Madawaska—Restigouche is a federal

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in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the

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since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 65,877.

Political geography

The district includes all of the County of Madawaska (except Saint-André) and all of the County of Restigouche except the extreme eastern part. The neighbouring ridings are

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, Tobique—Mactaquac, Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques, Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine. In 2008, Liberal support was focused in the eastern and central parts of the riding, particularly in Edmundston, Campbellton, and Dalhousie. Support for the Conservatives was centered in the western part of the riding, in a strip of land bordering both Maine and Quebec. There was also a pocket of Tory support outside Saint-Leonard. The NDP won six polls in the riding, all in the Dalhousie area, a community they won.Pundit's Guide.ca http://www.punditsguide.ca/riding/?riding=973&pane=3 The electoral district was created in 1996 from Madawaska—Victoria and from

Restigouche—Chaleur Restigouche (also known as Restigouche—Chaleur) was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917 and from 1968 to 1997. It was crea ...

ridings. This riding will gain a small amount territory from

as a result of the 2012 federal electoral redistribution.

Members of Parliament

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

This riding gained some territory from

for the

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References

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Campaign expense data from Elections CanadaRiding history from the Library of Parliament

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