Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 to 1968.

Restigouche—Madawaska
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct federal electoral district
LegislatureHouse of Commons
District created1914
District abolished1966
First contested1917
Last contested1965

This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Restigouche and Victoria ridings.

With the 1966 redistribution, Madawaska County was moved to the new Madawaska—Victoria riding, while Restigouche County became the district of Restigouche.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Restigouche—Madawaska
Riding created from Restigouche and Victoria
13th  1917–1921     Pius Michaud Opposition (Laurier Liberals)
14th  1921–1925     Liberal
15th  1925–1926     Arthur Culligan Conservative
16th  1926–1930     Stanislas Blanchard Liberal
17th  1930–1933     Maxime Cormier Conservative
 1933–1935     Joseph-Enoil Michaud Liberal
18th  1935–1940
19th  1940–1945
20th  1945–1949 Benoît Michaud
21st  1949–1949
 1949–1953     Paul Dubé Independent Liberal
22nd  1953–1955     Joseph Gaspard Boucher Liberal
 1955–1957     Charles Van Horne Progressive Conservative
23rd  1957–1958
24th  1958–1961
 1961–1962 Edgar Fournier
25th  1962–1963     Jean-Eudes Dubé Liberal
26th  1963–1965
27th  1965–1967
Riding dissolved into Madawaska—Victoria and Restigouche

Election results

1965 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Eudes Dubé15,21155.4+6.4
Progressive ConservativeFernand Dubé10,16337.0+18.3
Ralliement créditisteJoseph-Hurgel Dubé1,0813.9-28.2
New DemocraticEmelia Nugent1,0173.7*
1963 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Eudes Dubé14,11149.0+3.3
Social CreditCharles-Leopold Dubé9,30632.3+26.2
Progressive ConservativeLouis Ayles5,40018.7-25.2
1962 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJean-Eudes Dubé13,52545.7-2.5
Progressive ConservativeEdgar Fournier12,99243.9-7.9
Social CreditAndré Boudreau1,7946.1*
New DemocraticAurèle Ferlatte1,2564.2*
By-election on May 29, 1961
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeEdgar Fournier14,56651.8-4.3
LiberalJean-Eudes Dubé13,54448.2+6.1
1958 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Van Horne17,22156.2+1.5
LiberalRalph Azzie12,90942.1-3.2
Social CreditJoseph Senechal5381.8*
1957 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeCharles Van Horne15,77454.7+1.8
LiberalRalph Azzie13,03745.3+1.2
By-election on September 26, 1955
Party Candidate Votes
Progressive ConservativeCharles Van Horne12,94252.9+23.7
LiberalJohn Bugold10,77044.1-6.1
Independent Social CreditFrederick Prickett7373.0*
1953 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Gaspard Boucher13,26650.2-15.2
Progressive ConservativeDillon Arseneault7,72429.2+3.6
Independent LiberalPaul Dubé4,31716.3*
Co-operative CommonwealthOreian Richard Cole1,1264.3*
By-election on October 24, 1949
Party Candidate Votes
Independent LiberalPaul Dubé15,91958.5
LiberalAlbert Pichette7,19441.5
1949 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBenoît Michaud15,91965.4+10.2
Progressive ConservativeRené Hudon6,23825.6+2.1
Union des électeursArmand Grondin2,1728.9*
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalBenoît Michaud12,20055.2-14.7
Progressive ConservativeAntoine McLaughlin5,20523.5-6.6
Co-operative CommonwealthHarry Marmen2,41210.9*
Independent LiberalPaul Dubé2,30010.4*
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Michaud12,16469.9-7.1
National GovernmentOscar Levasseur5,23930.1+7.1
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalJoseph Michaud13,56277.0+15.9
ConservativeHenry Diotte4,04523.0-5.1
By-election on October 23, 1933
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalJoseph Michaud11,95861.1+12.5
ConservativePaul Dubé5,49828.1-23.3
Farmer-Labour John Lewis Gordon Annett 2,117 10.8 *
1930 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeMaxime Cormier10,03751.4+8.3
LiberalThomas McEvoy9,48948.6-8.3
1926 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalStanislas Blanchard9,03356.9+13.4
ConservativeArthur Culligan6,85043.1-13.4
1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeArthur Culligan6,37456.5+38.0
LiberalPius Michaud4,90443.5-38.0
1921 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalPius Michaud7,59381.5+12.4
ConservativeWilliam Montgomery1,72318.5-12.4
1917 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Opposition (Laurier Liberals)Pius Michaud5,07769.1
Government (Unionist)David Stewart2,27130.9

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