Dalhousie (electoral district)

Dalhousie was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada. It was created from the multi-member riding of Restigouche in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Dalhousie
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1973
District abolished1994
First contested1974
Last contested1991

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Restigouche
48th  1974–1978     John Potter Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Allan Maher Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East and Campbellton

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Maher2,80448.43-29.09
New DemocraticAurele Ferlotte1,92733.28+26.70
Progressive ConservativeScott Chedore60810.50-5.41
Confederation of RegionsIsabelle Ann Culverwell Davis4517.79
Total valid votes 5,790100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -27.90
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Maher4,47977.52+22.30
Progressive ConservativeScott Chedore91915.91-16.50
New DemocraticStewart Beckingham3806.58-4.21
Total valid votes 5,778100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +19.40
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan Maher3,17955.22+5.17
Progressive ConservativeA.R. Sandy MacLean1,86632.41-8.00
New DemocraticBertha Huard62110.79+5.76
Parti acadienRéal Gendron911.58-2.94
Total valid votes 5,757100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.58
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalAllan E. Maher2,72650.05+7.48
Progressive ConservativeAubrey Brownie2,20140.41-9.03
New DemocraticLéopold Arseneault2745.03+1.00
Parti acadienRéal Gendron2464.52+0.55
Total valid votes 5,447100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.26
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Potter2,62749.44
LiberalAllan Maher2,26242.57
New DemocraticJohn McEwen2144.03
Parti acadienRéal Gendron2113.97
Total valid votes 5,314100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.

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