Beauséjour (electoral district)

Beauséjour riding (formerly known as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac) is a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada, which has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It replaced Westmorland—Kent, which was represented from 1968 to 1988.

Beauséjour
New Brunswick electoral district
Beauséjour in relation to other New Brunswick federal electoral districts (2003 boundaries)
Coordinates:46.307°N 64.689°W / 46.307; -64.689
Federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
MP
 
 		 
Dominic LeBlanc
Liberal
District created1966
First contested1968
Last contested2019
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2016)[1]82,292
Electors (2015)66,170
Area (km²)[2]3,995.89
Pop. density (per km²)20.6
Census divisionsKent, Westmorland
Census subdivisionsDieppe, Bouctouche, Richibucto, Sackville, Shediac, Memramcook, Moncton (parish), Dundas, Beaubassin East

Beauséjour is largely Acadian and Francophone, with a significant Anglophone section in the southern section of the riding.

The riding consists of most of Westmorland County to the east and north of Moncton; and almost all of Kent County. Major towns in the riding include Shediac, Cap-Pelé, Sackville, Bouctouche and Richibucto. The neighbouring ridings are Miramichi—Grand Lake, Fundy Royal, Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, and Cumberland—Colchester in Nova Scotia; it is connected to the riding of Malpeque on Prince Edward Island by the Confederation Bridge.

Political geography

Westmorland—Kent was created in 1966 from Kent, and part of Westmorland that was not included in the Moncton riding. It was abolished when it was incorporated into the new riding of Beauséjour in 1987.

Beauséjour was created in 1987 primarily from Westmorland—Kent, incorporating parts of Moncton and Northumberland—Miramichi ridings.

In 1997, it was renamed "Beauséjour—Petitcodiac", and expanded to include most of Albert County and the Petitcodiac area of western Westmorland County. This created a "doughnut" around Greater Moncton, which was a separate district.

In 2003, Beauséjour—Petitcodiac was abolished when it was redistributed into a new Beauséjour riding and into Fundy riding.

The new Beauséjour riding was created primarily from Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, incorporating parts of Miramichi and Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe ridings.

As per the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, this riding will lose small territories to Miramichi—Grand Lake and Fundy Royal, but will gain territory from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe.

Political history
Historical population
YearPop.±%
200173,871—    
200676,279+3.3%
201178,076+2.4%

Future Governor General of Canada Roméo LeBlanc represented Beauséjour from 1972 to 1984. His son, Dominic LeBlanc, is its current MP.

Future Prime Minister Jean Chrétien represented Beauséjour for a short time in the early 1990s after he won the Liberal leadership. Chrétien did not have a seat in the House of Commons at the time, and the sitting MP stepped down to allow him to run in a by-election.

Since its creation, the riding has voted Liberal in every election except 1997, when it elected Angela Vautour of the New Democratic Party. Vautour switched to the Progressive Conservatives midway through her term, and was defeated in 2000.

Federal riding associations

Riding associations are the local branches of the national political parties:

Party Association Name CEO HQ Address HQ City
  Green Party of Canada Beauséjour Green Party Association Guy Gautreau 308 la Vallée Route Memramcook
  People's Party of Canada Beauséjour People's Party Association Michael Milne 12 Westshore Dr Pointe-du-Chêne
  Conservative Party of Canada Beauséjour Conservative Association open
  Liberal Party of Canada Beauséjour Federal Liberal Association Roland Cormier 69 Harbour View Drive Scoudouc Road
  New Democratic Party Beauséjour Federal NDP Riding Association Daniel Légère 248 Memramcook Road East Memramcook

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Westmorland—Kent
Riding created from Kent and Westmorland
28th  1968–1972     Guy Crossman Liberal
29th  1972–1974 Roméo LeBlanc
30th  1974–1979
31st  1979–1980
32nd  1980–1984
33rd  1984–1988 Fernand Robichaud
Beauséjour
34th  1988–1990     Fernand Robichaud Liberal
 1990–1993 Jean Chrétien
35th  1993–1997 Fernand Robichaud
Beauséjour—Petitcodiac
36th  1997–1999     Angela Vautour New Democratic
 1999–2000     Progressive Conservative
37th  2000–2004     Dominic LeBlanc Liberal
Beauséjour
38th  2004–2006     Dominic LeBlanc Liberal
39th  2006–2008
40th  2008–2011
41st  2011–2015
42nd  2015–2019
43rd  2019–present

Election results

Beauséjour

2019 general election
2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc24,94846.47−22.54
GreenLaura Reinsborough14,30526.65+22.16
ConservativeVincent Cormier9,43817.58+6.21
New DemocraticJean-Marc Bélanger3,9407.34−7.79
People'sNancy Mercier1,0541.96New
Total valid votes/Expense limit 53,685100.0   $101,392.80
Total rejected ballots 4750.88+0.28
Turnout 54,16077.99−2.49
Eligible voters 69,444
Liberal hold Swing −22.35
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]

2015 general election
2015 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc36,53469.02+28.33$77,614.48
New DemocraticHélène Boudreau8,00915.13–8.30$24,161.02
ConservativeAnn Bastarache6,01711.37–20.35–
GreenKevin King2,3764.49+0.32$1,009.07
Total valid votes/Expense limit 52,93699.40 $200,494.19
Total rejected ballots 3200.60
Turnout 53,25680.48
Eligible voters 66,170
Liberal notional hold Swing +18.31
Source: Elections Canada[5][6]
2011 federal election redistributed results[7]
Party Vote %
  Liberal18,50740.69
  Conservative14,42531.71
  New Democratic10,65523.43
  Green1,8964.17

