Madawaska—Victoria - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Madawaska—Victoria was a federal electoral district

Electoral district (Canada)

An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...

in 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

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

from 1968 to 1997.

The riding consisted of Madawaska

Madawaska County, New Brunswick

Madawaska County , also known as the "New Brunswick Panhandle", is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Over 90% of the county's population speaks French...

and Victoria

Victoria County, New Brunswick

Victoria County is located in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. Farming, especially of potatoes, is the major industry in the county.-Communities:...

Counties, which until 1966 had been part of Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska

Restigouche—Madawaska was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968.This riding was created in 1914 from parts of Restigouche and Victoria ridings....

and Victoria—Carleton

Victoria—Carleton

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

respectively. The district's boundaries did not change during its 30 years. With the 1996 redistribution, most of Madawaska County was placed in the revived Madawaska—Restigouche

Madawaska—Restigouche

Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997...

, while Victoria County became part of Tobique—Mactaquac

Tobique—Mactaquac

Tobique—Mactaquac is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997...

riding.

Bernard Valcourt

Bernard Valcourt

Bernard Valcourt, PC is a Canadian politician and lawyer.-Entrance to politics:Valcourt was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney to power. He was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet in 1986 as a...

, the only non-Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

ever elected from this riding, served several positions in Brian Mulroney

Brian Mulroney

Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...

's cabinet between 1988 and 1993.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament

Member of Parliament

A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

Eymard Corbin
Eymard Corbin
Eymard Georges Corbin is a retired Canadian Senator.Corbin, a teacher and journalist by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Victoria in New Brunswick.He served as a parliamentary secretary in the...

, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

(1968-1984)
Bernard Valcourt
Bernard Valcourt
Bernard Valcourt, PC is a Canadian politician and lawyer.-Entrance to politics:Valcourt was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney to power. He was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet in 1986 as a...

, Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

(1984-1993)
Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais
Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais
Pierrette Ringuette , also formerly known as Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais, is a Canadian Senator.Ringuette, a businesswoman and professor, was the first francophone woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick...

, Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...

(1993-1997)

Election results

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|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais

Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais

Pierrette Ringuette , also formerly known as Pierrette Ringuette-Maltais, is a Canadian Senator.Ringuette, a businesswoman and professor, was the first francophone woman to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick...

|align="right"|16,058
|align="right"|48.8
|align="right"|+5.0
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Bernard Valcourt

Bernard Valcourt

|align="right"|15,045
|align="right"|45.7
|align="right"|-2.5
|-

|Reform

Reform Party of Canada

The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....

|Kimberly Spikings
|align="right"|955
|align="right"|2.9
|align="right"|+2.9
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Bernard Valcourt

Bernard Valcourt

|align="right"|14,747
|align="right"|48.2
|align="right"|-3.7
|-

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Romeo Rossignol
|align="right"|13,385
|align="right"|43.8
|align="right"|+1.9
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Bernard Valcourt

Bernard Valcourt

|align="right"|16,411
|align="right"|51.9
|align="right"|+29.0
|-

|Liberal

Liberal Party of Canada

|Gerald Clavette
|align="right"|13,245
|align="right"|41.9
|align="right"|-23.9
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Liberal Party of Canada

|Eymard Corbin

Eymard Corbin

Eymard Georges Corbin is a retired Canadian Senator.Corbin, a teacher and journalist by profession, was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Madawaska—Victoria in New Brunswick.He served as a parliamentary secretary in the...

|align="right"|17,190
|align="right"|65.8
|align="right"|+4.0
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Gerald Akerley
|align="right"|5,979
|align="right"|22.9
|align="right"|-9.0
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Liberal Party of Canada

|Eymard Corbin

Eymard Corbin

|align="right"|15,851
|align="right"|61.8
|align="right"|-2.5
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Roger Guimond
|align="right"|8,171
|align="right"|31.9
|align="right"|+0.3
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Liberal Party of Canada

|Eymard Corbin

Eymard Corbin

|align="right"|14,310
|align="right"|64.3
|align="right"|+9.0
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Warren Winchester
|align="right"|7,023
|align="right"|31.6
|align="right"|-5.6
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Liberal Party of Canada

|Eymard Corbin

Eymard Corbin

|align="right"|13,104
|align="right"|55.3
|align="right"|+5.3
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Lawrence Fyfe
|align="right"|8,822
|align="right"|37.2
|align="right"|-10.9
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

Liberal Party of Canada

|Eymard Corbin

Eymard Corbin

|align="right"|9,924
|align="right"|50.0
|align="right"|*
|-

| style="width: 150px" |Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....

|Jean-Maurice Simard

Jean-Maurice Simard

Jean-Maurice Simard was a Canadian Chartered Accountant and politician remembered as a strong promoter of French language rights and defender of Canadian bilingualism....

|align="right"|9,541
|align="right"|48.1
|align="right"|*
|-

|New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party

External links

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Riding history from the Library of Parliament
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Members of Parliament

Election results

See also

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