Bathurst (electoral district) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Bathurst is a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

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History and Geography

It was created in the 1967 redistribution

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1967

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1967 was the first redistribution of electoral district boundaries in the New Brunswick, Canada, since 1926, and the first change in number of members since 1946....

when cities

City

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were separated from their counties

County

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and made independent districts. It was not changed in either the 1973

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1973 was the most radical redistribution of electoral districts in the history of New Brunswick, Canada. Under this redistribution, New Brunswick changed from a bloc voting electoral system to first past the post...

or 1994

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1994

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1994 was the first re-alignment of electoral districts in New Brunswick, Canada, since 1973. Under this redistribution, several districts were changed significantly due to considerable population shifts from the northern part of the province to the...

redistributions

Redistricting

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but in 2006

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 2006

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 2006 was undertaken as a result of legislation introduced by Bernard Lord, the Premier of New Brunswick, Canada, on June 9, 2005...

it lost some territory to the neighbouring riding of Nepisiguit

Nepisiguit (electoral district)

Nepisiguit is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was known as Nepisiguit-Chaleur from 1974 to 1995.-MLAs:*Frank Branch, Liberal *Alban Landry, Liberal...

. It is has been traditional Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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seat in the province; however, in the last two elections, it has been one of the most marginal seats in New Brunswick.

In its current form, it consists of the city of Bathurst

Bathurst, New Brunswick

Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....

except for the part south of Route 11 and east of the Nepisiguit River. It is bordered on the northeast by the riding of Nigadoo-Chaleur

Nigadoo-Chaleur

Nigadoo—Chaleur is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.-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...

, on north by Chaleur Bay

Chaleur Bay

frame| Satellite image of Chaleur Bay . Chaleur Bay is the large bay opening to the east;the [[Gaspé Peninsula]] appears to the north and the [[Gulf of St...

, and elsewhere by the riding of Nepisiguit

Nepisiguit (electoral district)

Current Member of the Legislative Assembly

The MLA for Bathurst is Brian Kenny

Brian Kenny (politician)

Brian Kenny is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election and re-elected in 2006....

Members of the Legislative Assembly

This riding has elected the following Members of Legislative Assembly:

Legislative Assembly	Years		Party
46th 46th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 46th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between February 27, 1968 and September 3, 1970.Wallace Samuel Bird was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick.Robert B. McCready was chosen as speaker....	1967–1970	Harry H. Williamson	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
47th 47th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 47th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly represented New Brunswick between March 2, 1971 and October 11, 1974.Wallace Samuel Bird was Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1971. In October of that year, he was succeeded by Hédard Joseph Robichaud....	1970–1972	Harry H. Williamson
	1972-1974	Eugene McGinley Eugene McGinley Eugene McGinley is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics...	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
48th 48th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 48th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1974. It was dissolved on September 15, 1978.-Leadership:The speaker was William J. Woodroffe....	1974–1978
49th 49th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 49th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1978. It was dissolved on September 1, 1982.-Leadership:...	1978–1983	Paul Kenny	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
50th 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 50th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1982. It was dissolved on August 29, 1987.-Leadership:...	1983–1987
51st 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 51st New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1987. It was dissolved on August 22, 1991.-Leadership:The speaker was Frank Branch.Premier Frank McKenna led the government...	1987–1991
52nd 52nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 52nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1991 and was dissolved on August 12, 1995.-Leadership:...	1991–1995	Marcelle Mersereau Marcelle Mersereau Marcelle Mersereau, is a Canadian politician.A civil servant for most of her career, she also served as a councillor on Bathurst, New Brunswick city council while on the provincial payroll from 1980 to 1991...	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
53rd 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 53rd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1995 and was dissolved on May 8, 1999.-Leadership:The speaker from its first meeting until July 21, 1997 was Danny Gay, Gay resigned the speakership to join the cabinet...	1995–1997
54th 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 54th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 1999 and was dissolved on May 10, 2003.-Leadership:The speaker from its first meeting on July 6, 1999 until the Assembly was dissolved was Bev Harrison...	1999–2003
55th 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 55th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2003 and was dissolved on August 18, 2006.-Leadership:...	2003–2006	Brian Kenny Brian Kenny Brian Kenny may refer to:Brian Kenny , MLB Network personality and journalistBrian Kenny , Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick*Brian Kenny , British Army General...	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...
56th 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 56th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2006. Its members were sworn-in on October 3, 2006 but it was called into session by the Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick on February 6, 2007.-Leadership:...	2006–2010
57th 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly The 57th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly was created following a general election in 2010. Its members were sworn-in on October 12, 2010, it held its first meeting October 27, 2010 to elect a speaker, and it was officially opened on November 23, 2010 with a speech from the...	2010–present

Riding associations

Party		CEO	HQ Address	Town	New Brunswick Liberal Association New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Jennifer Cleversey	1210 Youghall Drive	Bathurst Bathurst, New Brunswick Bathurst is a Canadian city in Gloucester County, New Brunswick.Bathurst is situated on Bathurst Harbour, an estuary at the mouth of the Nepisiguit River at the southernmost part of Chaleur Bay....

