Caraquet is a provincial

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for the

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country or city. They are often contrasted with the Executive (government), executive and Judiciary, ...

, Canada. It was created in 1973 from

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. The riding is centred on the town of

Caraquet Caraquet ( ) is a town in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. Situated on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula, its name is derived from the Mi'kmaq term for ''meeting of two rivers''. The Caraquet River and Rivière du Nor ...

, extending west to

Grande-Anse, New Brunswick Grande-Anse is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. The community is near the community of Pokeshaw on the shore of Chaleur Bay in the Acadian Peninsula region, 25 ...

and

Saint-Léolin, New Brunswick Saint-Léolin is a community on the Acadian Peninsula in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. History The first settler to the village was Joseph Bertin in the early 19th century. The village was ori ...

and south to

Paquetville, New Brunswick Paquetville is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, New Brunswick, Canada. It held village status prior to 2023. It is on the Acadian Peninsula at the intersection of Route 340, Route 135 and Route 350. History Paquetville wa ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

References

External links

Website of the Legislative Assembly of New BrunswickMap of riding as of 2018
New Brunswick provincial electoral districts Caraquet {{Canada-constituency-stub