Restigouche-La-Vallée
47°35′17″N 67°30′11″W / 47.588°N 67.503°W / 47.588; -67.503
Restigouche-La-Vallée was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada.
It was created in 2006 as a result of a merger of the old district of Madawaska-la-Vallée with the district of Restigouche West, less small portions on the extreme edges of both districts.
History
The district was first used in the 2006 provincial general election and featured a battle of incumbents. Percy Mockler, the Progressive Conservative MLA from Madawaska-la-Vallée defeated Burt Paulin, the Liberal MLA from Restigouche West.
On December 18, 2008, Percy Mockler was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. As a result, a by-election was to be called no later than May 2009.
Premier of New Brunswick Shawn Graham called the by-election on February 6, 2009, and the vote was held March 9, 2009.[1] The Progressive Conservative candidate was Jean-Paul Soucy, the only one to come forward and a former aide to Mockler, and the Liberal candidate was former Restigouche West MLA Burt Paulin.[2] The NDP candidate was Alain Martel.[3]
One local campaign issue concerned whether and how much government should support the forestry company J. D. Irving. Former PC leader and nearby MLA Jeannot Volpé criticized the Liberal government for being too supportive of the company, which is a major employer in the riding of Restigouche-La Vallée. Conservative candidate Jean-Paul Soucy indicated that he disagreed with Volpé's position, while Liberal candidate Burt Paulin said he was surprised that Volpé would criticize one of the largest employers in the region.[4]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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Riding created from Madawaska-la-Vallée and Restigouche West | ||||
56th | 2006–2009 | Percy Mockler | Progressive Conservative | |
2009–2010 | Burt Paulin | Liberal | ||
57th | 2010–2014 | Martine Coulombe | Progressive Conservative | |
Riding dissolved into Restigouche West, Edmundston-Madawaska Centre, Victoria-la-Vallée and Madawaska-les-Lacs-Edmundston |
Election results
2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Martine (Valcourt) Coulombe | 3,727 | 53.49 | +15.31 | ||||
Liberal | Burt Paulin | 2,489 | 35.72 | -17.58 | ||||
New Democratic | Alain Martel | 550 | 7.89 | -0.63 | ||||
Green | André Arpin | 202 | 2.90 | – | ||||
Total valid votes | 6,968 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 115 | 1.62 | ||||||
Turnout | 7,083 | 75.45 | ||||||
Eligible voters | 9,388 | |||||||
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +16.44 | ||||||
[5] |
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 2009 | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Liberal | Burt Paulin | 3,196 | 53.30 | +14.54 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Jean-Paul Soucy | 2,289 | 38.18 | -14.79 | ||||
New Democratic | Alain Martel | 511 | 8.52 | +0.25 | ||||
Total votes | 5,996 | 100.0 | ||||||
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +14.66 | ||||||
[6] |
2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Percy Mockler | 3,835 | 52.97 | |||||
Liberal | Burt Walter Paulin | 2,806 | 38.76 | |||||
New Democratic | Alain Martel | 599 | 8.27 | |||||
Total valid votes | 7,240 | 100.0 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative notional gain | Swing | |||||||
This was the first election in which the district was contested. It resulted from a merger of two districts, one of which had previously voted Progressive Conservative, electing Mockler, and one of which had previously voted Liberal, electing Paulin. Vote totals cannot be reasonably compared with those of the previous election. |
References
- ^ Government of New Brunswick. "Byelection in Restigouche-La Vallée riding." February 6, 2009.[1]
- ^ Gilles Duval, "Retichouche-La-Vallée: le 9 mars confirmé." L'Acadie Nouvelle, February 7, 2009.
- ^ Government of New Brunswick. "Elections NB - Unofficial list of candidates." accessed on February 28, 2009.[2]
- ^ CBC News, "N.B. Tory byelection candidate chides prominent Conservative MLA." Tuesday, February 17, 2009.[3]
- ^ Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved January 2, 2015.
- ^ http://www1.gnb.ca/elections/06prov/09mar09/provresults-e.asp?ELECTIONID=7 [dead link]
External links
- Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
- Map of Restigouche-La-Vallée as of 2010 from Elections NB
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