District Profiles

DISTRICT: VICTORIA-TOBIQUE
Candidate	Party	Vote Count	Vote Share	Elected
Larry R. Kennedy	LIB	4040	71.57%	X
Chris McLaughlin	PC	1451	25.7%
Paul Kendal	NDP	154	2.73%
September 20, 2:29:00 PM ADT		35 of 35 polls reporting

Victoria - Tobique (51)

Candidates:

PC:	Chris McLaughlin
LIB:	Larry Kennedy (incumbent)
NDP:	Paul Kendal

District Profile:

This district, on the western border along the St. John and Tobique rivers, includes all the parishes of Andover, Denmark, Perth, Gordon, Lorne, including the villages of Plaster Rock, Perth-Andover and Aroostook; Tobique 20 Reserve. Main industries are logging/forestry and potato farming. The total population is 12,025.

District Map:

From Elections New Brunswick:

51 Victoria - Tobique (3.32 mb - PDF)
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District History:

Victoria, a new riding in 1974, was a two-member seat until 1974.

LIB: 2003, 1999, 1997 byelection, 1995, 1991, 1987.
PC: 1982, 1978, 1976 byelection, 1974.

Redistribution

Redistribution in 2006 adds part of California Settlement from the electoral district of Grand Falls Region, and adds the areas of Upper Kent and Maplehurst from the electoral district of Carleton.

Political History:

VICTORIA-TOBIQUE
2003:	LIB LARRY KENNEDY defeated PC DENNIS CAMPBELL by 1,385 votes.
1999:	KENNEDY defeated PC CARMAN PIRIE by 359 votes.
1995:	KENNEDY defeated PC GREG INMAN by seven votes. After judicial recount and application to courts, N.B. Court of Appeal set aside election and new one was ordered. June 23, 1997 byelection: KENNEDY defeated INMAN by 449 votes.
1991:	KENNEDY defeated PC NEVILLE CRABBE by 1,190 votes.
1987:	KENNEDY defeated PC DOUGLAS MOORE by 1,661 votes.
1982:	MOORE defeated LIB MAURICE DIONNE by 459 votes.
1978:	MOORE defeated LIB BRUCE HOYT by 731 votes; March 14, 1978: MOORE appointed deputy Speaker
1974:	PC STEWART BROOKS defeated LIB ROGER PELKEY by 400 votes. After resignation of Brooks on Oct. 20, 1976, byelection was held Nov 29. and PC MOORE was elected.
Before 1974:	1970, 1967, 1963, 1960, 1956, 1952: PC STEWART BROOKS elected in Victoria. 1957: Appointed minister of municipal affairs; August 1958: Minister of public works; November 1970: Minister of public works and highways; July 1972: Minister of agriculture and rural development; 1973: Chair of NB Electric Power Commission.

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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