2011 general election
2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc17,39939.08-7.68$60,854.20
ConservativeEvelyn Chapman14,81133.27+4.12$75,052.19
New DemocraticSusan Levi-Peters10,39723.35+6.47$13,825.57
GreenNatalie Arsenault1,9134.30-2.89$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 44,520100.0   $84,184.30
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5341.19-0.16
Turnout 45,05471.21+1.96
Eligible voters 63,267
Liberal hold Swing -5.90
Sources:[8][9]

2008 general election
2008 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc20,05946.76-0.95$56,379.70
ConservativeOmer Léger12,50629.15-3.03$54,871.67
New DemocraticChris Durrant7,24216.88+0.13$7,113.77
GreenMike Milligan3,0877.19+4.79$1,748.46
Total valid votes/Expense limit 42,894 100.0   $81,263
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 586 1.35+0.15
Turnout 43,48069.25-5.97
Eligible voters 62,790
Liberal hold Swing +1.04

2006 general election
2006 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc22,01247.55-5.73$58,009.11
ConservativeOmer Léger14,91932.23+4.04$54,029.29
New DemocraticNeil Gardner7,71716.67+1.96$10,068.80
GreenAnna Girouard1,2902.79-1.03$1,869.49
IndependentFrank Comeau3570.77–$460.29
Total valid votes/Expense limit 46,295 100.0   $75,255
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 5611.20-0.50
Turnout 46,856 75.22+8.62
Eligible voters 62,291
Liberal hold Swing -4.88

2004 general election
2004 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,93453.28+0.59$51,654.26
ConservativeAngela Vautour11,60428.19-11.64$51,129.02
New DemocraticOmer Bourque6,05614.71+7.24$7,476.46
GreenAnna Girouard1,5743.82–$1,201.17
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,168100.0   $73,195
Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots 7121.70
Turnout 41,88068.29-2.28
Eligible voters 61,327
Liberal notional hold Swing +6.12
Changes from 2000 are based on redistributed results. Conservative Party change is based on the combination of Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative Party totals.
2000 federal election redistributed results
Party Vote %
  Liberal21,53352.69
  Progressive Conservative12,66330.98
  Alliance3,6168.85
  New Democratic3,0537.47
  Others50.01

Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, 1997–2003
2000 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc21,46547.10+12.27
Progressive ConservativeAngela Vautour14,63132.11+16.11
AllianceTom Taylor6,25613.73+3.55
New DemocraticInka Milewski3,2177.06-31.93
Total valid votes 45,569100.00

Change for Progressive Conservative candidate Angela Vautour are based on the party's results in 1997. She personally received 6.88% fewer votes based on her results as an NDP candidate. Change for the Canadian Alliance for 1997 are based on the results of its predecessor, the Reform Party.

1997 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticAngela Vautour18,50438.99+33.25
LiberalDominic LeBlanc16,52934.83-41.20
Progressive ConservativeIan Hamilton7,59216.00+0.78
ReformRaymond Braun4,83310.18
Total valid votes 47,458100.00

Beauséjour, 1987–1997
1993 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFernand Robichaud29,83076.03+24.58
Progressive ConservativeIan Hamilton5,97015.22-12.02
New DemocraticDavid Bailie2,2535.74-31.62
NationalJames Bannister7381.88
Christian HeritageMae Boudreau-Pedersen4451.13+0.28
Total valid votes 39,236100.00

All changes are from the 1990 by-election, with the exception of the Progressive Conservative Party, who did not field a candidate.

Canadian federal by-election, 10 December 1990
Party Candidate Votes%±%
On the resignation of Fernand Robichaud, 24 September 1990
LiberalJean Chrétien17,33251.45-7.16
New DemocraticGuy Cormier12,58737.36+27.12
Confederation of RegionsMargie Bowes-Legood2,7898.28+4.37
IndependentAlonzo LeBlanc4501.34
Christian HeritageMae Boudreau-Pedersen2860.85
RhinocerosBryan Gold2460.73
Total valid votes 33,690 100.00
1988 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFernand Robichaud22,65058.61+16.86
Progressive ConservativeOmer Léger10,52527.24-10.72
New DemocraticLyman Dean3,95810.24-10.05
Confederation of RegionsRussell Bowes1,5113.91
Total valid votes 38,644 100.00

Westmorland—Kent, 1966–1987
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFernand Robichaud14,70941.75-25.375
Progressive ConservativeLouis LeBlanc13,37137.96+21.39
New DemocraticClaire Doiron7,14820.29+3.98
Total valid votes 35,228 100.00

Student Vote results

2011 election

In 2011, a Student Vote was conducted at participating Canadian schools to parallel the 2011 Canadian federal election results. The vote was designed to educate students and simulate the electoral process for persons who have not yet reached the legal majority. Schools with a large student body that reside in another electoral district had the option to vote for candidates outside of the electoral district then where they were physically located.[10]

2011 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDominic LeBlanc50441.96
New DemocraticSusan Levi-Peters31826.48
GreenNatalie Arsenault19115.90
ConservativeEvelyn Chapman18815.65
Total valid votes 1,497100.00
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See also

References
  • "(Code 13002) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. Retrieved 2011-03-03.

Notes
  1. Statistics Canada: 2017
  2. Statistics Canada: 2017
  3. "Results Validated by the Returning Officer". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. "Final Election Expense Limits for Candidates: 43rd General Election - October 21, 2019". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Beauséjour (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  6. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Pundits' Guide to Canadian Elections
  8. Elections Canada – Official voting results, Forty-first general election, 2011
  9. Elections Canada – Candidate's electoral campaign return, 41st general election
  10. "School by School results". Student Vote Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2013-06-12.

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