Miramichi Bay-Neguac
Provincial electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada
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Miramichi Bay-Neguac (French: Baie-de-Miramichi-Neguac) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was formerly known more simply as Miramichi Bay. The riding was created from part of the multi-member Northumberland riding, and was first contested in 1974. At the 2013 boundary adjustment, the riding moved western and inland taking in the northeast parts of the city of Miramichi and rural areas to the north and west of the city.
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 New Brunswick electoral district | |||
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The riding of Miramichi Bay-Neguac (as it exists from 2014) in relation to other New Brunswick electoral districts | |||
| Coordinates: | 47.171°N 65.847°W | ||
| Provincial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1973 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Population (2011) | 15,122[1] | ||
| Electors (2022) | 12,045 | ||
| Census division | Northumberland | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Alnwick, Big Hole Tract 8, Blackville (parish), Blissfield, Eel Ground 2, Esgenoôpetitj 14, Miramichi, Neguac, Newcastle, Northesk, Red Bank 4, Southesk, Tabusintac 9 | ||
The riding's previous representative in the Legislative Assembly was Carmel Robichaud of the Liberal Party. Roger Duguay, leader of the New Democratic Party from 2007 to 2010, was that party's candidate in Miramichi Bay-Neguac in the 2006 provincial election.
Lisa Harris of the Liberal Party was elected in the September 2014 provincial election.[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramichi Bay Riding created from Northumberland |
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| 48th | 1974–1978 | Edgar LeGresley | Liberal | |
| 49th | 1978–1982 | |||
| 50th | 1982–1987 | James Gordon | Progressive Conservative | |
| 51st | 1987–1991 | Danny Gay | Liberal | |
| 52nd | 1991–1995 | |||
| 53rd | 1995–1999 | |||
| 54th | 1999–2003 | Réjean Savoie | Progressive Conservative | |
| 55th | 2003–2006 | Carmel Robichaud | Liberal | |
| Miramichi Bay-Neguac | ||||
| 56th | 2006–2010 | Carmel Robichaud | Liberal | |
| 57th | 2010–2014 | Serge Robichaud | Progressive Conservative | |
| 58th | 2014–2018 | Lisa Harris | Liberal | |
| 59th | 2018–2020 | |||
| 60th | 2020–2021 | |||
| 2022–2024 | Réjean Savoie | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 61st | 2024–Present | Sam Johnston | Liberal | |
Election results
Miramichi Bay-Neguac
| 2024 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Sam Johnston | 4,219 | 52.24 | +9.4 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 3,146 | 38.95 | +12.3 | ||||
| Green | Wayne Hitchcock | 711 | 8.80 | -0.7 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,076 | 99.72 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 23 | 0.28 | ||||||
| Turnout | 8,099 | 64.76 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 12,507 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -1.4 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[3] | ||||||||
| 2020 provincial election redistributed results[4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | % | ||
| Liberal | 42.8 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 26.7 | ||
| People's Alliance | 19.5 | ||
| Green | 9.5 | ||
| New Democratic | 1.3 | ||
| Independent | 0.2 | ||
| New Brunswick provincial by-election, June 20, 2022 Resignation of Lisa Harris | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 2,286 | 44.98 | +11.33 | ||||
| Liberal | Shawn Wood | 1,753 | 34.49 | -9.07 | ||||
| Green | Chad Duplessie | 772 | 15.19 | +5.10 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Thomas L'Huillier | 172 | 3.38 | -7.60 | ||||
| Independent | Hoss Sutherland | 99 | 1.95 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,082 | 99.82 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 9 | 0.18 | -0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 5,091 | 42.08 | -25.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,098 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2020 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 3,561 | 43.56 | +1.59 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Robert Trevors | 2,751 | 33.66 | +12.85 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Thomas L'Huillier | 898 | 10.99 | -13.48 | ||||
| Green | Curtis Bartibogue | 825 | 10.09 | +5.92 | ||||
| New Democratic | Douglas Mullin | 139 | 1.70 | -6.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,174 | 99.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 22 | 0.27 | -0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,196 | 67.65 | -2.59 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,115 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -5.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2018 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 3,512 | 41.97 | -7.25 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Terry Collette | 2,047 | 24.47 | – | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Debi Tozer | 1,741 | 20.81 | -17.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Willie Robichaud | 718 | 8.58 | -0.62 | ||||
| Green | James "Junior" Denny | 349 | 4.17 | +1.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,367 | 99.71 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 24 | 0.29 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,391 | 70.24 | -1.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 11,946 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -15.86 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2014 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Lisa Harris | 4,199 | 49.22 | +11.84 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Serge Robichaud | 3,307 | 38.76 | -3.95 | ||||
| New Democratic | Curtis Bartibogue | 785 | 9.20 | -7.41 | ||||
