Gloucester (provincial electoral district)

Gloucester was a provincial

Provinces and territories of Canada

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electoral district

Electoral district

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for the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is located in Fredericton. It was established de jure when the colony was created in 1784, but only came in to session in 1786 following the first elections in late 1785. Until 1891, it was the lower house in a bicameral legislature when its upper house...

of New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

, Canada

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. It used a bloc voting

Plurality-at-large voting

Plurality-at-large voting is a non-proportional voting system for electing several representatives from a single multimember electoral district using a series of check boxes and tallying votes similar to a plurality election...

system to elect candidates. It was abolished with the 1973 electoral redistribution

New Brunswick electoral redistribution, 1973

The New Brunswick electoral redistribution of 1973 was the most radical redistribution of electoral districts in the history of New Brunswick, Canada. Under this redistribution, New Brunswick changed from a bloc voting electoral system to first past the post...

, divided up into five first past the post districts: Caraquet

Caraquet (electoral district)

Caraquet is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created in 1973 from Gloucester. The riding is centred on the town of Caraquet.-MLAs:*Onil Doiron, Liberal...

, Nepisiguit-Chaleur, Nigadoo-Chaleur

Nigadoo-Chaleur

Nigadoo—Chaleur is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.-History and geography:Nigadoo—Chaleur was created in the 1973 electoral redistribution as one of the five districts from the previous Gloucester district, defined as the parish of Beresford and...

, Shippagan-les-Iles and Tracadie.

Members of the Legaslative Assembly

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office	Lorenzo Morais	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	1972	1974	André Robichaud	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1970	1974Re-elected in Shippagan-les-Iles in 1974.	A.A. Ferguson	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1967	1970	Gérard Haché	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1967	1970	J. Omer Boudreau	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1963	1974	Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1960 to 1970....	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1960	1972	H. H. Williamson H. H. Williamson Harry Havelock Williamson was a prospector and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County and then Bathurst in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal from 1960 to 1972....	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1960	1967Re-elected in Bathurst Bathurst (electoral district) Bathurst is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada.-History and Geography:It was created in the 1967 redistribution when cities were separated from their counties and made independent districts. It was not changed in either the 1973 or 1994... in 1967.	Claude Savoie	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1957	1967	Ernest Richard Ernest Richard Rhéal Ernest Richard May 1, 1922 - September 25, 2006 was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.Known by his middle name, Ernest Richard was born and raised in Shippagan, New Brunswick. He was involved in the east-coast fishing industry for many years. He was ...	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1948	1970	Michel Fournier J. Michel Fournier Joseph Michel Fournier was a Canadian politician. Born in the village of Pointe-Verte, New Brunswick, Michel Fournier was educated at the Academy in Tracadie and graduated in 1927 with a BA degree from University of St. Joseph's College in Memramcook.A farmer who was active in his industry, Michel...	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1945	1963	Frederick C. Young Frederick C. Young Frederick Carman Young was a merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1944 to 1960 as a Liberal member....	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1944	1960	Joseph E. Connolly	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1940	1960	William A. Losier	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1935	1944	F.T.B. Young Frederick T. B. Young Frederick Temple Blackwood Young , better known at F.T.B. Young, was a business leader and politician from Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada....	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1935	1940	Wesley H. Coffyn	Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	1931	1935	Clovis T. Richard	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1926	1945	John B. London	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1925	1931	J. André Doucet J. André Doucet Joseph André Doucet was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1923-1956 and who served on the Executive Council of New Brunswick from 1940-1952....	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1921	1956	Jean G. Robichaud	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1917	1925	Martin J. Robichaud		1912	1917	A.L.H. Stewart		1912	1917	Alfred J. Witzell		1912	1917	John B. Hachey		1912	1917	Seraphine R. Léger	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1917	1925		1908	1912	James P. Byrne	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1917	1925		1908	1912	Alphonse Sormany		1908	1912	Theobald M. Burns Theobald M. Burns Theobald Matthew Burns was a lumber merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1899 to 1908 as a Conservative member....		1899	1908	John Young		1899	1908	Prosper E. Paulin Prosper E. Paulin Prosper Elize Paulin was a teacher, auctioneer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He was elected in the 1895 provincial election to represent Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Conservative member. He served until 1899.He was born in Caraquet, New...		1896	1899	John Sievewright John Sievewright John Sievewright was a teacher and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1892 to 1899 as an Independent member....		1896	1899	Peter J. Veniot	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	1917	1926		1896	1899	Joseph Poirier Joseph Poirier Joseph Poirier was a farmer and politician in Quebec. He represented Beauce in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal and from 1892 to 1897 as a Conservative member....		1899	1908	1890	1895	James Young James Young James Young was a Scottish chemist best known for his method of distilling paraffin from coal.-Early life:James Young was born in the Drygate area of Glasgow, the son of John Young, a cabinetmaker and joiner...		1886	1890	Francis J. McManus Francis J. McManus Francis James McManus was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1878 to 1886 as a Liberal member....		1879	1886	Patrick G. Ryan Patrick G. Ryan Patrick George Ryan was a leather manufacturer and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1876 to 1895 as a Liberal....		1876	1895	Kennedy F. Burns		1875	1878	Théotime Blanchard Théotime Blanchard Théotime Blanchard was a teacher, farmer, merchant and politician in the Province of New Brunswick, Canada...		1870	1878	Samuel H. Napier Samuel Napier Samuel Hawkins "Sam" Napier was a Scottish-born prospector and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Gloucester in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1874....		1870	1874	John Meahan John Meahan John Meahan was an Irish-born shipbuilder and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Gloucester in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1862 to 1870....		1862	1870	Robert Young		1862	1870	Patrick McNaughton		1854	1856	Robert Gordon		1851	1854	Joseph Read		1856	1861	1847	1854	Joshua Alexandre		1843	1846	Peter Stewart		1835	1842	William End William End William End was an Irish-born lawyer and politician in New Brunswick. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1830 to 1850 and from 1854 to 1861....		1854	1861	1831	1850	Hugh Munro		1827	1830

