Beauséjour (electoral district)

Beauséjour riding (formerly known as Beauséjour—Petitcodiac) is a federal electoral district in southeastern 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 (2012 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 contested2021
District webpageprofile, map
Demographics
Population (2021)[1]88,797
Electors (2019)69,444
Area (km²)[2]3,995.89
Pop. density (per km²)22.2
Census division(s)Kent, Westmorland
Census subdivision(s)Dieppe, 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 a large portion of Kent County. Major towns in the riding include Shediac, Cap-Pelé, Sackville, Bouctouche, Richibucto and the Southern and Eastern portions of Dieppe. 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. Between a 1990 by-election and 1993, it was the seat of Liberal leader and later Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

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.

in the 2012 federal electoral redistribution, the riding lost a large portion of western Kent County to Miramichi—Grand Lake and a portion of Moncton Parish to Fundy Royal, but gained a portion of western Dieppe from Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe.

Political history

Historical population
YearPop.±%
200173,871    
200676,279+3.3%
201178,076+2.4%
201682,292+5.4%
202188,797+7.9%

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

Former 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 PPC Association Nancy Mercier 49 Alleluia Rd. Shediac
  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  2019–2021
44th  2021–present

Election results

Graph of election results in Westmorland—Kent, Beauséjour(1987-1997), Beauséjour—Petitcodiac, Beauséjour(2003-) (1966-, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

Beauséjour

Graph of election results in Beauséjour (2003-, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)

2021 general election

2021 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc27,31355.6+9.1$66,501.84
ConservativeShelly Mitchell9,52619.4+1.8$14,489.19
New DemocraticEvelyne Godfrey5,39411.0+3.7$516.68
GreenStella Anna Girouard2,7985.7-21.0$864.18
People'sJack Minor3,7237.6+5.6$11,448.76
FreeIsabelle Sauriol Chiasson3910.8N/A$0.00
Total valid votes/Expense limit 49,14599.4$107,726.91
Total rejected ballots 2940.6
Turnout 49,43968.0-10.0
Registered voters 72,726
Liberal hold Swing +5.5
Source: Elections Canada[3]

2019 general election

2019 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalDominic LeBlanc24,94846.47−22.54$83,393.36
GreenLaura Reinsborough14,30526.65+22.16$74,321.26
ConservativeVincent Cormier9,43817.58+6.21$39,043.98
New DemocraticJean-Marc Bélanger3,9407.34−7.79none listed
People'sNancy Mercier1,0541.96New$6,338.64
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[4][5]

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[6][7]
2011 federal election redistributed results[8]
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:[9][10]

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, 19972003

Graph of election results in Beauséjour—Petitcodiac (1997-2003, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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, 19871997

Graph of election results in Beauséjour (1987-1997, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
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, 19661987

Graph of election results in Westmorland—Kent (1966-1987, minor parties that never got 2% of the vote or didn't run consistently are omitted)
1984 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalFernand Robichaud14,70941.75-25.37
Progressive ConservativeLouis LeBlanc13,37137.96+21.39
New DemocraticClaire Doiron7,14820.29+3.98
Total valid votes 35,228 100.00
1980 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRoméo LeBlanc21,62567.12+3.36
Progressive ConservativeHarvey Mesheau5,33916.57-4.75
New DemocraticRené Vannieuwenhuizen5,25516.31+1.39
Total valid votes 32,219 100.00
1979 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRoméo LeBlanc19,69563.76+1.42
Progressive ConservativeLionel Mills6,58421.32-3.44
New DemocraticRené Vannieuwenhuizen4,60914.92+4.58
Total valid votes 30,888 100.00
1974 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRoméo LeBlanc16,34062.34+6.35
Progressive ConservativeMichel Leger6,49024.76-6.02
New DemocraticJohn LaBossiere2,71010.34+2.35
Social CreditJohn Arseneault6712.56-2.68
Total valid votes 26,211 100.00
1972 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRoméo LeBlanc14,74755.99+2.67
Progressive ConservativeMichel Leger8,10730.78-7.48
New DemocraticJohn LaBossiere2,1047.99-0.44
Social CreditHenry Landry1,3815.24-
Total valid votes 26,339 100.00
1968 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalGuy F. Crossman11,51953.32
Progressive ConservativeFrédéric Arseneault8,26538.26
New DemocraticJohn Judson1,8218.43
Total valid votes 21,605 100.00

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.[11]

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

See also

References

  • "Beauséjour (electoral district) (Code 13002) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. Retrieved March 3, 2011.

Notes

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

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