Madawaska-la-Vallée

Madawaska-la-Vallée was a provincial electoral district which elected one member to the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in the 1994 redrawing of electoral boundaries and dissolved in 2006. It was used in the 1995, 1999 and 2003 elections. Its only MLA was Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick representation Percy Mockler, now a member of the Senate of Canada.

Madawaska-la-Vallée
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created1994
District abolished2006
First contested1995
Last contested2003

In 1994, the district was created largely by merging the districts of Madawaska Centre and Madawaska South. In 2006, most of the district was merged with Restigouche West to form Restigouche-la-Vallée.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Madawaska Centre and Madawaska South
53rd  1995–1999     Percy Mockler Progressive Conservative
54th  1999–2003
55th  2003–2006
Riding dissolved into Restigouche-la-Vallée, Edmundston-Saint Basile,
Madawaska-les-Lacs and Grand Falls-Drummond-Saint-André

Election results
2003 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Mockler3,85865.31-3.42
LiberalClaude J. Malenfant1,84831.28+2.98
New DemocraticMario Fortunato2013.40+0.43
Total valid votes 5,907100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -3.20
1999 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Mockler4,36768.73+12.01
LiberalHuguette Plourde1,79828.30-13.30
New DemocraticJean-Charles Lombard1892.97+1.28
Total valid votes 6,354100.0  
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +12.66
1995 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativePercy Mockler3,96456.71
LiberalGérald Clavette2,90841.60
New DemocraticJean-Marie St. Onge1181.69
Total valid votes 6,990100.0  
Progressive Conservative notional gain Swing  

* This was a new riding created largely out of a merger of the former ridings of Madawaska Centre and Madawaska South, the former of which was held by Clavette, a Liberal and the latter of which was held by Mockler, a Progressive Conservative.

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