1972 by-election

By-election: 18 September 1972
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Lorenzo Morais	13,685	53.88%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Richard Savoie	11,714	46.12%
Total Valid Votes			25,399	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			620	2.38%
Turnout			26,019	81.16%

1970 election

1970 New Brunswick election New Brunswick general election, 1970 The 27th New Brunswick general election was held on November 18, 1974, to elect 58 members to the 47th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada...
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Omer Boudreau	11,333	49.47%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Andre Robichaud	11,055	48.25%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean Bernard A. Jean was a lawyer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Gloucester County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick as a Liberal member from 1960 to 1970....	10,892	47.54%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Adjutor Ferguson	10,877	47.48%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Frank Branch	10,552	46.06%	X
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Camille Losier	5,175	22.59%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Calixte Chiasson	5,132	22.40%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Roland Boudreau	4,538	19.81%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Odilon Boudreau	4,272	18.65%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	William Young	4,211	18.38%
	Independent	Andre Dumont	646	2.82%
Total Valid Votes			22,910	100.00%
Total Rejected Ballots			192	0.84%
Turnout			22,910	87.95%

1967 election

1967 New Brunswick election New Brunswick general election, 1967 The 26th New Brunswick general election was held on October 23, 1967, to elect 58 members to the 46th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada....
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Elected
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Omer Boudreau	12,350	61.16%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Adjutor Ferguson	12,048	59.66%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Gerard Hache	11,900	58.93%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Bernard A. Jean	11,890	58.88%	X
	Liberal New Brunswick Liberal Association The New Brunswick Liberal Association , more popularly known as the New Brunswick Liberal Party or Liberal Party of New Brunswick, is one of the two major political parties in the Canadian province of New Brunswick...	Ernest Richard Ernest Richard Rhéal Ernest Richard May 1, 1922 - September 25, 2006 was a Canadian businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick.Known by his middle name, Ernest Richard was born and raised in Shippagan, New Brunswick. He was involved in the east-coast fishing industry for many years. He was ...	11,281	55.86%	X
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Gerard Arseneau	6,539	32.38%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Roland Boudreau	6,505	32.21%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Percy Cormier	6,310	31.25%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Bertie Ferguson	6,297	31.18%
	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right political party in New Brunswick, Canada. It has its origins in the pre-Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony...	Antonin Friolet	4,211	20.85%
Total Valid Votes			Estimate taken from the amount of votes from general polls, 19,720, and adding in the highest number of Liberal and Progressive Conservative votes from each of the advanced polls, as no total number of votes was available for these.20,194	100.00%

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