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Acadie - Bathurst
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245/245 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| NDP | Yvon Godin | 32,017 | 69.66 |
Elected |
| CON | Louis Robichaud | 7,455 | 16.22 |
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| LIB | Jean Marie Gionet | 6,491 | 14.12 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
This riding is in the province's northeast corner, bordered to the north by Baie des Chaleurs and in the east by the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It includes the Acadian Peninsula and the land along Chaleur Bay and the gulf. Major communities are Bathurst, Beresford, Caraquet, Shippagan, Tracadie-Sheila, Petit-Rocher and Lamèque Island.
In 1996, about a quarter of the old Restigouche-Chaleur riding was added to Acadie-Bathurst. In the 2004 redistribution, about eight per cent of the riding was carved away, but a court challenge and review by the Electoral Boundaries Commission restored the boundaries set in 1996.
Population: 78,948 (2006 census; a decrease of 4.8% since 2001)
Political History
New Democrat Yvon Godin has held this seat since 1997, when the two-term incumbent, Liberal Doug Young, was unseated. Godin won convincingly in 2008, defeating Liberal Odette Robichaud, and in 2006, defeating Liberal Marcel Mersereau.
Prior to Young, this seat was held by Tory Roger Clinch. He had come to office in 1984 by handily beating five-term Liberal incumbent Herb Breau. Breau had been preceded by a six-term incumbent Liberal, Hedard Robichaud.
The riding was established in 1867 as Gloucester. Its name was changed on July 28, 1990, to Acadie-Bathurst.
- 1867, 72, 74, 78 - LIB
- 1882-1896 - CON
- 1900-1949 inclusive - LIB
- 1952 byelection - PC
- 1953-1980 inclusive - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988, 1993 - LIB
- 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - NDP
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 15.24% (11,840) |
| French | 39.61% (30,765) |
| Aboriginal | 4.74% (3,680) |
| American | 0.19% (145) |
| Canadian | 72.01% (55,930) |
| Caribbean | 0.03% (25) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.06% (45) |
| Western European | 1.13% (880) |
| Northern European | 0.18% (140) |
| Eastern European | 0.23% (180) |
| S European | 0.58% (450) |
| Other European | 0.08% (60) |
| Scandinavian | 0.18% (140) |
| Baltic | 0.03% (25) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.00% (0) |
| African | 0.12% (90) |
| Arab | 0.23% (175) |
| Maghrebi | 0.03% (20) |
| West Asia | 0.05% (40) |
| South Asia | 0.18% (140) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.26% (200) |
| Oceania | 0.00% (0) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 77,675 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 14% (11,170) |
| French | 85% (65,215) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (0) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (0) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (0) |
| Gitksan | 0% (0) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (0) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (10) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (0) |
| Ojibway | 0% (0) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (0) |
| Tlingit | 0% (0) |
| Italian | 0% (20) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (15) |
| Danish | 0% (0) |
| Dutch | 0% (20) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (60) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (15) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (10) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (0) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (25) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (30) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (35) |
| Hindi | 0% (35) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (20) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (35) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (20) |
| Korean | 0% (100) |
| Cantonese | 0% (0) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (20) |
| Mandarin | 0% (10) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (25) |
| Lao | 0% (0) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (0) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (0) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (0) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (35) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 77,040 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 9.71 |
| Mining | 0.18 |
| Utilities | 0.82 |
| Construction | 7.78 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 3.16 |
| Retail | 10.83 |
| Transport | 7.24 |
| Info Culture | 0.81 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.17 |
| Real Estate | 0.95 |
| ProSciTech | 3.09 |
| Management | 0.24 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.40 |
| Education | 6.32 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.32 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.15 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 5.58 |
| Public Admin | 4.75 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 35,775 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 12.6%
10% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 15.35%
14.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.38%
30.60%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $56,829
$63,913 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 1%
4% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 27.60%
29.79% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
We'll be updating these info pages as the campaign progresses. If you have any corrections, suggestions or new information to pass on, please email us.
Louis Robichaud | |
| Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married to Celine Basque |
| Children: | Two daughters |
| Profession: | Tradesperson |
Jean-Marie Gionet | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: 506-764-2722 1077 Parc St. Paquetville, N.B. E8R 1J3 |
| Profession: | Municipal councillor |
| Political Career: | MUNICIPAL: Bas-Caraquet councillor, president of the Commission on Waste Management in the Acadian Peninsula and president of the Pokemouche Regional Airport Authority. |
Yvon Godin | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Age: | 55 |
| Birthplace: | St. Sauveur, N.B. |
| Marital Status: | Partner Lyna |
| Children: | Three - Stephanie, Celine, Nadine |
| Profession: | Trade unionist |
| Political Career: | FEDERAL: Elected in Acadie-Bathurst in 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008. |
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| Party | Elected | Leading | Total | Vote Share (%) |
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| NDP | 102 | 0 | 102 | 30.62 |
| LIB | 34 | 0 | 34 | 18.91 |
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