Tracadie (electoral district)

Tracadie
New Brunswick electoral district
Defunct provincial electoral district
Legislature Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
District created 1973
District abolished 1994
First contested 1974
Last contested 1994

Tracadie was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It has been superseded by the Tracadie-Sheila district in 1995.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
RIding created from Gloucester
48th  1974–1978     Adjutor Ferguson Liberal
49th  1978–1982     Doug Young Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1988
 1988–1991     Denis Losier Liberal
52nd  1991–1994
 1994–1995     Elvy Robichaud Progressive Conservative
Riding dissolved into Tracadie-Sheila and Centre-Péninsule

Election results

New Brunswick provincial by-election, 26 September 1994
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Progressive ConservativeElvy Robichaud 5,605 56.45 +35.22
LiberalAquila Comeau 4,249 42.79 -21.57
Confederation of RegionsGisèle Blanchard 75 0.76
New Democraticnil withdrawn
Total valid votes 9,929100.0  
Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +28.40
New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDenis Losier 6,374 64.36 -18.53
Progressive ConservativeColette McGraw 2,103 21.23
New DemocraticPierre Cousineau 1,427 14.41
Total valid votes 9,904100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -19.88
New Brunswick provincial by-election, 14 November 1988
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDenis Losier 5,359 82.89 +24.29
IndependentYvon T. McGraw 1,106 17.11
Total valid votes 6,465100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.59
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDouglas M. Young 5,787 58.60 +1.17
Progressive ConservativeColette McGraw 3,081 31.20 -6.02
New DemocraticSerge Robichaud 823 8.33
IndependentFernand Losier 184 1.86 -0.23
Total valid votes 9,875100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +3.60
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDoug Young 5,308 57.43 +0.40
Progressive ConservativeHenri Thomas 3,440 37.22 +4.76
Parti acadienMichael Blanchard 301 3.26 -7.25
IndependentFernand Losier 193 2.09
Total valid votes 9,242100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -2.18
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalDouglas M. Young 4,374 57.03 +0.26
Progressive ConservativeGeorge McLaughlin 2,490 32.46 -4.40
Parti acadienAlyre Morais 806 10.51 +4.14
Total valid votes 7,670100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +2.33
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalAdjutor Ferguson 3,501 56.77
Progressive ConservativePaul Boudreau 2,273 36.86
Parti acadienRéjean Comeau 393 6.37
Total valid votes 6,167100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Gloucester elected 5 (of 5) Liberals in the last election, and one Progressive Conservative member was elected in the 1972 by-election. Adjutor Ferguson was one of five incumbents.


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