- Bathurst (electoral district)
Bathurst is a provincial
electoral district for the Legislative Assembly ofNew Brunswick ,Canada . It was created in the 1967 redistribution when cities were separated from their counties and made independent districts. It was not changed in either the 1973 or 1994 redistributions but in 2006 it lost some territory to the neighbouring riding of Nepisiguit. It is one of the safest Liberal seats in the province.Results
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LiberalHarry H. Williamson
align="right"|4376
align="right"|66.2%
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Progressive Conservative
Ian Tower
align="right"|2239
align="right"|33.8%
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align="left"|Liberal hold*.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|2137
align="right"|32.3% election box end* This was a new district created out of Gloucester which went totally Liberal in the previous election-
LiberalH. H. Williamson
align="right"|4142
align="right"|59.9%
align="right"|-6.3%
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Progressive Conservative
J. Adolphus Picot
align="right"|2768
align="right"|40.1%
align="right"|+6.3%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1374
align="right"|19.9% election box end-
LiberalEugene McGinley
align="right"|3095
align="right"|50.6%
align="right"|-9.3%
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Progressive Conservative
Nicholas Dimitroff
align="right"|2584
align="right"|42.2%
align="right"|+2.1%
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Independent
Louis L. Boudreau
align="right"|443
align="right"|7.2%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|511
align="right"|8.3% election box end* Held upon the death ofH. H. Williamson ** Neither Boudreau nor another independent contested the previous election-
LiberalEugene McGinley
align="right"|3806
align="right"|53.0%
align="right"|+2.4%
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Progressive Conservative
Jean-Paul Lavoie
align="right"|2774
align="right"|38.6%
align="right"|+3.6%
-Parti acadien
Jean-Pierre Lanteigne
align="right"|435
align="right"|6.1%
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New Democratic
Lionel Hachey
align="right"|168
align="right"|2.3%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|1032
align="right"|14.4% election box end* Neither theParti acadien nor the NDP contested the previous election in Bathurst-
Liberal
Paul Kenny
align="right"|2667
align="right"|35.7%
align="right"|-17.3%
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New Democratic
Kevin Mann
align="right"|2176
align="right"|29.1%
align="right"|+26.8%
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Progressive Conservative
John A. Duffy
align="right"|2075
align="right"|27.7%
align="right"|-10.9%
-Parti acadien
Lucie Losier
align="right"|560
align="right"|7.5%
align="right"|+1.4%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|491
align="right"|6.6% election box end-
Liberal
Paul Kenny
align="right"|3406
align="right"|39.7%
align="right"|+4.0%
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Progressive Conservative
Jim MacLaggan
align="right"|2820
align="right"|32.9%
align="right"|+5.2%
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New Democratic
Kevin Mann, Jr.
align="right"|2352
align="right"|27.4%
align="right"|-1.7%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|586
align="right"|6.8% election box end-
Liberal
Paul Kenny
align="right"|6281
align="right"|78.8%
align="right"|+39.1%
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Progressive Conservative
René Pratt
align="right"|1126
align="right"|14.1%
align="right"|-18.8%
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New Democratic
Richard Doucet
align="right"|566
align="right"|7.1%
align="right"|-20.3%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|5155
align="right"|64.7% election box end-
LiberalMarcelle Mersereau
align="right"|4047
align="right"|56.3%
align="right"|-22.5%
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Confederation of Regions
Laurie Joseph Robichaud
align="right"|1280
align="right"|17.8%
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Progressive Conservative
Wilt Claire
align="right"|1025
align="right"|14.3%
align="right"|+0.2%
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New Democratic
Colette Buttimer
align="right"|832
align="right"|11.6%
align="right"|+4.5%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|2767
align="right"|38.5% election box end* CoR did not contest the previous election-
LiberalMarcelle Mersereau
align="right"|4956
align="right"|74.6%
align="right"|+18.3%
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New Democratic
Kim Power
align="right"|824
align="right"|12.4%
align="right"|+0.8%
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Progressive Conservative
Graham Wiseman
align="right"|695
align="right"|10.5%
align="right"|-3.8%
-Natural Law Party
William Parker
align="right"|88
align="right"|1.3%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|4132
align="right"|62.2% election box end* Natural Law did not contest the previous election-
LiberalMarcelle Mersereau
align="right"|3418
align="right"|54.3%
align="right"|-20.3%
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Progressive Conservative
Robert "Bob" Stairs
align="right"|2427
align="right"|38.5%
align="right"|+28.0%
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New Democratic
Antoine Duguay
align="right"|453
align="right"|7.2%
align="right"|-5.2%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|991
align="right"|15.7% election box end-
Liberal
Brian Kenny
align="right"|3348
align="right"|48.5%
align="right"|-5.8%
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Progressive Conservative
Nancy McKay
align="right"|3252
align="right"|47.1%
align="right"|+8.6%
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New Democratic
Mark Robar
align="right"|304
align="right"|4.4%
align="right"|-2.8%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|96
align="right"|1.4% election box end-
Liberal
Brian Kenny
align="right"|3224
align="right"|48.9%
align="right"|+0.4%
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Progressive Conservative
Nancy McKay
align="right"|3037
align="right"|46.1%
align="right"|-1.0%
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New Democratic
Blair Lindsay
align="right"|328
align="right"|5.0%
align="right"|+0.6%
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align="left"|Liberal hold.
align="right"|Majority
align="right"|187
align="right"|2.8% election box endExternal links
* [http://www.gnb.ca/legis/index.asp Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick]
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