Election Results

2010 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Brian Kenny

Brian Kenny (politician)

Brian Kenny is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election and re-elected in 2006....

||align=right|2899||align=right|44.99||align=right|-3.94||align=right|$27,040
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...

|Nancy McKay||align=right|2821||align=right|43.78||align=right|-2.31||align=right|$24,453
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Sébastian Duke||align=right|620||align=right|9.62||align=right|+4.64||align=right|$4,122
|-

|Green

Green Party of New Brunswick

The Green Party of New Brunswick was formed in November 2008 to run in provincial elections. It is a registered Green political party in New Brunswick, Canada.,...

|Hazel Hachey||align=right|104||align=right|1.61||align=right|*||align=right|$0
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6444||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$27,883
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|55||align=right|0.85||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6499||align=right|69.55||align=right|+2.41|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9344||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-0.82||colspan=2|
|}

2006 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Brian Kenny

Brian Kenny (politician)

Brian Kenny is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election and re-elected in 2006....

||align=right|3224||align=right|48.93||align=right|+0.44||align=right|$20,431
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Nancy McKay||align=right|3037||align=right|46.09||align=right|-1.01||align=right|$24,274
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Blair Lindsay||align=right|328||align=right|4.98||align=right|+0.58||align=right|$8,161
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6589||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$26,798
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|61||align=right|0.63||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6650||align=right|67.14||align=right|-0.88|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9756||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|+0.73||colspan=2|
|}

2003 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Brian Kenny

Brian Kenny (politician)

Brian Kenny is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2003 election and re-elected in 2006....

||align=right|3348||align=right|48.49||align=right|-5.78||align=right|$17,789
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Nancy McKay||align=right|3252||align=right|47.10||align=right|+8.56||align=right|$22,606
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Mark Robar||align=right|304||align=right|4.40||align=right|-2.79||align=right|$8,161
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6904||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$27,018
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|57||align=right|0.82||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6961||align=right|68.02||align=right|+4.37|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,234||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-7.17||colspan=2|
|}

1999 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Marcelle Mersereau

Marcelle Mersereau

Marcelle Mersereau, is a Canadian politician.A civil servant for most of her career, she also served as a councillor on Bathurst, New Brunswick city council while on the provincial payroll from 1980 to 1991...

||align=right|3418||align=right|54.27||align=right|-21.24||align=right|$15,701
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Robert "Bob" Stairs||align=right|2427||align=right|38.54||align=right|+27.95||align=right|$11,503
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Antoine Duguay||align=right|453||align=right|7.19||align=right|-5.37||align=right|$600
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6298||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$23,290
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|60||align=right|0.60||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6358||align=right|63.65||align=right|-4.20|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9989||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-23.61||colspan=2|
|}

1995 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Marcelle Mersereau

Marcelle Mersereau

||align=right|4956||align=right|75.51||align=right|+19.18||align=right|$17,079
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Kim Power||align=right|824||align=right|12.56||align=right|+0.98||align=right|$4,387
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Graham Wiseman||align=right|695||align=right|10.59||align=right|-3.68||align=right|$3,703
|-

|Natural Law Party

Natural Law Party

The Natural Law Party was a transnational party based on the teachings of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. It was active in up to 74 countries, and ran candidates in at least ten. Founded in 1992, it was mostly disbanded in 2004 but continues in India and in some U.S. states.The NLP viewed "natural law" as...

|William Parker||align=right|88||align=right|1.34||align=right|*||align=right|$0
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|6563||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$22,000
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|82||align=right|0.84||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6645||align=right|67.85||align=right|-2.69|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9793||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|+12.22||colspan=2|
|}

1991 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Marcelle Mersereau

Marcelle Mersereau

||align=right|4047||align=right|56.33||align=right|-22.45||align=right|$14,913
|-

|Confederation of Regions

New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party

The New Brunswick Confederation of Regions Party was a political party in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada.It was the only branch of the Confederation of Regions Party to win any seats...

|Laurie Joseph Robichaud||align=right|1280||align=right|17.82||align=right|*||align=right|$5,407
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Wilt Claire||align=right|1025||align=right|14.27||align=right|+0.15||align=right|$10,496
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Colette Buttimer||align=right|832||align=right|11.58||align=right|+4.48||align=right|$3,876
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|7184||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$21,191
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|61||align=right|0.59||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7245||align=right|70.54||align=right|-6.22|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,271||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-13.08||colspan=2|
|}

1987 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Paul Kenny||align=right|6281||align=right|78.78||align=right|+39.07||align=right|$17,318
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|René Pratt||align=right|1126||align=right|14.12||align=right|-18.75||align=right|$11,480
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Richard Doucet||align=right|566||align=right|7.10||align=right|-20.32||align=right|$913
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|7973||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$17,728
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|42||align=right|0.40||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|8015||align=right|76.76||align=right|-4.32|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,442||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|+28.91||colspan=2|
|}

