District Profiles

DISTRICT: CENTRE-PÉNINSULE-SAINT-SAUVEUR
Candidate	Party	Vote Count	Vote Share	Elected
Denis Landry	LIB	4142	56.15%	X
Louis-Philippe McGraw	PC	3235	43.85%
September 20, 1:55:00 PM ADT		36 of 36 polls reporting

Centre-Péninsule - Saint-Sauveur (8)

Candidates:

PC:	Louis-Philippe McGraw
LIB:	Denis Landry (incumbent)
NDP:	no candidate

District Profile:

This district is in the notheast part of province. It includes villages of Paquetville and Saint-Isidore, as well as parts of parishes of Saint-Isidore, Inkerman and Caraquet parishes.

According to 1991 census, 96.06% of the population listed French as mother tongue. The average family income was the lowest in the province and ranked second highest for percentage of population with less than Grade 9 education.

District Map:

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District History:

New district in 1995.
PC: 1999.
LIB: 1995.

Redistribution:

In the 2006 redistribution, Centre-Péninsule - Saint-Sauveur added the community of Saint-Sauveur from Nepisiguit, the community of Baie de Petit-Pokemouche from Lameque-Shippagan-Miscou, and the areas of Pont-Landry and Losier Settlement from Tracadie-Sheila. It lost the community of Burnsville, transferring it to Caraquet. The district's total population is 12,099.

Political History:

CENTRE-PÉNINSULE:
2003:	LIB DENIS LANDRY won the seat with 3,097 votes.
1999:	PC LOUIS-PHILLIPPE MCGRAW defeated LANDRY by 1,207 votes.
1995:	LANDRY defeated PC ROLAND MALLAIS by 699 votes.
TRACADIE:
1991:	LIB DENIS LOSIER defeated PC COLETTE McGRAW by 4,271 votes. Oct. 9, 1991: LOSIER appointed minister of economic development and tourism. After resignation of LOSIER, a byelection was held on Sept. 26, 1994, and PC ELVY ROBICHAUD defeated LIB AQUILA COMEAU by 1,356 votes.
1989:	June 15, 1989 to Oct. 9, 1991: LOSIER minister of fisheries and aquaculture.
1988:	After LIB DOUG YOUNG resigned to run federally, a byelection was held on Nov. 14 and LOSIER defeated IND YVON McGRAW by 4,269 votes.
1987:	YOUNG (leader of N.B. Liberals from 1981-83) won in 1978, 1982 and 1987. Oct. 27, 1987: Appointed minister of fisheries and aquaculture.
1978:	PC FERNAND DUBÉ defeated LIB WILFRED SENECHAL by 267 votes. 1978 to 1982: DUBÉ appointed minister of finance, and minister responsible for energy policy.
CARAQUET:
1994:	April 27: LIB BERNARD THERIAULT appointed minister of fisheries and aquaculture.
1987-1991:	THERIAULT won in 1987, 1991.
1982:	PC EMERY ROBICHAUD defeated LIB ONIL DOIRON by 886 votes.
1974-1978:	DOIRON won in 1974 and 1978.

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Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Leading	Total	Vote Share
LIB	29	0	29	47.10%
PC	26	0	26	47.50%
NDP	0	0	0	5.10%
OTH	0	0	0	.20%
Last Update:September 19, 1:13:13 AM ADT