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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152/152 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Tilly O'Neill Gordon | 16,113 | 52.37 |
Elected |
| NDP | Patrick Colford | 7,097 | 23.07 |
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| LIB | Keith Vickers | 6,804 | 22.11 |
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| GRN | Ronald Mazerolle | 753 | 2.45 |
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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 central New Brunswick, to the west of the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Communities include Miramichi, Newcastle, Belldune, Chatham, Doaktown and Blackville,
The riding was established as Northumberland-Miramichi in 1955 and as Miramichi in 1986. It remained largely unchanged in the 1996 redistribution. In 2004, it added about 10,000 residents from Acadie-Bathurst and Madawaska-Restigouche. After a review by the Electoral Boundaries Commission, the residents from Acadie-Bathurst were returned to that riding.
Population: 53,844 (2006 census; a decrease of 4.6% since 2001)
Political History
In the past half-century, Miramichi has voted Liberal in all but two elections. Liberal Charles Hubbard had been in office since 1993, but lost in 2008 to Conservative Tilly O’Neill-Gordon by 1,449 votes. The previous Conservative win was in 1984.
Hubbard’s 1997 re-election was by just 3,354 votes, but in 2000, he beat his nearest challenger by a two-to-one margin. In 2004, he won by more than 6,000 votes over Conservative Michael Morrison. Hubbard beat Morrison again in 2006, but by a much slimmer margin: less than 2,800 votes.
Prior to Hubbard, the seat was held by Liberal Maurice Dionne. He won in 1974, 1978 and 1980 and was then upset by Tory Bud Jardine in 1984. In 1988, Dionne staged a comeback, unseating Jardine by more than 5,000 votes.
- 1957-80 - LIB
- 1984 - PC
- 1988-2006 - LIB
- 2008 - CON
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 49.10% (26,090) |
| French | 31.90% (16,950) |
| Aboriginal | 7.59% (4,035) |
| American | 0.12% (65) |
| Canadian | 49.66% (26,390) |
| Caribbean | 0.07% (35) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.03% (15) |
| Western European | 3.87% (2,055) |
| Northern European | 1.10% (585) |
| Eastern European | 0.72% (380) |
| S European | 1.24% (660) |
| Other European | 0.14% (75) |
| Scandinavian | 1.09% (580) |
| Baltic | 0.02% (10) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.08% (45) |
| African | 0.11% (60) |
| Arab | 0.52% (275) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.10% (55) |
| South Asia | 0.19% (100) |
| East/SE Asia | 0.34% (180) |
| Oceania | 0.03% (15) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 53,140 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 70% (36,800) |
| French | 27% (14,495) |
| 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% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| Portuguese | 0% (0) |
| Romanian | 0% (0) |
| Spanish | 0% (10) |
| Danish | 0% (45) |
| Dutch | 0% (40) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 0% (135) |
| Norwegian | 0% (0) |
| Swedish | 0% (0) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (0) |
| Croatian | 0% (15) |
| Czech | 0% (0) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (25) |
| Russian | 0% (0) |
| Serbian | 0% (0) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Slovak | 0% (0) |
| Slovenian | 0% (0) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (10) |
| Latvian | 0% (0) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (0) |
| Finnish | 0% (0) |
| Hungarian | 0% (10) |
| Greek | 0% (0) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (20) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (90) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (0) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (0) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (25) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (20) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (0) |
| Telugu | 0% (0) |
| Japanese | 0% (25) |
| Korean | 0% (70) |
| Cantonese | 0% (20) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (0) |
| Mandarin | 0% (0) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| 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% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 52,735 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 4.25 |
| Mining | 0.31 |
| Utilities | 0.74 |
| Construction | 7.82 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 4.14 |
| Retail | 12.14 |
| Transport | 5.94 |
| Info Culture | 1.55 |
| Finance Insurance | 2.51 |
| Real Estate | 1.45 |
| ProSciTech | 4.70 |
| Management | 0.06 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.63 |
| Education | 5.42 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.24 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 2.31 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 4.80 |
| Public Admin | 5.23 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 58,465 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 18.5%
10% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 16.35%
14.74%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 32.78%
30.60%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $54,096
$63,913 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 2%
4% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 24.51%
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.
Ronald Mazerolle | |
 | Party: Green Party of Canada Contact Information: 506-773-9866 |
| Profession: | Tradesperson |
Keith Vickers | |
 | Party: Liberal Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Marital Status: | Married to Debbie |
| Children: | Two - Chelsea and Allan |
| Profession: | Political assistant |
Patrick Colford | |
| Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: | |
| Marital Status: | Married |
| Profession: | Trade unionist |
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