Bay du Vin (electoral district)

Bay du Vin
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1991

Bay du Vin was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Northumberland in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and was abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Northumberland
48th  1974–1978     Norbert Thériault Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987     Roger Wedge Progressive Conservative
51st  1987–1991     Reg MacDonald Liberal
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Miramichi-Bay du Vin,
Rogersville-Kouchibouguac and Southwest Miramichi

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalReg MacDonald 2,834 53.82 -0.06
Progressive ConservativeMuriel Lamkey 1,608 30.54 -13.26
Confederation of RegionsJohn J. Keating 604 11.47
New DemocraticJeanne Thériault 220 4.18 +1.87
Total valid votes 5,266100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.60
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalReg MacDonald 3,026 53.88 +6.81
Progressive ConservativeRoger "Butch" Wedge 2,460 43.80 -5.50
New DemocraticYvon Roy 130 2.31 -0.65
Total valid votes 5,616100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +6.16
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeRoger "Butch" Wedge 2,579 49.30 +8.33
LiberalReg MacDonald 2,462 47.07 -9.68
New DemocraticHarold J. Manual 155 2.96
Parti acadienRobert Wilfred Melanson 35 0.67
Total valid votes 5,231100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +9.00
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalL. Norbert Thériault 2,515 56.75 +2.21
Progressive ConservativeRobert S. Lamkey 1,816 40.97 -1.04
IndependentJoseph Alban Mazerolle 101 2.28
Total valid votes 4,432100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +1.62
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalL. Norbert Thériault 2,197 54.54
Progressive ConservativeRobert S. Lamkey 1,692 42.01
New DemocraticLaurie Richard 139 3.45
Total valid votes 4,028100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election, with Norbert Thériault being one of five incumbents.

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