The riding of Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts | |
| Defunct provincial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick |
| District created | 1973 |
| District abolished | 2023 |
| First contested | 1974 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2011) | 14,379[1] |
| Electors (2013) | 11,003[1] |
| Census division(s) | Northumberland,York |
| Census subdivision(s) | Blackville (parish),Miramichi River Valley,Blissfield,Chatham,Derby,Doaktown,Glenelg,Hardwick,Nelson,Southesk,Stanley,Upper Miramichi |
Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin (French:Miramichi-Sud-Ouest-Baie-du-Vin) was aprovincialelectoral district for theLegislative Assembly of New Brunswick,Canada. It was created asSouthwest Miramichi in1973, by which name it was known until 2014, and was largely unchanged in the1994 and2006 redistributions. In the2013 redistribution, it moved eastward absorbing those parts of the former district ofMiramichi-Bay du Vin which were outside the city ofMiramichi.
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Miramichi Riding created fromNorthumberland | ||||
| 48th | 1974–1978 | Sterling Hambrook | Progressive Conservative | |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | Morris Green | Liberal | |
| 50th | 1982–1987 | |||
| 51st | 1987–1991 | |||
| 52nd | 1991–1994 | Brent Taylor | Confederation of Regions | |
| 1994–1995 | Independent | |||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | Reg MacDonald | Liberal | |
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Norm Betts | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Rick Brewer | Liberal | |
| 56th | 2006–2010 | |||
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Jake Stewart | Progressive Conservative | |
| Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin | ||||
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Jake Stewart | Progressive Conservative | |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | |||
| 60th | 2020–2021 | |||
| 2022–2024 | Mike Dawson | |||
| Riding dissolved intoMiramichi West,Miramichi East, Kent North,Fredericton-York | ||||
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 20, 2022 Resignation ofJake Stewart | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Mike Dawson | 2,542 | 52.25 | +4.28 | ||||
| Liberal | Hannah Fulton Johnston | 1,737 | 35.70 | +13.98 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Larry Lynch | 363 | 7.46 | -20.53 | ||||
| Green | Julie Guillemet-Ackerman | 223 | 4.58 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,865 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 14 | 0.29 | +0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 4,879 | 43.57 | -28.30 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,199 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -4.85 | ||||||
| Source:Elections New Brunswick[2] | ||||||||
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,887 | 47.97 | +12.55 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Art O'Donnell | 2,268 | 27.99 | -7.01 | ||||
| Liberal | Josh McCormack | 1,760 | 21.72 | -1.12 | ||||
| New Democratic | Glenna Hanley | 188 | 2.32 | +1.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,103 | 99.75 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 20 | 0.25 | -0.04 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,123 | 71.87 | -2.28 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,303 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | +9.78 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 2,960 | 35.42 | -12.20 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Art O'Donnell | 2,925 | 35.00 | +26.39 | ||||
| Liberal | Andy Hardy | 1,909 | 22.84 | -13.78 | ||||
| Green | Byron J. Connors | 447 | 5.35 | +2.69 | ||||
| New Democratic | Roger Vautour | 97 | 1.16 | -3.32 | ||||
| KISS | Dawson Brideau | 19 | 0.23 | -- | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,357 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | -0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,381 | 74.15 | +3.92 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,303 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativehold | Swing | -19.30 | ||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,837 | 47.62 | -10.95 | ||||
| Liberal | Norma Smith | 2,951 | 36.63 | +6.44 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Wes Gullison | 694 | 8.61 | +3.62 | ||||
| New Democratic | Douglas Mullin | 361 | 4.48 | +1.37 | ||||
| Green | Kevin W. Matthews | 214 | 2.66 | -0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,057 | 99.65 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 28 | 0.35 | -0.27 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,085 | 70.23 | -5.38 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,512 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativenotional hold | Swing | -8.70 | ||||||
| [4] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jake Stewart | 3,786 | 58.57 | +14.05 | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Brewer | 1,951 | 30.18 | -21.90 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Wes Gullison | 323 | 5.00 | – | ||||
| Green | Jimmy D. Lawlor | 203 | 3.14 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Jason Robar | 201 | 3.11 | -0.29 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,464 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.62 | -0.01 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,504 | 75.61 | +3.93 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,602 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +17.97 | ||||||
| [5] | ||||||||
