Restigouche East

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

Restigouche East
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     Rayburn Doucett Liberal
49th  1978–1982
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East

Election results

1991 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRayburn Doucett3,02361.21-4.19
New DemocraticWalter Gauthier, Jr.1,24125.13+21.46
Confederation of RegionsNorman Shea3817.71
Progressive ConservativeRichard Lapointe2945.95-24.97
Total valid votes 4,939100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -12.82
1987 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRayburn Doucett3,38265.40+16.42
Progressive ConservativePaul E. McIntyre1,59930.92-9.83
New DemocraticWayne Lapointe1903.67-6.60
Total valid votes 5,171100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +13.12
1982 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRayburn Donald Doucett2,41848.98+0.10
Progressive ConservativeAurèle Desrosiers2,01240.75+7.07
New DemocraticWayne Lapointe50710.27-1.96
Total valid votes 4,937100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -3.48
1978 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRayburn Donald Doucett2,03548.88-14.77
Progressive ConservativeGuy Laviolette1,40233.68+2.44
New DemocraticGail Walsh50912.23+7.12
Parti acadienRoland Godin2175.21
Total valid votes 4,163100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -8.60
1974 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalRayburn Donald Doucett2,29263.65
Progressive ConservativeHarmon Leigh McCormick1,12531.24
New DemocraticDorothy Ravenscroft1845.11
Total valid votes 3,601100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election, with Rayburn Doucett being one of three incumbents.
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