Campbellton-Dalhousie

Campbellton-Dalhousie is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was contested in the 2014 general election, having been created in the 2013 redistribution of electoral boundaries by combining portions of the Campbellton-Restigouche Centre and Dalhousie-Restigouche East electoral districts. The election was won by Donald Arseneault of the Liberal party.

Campbellton-Dalhousie
New Brunswick electoral district
The riding of Campbellton-Dalhousie in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts.
Coordinates:48.034°N 66.449°W / 48.034; -66.449
Provincial electoral district
LegislatureLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick
MLA
 
 		 
Guy Arseneault
Liberal
District created2013
First contested2014
Last contested2018
Demographics
Population (2011)14,942
Electors (2013)11,760
Census division(s)Restigouche
Census subdivision(s)Campbellton, Dalhousie

The district is the geographically smallest in predominantly rural Northern New Brunswick, consisting of the city of Campbellton, the town of Dalhousie and communities along a 20 km stretch of road between them.

The seat was vacated November 30, 2017; Arsenault was given an ultimatum by Liberal Leader Brian Gallant in reference to a perceived conflict of interest.[1] This was not the first time he held the spotlight in controversy; in an infamous deal, over $70 million of taxpayer money (known as the Atcon Scanda[2]) was lost through the decision making of the Liberal Caucus of which he was part (2009). The seat was won by Guy Arseneault on September 24, 2018.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Dalhousie-Restigouche East
and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre
58th  2014–2017     Donald Arseneault Liberal
59th  2018–2020 Guy Arseneault
60th  2020–Present

Election results
2020 New Brunswick general election
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy Arseneault4,54065.20+14.91
Progressive ConservativeCharles Stewart1,36919.66-4.15
GreenMarie-Christine Allard1,05415.14+6.53
Total valid votes 6,963100.00
Total rejected ballots 420.60-0.06
Turnout 7,00564.29-2.63
Eligible voters 10,896
Liberal hold Swing +9.53
Source: Elections New Brunswick[3]
2018 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalGuy Arseneault3,72050.29-11.96
Progressive ConservativeDiane Cyr1,76123.81-0.46
New DemocraticThérèse Tremblay7219.75-0.09
GreenAnnie Thériault6378.61+4.97
People's AllianceRobert Boudreau5587.54--
Total valid votes 7,397100.00
Total rejected ballots 490.66
Turnout 7,44666.92
Eligible voters 11,127
Liberal hold Swing -5.75
Source: Elections NB[4]
2014 New Brunswick general election
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalDonald Arseneault4,82062.25
Progressive ConservativeJoe. G. Elias1,87924.27
New DemocraticJamie O'Rourke7629.84
GreenHeather Wood2823.64
Total valid votes 7,743100.00
Total rejected ballots 490.63
Turnout 7,79266.93
Eligible voters 11,642
This riding was created from parts of Dalhousie-Restigouche East and Campbellton-Restigouche Centre, which elected a Liberal and a Progressive Conservative, respectively, in the previous election. Donald Arseneault was the incumbent from Dalhousie-Restigouche East.
Source: Elections New Brunswick[5]

References
  1. https://globalnews.ca/news/3841501/n-b-mla-donald-arseneault-resigns-seat-amid-conflict-of-interest-controversy/
  2. Atcon Scandal
  3. "Unofficial Results". Elections NB. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  4. https://www.electionsnb.ca/content/dam/enb/pdf/2018ProvRpt.pdf
  5. Elections New Brunswick (6 Oct 2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 15 Oct 2014.
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