1982 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Paul Kenny||align=right|3406||align=right|39.71||align=right|+4.05||align=right|$12,591
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Jim MacLaggan||align=right|2820||align=right|32.87||align=right|+5.12||align=right|$12,453
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Kevin Mann, Jr.||align=right|2352||align=right|27.42||align=right|-1.68||align=right|$11,419
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|8578||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$15,102
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|47||align=right|0.40||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|8625||align=right|76.76||align=right|-4.32|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|10,442||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-0.54||colspan=2|
|}

1978 Election

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Paul Kenny||align=right|2667||align=right|35.66||align=right|-17.33||align=right|$12,132
|-

|NDP

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Kevin Mann||align=right|2176||align=right|29.10||align=right|+26.76||align=right|$2,929
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|John A. Duffy||align=right|2075||align=right|27.75||align=right|-10.87||align=right|$10,799
|-

|Parti acadien

Parti acadien

The Parti Acadien was a political party in New Brunswick, Canada, in the 1970s and 1980s. The party was founded in 1972 by Acadians who were upset over poorer living conditions in predominantly francophone areas of the province versus those areas dominated by anglophones...

|Lucie Losier||align=right|560||align=right|7.49||align=right|+1.43||align=right|$50
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes/Expense Limit||align=right|7478||align=right|100.00||align=right colspan=2|$14,625
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|101||align=right|1.03||colspan=2|
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7579||align=right|76.98||align=right|+3.11|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9846||colspan=3|
|-
|bgcolor="lightcoral"|
|style="width: 180px" colspan=2|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align=right|Swing||align=right|-7.81||colspan=2|
|}

1974 Election

|-

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Eugene McGinley

Eugene McGinley

Eugene McGinley is a politician in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in a 1972 by-election to represent the electoral district of Bathurst and was re-elected in 1974 following which he retired from politics...

|align="right"|3806
|align="right"|52.99
|align="right"|+2.43
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Jean-Paul Lavoie
|align="right"|2774
|align="right"|38.62
|align="right"|-3.59
|-

|Parti acadien

Parti acadien

|Jean-Pierre Lanteigne
|align="right"|435
|align="right"|6.06
|align="right"|*
|-

|New Democratic

New Brunswick New Democratic Party

The New Brunswick New Democratic Party is a social-democratic provincial political party in New Brunswick, Canada linked with the federal New Democratic Party .-Origins and early history:...

|Lionel Hachey
|align="right"|168
|align="right"|2.34
|align="right"|*
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes||align=right|7183||align=right|100.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|58||align=right|0.59|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7241||align=right|73.87||align=right|+11.55
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9803||colspan=3|
|- bgcolor="white"

|align="left" colspan="2"|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"|+6.02

1972 By-Election

|-

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Eugene McGinley

Eugene McGinley

|align="right"|3095
|align="right"|50.56
|align="right"|-9.38
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Nicholas Dimitroff
|align="right"|2584
|align="right"|42.21
|align="right"|+2.15
|-

|Independent
|Louis L. Boudreau
|align="right"|443
|align="right"|7.24
|align="right"|*
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes||align=right|6122||align=right|100.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|59||align=right|0.59|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6181||align=right|62.32||align=right|-20.49
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|9918||colspan=3|
|- bgcolor="white"

|align="left" colspan="2"|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"|-5.77
** Held upon the death of H. H. Williamson

H. H. Williamson

Harry Havelock Williamson was a prospector and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County and then Bathurst in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal from 1960 to 1972....

1970 Election

|-

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|H. H. Williamson

H. H. Williamson

|align="right"|4142
|align="right"|59.94
|align="right"|-10.21
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|J. Adolphus Picot
|align="right"|2768
|align="right"|40.06
|align="right"|+6.21
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes||align=right|6910||align=right|100.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Rejected Ballots||align=right|105||align=right|1.24|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|7015||align=right|82.81||align=right|+11.55
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|8471||colspan=3|
|- bgcolor="white"

|align="left" colspan="2"|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

hold
|align="right"|Swing
|align="right"|-8.21

1967 Election

|-

|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

|Harry H. Williamson
|align="right"|4376
|align="right"|66.15
|align="right"|*
|-

|Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

|Ian Tower
|align="right"|2239
|align="right"|33.84
|align="right"|*
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Total Valid Votes||align=right|6615||align=right|100.00|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Turnout||align=right|6615||align=right|85.81|||
|-
|colspan=3 align=right|Electors on List||align=right|7709||colspan=3|
|- bgcolor="white"

|align="left" colspan=5|Liberal

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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** This was a new district created out of Gloucester

Gloucester (provincial electoral district)

Gloucester was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It used a bloc voting system to elect candidates...

which went totally

Plurality-at-large voting

Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...

Liberal in the previous election

New Brunswick general election, 1963

The 25th New Brunswick general election was held on April 22, 1963, to elect 52 members to the 45th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....

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