Miramichi West (electoral district)
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| Provincial electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislature | Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | ||
| MLA |
Progressive Conservative | ||
| District created | 2023 | ||
| First contested | 2024 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census subdivision(s) | Big Hole Tract 8, Doaktown, Greater Miramichi Rural District, Miramichi River Valley, Red Bank 4, Upper Miramichi | ||
Miramichi West (French: Miramichi-Ouest) is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. It was created out of the western portions of Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin.
It was created in 2023 and will be first contested in the 2024 New Brunswick general election. It covers the western and more rural portions of Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin. The riding covers the northwestern and southern areas in the Greater Miramichi Rural District, the Miramichi River Valley, Doaktown, and Upper Miramichi. The riding also includes Eel Ground First Nation and Metepenagiag Miꞌkmaq Nation.[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Miramichi West | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
| Riding created from Miramichi Bay-Neguac and Southwest Miramichi-Bay du Vin |
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| 61st | 2024–2025 | Michael Dawson | Progressive Conservative | |
| 2025–present | Kevin Russell | |||