| Green | Filip Vanicek | 240 | 2.81 | +1.46 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,531 | 99.64 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 31 | 0.36 | -0.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 8,562 | 71.25 | -5.64 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 12,016 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +7.89 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2010 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Serge Robichaud | 2,908 | 42.71 | +14.08 | ||||
| Liberal | Carmel Robichaud | 2,545 | 37.38 | -7.96 | ||||
| New Democratic | Marc-Alphonse Leclair | 1,131 | 16.61 | -9.41 | ||||
| People's Alliance | Tommy L'Huillier | 132 | 1.94 | – | ||||
| Green | Filip Vanicek | 92 | 1.35 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,808 | 99.08 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 63 | 0.92 | +0.02 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,871 | 76.89 | +1.50 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,936 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +11.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 2006 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Carmel Robichaud | 3,108 | 45.34 | -0.72 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Guy Vautour | 1,963 | 28.64 | -14.90 | ||||
| New Democratic | Roger Duguay | 1,784 | 26.02 | +15.62 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,855 | 99.10 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.90 | -0.37 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,917 | 75.39 | -3.02 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,175 | |||||||
| Liberal notional hold | Swing | +7.09 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
Miramichi Bay
| 2003 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Carmel Robichaud | 3,227 | 46.06 | +4.88 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 3,050 | 43.53 | -10.38 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hilaire Rousselle | 729 | 10.41 | +5.50 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,006 | 98.73 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 90 | 1.27 | +0.50 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,096 | 78.41 | -6.69 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 9,050 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | +7.63 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1999 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Réjean Savoie | 4,014 | 53.92 | +7.32 | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Gay | 3,066 | 41.18 | -7.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Donald Doucet | 365 | 4.90 | +1.60 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,445 | 99.23 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 58 | 0.77 | -0.08 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,503 | 85.10 | +3.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,817 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.48 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1995 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Gay | 3,504 | 48.83 | -5.98 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Gordon | 3,344 | 46.60 | +17.15 | ||||
| New Democratic | Mary M. Parker | 237 | 3.30 | -3.56 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Allison Furlotte | 91 | 1.27 | -7.61 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,176 | 99.14 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 62 | 0.86 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,238 | 81.19 | -2.45 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 8,915 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.57 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1991 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Danny Gay | 3,940 | 54.81 | -7.03 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Emilien LeBreton | 2,117 | 29.45 | -6.56 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | James Grant MacIntosh | 638 | 8.88 | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Norman A. Richardson | 493 | 6.86 | +4.71 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,188 | 99.35 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 47 | 0.65 | ||||||
| Turnout | 7,235 | 83.64 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 8,650 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -0.24 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1987 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Donald "Danny" Gay | 4,422 | 61.84 | +15.54 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James K. "Jim" Gordon | 2,575 | 36.01 | -13.51 | ||||
| New Democratic | Joyce Carter | 154 | 2.15 | -2.02 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 7,151 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal gain | Swing | +14.52 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1982 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James K. "Jimmy" Gordon | 3,263 | 49.52 | +17.74 | ||||
| Liberal | Alcide Léger | 3,051 | 46.30 | +5.76 | ||||
| New Democratic | J. Albert Richardson | 275 | 4.17 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,589 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.99 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1978 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Edgar LeGresley | 2,232 | 40.54 | -20.44 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | James Kenneth Gordon | 1,750 | 31.78 | -2.76 | ||||
| Independent | Solomon Curry | 1,524 | 27.68 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 5,506 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.84 | ||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||
| 1974 New Brunswick general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Edgar LeGresley | 2,841 | 60.98 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | George R. Savoie | 1,609 | 34.54 | |||||
| New Democratic | Jean-Claude Morris | 209 | 4.49 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 4,659 | 100.0 | ||||||
| The previous multi-member riding of Northumberland went totally Liberal in the last election, with Edgar LeGresley being one of five incumbents. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections New Brunswick[5] | ||||||||