Results, Ridings and Candidates
Acadie - Bathurst
2008 Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008 5:00 PM EST | 244/244 polls | |||
| NDP | Yvon Godin | 25,740 | 57.42 |
Elected |
| LIB | Odette Robichaud | 9,850 | 21.97 |
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| CON | Jean-Guy Dubé | 8,336 | 18.59 |
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| GRN | Michelle Aubin | 904 | 2.02 |
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Unofficial results were updated at the time shown following judicial recounts in six ridings. For more recent results, visit Elections Canada. The CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites. External links will open in a new window.
View these results in the interactive map »- Jean Guy Dubé
- Michelle Aubin
- Odette Robichaud
- Yvon Godin (Incumbent)
Jean Guy Dubé
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthdate: Jan. 4, 1959
Age: 49
Birthplace: Baie-Comeau, Que.
Education: Studied business administration at the University of Moncton
Profession: Businessman
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Dianne DesRoches
Children: Two - Natasha and François
Career Background: After managing a sporting goods store in Moncton for two years, he worked as general manager of two credit unions until 1988. In 1989, he opened a consulting company, which he operated for a year before being appointed the industrial commissioner for Kent County. In 1993, he was named general manager of the Association de la Presse Francophone, in Ottawa. He decided to relaunch his business-consulting company in 1995.
Mailing address:
5767 Road #11
Rivière du Portage, N.B.
E9H 1W7
Contact information:
Michelle Aubin
Party: Green Party of Canada
Birthplace: Alberta
Profession: Legal secretary and music teacher
Community Activities: Has helped organize bicycle safety rodeos, children’s Christmas parties and the financing of student scholarships and bursaries as a member of the Moncton-Dieppe Optimist Club. Co-founded the group Eau Water Sankwan which fought the privatization of Moncton's water supply.
Contact information:
Telephone: 866-868-3447
Odette Robichaud
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birthplace: Inkerman, N.B.
Profession: Court stenographer
Marital Status: Married
Children: Three
Career Background: Has been a court stenographer for 28 years.
Community Activities: Chair of the local section of the Canadian Union of Public Employees for court stenographers. Also involved in CUPE at the regional, provincial and national levels, specifically in committees and working groups for women. She is the second vice-chair of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour's Board of Directors and the past president of the Conseil du Travail de la Péninsule acadienne (Acadien Peninsula Labour Board). She is an elected school board councillor and acts as the District 9 Acadian Peninsula School Board Chair. She is also a member of the Provincial Interministerial Advisory Committee on Inclusive Education, the Fédération des conseils d'éducation du Nouveau-Brunswick (New Brunswick Education Board Federation)and on the board of directors of the Fédération des conseils scolaires francophones (Francophone Education Boards Federation).
Mailing address:
1362 Route 113
P.O. Box 3004
Inkerman, N.B.
E8P 1E8
Contact information:
Telephone: 506-336-9227
nbliberal.ca/web/odette_robichaud.html
Yvon Godin
Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birthdate: May 12, 1955
Age: 52
Birthplace: Saint-Sauveur, N.B.
Education: Studied at École Népisiguit in Bathurst
Profession: Mining industry worker; union official
Marital Status: Partner
Name of Partner: Lyna Mainville
Children: Three - Stephanie, Celine and Nadine
Career Background: Started out as a miner in 1975. Elected treasurer of the United Steelworkers of America local at the Brunswick Mine in Bathurst. Served as president of the local for six years and became union representative for 2,500 USWA members. Negotiated 37 collective agreements over nine years, none of which resulted in strikes. Worker representative on the provincial minimum wage committee for seven. Member of the federal committee on training for miners and fish plant workers.
Community Activities: Founding member of the Allardville Fire Brigade and president of the Allardville Local Service District.
Electoral History
Federal: Elected in Acadie-Bathurst in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2006.
Political History
Committee: Vice-chair of the committee on Official Languages. Member of the committees on Official Languages and on Procedure and House Affairs.
Caucus: Member of the NDP caucus.
Contact information:
CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external sites - links will open in new window.2008 Results
Overall Results
| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Updated: Nov. 7, 2008, 5:00 PM EST | ||||
| CON | 143 | 0 | 143 | 37.63 |
| LIB | 77 | 0 | 77 | 26.24 |
| BQ | 49 | 0 | 49 | 9.97 |
| NDP | 37 | 0 | 37 | 18.20 |
| IND | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.65 |
| GRN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.80 |
| OTH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
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