Dalhousie (electoral district)

For the former electoral district in Victoria, Australia, see Electoral district of Dalhousie.
Dalhousie
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 1991

Dalhousie was a provincial electoral district in New Brunswick. It was created from the multi-member riding of Restigouche in the 1973 electoral redistribution, and abolished in the 1994 electoral redistribution.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Restigouche
48th  1974–1978     John Potter Progressive Conservative
49th  1978–1982     Allan Maher Liberal
50th  1982–1987
51st  1987–1991
52nd  1991–1995
Riding dissolved into Dalhousie-Restigouche East and Campbellton

Election results

New Brunswick general election, 1991
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Maher 2,804 48.43 -29.09
New DemocraticAurele Ferlotte 1,927 33.28 +26.70
Progressive ConservativeScott Chedore 608 10.50 -5.41
Confederation of RegionsIsabelle Ann Culverwell Davis 451 7.79
Total valid votes 5,790100.0  
Liberal hold Swing -27.90
New Brunswick general election, 1987
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Maher 4,479 77.52 +22.30
Progressive ConservativeScott Chedore 919 15.91 -16.50
New DemocraticStewart Beckingham 380 6.58 -4.21
Total valid votes 5,778100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +19.40
New Brunswick general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan Maher 3,179 55.22 +5.17
Progressive ConservativeA.R. Sandy MacLean 1,866 32.41 -8.00
New DemocraticBertha Huard 621 10.79 +5.76
Parti acadienRéal Gendron 91 1.58 -2.94
Total valid votes 5,757100.0  
Liberal hold Swing +6.58
New Brunswick general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
LiberalAllan E. Maher 2,726 50.05 +7.48
Progressive ConservativeAubrey Brownie 2,201 40.41 -9.03
New DemocraticLéopold Arseneault 274 5.03 +1.00
Parti acadienRéal Gendron 246 4.52 +0.55
Total valid votes 5,447100.0  
Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +8.26
New Brunswick general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Potter 2,627 49.44
LiberalAllan Maher 2,262 42.57
New DemocraticJohn McEwen 214 4.03
Parti acadienRéal Gendron 211 3.97
Total valid votes 5,314100.0  
The previous multi-member riding of Restigouche went totally Liberal in the previous election. None of the three incumbents ran in this riding.
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