| 2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Brewer | 3,327 | 52.08 | +0.25 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Brent Taylor | 2,844 | 44.52 | +1.42 | ||||
| New Democratic | Lydia Calhoun | 217 | 3.40 | -1.67 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,388 | 99.38 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 40 | 0.62 | -0.38 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,428 | 71.68 | -6.11 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,968 | |||||||
| Liberalnotional hold | Swing | -0.59 | ||||||
| [6] | ||||||||
| 2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Brewer | 3,395 | 51.83 | +11.82 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Betts | 2,823 | 43.10 | -13.32 | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Ashford | 332 | 5.07 | +1.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,550 | 99.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 66 | 1.00 | +0.63 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,616 | 77.79 | -3.84 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,505 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +12.57 | ||||||
| [7] | ||||||||
| 1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norm Betts | 4,019 | 56.42 | +23.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Reg MacDonald | 2,850 | 40.01 | -5.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Terry Carter | 254 | 3.57 | -1.19 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,123 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 26 | 0.36 | -0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,149 | 81.63 | -0.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,758 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +14.56 | ||||||
| [8] | ||||||||
| 1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Reg MacDonald | 3,227 | 45.50 | +3.40 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Andy Dawson | 2,326 | 32.80 | +22.25 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Gerald Stewart | 1,055 | 14.88 | -29.57 | ||||
| New Democratic | Allan Goodfellow | 337 | 4.75 | +1.85 | ||||
| Independent | G. D. Holmes | 147 | 2.07 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,092 | 99.31 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 49 | 0.69 | +0.18 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,141 | 81.64 | -6.24 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,747 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromConfederation of Regions | Swing | -16.49 | ||||||
| [9] | ||||||||
| 1991 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Brent Taylor | 2,954 | 44.45 | – | ||||
| Liberal | Claude Stewart | 2,798 | 42.10 | -31.93 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Donald Long | 701 | 10.55 | -11.46 | ||||
| New Democratic | Larry Lynch | 193 | 2.90 | +0.05 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,646 | 99.49 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 34 | 0.51 | +0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,680 | 87.88 | +1.76 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 7,601 | |||||||
| Confederation of Regionsgain fromLiberal | Swing | +38.19 | ||||||
| [10] | ||||||||
| 1987 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Morris Green | 4,676 | 74.03 | +20.24 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Kevin Price | 1,390 | 22.01 | -17.07 | ||||
| New Democratic | Patrick Kelly | 180 | 2.85 | -1.22 | ||||
| Independent | Burton Joseph Kehoe | 70 | 1.11 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,316 | 99.57 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 27 | 0.43 | -0.32 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,343 | 86.12 | -0.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 7,365 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +18.66 | ||||||
| [11] | ||||||||
| 1982 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Morris Green | 3,225 | 53.79 | +2.41 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sterling Hambrook | 2,343 | 39.08 | -9.53 | ||||
| New Democratic | John Barry | 244 | 4.07 | – | ||||
| Independent | Floyd Wilson | 183 | 3.05 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,995 | 99.25 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 45 | 0.75 | -1.05 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,040 | 86.84 | +4.76 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,955 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +5.97 | ||||||
| [12] | ||||||||
| 1978 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Morris Green | 2,725 | 51.39 | +8.46 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | John Munn | 2,578 | 48.61 | -0.77 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,303 | 98.20 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 97 | 1.80 | +0.98 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,400 | 82.08 | +1.39 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 6,579 | |||||||
| Liberalgain fromProgressive Conservative | Swing | +4.62 | ||||||
| [13] | ||||||||
| 1974 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Sterling Hambrook | 2,454 | 49.39 | |||||
| Liberal | Roland "Doad" Walls | 2,133 | 42.93 | |||||
| New Democratic | Floyd Wilson | 382 | 7.69 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,969 | 99.18 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 41 | 0.82 | ||||||
| Turnout | 5,010 | 80.69 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 6,209 | |||||||
| The previous multi-member riding ofNorthumberland wenttotally Liberal in the last election. None of the five incumbents ran in this riding. | ||||||||
| [14] | ||||||||