1442.31+0.27
Total valid votes 6,243100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -0.48
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDr. Larry Kennedy3,51052.33+8.55
Progressive ConservativeGreg Inman3,06145.63+1.96
New DemocraticDeanna Grant1372.04+0.29
Confederation of Regionsnilwithdrawn
Total valid votes 6,708100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.30
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry Kennedy2,84543.78-0.77
Progressive ConservativeGreg Inman2,83843.67+17.69
Confederation of RegionsKevin Jensen5929.11-15.55
New DemocraticLeslie Ferguson1141.75-3.06
IndependentCarter Edgar1091.68–
Total valid votes 6,498100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -9.23
1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLarry R. Kennedy2,85444.55-15.70
Progressive ConservativeNeville J. Crabbe1,66425.98-7.85
Confederation of RegionsCarl Skaarup1,58024.66–
New DemocraticCheryl Ann Elizabeth Pelkey3084.81-1.11
Total valid votes 6,406100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.92
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDr. Larry R. Kennedy3,78760.25+16.96
Progressive ConservativeJ. Douglas Moore2,12633.83-17.24
New DemocraticEvelyn Hathaway3725.92+0.28
Total valid votes 6,285100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +17.10
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJ. Douglas Moore3,01551.07+1.03
LiberalMaurice A. Dionne2,55643.29+6.49
New DemocraticEarl W. Christensen3335.64-7.53
Total valid votes 5,904100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -2.73
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJ. Douglas Moore2,76350.04-2.65
LiberalBruce Hoyt2,03236.80-7.64
New DemocraticEarl W. Christensen72713.17+10.30
Total valid votes 5,522100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +2.50
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJ. Stewart Brooks2,55352.69
LiberalRoger Pelkey2,15344.44
New DemocraticRobert M. Stiles1392.87
Total valid votes 4,845100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Victoria went totally Progressive Conservative in the last election, with J. Stewart Brooks being one of two incumbents.

References
  1. Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. New Brunswick Votes 2006. CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2009.


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